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https://github.com/commaai/minikeyvalue/tree/prod
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2•tangjiehao•49m ago•0 comments
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Show HN: Card-Snap – Generate Printable Flashcards from Any Document

https://www.card-snap.com/
4•lelia_florina•9mo ago
Hi HN,

I built Card-Snap: www.card-snap.com

It’s a very simple tool where you upload a document (Word, PDF, TXT), and it generates a PDF file with printable flashcards.

The idea came to me when helping my daughter study science. I realized that while there are many digital flashcard apps, it’s not easy to get physical flashcards without a lot of manual work.

Card-Snap is minimal: no signup, no tracking, no ads — just upload, pick how many questions you want, and download the printable cards.

I’d love your feedback!

Some questions I have:

Is the idea useful enough on its own?

What features would you expect next (e.g., export options, better formatting, templates)?

Would you prefer more control over card content?

Thanks so much for taking a look!

Comments

lelia_florina•9mo ago
Thanks for checking it out! I'm happy to answer any questions or hear any suggestions you have.

Also curious: would you prefer a totally free version forever, or something with a few premium templates later on?

treetalker•9mo ago
"Why I built this?" --> Either "Why I Built This" or "Why did I build this?".
lelia_florina•9mo ago
Good point, thank you very much.
lelia_florina•9mo ago
It's already in place :) Thanks again and let us know if you have other suggestions!
treetalker•9mo ago
It would be cool to have an option to export to a PDF with a page size ready to print one card per page (for direct printing onto 3x5 or 4x6 cards, for example).
lelia_florina•9mo ago
Thanks a lot for the suggestion! I really like the idea of allowing direct printing onto 3x5 or 4x6 cards.

Out of curiosity: do you usually print on blank index cards at home? Or would you prefer a ready-to-order printable file (like a print shop format)?

Trying to understand better how you'd use it!

treetalker•9mo ago
As I understood, the service currently creates a PDF file in which each PDF page is standard US letter size and automatically generates flash cards 6-up for the user to cut up after printing.

What I had in mind was to generate the same flash cards 1-up on index-card-sized PDF pages. Then the user can print onto blank index cards and avoid the cutting.

I hope that answers your question!

lelia_florina•9mo ago
Thank you for the clarification! I like the idea, as it would save users the step of cutting them out. I'll definitely consider this approach for my next improvements. Appreciate your input!
atmanactive•9mo ago
> What features would you expect next (e.g., export options, better formatting, templates)?

I would love to be able to use this without paper at all. Ideally, the app would "create" my own personal unique random string and when I open that url I would get a flashcard shown (full-screen, no menus). When touched/clicked, the flashcard would flip. When clicked again, it would proceed to the next card, and this would be stored in cookie so, on next visit, we can continue where we left of.

In this way I could dedicate a phone or a tablet, mount it on a wall or a cupboard and use it every day for flashcards. No printing, no cutting.

Thanks.

lelia_florina•9mo ago
Thanks a lot for your detailed feedback!

For now, Card-Snap is focused on printable, physical flashcards because there are already many digital flashcard apps out there.

That said, I can see how a super-minimal, distraction-free viewer could be useful for setups like using a dedicated tablet.

Just curious — what made you want something new rather than using existing flashcard apps like Anki, Quizlet, or Brainscape?

(It would be really helpful for me to understand what’s missing or frustrating in the current options.)

Thanks again for taking the time to share your ideas!

atmanactive•9mo ago
> Just curious — what made you want something new rather than using existing flashcard apps like Anki, Quizlet, or Brainscape?

I don't think any of those mentioned have the functionality I described. I could be wrong, though.

Is there an app that could publish flash cards as a URL?

lelia_florina•9mo ago
I'll definitely look into this more. I’m intrigued by your idea. A simple, shareable flashcard viewer with zero UI clutter could actually complement the printed version. Just to make sure I understand: 1.the main need is to have a link you can prepare in advance and revisit anytime, so you can review flashcards fullscreen, one by one, from any device (like a phone or tablet)? 2. would you use it as your main way to study, or more as a casual daily reinforcement tool?
atmanactive•9mo ago
Yes, this functionality should be in addition to printable version.

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Now, about data storage, you have two options:

1.) store data on your server (not recommended) and hand out the ticket* to the user to use in a URL. Pros: can open the same project on any device. Cons: someone would have to pay for storage, would have to fend off abuse or introduce data expiry, and so on (huge hassle).

2.) store data in user browser's local storage (recommended) and hand out the ticket to the user to use in a URL. Pros: your server has to store no data. Cons: once created, the flashcard player can only be used on that one browser/device. No big deal, if needed on another device, the user can start the data-ingestion flow again from that other device and thus get another ticket* and run the playback of the same flashcard set on another device.

*ticket would be just a random string that would identify the dataset and would be a query parameter in the URL. It would be up to the user to bookmark that URL and give it a sane name.

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Now, to answer your questions:

> 1.) the main need is to have a link you can prepare in advance and revisit anytime, so you can review flashcards fullscreen, one by one, from any device (like a phone or tablet)?

Yes. A phone, a tablet, a TV, an e-ink panel, a raspberry Pi device... any device that has a decent enough browser. That's why the flashcard page itself has to be as simple as possible. Maybe a set title, the card number out of total number, and that's it. The only possible interaction should be a click anywhere on the screen.

> 2.) would you use it as your main way to study, or more as a casual daily reinforcement tool?

Casual daily reinforcement tool.

Thanks.

lelia_florina•9mo ago
Thank you for taking the time to detail this. We are working for implementing something around this. When ready, we will post it here :)
atmanactive•9mo ago
Looking forward.
lelia_florina•9mo ago
We just put that feature in place — now you can open a unique link and flip through your flashcards online, fullscreen and one at a time.

What do you think about it? Would love to hear if it works the way you imagined.

atmanactive•9mo ago
Wow! Great! Fantastic! That's it. Expertly done. I can see it is shareable, which means that the data is stored on your server. I just hope this won't overwhelm your capacity going forward.

My one and only nitpick at this point is that the site, and thus, the cards doesn't have dark mode, neither a manually (cookie based) selectable, nor an automatic one (prefers-color-scheme: dark;) which forces me to use a specialized browser just to get a white-on-black version. This is important, not just for accessibility reasons, but to accommodate the device which will be used to run it, for example, light mode for e-ink and LCD, dark mode for projector and OLED, and so on. If you could add that, that would make it perfect indeed.

Otherwise, it is great. It is everything I was hoping for, and even more. Definitely, the best flashcard application I've ever seen.

Congrats, and keep up the good work!

lelia_florina•9mo ago
Thank you so much — your support genuinely means a lot, and your feedback is gold. Every person using it takes us further — so if you find it helpful, feel free to spread the word or try it with your own deck!
atmanactive•9mo ago
Yes, I saw it! I was actually refreshing the site daily from my phone :) and was pleasantly surprised. That's it. Looks great! I bookmarked it everywhere and will soon start feeding it educational material for my daughter. I will also be needing it, later this year. Thank you very much for developing this wonderful software. Kudos, and, all the best!
lelia_florina•8mo ago
Hi again :)! I was wondering if you could write a review for card-snap and leave it here. I would like to add an area on the landing page with some reviews from people. Thank you very much!
atmanactive•8mo ago
Card-Snap brings a breath of fresh air to the, otherwise mundane task of preparing, printing and/or digitally displaying flashcards. With instant AI assistance transforming plain documents into questions and answers, using Card-Snap is a breeze. Check it out, highly recommended!
lelia_florina•8mo ago
Thank you so much! It's highly appreciated. If I am not asking too much, could you write it as a review on facebook on our page? I would like to integrate it and display the facebook reviews on our site.
atmanactive•8mo ago
Sorry, the answer is no.
lelia_florina•9mo ago
Just wanted to share that we’ve now added dark mode It follows your system preference (via prefers-color-scheme) and makes reviewing much easier on OLEDs, projectors, and tired eyes in general. Let me know if you give it a try!
lelia_florina•9mo ago
The look and feel and some new features are available in Card-Snap application since the first post. Feel free to give it a try and let us know how you like it.

Thanks so much, you beautiful community!!!

lelia_florina•8mo ago
Hey @treetalker, I cannot reply in the thread you started... The feature that you suggested to have extra options for printing the cards is in place now. I would appreciate your feedback, is it useful for you like it is now? Thank you!
lelia_florina•9mo ago
Update: now supports online card viewing!