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by dhandel 2584 days ago
Nice, and open source. Bravo and congratulations. Such a nice step beyond bookmarking webpages.

I have created https://idorecall.com/ a web app (soon to work in mobile browsers too). Unlike Polar, you upload your learning files (Word, PPT, PDFs and image files as well as videos on Youtube) into iDoRecall and read them there. If you see a concept that you comprehend or a fact that you want to remember, create a spaced-repetition flashcard (we call our RECALLS) linked to that fact/concept. Then when you practice your RECALLS, if you forget an answer, click a link and the original source file/video opens at the exact linked location where you created the RECALL. Refresh your memory and quickly get back to your practice session. I wrote a few weeks ago about my life experience that led me to create iDoRecall: https://medium.com/better-humans/how-to-unlock-the-amazing-p...

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Can you make cloze deletions from the material? I watched the video haphazardly, and was unable to tell.
You can simulate cloze deletions very easily:

Q: Earth is the _____ planet from the Sun. A: Earth is the third planet from the Sun.

Do you have an iphone app? It's really helpful if you can revise the cards from your phone.
We don't have a native app but we'll be releasing iDoRecall as a progressive web app in about 60 days.