Flashcards

Where to find it

Make flashcards. Eight complete cards in the free tool, with reveal, previous/next navigation, and an option to view the full set.

You can also try Flashcards.

How it works

1. Add the material you need to remember: Use your notes or review extracted text from a supported document before creating cards.
2. Practice before revealing: Read the prompt, form your answer, then reveal the back of the card.
3. Keep a useful deck: Save the completed set to a course when you want to return to it later.

Access and scope

Try it free, no sign-up needed. Sign in to save a result to a course. Go Pro to build study sets from everything in a course.

Paste text or upload a PDF, Word, PowerPoint or text file (up to 3 MB). Photos and scanned PDFs won't work.

How can I create digital flashcards?

Paste your notes or upload a supported document (PDF, DOCX, PPTX, TXT or Markdown, up to 3 MB). StudySim writes question-and-answer cards from it, and the free tool shows eight complete cards with reveal and previous/next controls. Sign in to keep the deck with a course. You can also start from the AI flashcard maker for class notes, or the PDF to flashcards tool for a PDF.

What are digital flashcards?

Digital flashcards are question-and-answer cards you study on a screen. They work like paper cards: read the prompt, try to recall the answer, then flip to check. Digital decks are quicker to make from notes you already have, and they're easy to keep with the rest of a course.

Can ChatGPT make flashcards?

A chatbot can draft question-and-answer text if you ask. StudySim works from your document instead, shows the cards with reveal and navigation controls, and keeps the deck with your course when you sign in. Either way, check the cards against your notes.

Are flashcards actually effective?

Flashcards are a simple way to do retrieval practice, which means pulling an answer from memory instead of rereading it. To get more from them, answer before you flip, go back to the cards you missed, and mix in a practice test so you use the ideas in a different format.

What are the best online flashcards?

It depends on what you want: ready-made decks, spaced repetition settings, or cards built from your own notes. We compared popular options in our flashcard app roundup. StudySim fits when you want cards made from your class material, and the AI flashcard maker makes eight free cards to start.