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Any PDF, ready to review in a minute. Lecture notes, handouts or a textbook chapter. Every card keeps the sentence and page it came from.

PDF, scanned pages too · up to 15 pages free, 100 on Pro · up to 100 MB

Free to start · Quote and source on every card

How it works

  1. Upload your PDFPick the pages you want.
  2. Check the cardsEach one shows its quote and page.
  3. DownloadOne .apkg that opens in Anki.

From a real file to Anki cards

The file

Page 1 of the CDC handout, with the quoted sentence about Clostridium botulinum highlightedp. 1
Example file: CDC course handout, 3 pages

What AnkiDecks made

Cloze

The reservoir of C. botulinum is soil, but most botulism infections come from improperly canned food containing its spores.

the reservoir of Clostridium botulinum is soil, but the source of most botulism infections is improperly…p. 1

Quote found in the source

Made for PDFs

  • Scanned pages read too

    Typed PDFs are read as text. Scanned or photographed pages are read as pictures, so old handouts work too.

  • Only the pages you need

    Choose a page range before you start. Titles, references and admin text are skipped.

  • Quote and page on every card

    Tap a card to see the exact line and page it came from. Cards whose quote isn't in your PDF are dropped.

  • Diagrams become image occlusion

    Labeled pictures in your PDF become image occlusion cards: labels hidden, one asked at a time.

More cards from this example

  • Basicp. 1

    What is the chain of infection sequence?

    Agent leaves reservoir/host via portal of exit, mode of transmission, portal of entry, susceptible host.

    transmission occurs when the agent leaves its reservoir or host through a portal of exit, is conveyed by some mode of transmission, and enters through an appropriate portal of entry to infect a susceptible host.

  • Basicp. 3

    Name two diseases transmitted by droplet spread.

    Pertussis and meningococcal infection.

    Pertussis and meningococcal infection are examples of diseases transmitted from an infectious patient to a susceptible host by droplet spread.

  • Clozep. 3

    Schistosomes exit the host through urine, and cholera vibrios through feces.

    schistosomes through urine, cholera vibrios in feces

Why not just ChatGPT?

ChatGPT and typing cards yourself both work. Here's what AnkiDecks adds.

FeatureAnkiDecksChatGPTBy hand
Each card checked against your PDFYou check
Page number on every cardIf you type it
Image occlusion boxes drawn for you
Opens in Anki straight awayCopy and paste
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Free to start. Pro when you study every day.

Free is enough to try it on a few lectures. Pro covers one or two classes every week, Max every class.

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  • 3 decks a month
  • Up to 15 pages per file
  • 20 image occlusion diagrams a month
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$7.99/ month

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  • 50 decks a month
  • Up to 100 pages per file
  • 300 image occlusion diagrams a month
  • Your decks are made first when it's busy
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Questions

Is it free?

Yes. Free makes 3 decks a month from files up to 15 pages. Pro ($7.99 a month) makes 50 decks a month from files up to 100 pages. Downloading to Anki is never paywalled.

Can't I just use ChatGPT?

You can: paste the text, ask for cards, then copy them into Anki. Our free ChatGPT prompt tool writes a good prompt for that. What it won't do is check each card against your file or make image occlusion cards. AnkiDecks keeps a card only if its quote is really in your file, and gives you a deck that opens in Anki straight away. Using Claude? Add AnkiDecks to Claude and make decks right in the chat.

Do scanned PDFs work?

Yes. Pages that are pictures (scans, photos, PDFs made from a phone camera) are read as pictures, on every plan. Typed PDFs are read as text, which is faster.

Can I pick which pages become cards?

Yes. Choose a page range before you start. Free reads up to 15 pages per file, Pro up to 100. Titles, references and admin text are skipped.

What about diagrams in my PDF?

Labeled diagrams become image occlusion cards when you switch it on: every label is covered, and one is asked at a time. You can move or remove boxes before you download.

Does it work on AnkiMobile and AnkiDroid?

Yes. You download a normal .apkg deck. It opens in Anki on a computer, AnkiMobile and AnkiDroid, with no add-ons. Image occlusion cards need Anki 23.10 or newer.

What happens to my PDF?

Uploaded files are deleted after 30 days. Your cards stay until you delete them, and you can delete your account and everything in it any time.

Can I upload Word or Google Docs files?

Yes. Upload a .docx file directly. For Google Docs, choose File → Download → PDF or .docx, then upload that.

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