Immediate value
Process flow: Blueprint with Flashcards tab -> Lecture PDF upload -> Card generation -> Anki .apkg export
Before (raw PDF)
Dense slides and paragraphs with no clear questions, no answers, and nothing you can drill with spaced repetition.
After (Anki-ready deck)
Front / back cards grounded in the lecture, exported as a real .apkg file you import straight into Anki.
Drop in the lecture
Generated for you
Import into Anki
5-step workflow
Use a Blueprint that includes a Flashcards tab (plus Summary or Definitions if you want context). Set it once and reuse it.
Drop in the slides or lecture PDF directly in the browser. No app install, and you can add several PDFs into one note.
Heyblocks reads the whole PDF and writes question-and-answer flashcards from it, grounded in the actual lecture content.
Flip through the generated cards, check the tricky terms, and keep the ones that matter for your exam.
Export a real Anki .apkg deck and import it into Anki. From there, Anki's spaced repetition schedules your reviews.
Why Heyblocks fits
Plenty of tools can summarize a PDF. The actual student problem is turning that source into a real, importable Anki deck without typing every card by hand.
With Heyblocks Blueprints, you set your Flashcards format once, then run the same structure on every lecture PDF and export straight to Anki.
FAQ
Pick a Blueprint with a Flashcards tab, upload the lecture PDF, generate the cards, review, then export a .apkg deck. The key is generating real question-answer cards from the source, not just a summary.
Yes. Flashcards export to a real .apkg file that imports straight into Anki, and Anki then handles the spaced-repetition scheduling.
No. Heyblocks reads the whole PDF and writes the front and back of each card, so you get a full deck instead of typing cards one by one.
Yes. Lecture slide decks exported as PDF work well, and you can combine several PDFs into one note before generating the deck.
Yes. Save a Blueprint with your preferred Flashcards structure once, then apply it to every new lecture PDF for a consistent deck each time.
Related workflows
Use the same Heyblocks workflow across recordings, videos, and mixed research sources.