Free PDF to study guide maker
Upload the PDF your exam covers and get a study guide: the topics, the key terms, and the points to know. Then press Quiz to test yourself on the same file. No signup, no card.
Free to use. Free to keep.
The tool needs no account. A free account saves every result, adds the full study kit, and syncs to your phone.
This free PDF to study guide maker is built for the week before an exam. Upload the PDF your test covers, and the AI lists each topic with the key terms and the points you need to know. Then do the part that really helps you learn: press Quiz and test yourself on the same file. Every question is checked against your PDF. No sign up and no card.
Upload your PDF
Upload a PDF. No account needed.
Run the tool
The AI reads your source on our server and writes the result. A long file takes a little longer.
Study or save
Use it right away, or save it to a free library and get the full study kit from the same source.
Why use this pdf to study guide
Made for the exam
Topics, key terms, and facts you may be asked about. Not a retelling of the whole chapter.
Read, then test
The Quiz button sits right under the guide. Testing yourself sticks better than reading the guide again.
Checked against your file
Quiz questions and flashcards are traced back to a quote from your PDF. Ones that cannot be traced are dropped.
Listen or print
Read the guide as an outline, have it read aloud where your browser supports it, or print it.
Who it's for
Students before a midterm
Upload the chapters on the test and know what to study first.
Students who learn by testing
Read the guide once, then let the quiz show what did not stick.
Tutors
Hand a student a guide and a quiz made from the exact reading they were set.
Questions
How do I make a study guide from a PDF?
Upload the PDF above and press Make a study guide. The AI reads the file and lists each topic with the key terms and the points you need to know. Then press Quiz under the guide to check what you remember.
How is this different from a summary?
A study guide is built for an exam. It keeps the terms, facts, and steps you may be asked about, as short points. The quiz button right under it lets you test those points straight away.
Can I test myself after reading it?
Yes. Press Quiz for multiple-choice questions, or Flashcards for a deck, both from the same PDF. Every question is checked against a quote from your file, and one it cannot trace back is dropped.
What PDFs can I use?
Lecture notes, a textbook chapter, a course pack, or slides saved as PDF. A scanned PDF works too, read with AI for a small number of pages. A long PDF is read up to a page limit, and the result says when it stops.
Which language is the guide in?
The same language as your PDF. A Spanish chapter gives a Spanish guide.
Is it free?
Yes, no account and no card, with a small daily limit on free runs. Sign up free to keep the guide and its quiz, and get spaced review before the exam.
Study it on your phone too
Synapsi runs on the web, iPhone, iPad, Mac and Android. One free account, the same notes everywhere.
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