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Turn your PDF or notes into an AI mind map you can explore

Upload a lecture PDF, a Word file, slides, or photos of your notes. DeckOwl reads the text and arranges the key ideas into a map you can edit, expand, and study from.

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Why an AI mind map helps you learn

A FlowMind-style AI mind map shows how the ideas in a long reading connect, which is hard to see in a linear summary. Starting from your own PDF or lecture notes means the branches reflect what your instructor actually covered.

Works from PDFs, Word files, slides, plain notes, and photos of pages
Branches stay editable so you can correct or reorganize any idea
Expand and collapse sections to study one topic at a time
Turn any branch into spaced repetition flashcards or a quiz

Example mind map branches for a general study unit

Cell structureCell membrane · Nucleus · Organelles · Cytoplasm

Causes of World War IAlliances · Militarism · Imperialism · Nationalism

Supply and demandPrice signals · Shifts in demand · Shifts in supply · Equilibrium price

PhotosynthesisLight-dependent reactions · Calvin cycle · Chloroplast structure · Inputs and outputs

Branches of the US governmentLegislative · Executive · Judicial · Checks and balances

Generate the full set

Built from your material

Start with PDF, DOCX, PPTX, plain text, or a photo of a page. The map follows the structure of your own source, not a generic template.

Editable branches

Rename nodes, move ideas between branches, and add your own notes so the map matches how your course organizes the material.

Explore at your own pace

Expand or collapse branches to focus on one section at a time, then turn any branch into flashcards or a quiz.

How it works

Upload your source

Add a PDF, slides, a Word document, or a photo of your notes. No credit card is needed to start.

Generate the map

DeckOwl identifies the main topics and builds linked branches with sub-points beneath each one.

Edit and study

Adjust anything that looks off, explore the branches, and export to PDF or DOCX on a Plus plan.

Maps work best when you test yourself on them. Cover the sub-points, recall each branch out loud, then check the map. Redraw it from memory a day later to find the links you forgot, and turn weak branches into flashcards.