GuruOwl
GuruOwl turns study PDFs and lecture notes into editable Anki cards and exports a real .apkg. Free Anki converters and a phone app for review.
Turn study PDFs into editable Anki decks, then review them on your phone
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What is GuruOwl?
GuruOwl turns study PDFs and lecture notes into editable Anki cards and exports a real .apkg. Free Anki converters and a phone app for review.
GuruOwl helps students stop typing flashcards by hand. Upload a study PDF, lecture notes or an exam outline, and GuruOwl drafts cloze-first Anki cards tagged by topic, with the source page kept on every card. Labeled diagrams can become image-occlusion cards, and medical decks get an extra board-standard check. You review and edit every card, then export a standard .apkg for Anki Desktop, AnkiMobile or AnkiDroid.
You can try the first 3 text pages of a PDF without an account. Web signup includes 50 credits (about 1 credit per page).
GuruOwl also offers free Anki tools that run entirely in your browser, with no account and no upload: an .apkg viewer, APKG to CSV, CSV to Anki, and Quizlet to Anki.
Guru, the companion app for iPhone, iPad and Android, imports existing Anki .apkg and .colpkg decks with cards, media and sub-decks, and reviews them with FSRS, online or offline. Import and review are free for up to 5 decks.
It is built for medical, nursing, law and language students who already study with Anki and want decks that match their own course material.
GuruOwl is an independent product and is not affiliated with Anki, AnkiMobile, AnkiDroid or AnkiWeb.
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GuruOwl Key Features
Anki cards from your PDFs
Upload a study PDF or lecture notes and get editable cloze-first cards tagged by topic, with the source page kept on every card.
Image occlusion for diagrams
Labeled diagrams in your PDF can become image-occlusion cards, and you export a standard .apkg for Anki Desktop, AnkiMobile or AnkiDroid.
Free in-browser Anki tools
Open .apkg files and convert APKG to CSV, CSV to Anki and Quizlet to Anki in your browser, with no account and no upload.
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Who uses GuruOwl?
Medical and nursing students
Turning lecture PDFs into cloze and image-occlusion cards for MCAT and NCLEX review.
Anki users
Reviewing their existing Anki decks on iPhone or Android with the Guru app.
Plans and access
GuruOwl Pricing
Freemium
Free tier; web credit packs from $4.99
Free: 3-page PDF demo without signup, 50 credits on web signup, free in-browser Anki converters, and deck import plus FSRS review in the Guru app for up to 5 decks. Paid: web credit packs from $4.99 (500 credits, about 500 PDF pages); Guru Pro $4.99/month with a 3-day free trial for new subscribers, $39.99/year, or $24.99 Lifetime with 5,000 AI credits.
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