From material to deck
Start with a free topic, a text file or a PDF and develop a controlled flashcard draft manually or with AI support.
- ✓explicit source selection
- ✓preview before importing
- ✓your own deck files instead of portal lock-in
For school, university and professional exams
Turn study material into exam-ready flashcards
Pauk is a local Windows app for exam-focused flashcards: create cards from topics, text files and PDFs, review card quality with optional AI, sort and refine your deck, and track exam readiness until exam day.
Current version: 1.0.13 for Windows
Do not just review cards. Make them good first.
Many learning apps start with finished flashcards. Pauk starts where the real work begins: with your script, PDF, notes and the question whether your cards are actually learnable.
Card quality in view
Pauk reviews existing cards with optional AI support and shows concrete improvements for clarity, fact focus and learnability.
- ✓detect cards with too many facts
- ✓split or improve cards
- ✓every change remains your decision
Learn toward an exam goal
Exam date, preparation start, the Leitner card system and spaced repetition help you assess your progress realistically.
- ✓progress by learning weight
- ✓Leitner, spaced repetition and more learning modes
- ✓focused Windows desktop workflow
What makes Pauk different
The most relevant product strengths in one place.
AI card drafts from topic, text file, and PDF
Pauk creates controlled drafts, groups them into topic clusters, and lets you review what really enters your deck.
Card quality, not card overload
Pauk supports clear questions, manageable fact counts, and learnable, as-atomic-as-possible answers.
Exam readiness, not only repetition counters
Exam date, preparation start, and weighted progress show whether you are on track for exam day.
Card sorter for larger decks
Reorder cards with drag and drop, control sequence directly, and keep structure even when decks grow.
Learn and correct immediately
If you spot an issue while studying, edit the card right away and continue from the same learning card.
Local files and your own AI key
Decks remain local .pau files. Optional AI functions use your own OpenAI API key. Learn more about the local flashcard app
Study flow: From material to exam
Pauk combines creating, reviewing and learning in one continuous flow instead of separate isolated steps.
You do not study with static cards; you continuously refine them while learning.
1. Collect material
Pick a topic, PDF or notes as your starting point.
2. Create cards
Generate a draft from your material and adopt it as a deck.
3. Review cards
Use card checks and fact logic to optimize cards for clarity and learnability.
4. Learn and refine continuously
Study with Leitner and spaced repetition while continuously improving cards: edit instantly, insert cards between existing ones, reorder in the card sorter, and refine unclear cards on the spot.
Power features in the learning flow
- Edit directly while studying
- Reorder cards in the card sorter
- AI input on individual existing cards
- Train specific Leitner boxes individually
Download
Download Pauk for Windows
The download link is loaded automatically from the update manifest, so this page always points to the currently published Windows version.
Source: official Pauk Windows installer
Free, with your own AI key
Pauk itself is free. Optional AI features such as creating flashcards and analyzing cards require your own OpenAI API key. The key is not provided by Pauk and is stored locally on your device. Classic flashcards, deck files, Leitner mode, spaced repetition and exam progress work independently of that.
Release info
Version: 1.0.13- Update 1.0.13
SHA256: C4B91735C733431D0CBBDBC3FA42DF667B440738FD580289502A07A43F9A2004