Turn your notes into quizzes with a free quiz maker app
Upload your slides, PDFs or notes and get a practice quiz with explanations for every answer. No credit card needed to start.
How a free quiz maker app works with your notes
Teachers and students often reach for a free quiz maker app when they have a stack of lecture slides and only one evening to review them.
- Questions come from your own material, not a generic question bank.
- Free plan: 3 generations per month and studying in the browser.
- Plus adds unlimited generations and PDF, DOCX, Anki and CSV export.
- Pro adds a stronger AI model, bulk upload, and QTI 2.1 and Moodle XML export.
Upload any study material
PDF, DOCX, PPTX, plain text notes, or photos of pages read with text recognition.
Explanations on every answer
Multiple-choice, true/false and short-answer questions each come with a short explanation.
Start free in the browser
The free plan includes 3 generations a month and studying in the browser, with no credit card needed.
How it works
Add your material
Upload a PDF, slides, notes or a photo of a page.
Generate your quiz
Choose multiple-choice, true/false or short answer and build questions from your own text.
Practice and review
Answer the questions and read the explanation for each one you miss.
DeckOwl reads PDFs, DOCX and PPTX files, plain notes, and photos of pages, then writes multiple-choice, true/false and short-answer questions with explanations. The free plan includes three generations a month and studying in the browser, so you can test the output on your own material before deciding whether you need exports.
For a unit on World War I, a quiz built from your textbook chapter asks about the causes you were actually assigned, not generic questions pulled from a question bank.
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Frequently asked questions
How many questions should a WWI causes quiz have?
Ten to fifteen questions cover the main causes well for a single unit, since that is enough to test alliances, militarism, imperialism and nationalism. Shorter quizzes work better for quick review before class.
What is the best way to study the causes of World War I?
Build a timeline of the events from June and July 1914, then connect each cause to the event it fed into. Quizzing yourself on why each alliance mattered works better than memorizing dates alone.
Is the free plan enough to make a quiz?
The free plan includes 3 generations per month and studying in the browser, with no credit card needed to start. Exports to PDF, DOCX, Anki and CSV are part of the paid Plus plan.
Can I export my quiz to Moodle?
Moodle XML and QTI 2.1 export are included with the Pro plan at $14.99/month. PDF, DOCX, Anki and CSV export come with Plus at $99.90/year or $9.99/month, and students get 40% off with a school email.
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