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Turn your lecture notes into flashcards with AI

Upload slides, notes, PDFs or photos of pages, and get flashcards built from the material you actually covered in class.

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Why lecture notes make good flashcards

Most students leave a lecture with pages of scribbled notes and no quick way to review them. Turning lecture notes to flashcards is the fastest fix: each key term, definition or cause-and-effect claim becomes a card you can review on a schedule.

  • Cards come from the slides and notes you already have, not from a generic textbook.
  • Spaced repetition brings back the cards you are about to forget.
  • Photos of printed pages and slides are read with text recognition.
  • The Free plan includes 3 generations per month and browser study.
Example intro psychology lecture flashcards
What is classical conditioning?Learning an association between a neutral stimulus and one that naturally triggers a response, such as Pavlov's bell paired with food.
What is the difference between short-term and long-term memory?Short-term memory holds a small amount of information for a few seconds, while long-term memory stores information for extended periods.
What does the James-Lange theory claim about emotion?Physiological arousal comes first, and the emotion is the perception of those bodily changes.
What is the bystander effect?People are less likely to help in an emergency when others are present, because responsibility is spread across the group.
What is confirmation bias?The tendency to seek, interpret and remember information that supports what you already believe.
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Built from your own material

Flashcards come from your slides, notes or PDF, so you review what your instructor taught, not generic content.

Spaced repetition scheduling

Cards resurface at growing intervals, so you spend time on the ideas you are about to forget.

Photos work too

Snap a page or a slide and text recognition reads it, so notes taken on paper can become cards.

How it works

Upload your lecture

Add a PDF, DOCX, PPTX, plain text file or image of your notes.

Review the generated cards

Check the flashcards, edit any that need changes, and keep the ones that matter for the exam.

Study on a schedule

Work through the deck in your browser and let spaced repetition decide when each card comes back.

The biggest gain comes from reviewing material at spaced intervals instead of rereading it the night before an exam. Once your notes are cards, short daily sessions are easier to keep up than long cramming blocks.

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Frequently asked questions

How many flashcards should I make from one lecture?

Make one card per distinct idea rather than aiming for a fixed count. Skip points that repeat each other, and split a long answer into two cards so each one tests a single fact.

Should lecture flashcards use questions or just terms?

Use a question when you need to explain or apply an idea, and a short term when you need to recall a definition. Mixing both formats keeps review from becoming pure memorization.

Can I export lecture flashcards to Anki?

Yes, but exports to Anki, PDF, DOCX and CSV are part of the Plus plan at $39 a year or $7.99 a month. The Free plan lets you study in the browser with 3 generations per month.

Does it work with photos of slides or printed notes?

Photos of pages are read with text recognition, so clear, well-lit shots of printed slides or notes work best. Check the generated cards against the original before you rely on them.

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Review the main ideas visually or practice recalling them.