Turn your notes into Anki decks fast with AI
Upload a PDF, slide deck, set of notes or a photo of a page. DeckOwl drafts flashcards from your own material with spaced repetition, so you spend your time reviewing instead of typing.
Why generating cards is faster than typing them
Most of the time spent on an Anki deck goes to typing cards, not learning them. Knowing how to make Anki decks fast comes down to starting from material you already have, such as lecture slides, a textbook chapter or your own notes, so the first draft of questions and answers comes from that source.
- Start from the slides or chapter you are actually studying, not a blank card.
- Cut cards that test wording rather than meaning.
- Keep each card to one fact so reviews stay quick.
- Import the finished deck into Anki once it matches your course.
Cards from your own material
Upload PDFs, DOCX, PPTX, plain text or photos of pages, and get flashcards drawn from what your course actually covers.
Spaced repetition built in
Cards come back at growing intervals, so your review time goes to the facts you are about to forget.
Export to Anki
On Plus, export your finished deck to Anki, along with PDF, DOCX and CSV files.
How it works
Upload your material
Add a PDF, slide deck, set of notes or a photo of a page.
Review the draft cards
Keep the cards that match your course, then edit or delete the rest.
Study or export
Study in the browser on the Free plan, or export the deck to Anki on Plus.
A fast deck still needs a review pass. Read each generated card against the source, cut anything that tests trivia your course does not cover, and merge cards that repeat the same fact. Shorter, specific cards are easier to recall and easier to keep up with on a daily schedule.
If you already use Anki on a desktop or phone, export the finished deck as a file and import it. Free accounts can study in the browser first, so you can test the workflow before deciding whether exports are worth it.
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Make Anki cards fast
Turn your PDFs, slides and notes into Anki-ready flashcards with spaced repetition.
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Turn PDFs, slides and notes into flashcards you can study or export to Anki.
Make Anki Decks with AI
Turn your PDFs, slides and notes into flashcards, then export to Anki on Plus.
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Turn PDFs, slides and notes into flashcards you can export to Anki.
Add Decks to Anki App: Step by Step
Set up Anki decks, import shared files, or make your own flashcards from notes.
Download Anki decks or make your own
Download Anki decks from AnkiWeb, or generate custom flashcards from your own PDFs and notes.
How to download Anki decks on Android
Step-by-step import for .apkg decks in AnkiDroid, plus making your own flashcards from your notes.
Download Anki Decks on iPhone
Import Anki decks on iPhone, or generate custom flashcards from your own notes.
Frequently asked questions
Is exporting to Anki free?
No. Exports to Anki are part of the Plus plan at $39/year or $7.99/month. The Free plan includes three generations a month and study in the browser only.
How should I write a good Anki flashcard?
Ask one question with one clear answer, such as a term on the front and its definition or mechanism on the back. Long answers that combine several facts are hard to grade honestly during review.
How many cards should a deck have for one lesson?
There is no fixed count. Make cards for the ideas your course tests, and add more only when a topic keeps slipping in your reviews.
Do I need a credit card to start?
No. You can start on the Free plan without a credit card and try generating a deck from your own material.
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