Study from your own notes with online flashcards
Skip the shared decks. Upload your own PDFs, slides, notes or photos and get flashcards built from your material, scheduled for review with spaced repetition.
Why students look beyond shared decks
Many students searching for online flashcards outside Quizlet want cards that start from their own lecture slides and textbook chapters, not from a deck someone else made. DeckOwl reads your PDF, DOCX, PPTX, notes or photos of pages and writes the cards for you, then schedules reviews with spaced repetition.
- Cards come from your own uploads, so they match what your instructor covers.
- Spaced repetition schedules reviews based on what you miss.
- Free plan: 3 generations per month, studied in the browser.
- Students get 40% off with a school email.
Built from your material
Upload PDF, DOCX, PPTX, plain text or photos of pages. Text in images is read with text recognition, so handwritten-free notes and printed pages both work.
Spaced repetition included
Cards you miss come back sooner and cards you know are spaced further out, so review time goes where it helps most.
Quizzes and mind maps too
The same upload can produce multiple choice, true/false and short answer quizzes with explanations, plus mind maps.
How it works
Upload your notes
Add a PDF, slide deck, document, text file or photo of a page. No credit card is needed to start.
Generate your flashcards
DeckOwl writes question and answer cards from the content, which you can review and edit before studying.
Study in the browser
Work through cards online with spaced repetition. Plus adds exports to Anki, CSV, PDF and DOCX.
The free plan lets you study in the browser with 3 generations per month. Plus, at $39/year or $7.99/month, removes the generation limit and adds PDF, DOCX, Anki and CSV export. Pro, at $14.99/month, adds a stronger AI model, bulk upload, and QTI 2.1 and Moodle XML export.
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Frequently asked questions
How many flashcards should I make for one biology unit?
Start with the key terms and processes in one chapter, which often means a few dozen cards. Add more as new terms appear, since quality matters more than volume.
What makes a flashcard easier to remember?
Keep each card to one term or one idea, and write the answer in your own words. Reviewing cards you miss more often than the ones you already know helps most.
Can I use DeckOwl for free?
Yes. The free plan includes 3 generations per month and studying in the browser, and no credit card is needed to start.
Can I export my flashcards to Anki?
Yes, but export is a paid feature. Plus includes Anki and CSV export, and Students get 40% off with a school email.
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