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Slides to flashcards
Upload a lecture deck and get 15 to 30 flashcards you can flip on the page and download. About 30 seconds, free, no account.
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Free · no account · 3 decks a day · files are never stored
Flashcards work because they force recall instead of recognition, and writing them is the part students never find time for. Nuutli reads the deck and writes the cards: definition questions for every key term, comparison questions where the slides contrast two things, application questions where a process is explained, and plain recall for the facts a lecturer would test. Cards are grouped by topic, the question is a complete sentence, and the answer is complete too, not a one-word hint. Flip through them on the page to test yourself immediately, then download them as a Word document or as Markdown with a Q and A line per card, which pastes cleanly into Anki or Quizlet.
Quick facts
What you get, in one list
- Price
- Free. 3 decks a day, no account, no card.
- Sign-up
- None. Upload and read the notes.
- Works on
- Any browser: Mac, Windows, Chromebook, iPad, phone.
- Input
- PowerPoint (.pptx), PDF, or a Google Slides share link. Speaker notes are read too.
- Output
- Word (.docx), Markdown, PDF via print, or copy to clipboard.
- Limits
- Up to 80 slides and 20 MB per deck on the free tier.
- Time
- About 30 seconds for a typical lecture.
- Privacy
- Files are processed in memory and never stored. Nothing is used for training.
- Languages
- Notes come back in the language of the slides: English, Spanish, French, German, Arabic and more.
Real example
A world history deck turned into flashcards
Two slides on the French Revolution became these cards. On the page each card flips to show the answer.
Slides in
- Slide 8: Causes of the French Revolution
- - Financial crisis: debt from the American war, regressive taxation
- - Three Estates: clergy, nobility, everyone else (97% of population, paid most tax)
- - Enlightenment ideas: Rousseau, Montesquieu
- Slide 9: Key dates 1789
- - 5 May: Estates-General meets at Versailles
- - 20 June: Tennis Court Oath
- - 14 July: storming of the Bastille
- - 26 August: Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
Notes out
Causes of the French Revolution
Card 1
Q: What two financial problems helped cause the French Revolution? A: Debt from the American war and a regressive system of taxation.
Card 2
Q: Who made up the Third Estate, and why did it resent the system? A: Everyone who was not clergy or nobility, about 97% of the population, and it paid most of the tax.
Card 3
Q: Which two Enlightenment thinkers are named as influences on the Revolution? A: Rousseau and Montesquieu.
Key dates of 1789
Card 4
Q: What happened on 5 May 1789? A: The Estates-General met at Versailles.
Card 5
Q: What was sworn on 20 June 1789? A: The Tennis Court Oath.
Card 6
Q: What event took place on 14 July 1789? A: The storming of the Bastille.
Card 7
Q: What was adopted on 26 August 1789? A: The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen.
How it works
Make flashcards in three steps
- 1
Upload the deck
PPTX, PDF or a Google Slides link. A single lecture gives 15 to 30 cards; a full unit works best split by lecture.
- 2
Choose Flashcards
Preselected here. Cards are grouped by topic and mix definitions, comparisons, processes and facts.
- 3
Flip, then export
Test yourself on the page by clicking each card. Download Word for printing, or Markdown to import into Anki or Quizlet.
Flashcards that test understanding, not just recognition
A weak flashcard asks for a word the slide used in bold; a strong one asks why or how. Nuutli writes four kinds on purpose: definition cards for every key term, comparison cards wherever the deck contrasts two things, application cards for processes and mechanisms, and recall cards for the dates, numbers and names a lecturer would put on the exam. Both the question and the answer are full sentences, so a card still makes sense when it comes up alone three weeks later.
Use them the way spaced repetition works: go through all the cards once, keep the ones you missed, and come back to those the next day. The Markdown export puts each card on a Q line and an A line, which Anki's basic note type and Quizlet's import both accept with a two-line pattern.
- Run the same deck as a Quiz too; multiple choice catches confusions that flashcards hide.
- Decks with speaker notes produce better cards, because the explanation behind each bullet is there.
- For Anki: import the Markdown with Q: as the front field and A: as the back; or paste the Word table.
In short
To make flashcards from slides, upload the PowerPoint, PDF or Google Slides deck to Nuutli and choose Flashcards. It writes 15 to 30 question-and-answer cards grouped by topic, covering definitions, comparisons, processes and facts from the slides. Flip them on the page or download for Word, Anki or Quizlet. Free, no sign-up.
Last reviewed November 3, 2026 by the Nuutli team.
Frequently asked questions
How do I make flashcards from a PowerPoint?+
Upload the .pptx to Nuutli, choose Flashcards and click Make my flashcards. In about 30 seconds you get 15 to 30 question-and-answer cards grouped by topic, which you can flip on the page or download.
Can I import the flashcards into Anki or Quizlet?+
Yes. Download the Markdown version: every card is a Q: line followed by an A: line. Anki's text import and Quizlet's import both accept that pattern. The Word download prints well for paper cards.
How many flashcards does it make?+
Between 15 and 30 per deck, depending on how much the slides contain. A short lecture gives fewer; a dense one gives more. Split a long unit by lecture for full coverage.
Are the answers complete, or just hints?+
Complete. Each answer is a full sentence or phrase from the slide content, so the card stands on its own when it comes up again weeks later.
Does it work from a PDF or Google Slides?+
Yes. PDF exports and Google Slides share links are read the same way as PowerPoint files.
Is it free?+
Yes. Flashcards are part of the free tier: three decks a day, up to 80 slides each, no account.
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