Your lecture PDF → your next study session
Turn your PDF into flashcards.
Upload a text-based lecture PDF in the Exam Cat web app and generate a study kit with flashcards, notes, and a practice quiz. Try the worked example below, then start a 7-day free trial on the yearly plan to use your own PDF.
Yearly plan: 7 days free, then $39.99/year. Cancel before the trial ends to avoid a charge. Examples are free.
Try the material before the membership
One source. Three ways to test yourself.
Use the forces-and-motion excerpt above. These hand-written examples show how to practice a definition, a relationship, and a calculation; they are not a live AI generation.
Definition: what does F = ma mean?
Net force equals mass multiplied by acceleration. Use kilograms for mass, m/s² for acceleration, and newtons for force.
Understanding: at the same mass, what happens when net force doubles?
Acceleration doubles. With mass fixed, a = F/m, so doubling F doubles a.
Application: a 2 kg object accelerates at 3 m/s². Find its net force.
F = ma = 2 × 3 = 6 N. Keep the unit in your answer.
What your subscription generates
Flashcards for recall, notes for review, and a multiple-choice quiz for practice, all built from the same uploaded text. Compare the generated answers with your lecture material; AI can make mistakes.
Need a free option? Make cards from your own question-and-answer pairs. The manual maker does not convert PDFs.
A little less rereading
From lecture to practice in three steps.
- 01
Choose a readable PDF
Use lecture notes, a course handout, or slides exported as a PDF. Try selecting a sentence in your PDF viewer: selectable text is a useful first check.
- 02
Build a study kit
After starting your trial and opening your study desk, choose Upload, select the PDF, and generate your study kit. Exam Cat uses the extracted text to build the material.
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Answer before you flip
Open Flashcards and try each question before revealing its answer. Use the notes to revisit a confusing idea, then try the quiz from the same study kit.
Which PDFs work?
The web uploader accepts files up to 20 MB and extracts up to 48,000 characters of source text per study kit. Start with one lecture or chapter. Split longer files into smaller sections so you can study a manageable topic at a time.
What about scans and diagrams?
Use a searchable, text-based PDF. Scanned pages and handwritten photos need readable text first; the web uploader does not perform OCR. It also does not interpret every diagram in a PDF. Add a written explanation of an important figure to your source material before generating a kit.
PDF text missing or out of order?
Copy a paragraph from the PDF into a plain-text editor before uploading. If nothing pastes, the PDF may contain scanned images: use OCR first and check the recognized text. If columns paste in the wrong order, arrange the text into reading order and upload it as a TXT file.
Equations or figure labels missing?
PDF text extraction can lose subscripts, symbols, or diagram labels. Write out the equation and define each symbol in your source. For a graph, include what the axes represent and the relationship it shows. Check the resulting answer against the original page.
Make the cards worth answering
A useful card asks one clear question. Definitions, comparisons, and short applications each make different kinds of practice. Check generated cards against the source, especially symbols, units, and exceptions. AI can make mistakes, so use your course material as the reference.
Before you start
A few useful answers.
Is the PDF-to-flashcards feature free?
The yearly plan includes 7 days free, then $39.99/year. Cancel before the trial ends to avoid a charge. The monthly plan is $9.99/month with no free trial. You can use the examples and manual flashcard maker without an account.
Can I upload a PowerPoint or Word file?
Export your presentation or document as a text-based PDF first. The web uploader accepts PDF, TXT, Markdown, CSV, and JSON files; it does not open PPTX or DOCX directly.
Do I upload my PDF on this page?
No. This page provides a free illustrative preview. To generate cards from your own PDF, choose a plan (the yearly plan includes a 7-day trial), activate your account, and upload the file at your study desk. The free manual maker is a separate tool for question-and-answer pairs you write yourself.
Will it turn my entire textbook into flashcards?
Very long files exceed the source limit. Start with the chapter or lecture you are studying, then make separate study kits for the remaining sections.
Do I get a quiz as well?
Yes. A generated study kit includes notes, flashcards, and multiple-choice practice, so you can switch between reviewing and testing the same material.