# Turn your notes into spaced-repetition flashcards for Anki

> Converts study notes into well-built Anki flashcards, one idea per card with why and cloze cards, and flags anything in your notes that looks wrong.

- **Author:** [Karthik Menon (@karthik_menon)](https://promptabide.com/karthik_menon)
- **Tested on:** Claude · Opus 5.5
- **You fill in:** `subject`, `notes`
- **Published:** 2026-07-29
- **Updated:** 2026-09-24
- **Tags:** `study`, `learning`, `education`, `productivity`
- **Keywords:** turn notes into flashcards, anki flashcards from notes prompt, spaced repetition cards chatgpt, ap biology flashcards cellular respiration, cloze deletion cards prompt
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**Best for:** Students with an exam in 1-4 weeks who take notes but don't review them, and anyone learning a fact-heavy subject with Anki or another flashcard app.

## Prompt

```
Turn my notes into flashcards for spaced repetition (Anki-style). Quality over quantity.

What I'm studying and for what: {{subject}}
My notes:
{{notes}}

Rules for the cards:
- One fact or idea per card. Split any card that tests two things.
- Questions must require recall, not recognition: no yes/no or true/false.
- At least a third of the cards ask "why" or "how", not just "what".
- Add 2-3 cloze deletion cards for key sequences or formulas, using Anki's cloze syntax (c1, c2 inside double curly braces).
- Where two ideas are easily confused, add a card that asks for the difference.
- Keep answers under 20 words, and never use a semicolon inside a card.
- Don't add facts that aren't in my notes. If something in my notes looks wrong, uncertain or incomplete, list it under "Check these" instead of making a card from it.

Output: a Basic block (Front;Back;Tag) and a Cloze block (Text;Tag), ready to import, then the "Check these" list.
```

## Variables

- `{{subject}}` — The subject and what you're preparing for. (e.g. AP Biology, cellular respiration unit test next week)
- `{{notes}}` — Your notes, pasted as they are. (e.g. glycolysis - cytoplasm, glucose -> 2 pyruvate, net 2 ATP...)

## Example input

```
subject: AP Biology, cellular respiration, unit test next week
notes: glycolysis - cytoplasm, glucose -> 2 pyruvate, net 2 ATP, 2 NADH. no oxygen needed. Krebs cycle (citric acid) in mitochondrial matrix, per pyruvate: 1 ATP? 3 NADH, 1 FADH2, CO2 released. ETC inner membrane, O2 final electron acceptor -> water. chemiosmosis: H+ pumped into intermembrane space, flow back thru ATP synthase = ATP. total ~30-32 ATP (textbook used to say 36-38). fermentation when no O2: regenerates NAD+ so glycolysis continues. lactic acid in muscles, alcohol in yeast (makes CO2 + ethanol). Krebs makes 2 CO2 per pyruvate? plus 1 in link reaction
```

## Output

*Produced by Claude · Opus 5.5.*

```
**Basic cards** (import as note type "Basic", separator: semicolon)

Where in the cell does glycolysis happen?;In the cytoplasm;glycolysis
What does glycolysis turn one glucose into?;Two pyruvate molecules;glycolysis
What is the net ATP yield of glycolysis per glucose?;2 ATP;glycolysis
Which stage of cellular respiration can run without oxygen?;Glycolysis;glycolysis
Where does the Krebs cycle take place?;The mitochondrial matrix;krebs
What is another name for the Krebs cycle?;The citric acid cycle;krebs
Where is the electron transport chain located?;The inner mitochondrial membrane;etc
What is the final electron acceptor in the ETC?;Oxygen, which becomes water;etc
In chemiosmosis, where are H+ ions pumped?;Into the intermembrane space;etc
How does chemiosmosis produce ATP?;H+ flows back through ATP synthase, which makes ATP;etc
About how much ATP does one glucose yield in total?;About 30-32 ATP;overview
Why might an older textbook say 36-38 ATP per glucose?;It's an older estimate. The current figure is about 30-32;overview
Why do cells ferment when there is no oxygen?;To regenerate NAD+ so glycolysis can keep going;fermentation
What does fermentation produce in muscle cells?;Lactic acid;fermentation
What does fermentation in yeast produce?;Ethanol and CO2;fermentation
How do lactic acid and alcoholic fermentation differ?;Lactic: muscles, makes lactic acid. Alcoholic: yeast, makes ethanol and CO2;fermentation
How do glycolysis and the Krebs cycle differ in location?;Glycolysis in the cytoplasm, Krebs in the mitochondrial matrix;overview

**Cloze cards** (import as note type "Cloze")

Glycolysis turns 1 glucose into {{c1::2 pyruvate}}, with a net gain of {{c2::2 ATP}} and {{c3::2 NADH}};glycolysis
In the ETC, {{c1::oxygen}} is the final electron acceptor and becomes {{c2::water}};etc
In chemiosmosis, H+ flows back into the matrix through {{c1::ATP synthase}}, producing {{c2::ATP}};etc

**Check these**
- "per pyruvate: 1 ATP?" You marked this uncertain. Confirm the Krebs ATP count in your textbook, and whether your class counts it per pyruvate or per glucose (per glucose doubles every number).
- "3 NADH, 1 FADH2" is also per pyruvate. Your exam may ask per glucose; decide which you'll memorize.
- "Krebs makes 2 CO2 per pyruvate? plus 1 in link reaction" is marked uncertain, and the link reaction appears nowhere else in your notes. Add a line on what it is before making a card.
- "flow back thru ATP synthase": I wrote "back into the matrix" on the cloze card, which your notes imply but don't state. Delete it if your textbook describes it differently.
```

## Why it works

The rules encode what makes flashcards work: **one idea per card**, **recall not recognition**, and a **third "why/how" cards**, so you learn the mechanism, not just the vocabulary. **Difference cards** target the pairs exams love to confuse.

**"Don't add facts that aren't in my notes"** plus the **"Check these" list** is the key safety rule: your uncertain notes (the "?" marks here) get flagged instead of turned into confident cards you'll then memorize. The **import-ready format** and the no-semicolons rule mean you can paste the output straight into Anki.

## When not to use it

Flashcards suit facts, terms and short mechanisms, not problem solving or essay skills; for those, practice questions work better. If your notes are thin, the deck will be thin too, and the model won't fill gaps, by design. Always review the cards before studying them, because a wrong card repeated for weeks is hard to unlearn.

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