Turn your notes into an Anki deck without writing prompts
Upload a lecture PDF, slide deck, set of notes or a photo of a textbook page. DeckOwl drafts flashcards you can review in the browser, and Plus members can export the deck to Anki.
Why a generated deck beats a copied one
Plenty of students try to make an Anki deck with ChatGPT by pasting lecture notes into a chat and asking for question and answer pairs. The first batch often looks useful, but copying it card by card into Anki takes time and makes it easy to miss errors.
- Cards are drafted from your own PDFs, slides, notes or photos.
- Each card can be checked against the page it came from before you study it.
- Spaced repetition schedules reviews so you revisit weak cards first.
- Plus members can export the finished deck to Anki, CSV, PDF or DOCX.
Flashcards from your own material
Start from the PDF, slides, notes or page photos you already have instead of writing a prompt and cleaning up the output.
Spaced repetition built in
Cards come back at growing intervals, so you spend time on the facts you are about to forget.
Anki export on Plus
Export your deck to Anki, along with PDF, DOCX and CSV, when you move to the Plus plan.
How it works
Upload your material
Add a PDF, DOCX, PPTX, plain text file or image. Photos of pages are read with text recognition.
Review and edit the cards
Check each question and answer against your source, then remove or rewrite anything that looks off.
Study or export
Study in the browser on the free plan, or export to Anki from Plus at $99.90/year or $9.99/month.
A better workflow keeps the cards tied to your own source. Upload the chapter or slides, let DeckOwl draft the flashcards, then check each answer against the original before you schedule any reviews.
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Frequently asked questions
How many flashcards should I put in one Anki deck?
Keep each deck focused on one unit or topic so daily reviews stay manageable. Add cards as you find gaps rather than filling a deck all at once.
Should I check cards that ChatGPT writes for me?
Yes. Language models can state wrong answers with confidence, so compare each card against your textbook or lecture slides before you study it.
Can I export my DeckOwl flashcards to Anki?
Yes, Anki export is included with the Plus plan at $99.90/year or $9.99/month. The free plan lets you study in the browser but does not include exports.
Do I need a credit card to start?
No. You can begin on the free plan with 3 generations per month, and students get 40% off with a school email.
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