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Turn your notes into flashcards ready for printing

Upload a lecture deck, a chapter PDF or photos of your notes, and DeckOwl builds the flashcards. Study them on screen with spaced repetition, or export a PDF to print on Plus.

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Why print flashcards from your own notes

Paper cards still work well for quick review away from a screen. A flashcard printing app is most useful when it starts from your own material, so the cards match your lecture slides instead of generic prompts. DeckOwl reads PDFs, DOCX, PPTX, text and photos of pages, then builds the deck for you.

Generate cards from your own PDFs, slides, notes or photos
Study on screen with spaced repetition on any plan
Export a PDF to print when you are on Plus
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Example printing processes flashcards

What is offset lithography?A printing method that transfers ink from a plate to a rubber blanket and then onto paper. It relies on oil and water repelling each other.

What is dot gain?The spread of ink dots on paper, which makes halftones print darker than intended, most noticeably in the midtones.

What is bleed in print design?Extra image area that extends past the trim edge, typically 1/8 inch (3 mm) in the US, so cut edges do not show white slivers.

What does CMYK stand for?Cyan, magenta, yellow and key (black). It is the subtractive color model used for most four-color printing.

What is flexography best used for?Printing with flexible relief plates on materials such as packaging, labels and corrugated boxes.

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Built from your material

Upload PDF, DOCX, PPTX, plain text or images of pages. The cards follow your own slides and notes, not a generic word list.

Spaced repetition

Cards you miss come back sooner and cards you know fade out, so you review what you are most likely to forget.

PDF export on Plus

Plus includes PDF export along with DOCX, Anki and CSV, so you can print your deck for paper review.

How it works

Upload your material

Add a PDF, slides, a document, notes or a photo of a page. Text recognition reads images.

Review the generated cards

Check the flashcards DeckOwl creates and edit any that need tightening before you study.

Study or print

Study in the browser on the free plan, or export a PDF to print on Plus.

Printing is a separate step from studying. The free plan lets you study in the browser but does not include exports. Plus, at $39/year or $7.99/month, adds PDF export, so you can print the deck you generated from your own file.

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Frequently asked questions

Can I print my DeckOwl flashcards?

Yes, on the Plus plan you can export a PDF and print it. The free plan lets you study in the browser but does not include exports.

How should I study printing processes with flashcards?

Start with the steps of each process, then compare methods like offset lithography and flexography, since exam questions often focus on those differences. Keep one idea per card so each answer stays short.

Can DeckOwl make cards from a photo of printed notes?

Yes, photos of pages are read with text recognition, so you can turn a snapshot of your handout into flashcards.

How many flashcards should I make for a printing unit?

Make one card per term or process rather than one per paragraph, and split long definitions into two cards. Focused cards are easier to review and easier to print.

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