Scan2Anki

Dashboard
Upload & Process 1 - Pick any PDF/pictures that you have
Upload & Process 2 - Once uploaded it will extract the text
Upload & Process 3 - You can pick how many flashcards to be automatically generated
Upload & Process 4 - Notification once you completed the deck
"My Decks" page
Study Session

🧠 Inspiration

The idea for Scan2Anki was born from two things: the power of the Anki spaced repetition system, and the real-life challenges of helping my kids study. Watching them sit with heavy textbooks, struggling to memorize facts while flipping pages, made me realize: studying shouldn’t feel like a chore.

One day, my son said, “I wish I could just pull the answers out and remember them.” That simple sentence planted the seed. What if there was a way to scan a textbook and instantly turn it into interactive, memory-boosting flashcards just like in Anki, but simpler and more automatic?

As a parent and someone who values efficient learning, I wanted to create something that helps students especially younger ones study smarter, not harder.

🚀 What it does

Scan2Anki is a mobile-friendly web app that transforms scanned textbook content into AI-generated Anki-style flashcards.

Here's what it offers:

📄 Upload PDFs or images of textbook pages
🔍 Extract text using OCR (Optical Character Recognition)
✏️ Automatically generate cloze deletion (fill-in-the-blank) flashcards
📚 Organize cards by chapter, subject, or custom tags
🔁 Study with a built-in spaced repetition system
📊 Track progress with key learning metrics like retention rate and review streaks

No app installs. Just open your browser and start learning.

🛠️ How we built it

I create the Product Requirement document in chatGPT and I asked Bolt.New to create for me. After back and forth chat for around 1 day. I got the result.

Everything was built with a mobile-first mindset to make it usable anytime, anywhere.

🧗‍♂️ Challenges I ran into

AI-generated cloze logic: Teaching AI to pick the right blanks without making questions confusing took time and multiple refinements.
Mobile usability: Designing a flashcard editing and review flow that works smoothly on small screens was challenging but crucial.
OCR quirks: Ensuring reliable text extraction from scanned images, especially textbooks with mixed layouts, required tuning.

🏆 Accomplishments I'm proud of

Built an end-to-end solution that turns textbooks into flashcards in seconds.
Made studying feel interactive, intelligent, and accessible for any student with a phone.
Transformed a personal pain point into a tool that can help many others.

📚 What we learned

Real problems like helping your kids remember school content lead to meaningful, user-first products.
Less is more: simplifying the learning journey matters more than adding more features.
AI + OCR is a powerful combo when focused on solving a specific educational need.