Upload your notes and get Quizlet-style flashcards in minutes
Drop in a PDF, DOCX, PPTX, text file or photo of a page. DeckOwl builds flashcards you can review with spaced repetition.
Why upload your own material instead of a ready-made deck
Many students search for Quizlet-style flashcards they can upload, but a shared deck rarely matches the exact lecture or textbook chapter on your exam. Uploading your own notes produces cards that use your professor's terms and your course's examples.
- Upload PDF, DOCX, PPTX, plain text or image files
- Review and edit every card before you start studying
- Study in the browser on the Free plan with 3 generations a month
- Export to Anki, PDF, DOCX or CSV with a Plus plan
Any file, any format
Upload PDFs, DOCX and PPTX files, plain text notes or images. Photos of pages are read with text recognition.
Cards from your own material
Flashcards are generated from the content you upload, so they match your course rather than a generic deck.
Spaced repetition built in
Cards you find hard come back sooner, and cards you know move further apart, so review time goes where it helps.
How it works
Upload your material
Add a lecture PDF, slide deck, set of notes or a photo of a textbook page.
Review the generated cards
Check the flashcards DeckOwl creates and edit anything that needs fixing.
Study on a schedule
Work through the deck in the browser with spaced repetition, and export to Anki or CSV on a paid plan.
Upload works with the files you already have. Send a PDF of the reading, a PowerPoint from class or a phone photo of the whiteboard, and DeckOwl turns the text into question and answer cards you can edit before studying.
Once the cards exist, spaced repetition decides what you see each day, so you spend less time on material you already know.
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Frequently asked questions
How many flashcards should I make from one lecture?
Most lectures work well with 20 to 40 cards focused on terms, definitions and cause-and-effect relationships. Start with the headings in your slides and add cards for anything you could not explain from memory.
How does spaced repetition help me remember flashcards?
It schedules each card to reappear just before you would likely forget it, so easy cards come back less often and hard ones more often. Short daily reviews work better than cramming the night before an exam.
Can I export my flashcards?
Exports are a paid feature. The Plus plan includes PDF, DOCX, Anki and CSV export, while the Free plan lets you study in the browser.
What file types can I upload?
You can upload PDF, DOCX, PPTX, plain text and notes, plus images, and photos of pages are read with text recognition.
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