Turn a PDF into flashcards
ExamTeX generates flashcards from any PDF — typed lecture notes, course handouts, review sheets, or textbook chapters. Upload the file, and the AI extracts the content and writes a deck of question-and-answer cards with mathematical notation properly typeset. Cards feed a built-in SM-2 spaced repetition queue, so the PDF you were going to re-read becomes material you actually retain.
How it works
1. Upload the PDF
Lecture notes, handouts, review guides, or chapters. Up to 20MB per file — most course documents are far under that.
2. The AI writes the deck
Key terms, concepts, formulas, and relationships become cards. Math renders as typeset notation, not plain text.
3. Review and study
Edit the generated deck, then study with spaced repetition. Each card is scheduled individually based on how well you know it.
What to know
Re-reading a PDF is not studying
The research is unambiguous: re-reading produces familiarity, not recall. Practice testing — what flashcards force — is rated among the highest-utility study techniques in the literature (Dunlosky et al., 2013).
Built for course documents
The generator is tuned for academic material: it preserves definitions, picks out formula relationships, and keeps the notation your course uses.
STEM notation survives the trip
A PDF full of integrals and regression equations produces cards full of integrals and regression equations — typeset, readable, reviewable.
From the same upload: a practice exam
The same PDF can also generate a printable practice exam with an answer key — flashcards for daily retention, a mock paper for exam conditioning.
Frequently Asked Questions
What kinds of PDFs work best?
Typed documents work best: lecture notes, slide exports, handouts, and review sheets. Scanned handwriting is less reliable since the text must be extractable. If your PDF has selectable text, it will work.
How long does generation take?
Typically under a minute for a normal-length document. You see the deck immediately, can edit any card, and can start reviewing right away.
Does it handle equations in the PDF?
Yes. Mathematical content is regenerated as proper LaTeX-rendered notation on the cards — fractions, integrals, subscripts, and Greek symbols display the way a textbook prints them.
Can I make flashcards from a textbook chapter?
Yes, if you have the chapter as a PDF with selectable text. Expect a denser deck than from lecture notes — review it and delete cards on topics your course skipped, since the textbook covers more than any one syllabus.
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