Upload a PDF and play study games
Paste or upload your notes, get practice questions written from them, and play those questions inside interactive study games. ZykoStudy works with class notes, slides, PDFs, and study guides for any subject, so every round is practice for your next quiz or test.
Free to try. The demo needs no account and your notes never leave your browser.
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How to turn your notes into a game
Three steps, and the first one is the only work you do.
- 1
Paste or upload your notes
Class notes, slides, a PDF, a study guide, or a photo of your notebook. A few lines is enough for the demo.
- 2
Get practice questions
ZykoStudy turns the facts and definitions in your notes into multiple-choice questions, with the answer and an explanation.
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Play them as a game
Pick a game and answer to keep moving. Right answers earn XP and build your streak. Misses show you why.
Biology notes, ch. 3
Osmosis is the movement of water across a selectively permeable membrane, toward the side with more dissolved solute.
Which process moves water across a selectively permeable membrane?
- Diffusion
- Osmosis(correct answer)
- Active transport
- Endocytosis
Correct+25 XP
Study games you can play with your notes
These are real arcade games, not flashcards with a timer. Answering is how you move: hop the road, spell against the clock, hold the racing line, carve the slope. Tap any of these four to play a demo, no account needed.
What notes can you turn into a game?
Anything you study from. Notes with clear facts, definitions, names, and dates make the best practice questions. It works for any subject, from AP Bio to a college history lecture.
Pasted text
Copy straight from your notes app
Readers, handouts, study guides
PowerPoint slides
.pptx lecture decks
Word documents
.docx notes and outlines
Photos of notes
PNG or JPG, or use your camera
Paste a lecture link
How is this different from flashcards?
Flashcards help you review. A study game makes you answer. Both rely on active recall, pulling an answer from memory, which is one of the better-supported ways to study.
Flashcards
- You read the prompt, flip the card, and decide whether you knew it.
- You usually write the cards yourself, one at a time.
- A card you miss comes back as the same card.
ZykoStudy
- You pick an answer inside a game and find out right away, with an explanation.
- Questions are written from the notes you upload.
- Practice a weak topic and you get different questions on the same idea.
If flashcards already work for you, keep using them. Games help most when the hard part is sticking with review. More on this: a flashcard alternative.
Questions about turning notes into games
How do I turn my notes into a game?
Paste a few lines into the demo at the top of this page and you get a short quiz right away, which you can play here or inside a real arcade game with no account. For full notes, open the question builder: upload or paste your material, get a question set, and play it in any ZykoStudy game.
Can I upload my notes or do I have to paste them?
Either works. The question builder takes PDFs, Word documents, PowerPoint slides, text files, and photos of your notes. You can also paste text or add a YouTube video link. The free plan covers up to 30 pages per upload.
Does ZykoStudy use AI to make the questions?
In the question builder, yes: AI reads what you upload and writes practice questions from it, and you can edit the set before you play. The instant demo on this page is simpler. It builds questions from your sentences inside your browser, without AI and without uploading anything.
What kinds of study games can I play?
Arcade games where answering is how you move: cross the road in ZykoCross, fly through gaps in Flappy Zyko, carve down a mountain in Power Slope, race an obstacle course in Tumble Squad, and more. Some games carry a Premium badge.
Is ZykoStudy free?
Yes. The demo on this page needs no account. The free Base plan needs no card and includes 10 question sets a month with up to 20 questions each. Paid plans raise those limits.
Can I use it for AP classes, college classes, or exams?
How is ZykoStudy different from Quizlet?
Quizlet is built around flashcards and a large library of shared sets, so if a ready-made set already matches your class, it can be quicker. ZykoStudy starts from your own notes: it writes questions from what you upload, and you answer them inside arcade games with XP and streaks.
Turn your next set of notes into a game
Upload your notes, slides, or a PDF and play the whole set. Free account, no card, and your XP and progress save.
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