Turn your notes into flashcards and a quiz with AI
Upload a PDF, slide deck, set of notes or a photo of a textbook page. DeckOwl builds flashcards and practice questions you can review on a spaced schedule.
Why a flashcards quiz works better when it comes from your own notes
Studying with a flashcards quiz works best when the questions match what your instructor actually taught. Generic decks often cover terms your course never mentions, which wastes study time before exams.
- Generate flashcards and quiz questions from the same upload, so both cover the same material.
- Review in short daily sessions with spaced repetition instead of rereading the whole chapter.
- Use the explanations on quiz answers to fix misunderstandings the same day.
- Export to Anki, PDF, DOCX or CSV on a paid plan when you want to study elsewhere.
Works from what you already have
Upload PDFs, DOCX and PPTX files, plain text notes, or photos of pages. Text in images is read with text recognition.
Flashcards with spaced repetition
Cards come back at the intervals where you are most likely to forget them, so review time goes to the material you need.
Quizzes with explanations
Multiple choice, true or false, and short answer questions each come with an explanation, so a wrong answer teaches you something.
How it works
Upload your material
Add a lecture PDF, slides, notes or a photo of a page. No credit card is needed to start.
Review the flashcards and quiz
Check the generated cards and questions, then edit anything that does not match your course.
Study on a spaced schedule
Study in the browser each day. The schedule brings back cards you are close to forgetting.
Pairing flashcards with short quizzes helps in two ways. Flashcards build recall of terms and definitions, and quiz questions force you to apply them, so you can see gaps before a test does.
Spaced repetition ties both together by showing each card again just before you would forget it. Short daily sessions tend to beat long cramming nights for keeping material available weeks later.
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Frequently asked questions
How many flashcards should I make for an acids and bases unit?
Start with the core terms, strong and weak acids and bases, pH, and buffers, which often comes to 30 to 60 cards for one chapter. Split longer topics into smaller decks so each review session stays short.
What is the fastest way to memorize pH formulas?
Write each formula on its own card and practice working backward, such as going from pH to hydrogen ion concentration. Spacing your reviews over several days works better than one long session.
Can I export my DeckOwl flashcards to Anki?
Yes, but export to Anki is part of the paid Plus plan, which costs $39 per year or $7.99 per month. The free plan lets you study in the browser without exports.
Is there a free plan?
Yes, the free plan includes 3 generations per month and studying in the browser. You do not need a credit card to start.
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