Create flashcards automatically from PDF, text or photos
Use the material you actually study from: upload a PDF, paste text or add clear photos and turn the content into flashcards instead of creating every card manually.
Author: Jürgen Schuster · Updated: 26 August 2026
What does the AI flashcard generator do?
It processes the study material you provide as a PDF, pasted text or clear photos, splits the content into topics and writes question-and-answer flashcards from it.
Flashcards or a full exam simulation?
Flashcards are for repetition: one fact, one answer, many short passes. They are the right tool while you are still building recall.
The exam simulation is for the check before the real thing: a fixed number of single-choice, multiple-choice and open questions in one run, with a result per chapter at the end. Most people use both — cards first, simulation a few days before the exam.
- Flashcards: fast repetition, good for terms, definitions and mechanisms.
- Exam simulation: realistic run, scoring and weak-chapter analysis.
- Both can be generated from your own study material.
Bestehia as an Anki alternative
Anki is built around long-term spaced repetition. Bestehia starts from a different point: you provide your own study material as a PDF, pasted text or photos and generate flashcards plus an optional exam simulation from that content.
If you already use Anki, you can export your Bestehia cards as CSV and continue reviewing them there. Bestehia is not affiliated with Anki.
| Bestehia | Classic flashcard app | |
|---|---|---|
| Starting point | Your own study material — PDF, pasted text or clear photos. |
Typically a deck you build, import or pick from a library. |
| Output | Flashcards plus an optional exam simulation with single-choice, multiple-choice and open questions. |
Cards for repeated review. |
| Review model | Online review, repeat wrong answers, chapter-level result after a simulation run. |
Usually a spaced-repetition schedule over time. |
| Billing | One-off purchase per set, free entry level, no subscription. |
Varies by product. |
Anki is a product of its respective owner. This comparison describes Bestehia's own features only and makes no claim about another product's current functionality.
Privacy and source processing
Your source material is processed to generate the cards. Uploaded source files are not stored permanently. Details are in the privacy policy.
Frequently asked questions
How many flashcards do I get?
You choose the scope before generating. There is a free entry level so you can see the output quality first, and larger paid sets for more extensive material.
Can I import the cards into Anki?
You can export the cards as a CSV file with separate front and back columns, which Anki can import through its standard text import. Bestehia is not affiliated with Anki.
Is the content correct?
The cards are generated by AI from your source material, so they can contain mistakes. Treat them as practice material and check anything that looks off against your original source.
Which languages are supported?
The interface is available in multiple languages, and the cards follow the language of the material you provide.
What does the AI flashcard generator do?
Bestehia creates question-and-answer cards from the study material you provide as a PDF, pasted text or clear photos.
Which source material works best?
Text-based scripts, lecture slides, handouts, pasted notes and clear photos of study pages work best.
How to create flashcards from your material
Add a PDF, paste text or upload photos, choose the scope and review the generated cards online.
Review and export your flashcards
Study in the browser or export the cards when you want to continue elsewhere.
Bestehia as an Anki alternative
Bestehia starts from your own study material and can combine flashcards with an optional practice exam.
Privacy and source processing
Source files are processed to generate the material and are not kept permanently.