Turn your own lecture notes into Anki decks for medical school
Pre-made decks are built for someone else's course. DeckOwl turns your own lecture slides, PDFs and notes into flashcards with spaced repetition, ready to study in the browser or export to Anki.
Why your own cards beat a downloaded deck
Most of the Anki decks for medical students you find online were built for someone else's course, so they cover what that author thought mattered rather than what your professor tests.
- Cards match the exact slides and readings your exams draw from.
- Each card covers one fact, which is easier to recall under pressure.
- Spaced repetition schedules reviews across weeks of anatomy, pharmacology and pathology.
- Students with a school email get 40% off Plus.
Your own material
Upload PDFs, PPTX slides, DOCX files, plain notes or photos of pages. Text recognition reads the images.
Spaced repetition
Cards come back at the intervals your memory needs, so you review what you are about to forget.
Export to Anki
On Plus, send your decks to Anki, along with PDF, DOCX and CSV export.
How it works
Upload your lectures
Add slides, PDFs, notes or photos of a textbook page.
Generate flashcards
DeckOwl drafts cards with a front and a back from your own material.
Study or export
Review in the browser on the free plan, or export to Anki on Plus.
DeckOwl reads your own PDFs, PPTX slides, DOCX notes, plain text or photos of pages, then produces flashcards with spaced repetition. Plus lets you export them to Anki, so your cards can move into the app you already use.
Start with the free plan, which includes 3 generations per month and studying in the browser. No credit card is needed to begin.
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Frequently asked questions
How many flashcards should a medical student make per lecture?
There is no fixed number, but many students make one card per distinct fact, such as a drug's mechanism, indication and key side effect. Skip anything you cannot yet explain in your own words.
What makes a good Anki card for medical school?
Keep each card to one fact, phrase the front as a specific question, and test yourself from memory rather than copying a textbook sentence onto the back.
Can I export flashcards to Anki?
Yes, export to Anki is included in the Plus plan at $39/year or $7.99/month. The free plan lets you study in the browser but does not include exports.
Is there a free plan?
Yes, the free plan includes 3 generations per month and browser study. No credit card is needed to start.
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