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Turn your class notes into flashcards with AI

Upload a PDF, slides, typed notes or a photo of a page. DeckOwl reads the material and builds flashcards you can review on a spaced repetition schedule.

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Why keep notes and flashcards in one place

Many students keep notes and flashcards in separate places, so the cards drift away from the lecture material they were meant to test. Turning your own notes into cards keeps both tied to the same source, and you can check each card against the page it came from.

Upload PDFs, DOCX, PPTX, text notes or photos of pages
Get flashcards with spaced repetition scheduling
Turn the same material into quizzes with explanations or mind maps
Start on the free plan, which includes 3 generations per month

Example intro biology flashcards from cell structure notes

Which organelle is the main site of aerobic respiration in eukaryotic cells?The mitochondria, where the Krebs cycle and electron transport chain produce most of the cell's ATP.

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 semipermeable membrane from a region of lower solute concentration to one of higher solute concentration.

How do prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells differ?Prokaryotes lack a membrane-bound nucleus, while eukaryotes enclose their DNA in a nucleus.

What is the role of the Golgi apparatus?It modifies, sorts and packages proteins and lipids for transport within or out of the cell.

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Built from your own material

Upload PDFs, DOCX and PPTX files, plain text notes, or photos of pages. Text in images is read with recognition, so handwritten-scan and printed pages both work.

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 still find hard.

Quizzes and mind maps too

The same notes can also become multiple choice, true/false and short answer quizzes with explanations, or a mind map of the main branches.

How it works

Upload your notes

Add a PDF, slide deck, document, text file or image of your notes. No credit card is needed to start.

Review the generated cards

Check the flashcards DeckOwl creates, edit anything that looks off, and keep the ones that match your course.

Study on a schedule

Work through the cards in the browser. Spaced repetition brings back the ones you miss more often until they stick.

A good card asks for one idea: a term and its definition, a cause and its effect, or one step in a process. When the cards come straight from your notes, you spend less time rewriting and more time testing yourself on what the course actually covered.

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Frequently asked questions

How many flashcards should I make from one set of lecture notes?

Start with one card for each key term, definition or process step in the notes. Cut any card you cannot answer clearly, since a shorter deck you review often beats a long one you skip.

Is spaced repetition better than rereading my notes?

Spaced repetition schedules reviews for just before you would forget, which tends to support longer-term recall than rereading. Pairing it with self-quizzing on your own notes makes the practice more active.

Can I export my flashcards to Anki or PDF?

Exports to PDF, DOCX, Anki and CSV are included in the Plus plan. The free plan lets you study the cards in the browser but does not include exports.

Is there a free plan to try this?

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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