Turn lecture slides into flashcards
Last updated 4 November 2026
Lecture slides pile up fast, and reading them again is not the same as testing yourself. Flashcards force you to recall an answer, which is a better way to learn. Making them by hand takes longer than most people have the week before a quiz.
How to send slides
Export your slides as a PDF and send the file to the Settle bot on Telegram. The file size limit is 20 MB, which is Telegram's own limit for bots. Slides longer than 50 pages are cut off at page 50, and Settle tells you when that happens.
What you get
Settle reads the slides and builds a set for you:
- Flashcards with a question on the front and a short answer on the back.
- Practice questions with worked answers.
- A slide or page number on each item, so you can go back to the exact slide when something does not make sense.
The set is attached to a task, so it shows up on your dashboard next to your other deadlines. Open the task to flip through the cards.
Make the cards work for you
- Try to answer out loud or on paper before you flip a card.
- Put the cards you got wrong aside and go through them again the next day.
- If a card looks off, check the slide number it points to.
Be careful with it
Settle can miss a point or phrase something loosely, because it is summarising. Treat the cards as a first draft that saves you time, and check anything important against the slides and your notes. If your lecturer gives specific wording that is marked in an exam, learn that wording from the source.
The free plan includes 1 slide deck to flashcards each month.