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Turn your notes and slides into an interactive quiz for students

Paste in a chapter, lecture deck or photo of a page. DeckOwl writes practice questions with explanations, and you study them in the browser for free.

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Why students study better with a quiz built from their own notes

Most students end up with a chapter PDF, three lecture decks and a page of handwritten notes before an exam. An interactive quiz maker for students turns that pile into questions to answer, so you practice recall instead of rereading. Working from your own material keeps the questions tied to what your instructor actually covered.

Questions come from your own PDFs, slides, notes or page photos.
Multiple choice, true/false and short answer, each with an explanation.
Study in the browser on the free plan, with 3 generations per month.
Students get 40% off with a school email.

Example study-skills quiz questions for students

Which study method involves pulling information from memory instead of rereading it?Retrieval practice. Recalling an answer strengthens the memory more than seeing it again.

What does the spacing effect describe?Spreading study sessions over time improves long-term retention more than cramming in one session.

True or false: rereading notes is as effective as self-testing for long-term retention.False. Self-testing requires active recall, which usually produces stronger long-term memory than rereading.

What is interleaving?Mixing different problem types within one session. It helps you learn which approach fits each problem.

Why do practice quizzes with explanations help more than quizzes without them?Explanations correct errors and confirm right answers, so each mistake teaches something.

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Works from your material

Upload PDF, DOCX, PPTX, plain text notes or photos of pages. Photos are read with text recognition.

Three question types

Multiple choice, true/false and short answer questions, each with an explanation for the correct answer.

Export when you need it

The free plan studies in the browser. Plus adds PDF, DOCX, Anki and CSV export, and Pro adds QTI 2.1 and Moodle XML.

How it works

Add your material

Upload a PDF, slides, a DOCX file or notes, or take a photo of a page.

Choose question types

Pick multiple choice, true/false or short answer. Every question comes with an explanation.

Take the quiz

Answer in the browser, read the explanations and return to the questions you missed.

Retrieval practice is one of the better-supported study methods, and quizzing is the simplest way to do it. Each question includes an explanation, so a wrong answer becomes a short lesson instead of a dead end. Mixing multiple choice, true/false and short answer checks both recognition and recall.

DeckOwl reads PDF, DOCX, PPTX, notes and photos of pages, then writes questions from them. The free plan includes 3 generations per month and in-browser study, and no credit card is needed to start.

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Frequently asked questions

How long should a student's practice quiz be?

Keep each quiz short enough to finish in one sitting, then retake it after a gap. Shorter quizzes repeated over several days tend to help retention more than one long test.

Does quizzing myself work better than rereading notes?

Research on retrieval practice generally finds that pulling answers from memory improves later recall more than rereading does. Reading the explanation after each answer helps most.

Can I export my quiz to Moodle or Anki?

Anki export is included on Plus, and Moodle XML export is on Pro. Exports are paid features, so the free plan keeps quizzes in the browser.

Is there a free plan?

Yes. The free plan includes 3 generations per month and in-browser study, and no credit card is needed to start.

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