Basic and typed
Recall an answer, then compare it with the source-linked response; typed prompts can ask you to enter it first.
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Turn course documents into knowledge you can understand, recall, and use.
Create Questions from the Cards you already trust, practice them in focused sessions, inspect how each Question is progressing, and return to the source whenever you need the full context.
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Recall on the page
Cover it. Recall it. Reveal it.
Use Study Tape from the Research tab to cover text and reveal it as you practice. It works directly on the PDF, separately from source-linked Questions and scheduled Study. Tape is a recall aid, not permanent redaction.
See what’s new in PDF Max →The implemented loop
Knowledge always has a way back.
Study starts from material accepted into the Workspace. A Question points to its Card, and the Card points to the original document evidence.
- Document
- Card
- Question
- Practice
- Progress
- Source
Question authoring
Write the Question yourself. Let AI draft only when it helps.
Every plan can create Questions manually from source-linked Cards. Optional Apple Intelligence can produce drafts on supported devices, but nothing is saved until you review it.
Cloze and multiple-choice
Hide meaningful parts of the source or choose among reviewable alternatives.
Relationship
Practice why two Cards connect, not only what either Card says in isolation.
Formula, image, and table
Use supported Card fields and captured regions to ask from mathematical, visual, or structured source material.
Occlusion
Hide the labels on a figure, cells in a table, or parts of a formula, and recall what belongs underneath.
AI-assisted drafts require Apple Intelligence on supported iOS 26 or macOS 26 devices. Manual Question authoring is always available and never requires AI.
Focused sessions
Practice the material that matters now.
Build a session from the current work instead of maintaining a separate deck structure. Save useful scopes as presets and return to them later.
- Entire Workspace
- One document
- A Frame
- Selected Cards
- Due Questions
- A saved preset
Scheduled Study
Changes the Question's schedule.
Recall, reveal, and rate the result. The rating updates when that individual Question returns.
Practice
Leaves the schedule unchanged.
Rehearse a scope without advancing or delaying scheduled reviews.
Progress and scheduling
See the work ahead and how each Question got there.
Inspect recall, workload, lapses, and upcoming reviews. Tune schedule settings, preview interval changes, and use your device-local review history to optimize memory parameters.
- Each Question has an independent learning history.
- Schedule tuning shows how settings affect future reviews.
- Memory optimization uses history stored on the device.
Source return
When memory is incomplete, reopen the explanation.
Move from a Question or practice session to the supporting Card, then to the exact PDF page and passage. Source health remains visible if the underlying document changed or disappeared.
See how Workspace preserves evidenceStudy guides
Build Questions you can trust, then practice with intent.
Follow tested workflows for source-linked authoring, exam revision, and visual or mathematical course material.
Question authoring
Turn a PDF into source-linked Questions
Capture trustworthy material, write or review each Question, and test the route back to the original page.
Read the guide Lecture workflowStudy lecture slides without rereading
Turn five useful slides into Questions, run Practice, and make sure every miss returns to the exact slide.
Read the guide Source returnKeep the lecture page attached
Understand why Anki users build PDF-linking workarounds and test a workflow that preserves the source from capture.
Read the guide Revision planningChoose scheduled Study or Practice
Keep long-term review history honest while adding focused, schedule-neutral rehearsal before an exam.
Read the guide Structured materialStudy diagrams, tables, and formulas
Hide precise labels, cells, and formula parts without stripping away the source context that defines them.
Read the guideClear plan boundary
The complete Study workflow is included with Free.
Every plan can author and edit Questions, use optional AI-assisted drafts on supported devices, start Practice or scheduled Study, save presets, tune scheduling, inspect Progress, and return to the source.
Free, Pro, and PremiumCreate, Practice, schedule, preset, and inspect Progress
Supported devicesDraft Questions with optional Apple Intelligence
Source-grounded Study
Practice the knowledge. Keep the evidence.
Download PDF Max on Mac, iPad, and iPhone. The complete Study workflow is included with Free.
