RepetoCards match the subject
A biology paper becomes concepts and definitions; a history reading becomes dates and questions; language material becomes vocabulary cards.
PDF to flashcards · AI card generator
Turn any PDF into flashcards—then actually remember them.
Upload a paper, textbook chapter, lecture handout, or study guide. Repeto extracts the useful ideas, writes cards for your subject, and puts them into a real spaced-repetition deck.
Free to start · review free forever · no card details required
source material cell-biology-chapter.pdf
proposed flashcard
What is the main function of mitochondria?
To produce ATP through cellular respiration.
Review, edit, or discard the card before studying it.
Can AI turn a PDF into flashcards?
Yes. Repeto reads the text in a PDF, identifies concepts worth recalling, and proposes question-and-answer or definition cards. You stay in control: inspect the batch, keep the useful cards, edit anything that needs context, and then study the result with FSRS scheduling.
PDF, DOCX, TXT, and MarkdownEditable before studyFSRS review scheduleAnki .apkg export
How it works
From source to scheduled review in four steps.
- 01
Upload the document
Add the PDF to the deck where it belongs. The deck tells Repeto whether to create definitions, questions, translations, or another card style.
- 02
Let AI draft the cards
Repeto extracts the text, finds the ideas that are worth retrieving later, and creates a tagged batch in the background.
- 03
Approve the useful ones
Read the proposed cards, edit wording or context, and remove anything that should not enter your study queue.
- 04
Review on schedule
FSRS learns how quickly you forget each card and brings it back when a review is likely to matter.
Why Repeto
A converter is useful. A memory system is better.
The source is only the start
Combine PDFs with pasted notes, article links, YouTube transcripts, lecture recordings, and textbook photos in the same deck.
Your deck stays portable
Import an existing Anki .apkg or export the deck back to .apkg later. The workflow does not lock your cards into Repeto.
A closer look
What happens between upload and a useful deck
Document conversion works best when extraction, card quality, and review are treated as one workflow—not as a one-click promise.
Text is extracted before cards are written
Repeto reads the PDF and separates its usable text from layout noise. Clear digital PDFs work best; scanned pages may depend on image recognition, so equations, tables, labels, and unusual formatting deserve an extra check.
One concept becomes one prompt
Useful flashcards ask for a focused fact, distinction, process step, or relationship. Repeto proposes concise cards instead of copying whole paragraphs, and you can split any prompt that still asks for too much at once.
Verification remains part of studying
AI can misread a source or remove important context. Compare names, figures, formulas, and technical claims with the original PDF before approving the batch. The source helps you verify; the finished card helps you recall.
Approved cards enter a real review queue
After editing, the cards stay in the same deck and move into FSRS scheduling. That closes the gap left by simple PDF-to-question converters: the output becomes material you can repeatedly retrieve, not a file you forget to open.
The difference
PDF flashcards without the dead-end export
The goal is not a long list of generated questions. It is a short, editable deck you can keep reviewing.
Capability Repeto Typical alternative
Creates cards from the document Yes Usually
Review every card before studying Yes Varies
Built-in FSRS spaced repetition Yes Often separate
Anki .apkg import and export Both Varies
Web access Yes Varies
Questions
Frequently asked questions
How do I turn a PDF into flashcards?
Create or open a deck, add the PDF as source material, and let Repeto draft a batch of cards. Review the batch, keep or edit the useful cards, and start studying them in the same deck.
Can I convert PDF notes into Anki flashcards?
Yes. Generate and approve the cards in Repeto, then export the deck as an Anki-compatible .apkg file. You can also import an existing .apkg into Repeto.
What other documents can Repeto read?
Repeto supports PDF, DOCX, TXT, and Markdown files. It can also work from pasted notes, article links, YouTube transcripts, audio or video lectures, and photos.
Are AI-generated flashcards editable?
Yes. Generated cards are proposed cards, so you can check the wording, add missing context, edit fields, or discard a card before relying on it.
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