When to use it
Use this tool to make simple digital flashcards and study them with a flip-card view. It is great for vocabulary in a new language, key terms for a science test, dates for history, capital cities, formulas, or any question-and-answer facts you need to remember.
How to use it
- Choose a Deck, or click New deck and give it a Deck name.
- Type your Cards, one per line, as front | back. For example: France | Paris.
- Click Study cards. Tick Show the back first or Shuffle if you want.
- Tap the card or press Space to flip it.
- Mark each card Still learning or I know it, or use Previous and Skip.
- At Round complete, choose Study the ones I missed or Study all again. Use Edit cards to change the deck.
Worked example
The sample deck has six world capitals. Study it with Shuffle on. You know Paris, Tokyo and Ottawa, but mark Kenya, Brazil and Australia as Still learning. At the end, Study the ones I missed gives you a short round of just those three: Nairobi, Brasília and Canberra.
For a language, you might write cards like el perro | the dog. Then study again with Show the back first to practise from English to Spanish.
Writing good cards
- One fact per card. Short cards are easier to remember than long paragraphs.
- Use your own words. Rewriting a definition helps you understand it.
- Add a clue for tricky ones. For example: Canberra (not Sydney!).
- Split long answers over lines. Type \n inside a card to start a new line, such as a list of three steps on the back.
Tips
- Study a little every day. Short, regular sessions beat one long cram.
- Say the answer before flipping. Actively recalling it is what makes memory stick.
- Shuffle often. Learning cards in a fixed order can make you rely on the order instead of the fact.
- Make separate decks per topic. Smaller decks are less overwhelming.
Common mistakes
- Flipping too soon. Give yourself a few seconds to try to remember.
- Marking cards as known after one correct answer. Repeat them a few times over several days.
- Forgetting the | separator. A line without one has no back. The card count lists the lines that need fixing, and studying will not start until each line has a front and a back.