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Turn your English notes into a Refold-style Anki deck

DeckOwl turns your English reading into flashcards with spaced repetition, so you can study material you actually use instead of hunting for a generic deck.

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Build your own English deck instead of downloading one

Immersion-based English study with Anki usually means sentence cards pulled from reading and listening you already do. Many learners look for a ready-made Refold Anki deck for English to skip that work, but a generic deck rarely matches your level or your reading. DeckOwl does not ship pre-made decks, so it works from the text you upload and writes cards for it.

Flashcards with spaced repetition that run in the browser
Quizzes with explanations for English grammar and vocabulary
Mind maps for grammar rules or word families
Anki, PDF, DOCX and CSV export on the Plus plan

Example English vocabulary flashcards

Affect vs. effectAffect is usually a verb meaning to influence something. Effect is usually a noun meaning a result.

Phrasal verb: give upTo stop trying or quit. Example: She gave up smoking last year.

Collocation: heavy rainNative speakers say heavy rain, not strong rain. Learn adjectives with their usual noun partners as chunks.

Idiom: break the iceTo make people feel more relaxed at the start of a social situation.

Past perfect: had + past participleUsed for an action completed before another past action. Example: She had left before I arrived.

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Your material, your deck

Upload PDFs, slides, DOCX or PPTX files, plain notes, or photos of pages, and get English flashcards built from what you are reading.

Spaced repetition built in

Cards are scheduled for review in the browser, so the items you miss come back sooner and the easy ones come back later.

Anki export on Plus

The Plus plan exports to Anki, PDF, DOCX and CSV, so your new cards can join the decks you already study from.

How it works

Upload your material

Add a PDF, slide deck, notes file, or a photo of a textbook page.

Generate flashcards

DeckOwl writes question and answer cards from the text, which you can review before studying.

Study or export

Review in the browser on the Free plan, or export to Anki on Plus.

Start with a chapter, article, or set of lecture notes you are already working through. Upload it, check the cards that come back, and remove anything too easy or too hard before you begin reviewing. The Free plan includes 3 generations per month and browser study, which is enough to test the workflow on one source.

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Frequently asked questions

How many new English cards should I add per day?

Many learners start with a small daily number they can review consistently, often somewhere around 5 to 20 new cards. Adjust the number based on how long your reviews take and how many cards you are forgetting.

Should I read or listen to English material before making flashcards?

Working from real English text or audio you have already encountered usually helps, because cards built from sentences you have seen in context are easier to recall. Generic word lists lack that context.

Can I export my English flashcards to Anki?

Yes, but Anki export is part of the Plus plan, which costs $39 per year or $7.99 per month. Students get 40% off with a school email, and the Free plan lets you study in the browser with 3 generations per month.

What files can I upload to make English flashcards?

You can upload PDF, DOCX, PPTX, plain text or notes, and images. Photos of pages are read with text recognition, and no credit card is needed to start.

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