CogniGuide
Turn Your Notability Notes into AI Flashcards Instantly
Stop wasting hours on manual data entry after note-taking. Upload your existing Notability PDFs, lecture slides, or typed prompts, and our AI instantly creates effective, spaced-repetition flashcards for deep learning.
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Study Smarter, Not Harder: The AI Advantage
CogniGuide bridges the gap between passive note-taking in Notability and high-impact active recall, ensuring you maximize retention before exam day.
Convert Any File Type
Seamlessly convert lecture notes, textbooks, or study guides exported from Notability—including PDF, DOCX, PowerPoint presentations, and even image files—into structured flashcard decks.
Automated Spaced Repetition
Our built-in learning algorithms use spaced repetition scheduling to determine the optimal time to review each card, moving key concepts from short-term to long-term memory efficiently.
Prompt-Based Generation
Don't have a file? Simply type a topic or a specific learning objective, and the AI will generate comprehensive, high-utility flashcards based on subject expertise, ready for review.
Share with Study Groups
Instantly generate a public link to your newly created flashcard deck. Easily share your AI-powered study materials with classmates or study partners using Notability.
The Three-Step Study Workflow
Get from raw notes to powerful, personalized flashcards in less time than it takes to brew coffee.
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Step 1: Upload Your Materials
Take your notes, PDFs, or lecture slides from Notability and upload them directly to CogniGuide. Our system securely processes the document content.
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Step 2: AI Generates Flashcards
The AI scans the document, identifies key concepts, terms, and definitions, and generates a structured flashcard deck (Question/Answer) tailored to the content.
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Step 3: Review and Master
Study your custom deck using the spaced-repetition scheduler. Set your exam date and track your progress toward mastery using active recall techniques.
Integrate AI Flashcards Seamlessly into Your Study Routine
Knowing how to get flashcards on Notability is essential for students who want to transition from passive consumption of information to active mastery. While Notability excels at organization and markup, it requires external tools for sophisticated knowledge testing like spaced repetition. By using CogniGuide, you utilize a proven method of cognitive science—active recall—to reinforce the information captured in your notes. Uploading your study materials eliminates the time-consuming process of manually transcribing definitions or summarizing key paragraphs into question-answer format. This streamlined approach means more time spent actually learning and less time spent preparing to learn. This expertise ensures higher quality study sessions.
- Create targeted flashcards from annotated PDFs.
- Instantly generate review materials from complex lecture slides.
- Maximize study retention using science-backed spaced repetition.
- Use powerful AI models to extract difficult concepts efficiently.
Students often struggle with creating good, concise questions from dense notes. Our AI acts as an expert tutor, generating atomic flashcards that truly test understanding, avoiding surface-level memorization. Whether you are studying organic chemistry or constitutional law, integrating this automated generation process into your existing Notability workflow ensures consistency and reliability in your preparation, leading to greater confidence and improved exam performance.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Quick answers regarding file compatibility, usage, and study techniques.
Can I upload handwritten notes created in Notability?
Yes, provided the notes are exported from Notability as clear PDF documents or image files (like JPEG or PNG). The AI will process the text content it can read from the file.
How quickly are the flashcards generated?
Generation is nearly instantaneous for most standard documents. A typical 50-page PDF of lecture notes can be processed, and cards created, in under one minute.
Is the spaced repetition feature customizable?
Yes, the AI handles the scheduling to optimize learning intervals, and you can input your target exam date so the system prioritizes review of relevant concepts as the deadline approaches.
Are there limits on how many flashcards I can generate?
The free plan allows for significant usage every month. For high-volume users requiring extensive generation or access to the most advanced AI models, we offer affordable premium plans.