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Make flashcards from your own notes without typing every card

Upload a PDF, slide deck, set of notes or a photo of a page and get flashcards you can review with spaced repetition. No manual card entry required.

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Why students skip manual card entry

Most students asking about how to use Quizlet to make flashcards want the same outcome: cards built from their own lecture notes without typing each one by hand.

Upload PDF, DOCX, PPTX, plain text or images and get cards from the content your class actually uses.
Review in the browser on the free plan, which includes 3 generations per month.
Export to Anki, PDF, DOCX or CSV on Plus at $39/year or $7.99/month.
Students get 40% off with a school email.

Example biology flashcards for a cell biology unit

What organelle produces most of a cell's ATP?The mitochondrion, through cellular respiration. Its inner membrane hosts the electron transport chain.

What is the function of ribosomes?They synthesize proteins by translating mRNA into a polypeptide chain.

What is osmosis?The net movement of water across a selectively permeable membrane from a region of lower solute concentration to one of higher solute concentration.

What does the Golgi apparatus do?It modifies, sorts and packages proteins and lipids for transport to their destinations.

How do prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells differ?Eukaryotic cells have a membrane-bound nucleus and membrane-bound organelles; prokaryotic cells have neither.

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Starts from your material

Upload PDFs, DOCX and PPTX files, plain text notes, or photos of pages. Text in images is read with text recognition.

Spaced repetition built in

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

Quizzes and mind maps too

Turn the same material into multiple choice, true/false and short answer quizzes with explanations, or into a mind map.

How it works

Upload your material

Add a PDF, slides, notes or images from the class you are studying. No credit card is needed to start.

Generate your flashcards

DeckOwl writes question and answer cards from your text. Edit any card that does not match what your instructor covered.

Study on a spaced schedule

Review cards in the browser. Missed cards return sooner, and cards you know drop out of the rotation.

Typing cards works, but it takes longer than the studying itself and often copies the wording of a slide without checking what the question is really testing. Generating cards from your own file keeps the source material and the review in one place.

DeckOwl reads your upload and proposes question and answer pairs, then schedules them with spaced repetition so the cards you miss come back sooner.

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Frequently asked questions

How many flashcards should I make for one chapter?

Aim for one card per distinct fact, term or cause you would need to recall on an exam. Long chapters often produce more cards than short ones, so check the generated set and remove duplicates.

How often should I review flashcards to remember them?

Review new cards within a day or two of first seeing them, then let spaced repetition space out the rest. Short daily sessions work better than one long session before a test.

Can I export my flashcards to Anki or a CSV file?

Yes, on the Plus plan you can export to Anki, PDF, DOCX and CSV. The free plan lets you study in the browser without exports.

Is there a free plan to try it first?

Yes. The free plan includes 3 generations per month and browser study, and you do not need a credit card to start.

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