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Turn a YouTube video into flashcards with AI

DeckOwl builds flashcards from pasted transcript text, plus PDFs, slides, notes and photos of pages, then schedules them with spaced repetition.

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How to make flashcards from a YouTube video

Long lectures and explainers on YouTube are hard to review once the video ends, so the practical move is to turn them into YouTube-to-flashcards AI study sets you can revisit. DeckOwl works from text, so start by copying the transcript or captions into a document.

Works from transcript text, PDFs, slides, DOCX files and photos of pages
Each card holds one fact so review stays focused
Spaced repetition schedules the cards you need to revisit
Free plan to start with no credit card, and students get 40% off with a school email

Example flashcards from a French Revolution lecture

What was the Estates-General of 1789?The assembly of France's three estates, called by Louis XVI, which later became the National Assembly.

When did the storming of the Bastille take place?July 14, 1789, when a Parisian crowd seized the Bastille fortress and its gunpowder stores.

What did the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen establish?Principles of liberty, equality and popular sovereignty, adopted by the National Assembly in August 1789.

What was the Reign of Terror?A period from 1793 to 1794 when the Committee of Public Safety used mass executions to suppress perceived enemies of the Republic.

What did the Thermidorian Reaction bring?The fall of Robespierre in July 1794 and the end of the Terror, followed by the Directory government.

Generate the full set

Transcript in, cards out

Paste captions or a transcript as plain text and get question-and-answer cards from the key points.

Slides and notes too

Upload PPTX, PDF, DOCX or a photo of a page alongside the video text so one study set covers the whole topic.

Spaced repetition built in

Cards you miss come back sooner, and cards you know drop back in the rotation.

How it works

Copy the transcript

Open the video's transcript panel, copy the text, and paste it into a plain text document.

Generate flashcards

Upload the text file or paste it in, and DeckOwl turns the main terms, dates and causes into front and back cards.

Study with spaced repetition

Review the cards in your browser and let the schedule bring back the ones you find hardest.

Once you have the text, the generator pulls out terms, dates and cause-and-effect points and writes each one as a front and back card. Review the set, delete any weak cards, and let spaced repetition bring back the ones you keep missing.

The free plan includes 3 generations per month and studying in the browser. Plus adds unlimited generations and exports to Anki, CSV, PDF and DOCX.

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Frequently asked questions

How do I get a YouTube video's transcript for flashcards?

Most videos with captions show a transcript panel under the player where you can copy the text. Paste that text into a document and upload it to DeckOwl.

How many flashcards should I make from one video?

Aim for one card per distinct idea, such as a term, date or cause. Keep each card to a single fact so the review stays quick and clear.

Does DeckOwl work directly with YouTube links?

No. DeckOwl accepts PDFs, DOCX, PPTX, plain text and images, so copy the transcript first and upload or paste that text.

Are exports included in the free plan?

No. The free plan studies in the browser only. Plus, at $39/year or $7.99/month, adds PDF, DOCX, Anki and CSV export.

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