Generate Flashcards
Use AI to create flashcard decks from your study notes: pick a card type and difficulty, then tap Generate Cards
Notesmakr's AI can generate flashcard decks from your study notes, saving you hours of manual work. You choose the card type and the difficulty, and the AI turns your note into short, focused cards.
How AI Flashcard Generation Works
Notesmakr's AI reads your study note and creates cards that:
- Focus on one idea each — Short questions and short answers
- Match your difficulty — Easy leans on basic facts and definitions, Medium on relationships and applications, Hard on analysis and implications
- Come in two card types — Q&A cards, or Fill-in-Blank cards (sentences with hidden key terms)
- Use your app language — Cards are written in the language your Notesmakr app is set to
Generating Flashcards from a Study Note
Follow these steps to create a flashcard deck:
Open the note you want to create flashcards from. Make sure the note has enough content—the more detail it has, the better the flashcards will be.
In the note's Study Tools, tap the Flashcards tile. This opens that note's flashcard list. Tap Generate Flashcards (when the note has no decks) or + Flashcards (when it has decks). The New Flashcards sheet opens from the bottom on every device.
In New Flashcards, pick Q&A Flashcards or Fill-in-Blank Cards, then pick Easy, Medium or Hard.
Tap Generate Cards. The sheet closes and the page button shows Generating... while the AI works.
When the deck is ready, Notesmakr shows a "Flashcards generated successfully!" message and opens the new deck on the first card of the study screen, so you can start studying right away.
What to Expect
Number of Cards
The number of flashcards comes from your Study Settings, not from the length of your note. In Settings → Study Settings, the Number of flashcards slider goes from 5 to 20 in steps of 5 (5, 10, 15 or 20), and it starts at 5.
Difficulty
The difficulty you pick in the generator is also saved as your new default difficulty for next time. You can pick the card type again for every generation.
Card Types
- Q&A Flashcards — A question on the front and an answer on the back
- Fill-in-Blank Cards — A sentence with key terms hidden, which you fill in while studying
Tips for Better AI-Generated Flashcards
Write Clear, Detailed Notes
The better your input note, the better the output flashcards. Use clear language and include:
- Key definitions
- Important examples
- Relationships between concepts
- Step-by-step processes
Use Headings and Structure
Well-organized notes with headings make it easier to pull out focused questions.
Include Explanations, Not Just Facts
Cards tend to be better when your note explains why and how, not just what.
Choose the Difficulty That Fits
Start with Easy to lock in definitions, then generate a Hard deck once you know the basics.
Generating Additional Flashcards
You can generate more decks from the same study note:
Open the note, go to Study Tools and tap Flashcards. Your existing decks for this note are listed.
Tap + Flashcards.
Choose a card type and difficulty and tap Generate Cards. The new deck is created separately—it doesn't add cards to your existing deck.
Generation Limits
AI flashcard generation is free within the free plan's limits: 40 generations in total (shared with the other AI features such as quizzes and mind maps) and 5 notes, both counted over the lifetime of your account. If you reach the limit, Notesmakr tells you "You've reached your AI generation limit" and offers to upgrade.
Editing Flashcards
Flashcards generated from a note can't be edited.
If you need editable flashcards:
- Create a deck from scratch, or import one from a CSV or Anki file
Decks you create and decks you import are fully editable—you can modify questions and answers, add cards, remove cards, and organize them however you like.
Next Steps
Once you've generated your flashcard deck, you can:
- Start studying right away
- Generate more decks from your other study notes
- Create your own flashcards if you need editable cards