# DecksMD — Markdown Vault Learning App

> Markdown Vault Learning App (iPhone/iPad app by Xherdi Lika.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/decksmd/id6801156953 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Xherdi Lika](https://appshunter.io/developer/6801156955)
- Category: Education, Productivity
- Price: $17.99
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 15.0 · 12 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-08-25
- Data updated: 2026-10-13
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/decksmd/id6801156953/reviews.md

## What is DecksMD?

DecksMD turns the notes you already have into flashcards — no syntax, no second copy.

Point it at your markdown vault and every heading becomes a card: the heading is the front, the text beneath it is the back. Nothing to import, nothing to maintain twice. Edit the note and the card changes with it.

STUDY WHAT'S DUE

Scheduling by FSRS-6 — the same algorithm Anki uses — so you review what needs reviewing and stop when you're done. Cards, cloze deletions, tables, image occlusion and exams, all from plain markdown.

CAPTURE FROM ANYWHERE

Share a paragraph from Safari, Mail or any other app and it lands in your vault. The first line becomes the front, the rest becomes the back. Or file it as a plain note and come back to it later.

TURN A CHAPTER INTO A DECK

Attach a PDF, pick the sections you actually need, and get cards from those pages — including scanned chapters and lecture slides, transcribed first so the maths survives.

YOUR FILES STAY YOURS

A real markdown editor with properties, tags and a toolbar. Everything lives as plain files in a folder you choose — no database, no lock-in, works offline. Compatible with Obsidian vaults and any folder of markdown.

MAKE IT YOURS

Fifteen palettes in light and dark — Nord, Gruvbox, Solarized, Catppuccin, E-ink and more.

COMING FROM ANKI?

Import an .apkg and your decks, cards, media and full review history come with you. Your cards resume on FSRS-6 right where Anki left them.

ONE-TIME PURCHASE

No subscription for the app itself. AI card generation and PDF transcription are optional and require DecksMD Pro (sold separately at decksmd.app) — or bring your own API key from Anthropic, Google or a local model, free. Everything else — reviewing, scheduling, statistics, capture, import — works without either.


SUBSCRIPTION

DecksMD Pro — €9.99/month, auto-renewing. Includes AI card generation from your notes and PDFs. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the period. Manage or cancel it in your device settings.

Terms of Use: https://decksmd.app/legal/terms
Privacy Policy: https://decksmd.app/legal/privacy


## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.3.2 — 2026-10-13

Exam exercises and shared folders. 1.3.0 and 1.3.1 were built without their changes; this version carries them.
- Exam exercises: several questions about one text, with multiple choice, fill-in blanks and typed answers, each scored on its own.
- Deck directory packages with exercises, such as German A2, B1 and B2, install now.
- Images, audio and video of directory decks, and PDFs attached to AI sessions, are kept in vault folders shared with Obsidian.
- Two cards whose fronts give the same card id are both studied now, and a note whose deck id another note holds is no longer merged into it.
- The editor's Callout menu has a Passage style for reading texts.

### 1.3.1 — 2026-10-11

Shared folders with Obsidian
- Images, audio and video of deck directory decks are kept in a "Decks media" folder in your vault, and copies of PDFs attached to AI sessions in "Decks AI sources". Obsidian uses the same folders, so these files reach every device with the vault.
- Settings → Paths can move both folders. A vault set up with the Obsidian plugin follows the plugin's choice.
- Decks you add in the app now also appear in Obsidian with your reviews (with Decks 2.12.2 in Obsidian).

Fixes
- Two cards whose fronts give the same card id are both studied now; before, the second was left out.
- A note whose deck id another note already holds is no longer merged into that deck; the deck list names both notes.
- Rebuilding a card's state from its review history keeps each card's own history.
- Exam exercises keep their review history when their heading is reworded.

### 1.3.0 — 2026-10-09

Exam exercises
- Ask several questions about one text: in an exam deck, write the text under a question heading, then each question as a sub-heading. Under a sub-heading, a checklist is multiple choice, highlighted words are blanks to fill in, and other text is the typed answer.
- For short exercises, write each question as a line of text above its own checklist.
- A comment below a question explains that question in the results.
- An exam shows an exercise on one screen: its text above the questions on iPhone, beside them on iPad. Each question is scored on its own, and an exercise stays whole and in order when questions are shuffled.
- Review, cram and browse show an exercise with its text and all of its questions.
- The editor's Callout menu has a Passage style for reading texts.
- A new vault's demo exam includes two example exercises.
- Deck directory packages that contain exercises need this version.
- The .dpkg import row in Settings now matches the other rows.

### 1.2.0 — 2026-10-09

The deck directory
• Open ready-made decks from decksmd.app/decks straight in DecksMD, or install a .dpkg file from Settings or the Files app. They sit in their own Deck directory section and review like any other deck.
• A package of several decks shows as one folder you can review, cram, examine or remove as one, and each deck can still be studied on its own.
• Directory decks come with their own study settings. You can change daily limits, review order, learning steps, retention and voice, and reset them to the package's settings at any time.
• Exams on a package use its exam settings and draw only from its exam decks.

Reviewing
• What's Next, Statistics and the deck list now count only what each deck's daily limits allow today, so the time estimate matches your actual review.
• Rating a card gives a light tap, and a firmer one for Again.

Editor
• The editing bar starts with Table, Callout and Insert, and Table offers one, two or three columns.
• Images and embeds inside tables now show while editing.
• The reading view and the card lens match the editor's look and spacing.
• With the keyboard up, the last lines of a note can always be scrolled into view.

### 1.1.2 — 2026-10-06

Writing notes
• A command palette (⌘P) lists what you can do on the screen you are on. ⌘O finds a note, ⌘N starts one.
• The editing bar adds headings, strikethrough, highlight, numbered lists, indent, tables, callouts and an insert menu. Typing / at the start of a word lists the same commands.
• Callouts show as coloured boxes, and checkboxes tick with a tap.
• Links open their note, holding a link previews it, and a link to a note that does not exist yet creates it.
• Embedded images, notes and PDF pages show in the editor and the reading view.
• Properties fold, use the system date picker, can be renamed with a tap and follow the vault's property types.
• Settings › Editor adds a text font, a code font and a readable line length.
• Unsaved edits are saved when the app goes to the background.

AI tab
• A running round shows what it is doing, including how long it has been thinking.
• A slow round offers Stop, and a provider that stops answering ends with an error instead of waiting.
• Large PDF selections are generated a section at a time, so the first cards appear sooner.
• Broken formatting in generated cards is repaired as they arrive; anything left is marked with Fix formatting.
• Discard all, with Undo, sits next to Keep all.
• Rounds show as short previews in the chat. Tap one to open its cards in a pane.
• Coverage works for notes as well as PDFs, with progress, Stop and Continue reading.

Review
• The breadcrumb fits on one line under the title, with earlier parts folded.

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