Instant AI Flashcards From Your YouTube Study Sessions
Stop manually transcribing videos; upload key concepts or input a prompt about the video's topic, and watch our AI instantly generate precise, optimized flashcards ready for active recall review.
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CogniGuide at a glance
- What you get
- Question-and-answer flashcards scheduled with FSRS spaced repetition. Free: up to 15 cards per deck (30 on your first 3 creations). Plus: up to 150, with AI explanations for any card.
- Sharing
- Share any deck, quiz or mind map with a link.
- Price
- Free plan: 5 creations a week, up to 3 a day. Plus: $9.99/month or $99.90/year (USD; local prices at checkout).
- Sign-up
- A free account is required before you create anything (Google or email). No credit card.
- What you can upload
- PDF, Word (.docx), PowerPoint (.pptx), plain text or Markdown, and images (PNG, JPG, WebP, GIF), or type a topic. One file per creation on the free plan; several at once on Plus.
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Master Any Video Lecture or Concept with Smarter Study Tools
Move beyond passive viewing. Our technology ensures every vital point from your educational videos is captured and scheduled for maximum retention.
Input Flexibility
Turn concepts from any video or lecture notes (PDF, DOCX, image) directly into study materials, or simply describe the topic you watched using a prompt.
Optimized Recall
Leverage proprietary learning algorithms, including integrated spaced repetition scheduling, ensuring you review information right before you forget it.
Personalized Mastery
Every card generated by the AI is fully editable, allowing you to refine definitions or explanations in your own expert terminology before studying.
Transform Video Insights into High-Retention Study Decks
Generating powerful study aids based on your visual learning materials is a simple three-step process, ensuring you spend more time mastering and less time preparing.
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Provide Source Content
Copy and paste the transcript/key points from your YouTube lecture, or input a precise prompt describing the subject matter you need covered.
- 2
AI Extraction & Structuring
Our advanced model analyzes the input, identifies core concepts, key terms, and relationships, and automatically structures them into question/answer pairs.
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Schedule & Study
Review your new deck immediately, customize any card, and let our spaced repetition system schedule your review sessions leading up to your target exam date.
Why AI-Generated Flashcards Outperform Generic Video Summaries
While watching educational YouTube videos provides context, retention often stalls because passive consumption lacks active recall practice. Generic summaries fail because they don't target the specific knowledge gaps revealed in your class structure or exam blueprint.
- Generating atomic, targeted questions based on specific textual inputs from lectures.
- Incorporating cognitive science principles like spaced repetition scheduling.
- Ensuring the material directly maps to the source content you consumed (via prompt or transcript).
Stop wasting study time reviewing irrelevant facts. Use the power of AI to convert the dense information from your video lessons into the most efficient study tool available for true knowledge integration.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Answers regarding source material handling and AI generation methods.
How does the AI generate questions from my video context?
The AI analyzes the text you provide (like a pasted transcript or a descriptive prompt). It identifies main ideas, definitions, and relationships, transforming them into focused, testable question-and-answer pairs suitable for active recall.
What files can I upload if I don't want to use a prompt?
You can upload standard academic formats including PDFs, DOCX files, and PowerPoint presentations. You can also upload images containing handwritten notes or textbook excerpts for processing.
Is an AI-generated deck truly better than finding a pre-made deck for a popular YouTube series?
Yes, because personalization is key to retention. Pre-made decks are generalized. Our AI creates cards specifically from your source material, ensuring coverage matches exactly what you studied or what your instructor emphasized.
Is the AI flashcard creation process completely free to use?
We offer a generous free tier that allows you to generate a solid initial set of flashcards. For heavy users, higher limits and access to our most advanced AI model are available through our paid subscription plans.