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Upload a PDF, a slide deck, a set of notes or a photo of a textbook page and get a deck of flashcards you can start reviewing right away, before the exam.

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How a cram flashcard maker fits last-minute study

Exam in three days and a stack of slides to get through? Cram flashcards work best when they come from your own course material, not a generic list, because the terms your professor stressed are the ones that show up on the test.

Upload a PDF, DOCX, PPTX, text file or photo of a page as your source
Get a flashcard deck built from your own course material
Study in the browser on the free plan with three generations per month
Use Plus for spaced repetition and Anki, CSV, PDF or DOCX export

Example intro biology cram flashcards

What is the main function of mitochondria?They produce most of the cell's ATP through cellular respiration.

What is the net output of one turn of the citric acid cycle?Per acetyl-CoA: 3 NADH, 1 FADH2, 1 ATP or GTP, and 2 CO2.

How many cells does meiosis produce, and are they identical?Four haploid cells, each genetically different from the others.

What is osmosis?The movement of water across a semipermeable membrane from lower solute concentration toward higher solute concentration.

What two products from the light reactions does the Calvin cycle use?ATP and NADPH, which power the fixation of CO2 into sugar.

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Works from what you already have

Upload PDFs, DOCX and PPTX files, plain text notes or photos of pages. Images are read with text recognition, so handwritten-to-typed or printed pages both work.

Spaced repetition on the Plus plan

Cards you miss come back sooner and cards you know drop out of the rotation, so the time you have goes to the material you are weakest on.

Study in the browser or export

The free plan lets you study flashcards in the browser. Plus adds PDF, DOCX, Anki and CSV export so you can print or study in another app.

How it works

Upload your material

Drop in the chapter PDF, lecture slides, notes or photos of the pages you need to cover.

Generate your flashcards

DeckOwl pulls out terms, definitions and key facts and turns them into a flashcard deck built from your own text.

Cram and review

Work through the deck in the browser, mark what you missed and go again until the material sticks.

DeckOwl reads the file you give it and produces a deck of question and answer cards. You can study the deck straight away in the browser, and the free plan includes three generations per month, so one cram session costs nothing to try.

For a longer runway, the Plus plan adds spaced repetition, which schedules cards you keep missing more often and spaces out the ones you already know. That means fewer wasted minutes on material you have already learned.

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Frequently asked questions

How many flashcards should I make for a cram session?

Aim for roughly one card per key term, definition or fact in the chapter, which usually lands between 30 and 80 cards for one exam. Cut any card you already know cold so the deck stays focused on what you will miss.

How should I order flashcards when cramming for an exam?

Start with the topics your syllabus or professor weighted most heavily, then move to supporting detail. Mix in cards from earlier units so you are not only reviewing the newest material.

Can I export my cram flashcards to Anki?

Yes, but Anki export is a paid feature included in the Plus plan, which costs $39 per year or $7.99 per month. The free plan lets you study the same flashcards in the browser.

Is there a free plan to try the flashcard maker?

Yes, the free plan includes three generations per month and browser study, and no credit card is needed to start. Students with a school email get 40 percent off paid plans.

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