FlashForge Extension – AI flashcard generator from any article/video/PDF to Anki

💡 SaaS Idea: FlashForge Extension – AI flashcard generator from any article/video/PDF to Anki

Problem: Students waste time manually making flashcards. Post asking for automatic creation extension. FlashForge Chrome/Firefox extension converts highlighted text, full webpages, YouTube transcripts, or uploaded PDFs into spaced-repetition ready cards, exports to Anki/Quizlet. Competitors: Wisdolia, Knowt but limited export control and privacy. Differentiator: on-device LLM or API selection, customizable Cloze/QA templates, batch tagging.

Platform: web

Why it's a good idea?

Problem & demand signal:

Reddit /r/Anki is full of threads asking for “automatic flashcard generator”, “best AI for creating flashcards”, “generate flashcards from pdf”, etc. (examples: 16oev43, ll7j9h, 1bwov08). Posts get dozens–hundreds of up-votes and comments, indicating pain-point.
Anki Forums have recurring topics about GPT-based add-ons (threads 45401, 49616) with people discussing API costs, privacy and cloze quality—exact pain points FlashForge wants to solve.

Competitive landscape (all launched in last 18-24 months, many with revenue):

Wisdolia / JungleAI – Chrome extension, SaaS. Freemium, $10-15/mo. Exports to Anki. Server-side only, no on-device option.
Knowt – Web app, limited export, focus on quizzes.
Ankify.app, Limbiks, Revision.ai, Novacards.ai, Ankidecks.com, StudyCardsAI, Noji, Memori-AI – upload PDF/notes, pay per deck/API. Most are web apps, not browser extensions. Few let you highlight directly on any webpage/video like the proposed product.
Open-source scripts/add-ons (AnkiBrain, GPT-4 Flashcard Generator, md2anki). Good for tinkerers, poor UX for mass users. This shows users pay (subscription or pay-per-deck) and there’s still room to different...

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