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Upload a Doc, PDF, slide deck or photo of your notes and get flashcards with spaced repetition, without typing each card by hand.

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Making flashcards by hand versus generating them

Copying notes into a table by hand works, but it is slow. If you want to know how to make flashcards on google docs, the manual route is a two-column table with a term on one side and an answer on the other, then copying each pair into a study app. A faster route starts from the document you already have.

Download your Doc as PDF or DOCX from the File menu.
Upload photos of printed or handwritten pages and let text recognition read them.
Review cards on a spaced repetition schedule instead of rereading the whole doc.
Export to Anki or CSV on Plus when you want your cards in another app.

Example Cold War flashcards for a history unit

What was the Truman Doctrine (1947)?A US policy pledging aid to countries resisting communist takeover, which became the foundation of containment.

What was the Marshall Plan?A 1948 US program of economic aid to rebuild Western European economies, which also limited communist influence there.

What was the Berlin Blockade?Soviet restriction of land access to West Berlin in 1948–1949, countered by a Western Allied airlift of supplies.

What was mutual assured destruction?The doctrine that a nuclear attack by one superpower would bring a retaliatory strike that destroyed both, discouraging direct war.

How did the Cuban Missile Crisis end?In 1962 Soviet missiles were withdrawn from Cuba after a standoff, and the US pledged not to invade Cuba.

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Upload what you already have

Work from Google Docs downloads as DOCX or PDF, or from PPTX slides, plain text, and photos of pages read with text recognition.

Spaced repetition built in

Cards come back at intervals timed to when you are likely to forget them, so review time goes to the material you need most.

Study in the browser

The free plan includes 3 generations a month and browser study. Plus adds unlimited generations and PDF, DOCX, Anki and CSV export.

How it works

Export your Doc

In Google Docs, open File, choose Download, and pick PDF or Word (.docx).

Upload to DeckOwl

Drop the file in. Photos of printed or handwritten pages work too.

Study and review

Flip through the generated cards and let spaced repetition schedule your reviews.

Writing cards yourself forces you to decide what matters, and that thinking helps. The tradeoff is time, since a long lecture doc can mean dozens of cards before you have studied anything.

DeckOwl reads your exported Google Doc and produces flashcards with spaced repetition, so you can start reviewing the key points right away. The free plan includes 3 generations per month and browser study. Plus, at $7.99 per month or $39 per year, adds unlimited generations and PDF, DOCX, Anki and CSV export.

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Frequently asked questions

How many flashcards should I make for a Cold War unit?

Aim for one card per key event, person, treaty or concept rather than copying every paragraph. Cards that ask why something happened usually teach more than bare dates.

Should Cold War flashcards put the date on the front or the back?

Try both directions: sometimes show the event and ask for the date, and other times show the date and ask what happened. Mixing formats keeps you from memorizing the order of the cards.

Can I make flashcards from a Google Doc for free?

Yes. The free plan includes 3 generations per month and studying in the browser, but exporting to PDF, DOCX, Anki or CSV requires Plus.

Do I need a credit card to start?

No. You can start without a credit card, and students with a school email get 40% off paid plans.

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