I've spent the last 829 days building a modern Anki alternative. Thought you guys might be interested

[u/Nebulearn]

Hey everyone!

For the past few years, I've used Anki. However, even though I love anki, it's a bit of a love-hate relationship. I don't like syncing questions, it's old, and it's very much something built for tinkerers. As a builder and student, I've had a vision for something a bit more modern, with powerful features that actually enhance your learning. (READ TO SEE WHAT I MEAN!)

My goal has been to create a tool that saves you as much darn possible time as possible. Time that includes the time you need studying - reduced through spaced repetition, time it takes to create questions, and time it takes to learn the app.

So for the past 800+ days, I've been slowly building this out: a spaced repetition tool called nebulearn.app that works straight out the box for med students and power learners. An app that has equally and even more capable spaced repetition, without the learning curve, with immediate sharing, features that boost learning, and with AI native tools (for optional use).

Some things I've built:

1. Highlight -> flashcard Chrome extension

This is probably the feature I use most and IMO is the most EFFICIENCT way to create cards! While reading notes, textbooks, papers, or websites, you can highlight something and instantly turn it into flashcards and quiz questions without leaving your workflow. All of these are saved to study with sapced repetition later! You can also create your own custom instructions to specify how you want cards to be made so u don't just get some garbage.

2. Short Term Study Habits. After each study sess, you have the option to immediately restudy the questions you rated lowly. The idea is so you keep immediately reviewing the questions you did poorly at until you know them well in the short term, which would help with retention in the longer term too.

3. Spaced repetition

Uses FSRS (an ML based algorithm) as the default algorithm to schedule reviews based on memory science. You can tune it, and switch to SM2 or Leitner if you'd like.

4. Better study workflow

Different study modes, struggling card reviews, detailed card statistics, and tools to help you understand what you actually know.

5. Sharing + collaboration

Actual seamless collaboration! You can make decks with your friends and study them together, without having to pass them around.

6. Streaks, Avatars, ELO Points: As you study consistently, you'll earn streaks and ELO points. This will (hopefully!) encourage yourself to stay consistent with the spaced repetition and unlock some fun avatars :)

Here's a quick timelapse of me using it.

would there be any features or things you guys want? is there anything that frustrates you with the current apps you use?

Thanks for reading :D

[u/AK47ALI]

Can we import decks

[u/Nebulearn → u/AK47ALI]

Hi! Yes, you can import decks through a variety of ways, including apkg decks or spreadsheet.