Get your learning material into MemoForge
Files, photos, links, research, or plain text — here's every way to bring material in, with concrete examples and what to expect.
Your options
Coursework PDF
Upload lecture slides or a course handout as a PDF, Word document, or PowerPoint file. Documents can be up to 100 MB. This is the most reliable option — clean text in means clean cards out.
Textbook page
Take a clear screenshot or a well-lit photo of the page you need. Supported formats are JPEG, PNG, WebP, GIF, and BMP, with a 10 MB limit per image and up to 20 images per job. Straight-on shots of a flat page work best.
Web article or lecture
Paste a URL to a public article, a documentation page, or a YouTube lecture. The page must be publicly accessible — paywalled or login-only pages can't be read. Video results depend on the video having usable captions or a transcript, so lectures with subtitles work far better than silent recordings.
AI Research
No document handy? Describe the topic and MemoForge searches the web for sources. Review the sources it lists before generating — you stay in control of what your cards are built from.
Plain text
Paste a definition list, your own notes, or an outline. Great for study guides you've already written and want to turn into cards.
Limits at a glance
- Documents (PDF, Word, PowerPoint): up to 100 MB per file
- Images (JPEG, PNG, WebP, GIF, BMP): up to 10 MB each, up to 20 per job
- URLs: any public page; YouTube needs captions or a transcript
Which option should you pick?
- File first. If you have the actual course material — a PDF, slides, or a Word handout — upload it. Files give the AI the most to work with.
- Screenshots for paper books. No digital copy? Photograph or screenshot the pages you need. Keep each image to one page for the best results.
- Links for online material. Articles, documentation, and lecture videos live on the web — just paste the URL instead of saving and re-uploading.
- Research or text when you have neither. No material on hand? Describe the topic for AI Research, or paste the notes you've already written.
From material to deck, step by step
Choose a material type
In a project, open Add material and pick the type that matches what you have: file, link, AI research, or pasted text.
Add the source
Upload the file, paste the URL or text, or start a research search. You can add several sources to one project.
Choose intent, language, and card limit
Tell MemoForge what you want to learn and in which direction, and decide how many cards to generate.
Generate
Processing usually takes a few minutes. You'll get a notification when your deck is ready.
Review
Skim the cards, edit or delete anything that's off, then start studying. Your review is what makes the deck yours — a deck you've checked beats a deck you've never looked at.
Good to know
- One project, many sources. You can add several materials to the same project — a lecture PDF plus your own notes — and generate a deck from the whole set.
- Your prompt shapes the cards. The more specific your intent — “focus on the definitions and the formulas” — the more useful the deck.
- Processing takes a few minutes. You'll get a notification when the deck is ready — no need to watch the progress bar.
Want better cards from the start? What makes a good source? covers what to reach for and what to fix before uploading. Prefer links or research? Deck from URL and AI Research have the details.