iDoRecall enables you to create linked spaced-repetition flashcards called "recalls." When you practice memory retrieval, if you struggle with the answer, click to see the source at the exact, relevant location. YouTube, Coursera, or Udemy will open in a new browser tab at the linked time code if the source is a video. If it's a webpage, the page will open and scroll to the linked highlighted text or area of interest. You can also link to text and regions of interest in your .docx, .pptx, .pdf, .png, and .jpeg files. You can even link to your Kindle highlights, and clicking to see the source will open the Kindle desktop app to the location of the highlight in the book.
Currently, you can create a flashcard and paste a URL in the source field. When you practice the flashcard and "turn it over", if you struggled with the anwer, you can click the source URL and it will open in another browser tab.
We do have plans to release browser extensions that will enable you to create flashcards linked to areas of interest in web pages that you are viewing. We will save the URL and a PDF of the page in case the content subsequently changes.
No, it doesn't. Even when we add an EPUB reader in the coming months, it won't open DRM protected files. Unfortunately Amazon and Apple don't offer APIs for their ebook readers. The only solution is copy|paste or screengrabs... very suboptimal.
Thanks James,
You can export Anki Flashcards and import them into iDR as recalls. The catch for now is that only .txt format exports work for the time being. Also, in a few weeks we'll offer self-serve export of all of your recalls in a CSV file which then be uploaded into Anki or Quizlet.
Thanks for the update. This is an important feature for me, too, for a different reason. I've discovered that, with Anki, oftentimes the fastest way for me to bulk edit a deck is to export it, manipulate it with a Python script, and then re-import it.
iDoRecall cofounder and 67 y/o entrepreneur here. Today’s version of iDR is a total rewrite of our MVP. iDR began as a digital solution enabling the cognitive science strategies that I used to graduate #1 in my med school class back in the analog 70s [1]. iDR takes spaced-repetition flashcards beyond the bounds of well-known solutions. Barbara Oakley, Ph.D., creator of Coursera’s Learning How to Learn [2], uses iDR for her own lifelong learning. Recently she became our Chief Learning Science advisor.
Upload your learning content into iDR: PDFs, Word files, PowerPoints, images and many other file types. Add videos hosted on YouTube, Vimeo and other sites to your iDR library. Read, watch and listen to your content on iDR.
Create flashcards (we call them “recalls”) that are linked directly to the concepts, facts, formulae or whatever you want to remember in your learning materials.
When you practice memory retrieval with your recalls, if you struggle with the answer, you’re one click away from seeing the exact spot in your content where you created the recall so that you can quickly refresh your memory in the original context where you learned it. Stop wasting time rereading. Read once. Watch once. Listen once. Abstract and curate what you want to remember into recalls and use spaced-repetition memory retrieval to remember everything you learn. Rereading, highlighting and rereading highlight have been proven suboptimal tactics for remembering what you’ve learned [3].
Metacognition training wheels, Pomodoro timer and project management tools for learners included. Create study groups with classmates and collaborate sharing recalls and content. Teachers can create classes in the app.
We have reference docs on our self-hosted Notion [4] and helpful videos on our YouTube channel [5]. I write about learning on Medium and Better Humans [6]. Please let me know if there is any way that I can be helpful to you.
Hey David, looks really impressive. And so nice to see some older enterpreneurs out there!
Strange that there’s just another spaced repetition show HN just next to this one. What are the odds?
I’m a co-founder of Kenhub[0] and we use some spaced repetition techniques in our quizzes. But it’s quite different still. The bigger difference for us is that we create and curate the content. I’m wondering if there’s some opportunity for collaboration. See contact details in my profile if you’d like to chat some time.
Looks nifty. Is there a way to enter source code(programming) in the editor? I cant find it. The thing I can find is how to enter formula, but that is not what I'm looking for.
I created https://idorecall.com/ and it is different than apps like Anki. You upload your learning materials into iDoRecall. File types such as .docx, .pptx, .pdf, images files or add media share links from YouTube, Vimeo, Soundcloud, etc. You consume your content in iDR. When you come across a concept or fact that you want to remember, create a linked spaced-repetition flashcard. When you practice your flashcards, if you struggle with an answer, click a link to open up the source file or video at the exact location where you created the card. Refresh your memory and then get back to your practice session. Also, you can create study groups with classmates and collaborate, sharing files and flashcards. I have written about my background and story https://bit.ly/2Tp3vTr
