Flashcards from a photo

The words you run into usually stay on paper — there's never time to retype them. Snap the page: memofluent reads the text, picks what's worth learning and builds cards with translation, an example and sound.

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How it looks
Die Frist für die Bewerbung endet am Freitag. Bitte reichen Sie die Unterlagen rechtzeitig ein.
A textbook page shot with a phone
die Frist— deadline
die Unterlagen— documents
einreichen— to submit
memofluent found 12 words at your level — familiar ones skipped
A2
die Frist
deadline
Die Frist für die Bewerbung endet am Freitag.
The project: translation, an example from your own text, audio
No photo at hand? The same project comes out of pasted text. Try it on text →
Step by step

How to create a project from a photo

A project is a set of cards on one topic — a textbook page, a letter, a menu. All it takes is a photo and ninety seconds.

1

Open “From photo”

On the home screen, below the progress block, there are four ways to create a project: from text, from a photo, by voice, or by hand. Tap “📷 From photo” — the caption underneath hints at what works: a menu, a letter, a textbook.

2

Fill in three fields

A name — your own (“Lesson 3 — textbook photo”) or leave it blank and the date is used. The language of the image — whatever is written on it; audio follows the same language. Your native language — what we translate into. Then pick the file: JPEG, PNG or WEBP.

3

Hit “Recognise”

The text is read in memory and the image itself is never stored. A few seconds later you see the words that were found. If the shot didn't work out you get an honest “nothing recognised” and a “↺ Another image” button — retake it and try again.

4

Pick the words

The text gives up the words worth learning: too-common ones are skipped, and so are the ones you already know. The list is right there — untick what you don't need. Every word already carries a translation, a level and a sentence from your own photo.

5

Study — the project is ready

It shows up under “📁 Projects” with the rest. From there use any mode: cards, learn, test, grammar or audio. Several projects on one topic can be grouped into a course.

In the browser

How it looks on a computer

Three screens and the project is ready. It all happens in one window — nowhere to navigate.

The form: a name, the language of the photo, your native language and the file
The form: a name, the language of the photo, your native language and the file
The recognised text: found words are highlighted, any other can be selected and added
The recognised text: found words are highlighted, any other can be selected and added
The word list: level, example, translation — all editable in place
The word list: level, example, translation — all editable in place

Words the system did not suggest are added by selecting them right in the text.

On your phone

The same thing in the app

Photo import works both in the browser and in the iPhone app. On a phone it is simpler: you shoot the page right where you are — in a cafe, in class, in front of a notice board.

“From photo” — one of six ways to create a project
“From photo” — one of six ways to create a project
The whole recognised text — the words found are highlighted
The whole recognised text — the words found are highlighted
The picked words: filter by level, tick boxes, edit the translation
The picked words: filter by level, tick boxes, edit the translation

The image is processed and discarded — only the text reaches the project.

Card anatomy

What lands in the card besides the word

A photo doesn't give you a bare word list. Each word arrives with what it takes to actually remember it.

Translationinto your native language, in the sense the word carries in that text
A sentence from your photothe word stays in the context where you met it
LevelA1 to C2, so you know whether to take it now or later
Audiohear how it sounds, right on the card
Forms and genderfor languages where it matters: plural, article, conjugation
Transcriptionwhere spelling and pronunciation part ways
What people shoot

Where the words come from

Photo import wasn't built for textbooks — they just happen to be what's usually at hand.

📖A textbook pagethe whole vocabulary list of a lesson in one shot
✉️An official letterbureaucratic wording that would otherwise take an hour with a dictionary
🚏A sign or a noticesomething you passed on the street and didn't understand
✍️Your own noteshandwritten notes from a lesson
🍽A café menufood and drinks you'll definitely need
🔧A manualnarrow words no general course covers
To get it right the first time

How to shoot so every word is read

Recognition gets sharper the flatter the frame. A few small things noticeably improve the result.

Shoot straight from abovenot at an angle — skewed lines read worse
One page at a timean open book is better as two frames
Keep the light behind youyour phone's shadow on the page eats whole lines
Don't move in too closethe whole paragraph is needed, not single words
Handwritingis recognised, but worse than print: write clearly or type it instead
If it came out poorlyOpen the project and delete the stray cards by hand. The recognised text is kept with the project, so you can rebuild it without shooting again. If the text itself was misread — retake the shot, flatter and in better light.
What it saves

By hand and from a photo

The difference isn't convenience — it's whether you sit down to study at all.

By handFrom a photo
30 words off a pageabout half an hourabout a minute
Translationlook it upfilled in at once
Examplemake one uptaken from your text
Audioincluded
Word levelby eyeA1–C2 automatically
What usually happens“I'll do it tonight”the deck is ready now

Frequently asked

Do you store my photos?
No. The image is needed exactly once — to read the text off it — and that happens in memory: the file is never written to disk or placed in any storage. Only the recognised text goes into the project, and the service record of the upload (file size, how many words were found) is deleted after seven days. A photo of an official letter, a document on your desk or your own notes simply does not exist on our side.
Which languages are supported?
All of them — 37 interface languages and dozens of learning pairs. Recognition isn't tied to a particular language: a photo is processed the same way whatever is written on it.
Does it read handwriting?
Yes, though less reliably than print. Neat handwriting reads fine, hasty notes worse. If the result is off, typing the text is faster.
How many cards can I make for free?
The free plan covers 100 new words a month — enough for two or three textbook pages. The limit is on words, not on photos.
Can I shoot several pages at once?
Each photo becomes its own project. If you want one big set, create the projects one by one and group them into a course.
Do I have to use a photo?
No. The same project comes from pasted text, a link or a spoken word — a photo is simply the fastest route when the material is on paper in front of you.

Snap the page — we will do the rest

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