Turn a photo of your notes into study guides, checked against your material
Upload a photo of your notes and QuerySpark writes study guides from what is actually in it, so you can see the whole topic on one page on exactly what your course covers. PNG, JPG, WEBP, TIFF and more.
Example
Study guide from Handwritten notes
A sample of what you get from a photo of your notes on chemistry. Yours is written from your own file.
Handwritten notes: Acids, bases and pH
Definitions
- Arrhenius
- Brønsted–Lowry
Calculations
- pH = -log[H+]
- pH + pOH = 14
Buffers
- Weak acid plus conjugate base
- Henderson–Hasselbalch
Check yourself
Why does diluting a strong acid tenfold raise its pH by one unit?
How we read photos of handwritten notes
Photos go through Google Document AI OCR, which reads print and most neat handwriting. Snap a page of your notebook or a textbook page and study it a minute later.
Get the best results
- One page per photo, filling the frame.
- Include diagrams' labels; they make good questions.
What your study guides include
- A structured outline of the main topics in your material
- Key terms, learning objectives and common misconceptions
- Worked examples where your material has them
- Practice questions at the end of each section
How you study them
Read the guide to get the shape of the topic, then jump into practice from any section. The guide and the questions come from the same analysis, so they cover the same ground.
Best for: starting a new unit, condensing a long reading, the night before an exam.
Things that trip people up with photos of handwritten notes
- Shadows and steep angles cost accuracy. Shoot flat, in good light.
- iPhone HEIC photos are not supported. Set the camera to Most Compatible, or screenshot the photo.
- Very messy handwriting may lose words; type up the key definitions if that happens.
Questions about photo to study guide
Does it read handwriting?+
Yes, most neat handwriting. Print is read near perfectly; rushed handwriting may lose the odd word.
Can I upload several photos?+
Yes. Upload each page and generate a set from them together.
How long is the study guide?+
Choose a quick review sheet, a comprehensive guide or an exam-prep guide. Length follows your material: a ten-page chapter gets a page or two, not padding.
Is the photo of notes to study guide converter free?+
Yes. You can try it free with a 3-day Pro trial and no credit card, then keep using the free plan every month.