Rebuild your Anki flashcards from your own notes and PDFs
DeckOwl does not pull in existing decks. It builds new flashcards from the material you already have, with spaced repetition built in.
Moving old Anki cards into a new study routine
Many students who want to import Anki flashcards into a new tool find that the original deck was built from lecture slides or textbook chapters. The fastest route is usually to regenerate the cards from those same sources, so each card traces back to a specific passage you can check.
- Works from your own PDFs, slides, notes and photos of pages
- Creates new cards instead of importing an existing deck
- Spaced repetition schedules reviews at increasing intervals
- Anki export is available on Plus, starting at $99.90 per year
Upload your own material
Add PDFs, DOCX, PPTX files, plain text notes or photos of pages. Text in photos is read with text recognition.
Spaced repetition
Flashcards are scheduled for review at increasing intervals, so you see weak cards more often and strong cards less often.
Export to Anki on Plus
Plus includes Anki, PDF, DOCX and CSV export, so the cards you generate can go back into the app you already use.
How it works
Upload your source
Start with a lecture deck, chapter PDF, set of notes or a photo of a textbook page. No credit card is needed to start.
Review the generated cards
Check the flashcards against your source, edit any wording you want changed, and remove cards you do not need.
Study or export
Study in the browser on the free plan, or export to Anki on Plus to keep working in your existing deck.
DeckOwl reads PDFs, slides, notes and images, then writes question-and-answer flashcards you can edit before studying. Keep each card to one fact, put the prompt on the front and the answer on the back, and review the set on a spaced schedule.
If you later want the cards in Anki again, export them on the Plus plan at $99.90 per year or $9.99 per month, or choose Pro for bulk upload and additional export formats.
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Frequently asked questions
How many flashcards should I make from one lecture?
Aim for one card per distinct fact, definition or relationship, which often means 15 to 40 cards for a typical lecture. Fewer, clearer cards usually work better than long cards that test several ideas at once.
Can DeckOwl import an existing Anki or Quizlet deck?
No. DeckOwl generates new flashcards from PDFs, DOCX and PPTX files, plain text notes or images. You can rebuild a deck from the original source material instead.
Does exporting to Anki cost anything?
Anki export is a paid feature on the Plus plan, which costs $99.90 per year or $9.99 per month. The free plan includes 3 generations per month and studying in the browser.
What makes a flashcard easier to remember?
Write the front as a specific question and keep the back short and precise. Test yourself before flipping the card, and let spaced repetition handle the timing of reviews.
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