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Turn your notes into a Gimkit-style review game

DeckOwl reads your PDF, slides or notes and writes multiple-choice, true/false and short-answer questions with explanations. Use them for a Kahoot-style review round in class.

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Why build the questions first

Writing good questions takes longer than the game itself. If you want to make a Gimkit-style game for a unit review, start with the facts your students must know, then add the game format on top. DeckOwl drafts questions from your own slides or notes, each with an explanation, so you can check them before anyone plays.

Generate questions from slides, notes, PDFs and photos of pages
Check each answer with its explanation before you run the round
Keep questions short and focused on one fact each
Export to PDF, DOCX, Anki or CSV on Plus, and QTI or Moodle XML on Pro

Example review questions for a biology quiz game

Which organelle produces most of a cell's ATP?Mitochondria. They carry out cellular respiration, which converts glucose and oxygen into ATP.

True or false: Osmosis moves solute particles across a membrane.False. Osmosis moves water across a semipermeable membrane toward the side with higher solute concentration.

What do the Calvin cycle's ATP and NADPH help produce?Sugars such as G3P, which are built from fixed carbon dioxide. ATP and NADPH supply the energy and electrons for this step.

Which phase of mitosis lines chromosomes up along the cell's center?Metaphase. Spindle fibers attach to sister chromatids at their centromeres before they separate.

True or false: DNA replication is semiconservative.True. Each new double helix keeps one original strand and one newly synthesized strand.

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Questions from your own material

Upload a PDF, DOCX, PPTX, plain text or a photo of a page. Photos are read with text recognition.

Explanations on every question

Multiple-choice, true/false and short-answer questions come with explanations, so students learn why an answer is right.

Export on paid plans

Plus adds PDF, DOCX, Anki and CSV export. Pro adds QTI 2.1 and Moodle XML for learning management systems.

How it works

Upload your material

Add slides, notes or a PDF. No credit card is needed to start.

Generate questions

Get multiple-choice, true/false and short-answer questions with explanations, built from your own content.

Run the review

Study in the browser on the free plan, or export on a paid plan and bring the questions into your classroom game.

DeckOwl does not create the game itself. It is a question generator, so the game happens in whatever classroom tool you already use. On the free plan you can review in the browser, Plus adds PDF, DOCX, Anki and CSV export, and Pro adds QTI 2.1 and Moodle XML.

Edit anything that looks off before class. Explanations make wrong answers easier to spot, and short-answer questions show whether students can recall a term rather than just recognize it.

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Frequently asked questions

How many questions should a review game include?

Most review rounds work well with 10 to 20 questions, so students can finish a few rounds in one class period. A shorter set is also easier to check for errors before you play.

How do I write good quiz questions for a classroom game?

Write one fact per question and make wrong answers plausible but clearly incorrect. Avoid patterns like the longest option always being correct, since students pick up on them quickly.

Does DeckOwl include a live game mode?

No. DeckOwl generates flashcards, quizzes and mind maps that you can study in the browser. Game play happens in your classroom tool, using questions you export on a paid plan.

Is it free to try?

Yes. The free plan includes 3 generations per month and browser study, and no credit card is needed to start. Exports require Plus at $99.90/year or $9.99/month, or Pro at $14.99/month, and students get 40% off with a school email.

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