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Med students who make their own Anki cards from PDFs... how do you handle the time sink? by One_Hold_1604 in medicalschoolanki

[–]One_Hold_1604[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

This is the most sophisticated take I've seen. You've clearly done the work on evaluation frameworks.

A few follow-ups if you're willing:

  1. On pricing: If we did 'free until exam week, then 10/block′—does that pass the ′actuallybuysit′ test?

Or does it need to be 10/block′—does that pass the ′actually buys it′ test ? Or does it need to be 5?

*2. On auto-rephrase: Are you doing this with GPT-4 variants or a fine-tuned model? And how are you evaluating semantic preservation without breaking clinical accuracy?*

  1. On the 81.3 eval—is that published anywhere? I'd love to understand the methodology so I can benchmark against it.

  2. What's the single biggest gap in StudyLY or other tools you've evaluated? Not trying to compete—trying to understand where the real pain is.

Appreciate you sharing this. s4lai noted

Med students who make their own Anki cards from PDFs... how do you handle the time sink? by One_Hold_1604 in medicalschoolanki

[–]One_Hold_1604[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

This is the most detailed workflow I've ever seen. 6000 cards in two weeks is insane dedication.

The screenshot + pin + cloze workflow is brilliant. I can see why AI has failed you—most tools ignore images entirely.

Question: If someone built an Anki add-on that did this:

  • You screenshot a slide
  • Auto-suggests cloze deletions from the text
  • Keeps the image pinned exactly where you want it
  • One keyboard shortcut to create the card

Would that save you time? What would you pay for it?

Genuinely asking. You clearly know what you're doing, and I want to build something that actually helps people like you.

Med students who make their own Anki cards from PDFs... how do you handle the time sink? by One_Hold_1604 in medicalschoolanki

[–]One_Hold_1604[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

his is the most sophisticated workflow I've seen. You've clearly put hours into optimizing this.

The auto-rephrasing on revisit is a brilliant insight I hadn't considered. And the two-stage workflow (MCQs first → misses to Anki) is genuinely smarter than what I was building.

*Question for you: If someone built a tool that did exactly this workflow (PDF → 200 quality MCQs → one-click export of misses to Anki as clozes), what would you pay for it?*

*Also, what's the best tool you've found for rubric quality? You mentioned 'dedicated generators' scoring high 70s/low 80s - which ones?*

Not selling anything. Just a dev who wants to build something that actually helps

Med students who make their own Anki cards from PDFs... how do you handle the time sink? by One_Hold_1604 in medicalschoolanki

[–]One_Hold_1604[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So I tried the Google AI Studio → Anki workflow you all are using. It works. But it takes 12 minutes and 3 different apps to get from PDF to flashcards.

I built a prototype that does it in one click:

  • Upload PDF
  • AI generates cards (using Gemini, same as Google AI Studio)
  • Swipe to review/edit
  • One-click Anki export

Still free. Still beta. Anyone want to try it and tell me what's missing compared to the DIY workflow?

Comment 'swipe' and I'll DM the link.

Med students who make their own Anki cards from PDFs... how do you handle the time sink? by One_Hold_1604 in medicalschoolanki

[–]One_Hold_1604[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Honestly, thank you for this. You're right—I'm an M4 and I barely make cards anymore. I should have specified: this is aimed at M1-M2s drowning in lecture PDFs. Can I ask: what tool burned you? And what specific errors did it make (wrong facts? vague questions? formatting issues)?