Why do students still make study guides by hand?
Because nothing automated has been trustworthy. Generic AI summaries hallucinate. Quizlet decks made by strangers don't match your textbook edition. Lecture slides miss what your professor actually stressed.
Recitare solves this by generating study materials from your specific document. Max reads the full text using Gemini 2.5 Flash's 1 million token context window, a 300-page textbook in a single pass, and produces a study guide grounded entirely in what you uploaded. Every bullet, every practice problem, every FAQ answer includes a page citation so you can verify it instantly.
The result is a study guide that actually matches your reading, generated in under 15 seconds.
What study guide formats are available?
Five formats, each designed for a different study situation. Choose the one that matches where you are in your prep cycle.
Key Concepts
Free tierA tight bulleted list of the most important ideas, definitions, and arguments in the document. Optimised for quick review the night before class or as a preview before diving in.
Best for: First pass overview, pre-lecture prep, free tier users
Full Study Guide
Reader & ProA comprehensive structured guide with section headings, explanations of core concepts, and connections between ideas. Reads like a condensed textbook chapter for the material you uploaded.
Best for: Deep review, exam prep, understanding unfamiliar subjects
Timeline
Reader & ProEvents, developments, or process steps arranged in chronological order. Works for history papers, scientific papers describing experimental phases, legal cases, or any material with a temporal structure.
Best for: History, case studies, research papers with methodology phases
FAQ
Reader & ProMax anticipates the questions a student or reader would ask about the document and answers each one in plain language. A fast way to check comprehension gaps without reading the whole thing.
Best for: Self-assessment, quick comprehension checks, teaching prep
Practice Problems
Reader & ProApplication-level questions drawn directly from the document's content, with model answers. Goes beyond recall. Problems require students to apply, analyse, or evaluate the material the same way an exam would.
Best for: Exam practice, active recall, STEM and social science coursework
How does Max generate study guides?
The pipeline is straightforward and deliberately transparent:
You upload a document
PDF, DOCX, TXT, PPTX, image, or URL. Recitare parses it client-side (for PDFs) or server-side and produces clean text with --- Page --- markers inserted between pages.
You choose a format
Select Key Concepts, Full Study Guide, Timeline, FAQ, or Practice Problems from the study guide modal. The format choice shapes the prompt and the output structure.
Gemini 2.5 Flash reads your full document
The complete parsed text is sent to Gemini 2.5 Flash via the /api/study-guide route. With a 1M token context window, even a 300-page textbook fits in one pass, no chunking, no context loss.
Max structures the output with page citations
The model is instructed to cite [Page X] for every key point using the page markers in the text. This grounds every claim and gives you a direct path back to the source.
You read, listen, or export
The study guide appears inline. You can read it, play it via TTS (with sentence-by-sentence highlighting), or export it in three formats: Markdown, rich-text clipboard, or PDF.
Can I export study guides?
Yes. Three export options appear below every generated study guide:
Download Markdown
A .md file that opens in Obsidian, Notion, Bear, or any text editor. Headings, bullets, and citations all preserved.
Copy Rich Text
Formatted HTML in your clipboard. Paste into Google Docs, Notion, or Word and it lands with structure intact.
Export PDF
One-click PDF download with clean typography. Print it, annotate it, or attach it to a study group share.
How is this different from Quizlet?
Quizlet is built around flashcards you create or import. Its AI features generate cards from a topic or a pasted block of text, not from a specific 200-page document you uploaded. The fundamental problem is alignment: generic decks don't match your reading.
| Quizlet | Recitare | |
|---|---|---|
| Source | Generic topic or imported text | Your actual document |
| Formats | Flashcards only | 5 formats including problems & timelines |
| Citations | None | Page citations on every point |
| Time to generate | Minutes (manual) or generic AI | Under 15 seconds from your doc |
| TTS playback | No | Yes, with sentence highlighting |
| Export | Limited | Markdown, rich text, PDF |
What makes the Practice Problems format different?
Most AI-generated practice questions test recall: “What year did X happen?” or “Define Y.” Max is instructed to write application-level problems that match the cognitive demand of real exams.
A recall question (what Max avoids)
“What is the name of the cognitive bias described in Chapter 4?”
An application question (what Max writes)
“A marketing team uses social proof to increase sign-ups but sees no effect. Using the anchoring bias framework from Chapter 4, explain two alternative interventions they could test and predict which would be more effective in a high-friction purchase context.”
Each problem also includes a model answer grounded in your document, so you can check your reasoning without needing a professor in the room.
Who is this for?
Students prepping for exams
Stop re-reading the same chapter. Generate a targeted study guide the night before and focus your review on what matters.
Grad students reading papers
Use the FAQ format to self-test before a seminar, or the Timeline to map a paper's experimental phases at a glance.
Self-directed learners
Working through a textbook solo? The Practice Problems format gives you exam-quality questions without a teacher assigning them.
Study groups
Generate a shared study guide and export it to your group's Notion page or Google Doc in one click. Everyone works from the same source.
Busy professionals
Need to get up to speed on a 60-page report before a meeting? Key Concepts gives you the essentials in under a minute.
Teachers and instructors
Upload course readings and generate draft FAQ or practice problem sets in seconds. Review and refine instead of writing from scratch.
What's included on each plan?
| Plan | Formats available | Daily / monthly limit |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Key Concepts only | 3 per day |
| Reader ($5/mo) | All 5 formats | 100/month (fair use) |
| Pro ($18/mo) | All 5 formats | 100/month (fair use) |
The 100/month soft cap applies to all paid plans. In practice, less than 1% of users approach it.
How do you generate a study guide?
Four steps, total time under 30 seconds:
- Upload your document: PDF, DOCX, TXT, PPTX, image, or paste a URL.
- Select Exam mode from the mode picker in the toolbar.
- Open the Study Guide panel and choose a format.
- Read, listen, or export: the guide appears in seconds.
Frequently asked questions
What study guide formats are available?
Five formats: Key Concepts (tight bullet-point overview), Full Study Guide (structured chapter-style notes), Timeline (chronological event map), FAQ (anticipated student questions answered), and Practice Problems (application-level questions with model answers). Free users get Key Concepts; all paid plans unlock all five.
How does Max generate study guides?
Max sends your full document to Gemini 2.5 Flash, a model with a 1 million token context window, along with instructions for the format you selected. The model reads the actual text, not a summary of a summary. Every point it returns is grounded in the source material and cited back to a specific page using the page markers inserted during parsing.
Can I export study guides?
Yes. Three export options appear below every generated study guide: Download as Markdown (a .md file you can open in Obsidian, Notion, or any text editor), Copy as Rich Text (formatted HTML in your clipboard, ready to paste into Google Docs or Notion), and Export as PDF (a clean one-click PDF download). All three options preserve headings, bullets, and page citations.
How is this different from Quizlet?
Quizlet requires you to create flashcards manually, or import a card set someone else made, which may not match your document at all. Recitare generates study materials directly from your document, in seconds, in the format you need for your next session. No card creation, no searching for existing decks, no mismatch. The practice problems in particular are application-level questions tied to your specific reading, not generic trivia.
Does it work with any document type?
Yes. Study guides can be generated from any document Recitare can open: PDFs (including academic papers), DOCX and TXT files, PowerPoint slides (PPTX), images with extracted OCR text, and web pages pasted as URLs. The AI always reads the full parsed text, so quality is consistent across formats.
How long does it take to generate?
Typically 5–15 seconds for most documents. Very long textbooks or reports (50,000+ words) may take up to 30 seconds. Recitare uses Gemini 2.5 Flash specifically for its combination of speed and 1M context. It can handle a 300-page book in a single pass without chunking.
Is there a limit on how many study guides I can generate?
Free users can generate Key Concepts up to 3 times per day. Paid plans (Reader at $5/month and Pro at $18/month) get unlimited study guides across all five formats, subject to a soft fair-use cap of 100 per month. In practice, very few users approach that cap.
Can I listen to a study guide with TTS?
Yes. Once a study guide is generated, you can tap the play button to have Max read it aloud using the same TTS engine as your document: Inworld TTS-1.5 Mini on the Reader plan or Inworld TTS-1.5 Max on the Pro plan. Each line highlights as it is read, so you can follow along.