Changelog

Follow new updates and improvements to Memo.

December 2nd, 2024

New

Improved

Fixed

✨ New

  • Complete revamp of deck configuration flow with a new pop-up screen featuring step-by-step guidance (all previous options remain available under advanced settings in the final step)

    ❗Press “Create with AI” to access AI flashcard creation options after you upload your deck. All existing options are under advanced mode at the last step when you press “Create with AI”.

  • New default layout: PDF viewer now positioned on the right with adjusted width to accommodate future co-pilot AI flashcard workflow

    • Toggle left-hand layout in settings

    • Drag handles available to adjust panel widths (flashcards/notes and PDF panels)

    ❗You may revert back to the original left sided PDF layout in settings.

  • Configure default settings directly in the settings screen:

    • Language

    • Temperature

    • Editing Topics

    • Smart Card Processing (Note: Individual deck settings will override global settings)

  • Streamlined fidelity options:

    • Standard fidelity remains default

    • Quality and Ultra fidelity merged into "Vision" mode, which analyzes every page's screenshot as context (when complete coverage is selected)

  • Generation quotas for both pro and ultra plans have been increased

  • Sample card automatically generated for easier manual editing

  • New "Create with AI" button for AI-powered card creation

  • Page number field now automatically selects current PDF page when adding cards manually

  • Text-to-speech feature: Play button to hear question and answer content (supports English and locally downloaded languages)

  • Automatic topic generation by default in step 1 (manual topic editing available through settings)

  • New streak leaderboard component on home screen

  • Free 3-month pro account access for HKU students automatically when logged in (@connect.hku.hk or @hku.hk emails)

  • Delete card function now available during learn mode

🐞 Fixes

  • Major backend authentication upgrade: resolved login 404 issues and premature logout problems

  • Ultra fidelity deck quota (now comprehensive mode with vision) resets have been fixed

  • Fixed error when accessing folders with trailing spaces

  • Improved PDF processing: graceful fallback to text input if image processing fails

  • Toast message improvements

  • Fixed feedback submission error in "Feedback about cards"

  • Resolved backend token refresh authentication errors

  • Improved PDF rendering consistency - no more forced browser refreshes

  • Enhanced backend infrastructure preventing timeout issues during card generation

  • Improved language handling support (language output can be enforced in deck creation or settings)

💎 Improvements

  • Streamlined user check and redirection logic

  • Onboarding has been optimized with clearer “X” button on the pricing button

  • Restored orange beam in create new deck box

  • Optimized mode selection buttons for mobile devices

Thank you for your continued support of Memo. As a small team of medical students, we're committed to enhancing your learning experience. Happy studying!

Memo Team

November 20th, 2024

New

📱 Enhanced Mobile Experience & Home Screen App Installation

We've completely revamped the mobile experience with a new bottom navigation bar, improved responsiveness, and the ability to install Memo directly on your device as a home screen app!

✨ New

  • Install Memo as a Home Screen App:

    • iOS Users (Safari):

      1. Tap the share button (📤) in browser menu

      2. Scroll down and tap "Add to Home Screen"

      3. Tap "Add" to install

    • Android Users (Chrome):

      1. Tap the menu button (⋮) in browser menu

      2. Tap "Add to Home Screen"

      3. Tap "Add" to install

  • Bottom navigation bar for tablet and phone devices

  • Simplified onboarding process to 2 steps now!

  • Mobile app splash screen

  • Chat feature added to learn mode on mobile

  • Chat integration in learn mode (accessible via three dots menu)

  • Smart grading with Enter key submission in learn mode

💎 Improvements

  • Enhanced mobile responsiveness for getting started box in notes

  • Significantly improved learn mode styling

  • Better dark mode styling in learn mode

  • Textarea improvements in learn mode:

    • Increased height

    • Width now matches card width

  • New upload toast component for better clarity when adding decks

  • Removed distracting border beam from add new deck page

🐞 Fixes

  • Resolved page skipping issues during PDF processing

  • Fixed 500 error occurring after 24-hour browser inactivity (mostly resolved)

  • Partially resolved PDF rendering issues (hard refresh recommended if issue persists)

  • Fixed ultra-fidelity image processing for slides

  • Optimized page cleaning process to prevent excessive or duplicate cards

  • Resolved backend server issues when adding new decks

  • Fixed batch processing optimization for page 2 cleaning action


Look for the "Install" button with a download icon (⬇️) in the app to get started!

Thank you for using Memo! We're constantly working to improve your study experience across all devices. Your feedback helps us make Memo better every day.

Memo Team

November 17th, 2024

Fixed

We're excited to introduce Streaks to help maintain your study consistency, alongside some major improvements to our core features including a fix to a critical issue with Ultra Fidelity generation to properly analyze slide images!

✨ New

  • Daily Streaks: Track your learning consistency across all study modes - complete your daily streak using Learn Mode, Flashcards Mode, Practice Exam Mode, or Tutor Mode

  • Visual streak calendar showing your progress with motivating streak statistics and longest streak tracking

💎 Improvements

  • Enhanced Dark Mode: Updated to a lighter gray background for better readability

  • Logged in users get redirected to the app automatically now from the home screen

  • Refreshed Dashboard Design:

    • New personalized greeting message in the dashboard

    • Custom serif font implementation across the interface

    • Cleaner, more intuitive layout

🐞 Fixes

  • Fixed critical issue with Ultra Fidelity generation to properly analyze slide images (apologies for this and thanks for reaching out to us for this issue! 🙏)

Thank you for your continued support of Memo. We're committed to providing you with the best possible learning experience.

Memo Team
Release Credit: Jeffrey and Jason

November 12th, 2024

Fixed

🔄 Anki Export Compatibility Update

We've focused on improving the reliability and compatibility of our Anki export feature, ensuring a smoother experience across different Anki versions.

🐞 Fixes

  • Resolved duplicate card generation during export process

  • Fixed "specified file not found" error during deck exports

  • Addressed import compatibility issues with Anki versions prior to v23

  • Added version compatibility notice for older Anki versions

  • Resolved duplicate card UUID conflicts when uploading to alternative platforms (e.g., AnkiHub)

💎 Note

We recommend using Anki v23 or later for the best experience when importing decks from Memo. While we've improved compatibility with older versions, the latest Anki release ensures optimal performance and feature support.

Thank you for your continued support of Memo. As a small team of medical students, we're committed to enhancing your learning experience. Happy studying!

Memo Team

November 6th, 2024

New

🤖 Introducing Freddie AI, our new context-aware chat widget that understands your PDFs and Memo's features! Available on tablet-sized devices and larger, Freddie floats conveniently in the bottom-right corner, ready to answer questions across multiple PDFs while maintaining context of your study materials.

✨ New

  • Freddie AI Chat Widget: Context-aware assistant that understands your PDFs and Memo features

  • Increased Character Limits: Pro & Ultra users now enjoy 100,000 characters (2x free tier's 50,000)

  • Multi-page Source Detection: Flashcards now show all related page numbers when content appears across multiple pages. View combined screenshots (page references) from all related pages in:

      - Learn Mode

      - Flashcard Mode

      - Exported Anki Files

  • Interactive Page Numbers: Click page numbers in flashcards to jump directly to that location in the PDF viewer

  • Feedback Button: Added to flashcards for direct user input

  • New Landing Page Hero: Minimalist design featuring radial gradients and Freddie AI integration

💎 Improvements

  • Smart Upload Interface:

    • Dynamic button text showing selected folder destination

    • Plan-specific file name character limits

    • Customized file size limit warnings (500MB for paid vs 50MB for free)

  • Enhanced Duplicate Management:

    • Refined duplicate detection focusing on absolute or near-duplicate cards

    • Configurable cleanup settings in both deck configuration and global settings

  • Clean Text Function: Added for optimizing completion responses

  • Faster Landing Page: Improved loading speed

  • Enhanced Notes Generation: Improved detail quality

🐞 Fixes

  • Modified flashcard merging behavior to be more precise

  • Adjusted cleanup toggle visibility and default settings

  • Fine-tuned duplicate detection algorithms

Thank you for your continued support of Memo. As a small team of medical students, we're committed to enhancing your learning experience. Happy studying!

Memo Team

Release Credits: Gassyr B. & Jason C

October 20th, 2024

New

Hey Memo Champions!

We've got exciting news – Memo is live on Product Hunt today! 🎉

We're currently in top 5, but we need your help to stay there and climb even higher. Your support means the world to us and can make a huge difference.

Here's how you can help in just 2 minutes:

1. Visit our Product Hunt page: https://www.producthunt.com/posts/memo-formerly-pdf2anki

2. Click the orange "UPVOTE" button (you'll need to sign in or create a free account)

3. Leave a comment sharing your Memo experience (optional, but super appreciated!)

Why this matters:

• More visibility = More students discovering Memo

• Higher ranking = More feedback to make Memo even better for YOU

• Your support fuels our passion to keep innovating


Thank you for being part of the Memo family. Let's show Product Hunt the power of our community! 💪📚

Jason & the Memo Team

P.S. This popup will disappear after you've visited our Product Hunt page. We promise not to bug you again! 😊

October 19th, 2024

New

This update fundamentally changes how Memo creates high-quality flashcards from your resources, mimicking a team of specialized experts working together to deliver the best learning materials.

The AI Agent Workflow is used to clean up, merge, and remove duplicate cards during the generation process. This ensures that the flashcards generated are of high quality and reduces duplicate and redundant cards. Questions will be more detailed and holistic. If turned off, the number of cards will be significantly higher (2x-10x).

✨ New

  • AI Agent Workflow: A multi-step process involving specialized AI agents for generation, checking, merging, refining, and removing flashcards

  • Parallel processing: Multiple AI checking agents work simultaneously to optimize speed

  • Advanced options: Toggle to enable/disable the new AI Agent Workflow in settings

  • Improved topic categorization: AI agent categorizes entire sources into 10 topics for better context

  • Progress tracking component for multi-step processes

  • Modal view for contact support in the dropdown menu

💎 Improvements

  • Enhanced flashcard quality: Reduced redundancy and improved holistic understanding

  • Optimized flashcard quantity: Focus on high-quality, conceptual cards instead of numerous detailed ones

  • New "Standard" model: Scientifically backed questions and answers promoting second-order learning (evolved from previous “Legacy” mode)

  • Previous "Standard" model now available as "Standard Detailed" model

  • Improved organization: Flashcards sorted by page number in creation order with agent turned on

  • Faster processing: Most decks processed in under 5 minutes even with agents turned on

  • Enhanced cleanup functions for various types of flashcards (standard, cloze, MCQs)

  • Changed visual look of loading state in decks for consistency and less layout shifting

  • Cards are now rendered instead of notes for decks using input text as source for public-facing decks

🐞 Fixes

  • Reduced duplicate and redundant flashcards
    Added image URL compatibility check for ultra fidelity to prevent errors

  • Optimized handling of our AI vendor’s API interactions for better performance and reliability

  • Improved content filtering checks for LLMs

  • Eliminated unnecessary flashcards (e.g., irrelevant information like lecturer names)

  • Refined error handling for API interactions to enhance stability and user feedback

Thank you for your continued support of Memo. As a small team dedicated to enhancing your learning experience, we're excited to bring you this game-changing update. We look forward to your feedback on the new AI Agent Workflow and all the improvements we've made!

Memo Team
Jason

October 12th, 2024

Improved

🔍 New Settings and Stability Fixes

Adjust the number of new cards per day and fine-tune image reference quality to suit your learning style. Plus, we've significantly improved the Ultra Fidelity, Pro and Normal generation process, eliminating those frustrating long wait times bugs (long awaited bug - sorry!).

✨ New

  • Customizable default new cards number per deck in Learn Mode

  • Adjustable image reference quality settings

  • Time stamps and countup timer in live audio recording mode

  • Advanced filters for subjects and languages in Explore and Library

  • Search bar for finding specific decks

💎 Improvements

  • Smart Grading AI tweaked to be more lenient on minor mistakes and typos

  • Learn Mode now shows Smart Grading box for new cards

  • Scroll bar added to PDF upload page for easier navigation

  • Toast notifications repositioned for better mobile responsiveness

  • Enhanced pagination system for more accurate page representation

  • Optimized query performance with SQL indexes for faster deck filtering

  • Upgraded user-seeding functionality for more diverse testing scenarios

  • Full-text search capabilities added to the database

🐞 Fixes

  • Resolved Ultra Fidelity deck generation issues (long awaited bug - sorry!)

  • Fixed Smart Grading not giving 3/3 for exact answers

  • Corrected glitch in Cards and Notes toggle for free text and audio input

  • Addressed 500 and 404 errors in Explore and Library pages

  • Improved error handling and notifications for PDF generation issues

  • Fixed AI content filtering errors affecting generation stability

Thank you for your continued support of Memo. As a small team of medical students, we're committed to enhancing your learning experience. Happy studying!

Memo Team
Release Credits: Yil Verdeja & Jason C

September 29th, 2024

Improved

We're excited to introduce new export capabilities, giving you more flexibility in how you manage and share your study materials. Now you can export your notes in both PDF and Markdown formats, making it easier than ever to use your Memo content across different platforms and study environments.

✨ New

  • Export notes in .pdf and .md (Markdown) formats

  • Adjustable image reference quality settings for Learn Mode, Flashcard mode, Anki .apkg export, and ultra (image) generation mode

  • Toast notifications for download progress when exporting flashcards and notes

💎 Improvements

  • Enhanced support for Asian characters in PDF exports

  • Improved line spacing in PDF exports for better readability

  • Added toast warnings when attempting to export empty notes or flashcards

  • Optimized UI to prevent issues when deleting the last card in a deck

🐞 Fixes

  • Resolved Chinese character rendering issues in PDF exports for notes and flashcards tables

  • Fixed inability to switch between notes and flashcards in input text mode or live audio mode on mobile devices

  • Corrected line spacing issues in PDF exports

Thank you for your continued support of Memo. As a small team of medical students, we're committed to enhancing your learning experience. We hope these new export options and improvements make your study process even more efficient and flexible. Happy studying!

Jason

September 14th, 2024

Improved

We're excited to introduce expanded language support for live audio transcription! Now you can transcribe your study materials in over 30 languages, making Memo more accessible and useful for learners worldwide.

✨ New

  • Collapsible sidebar: Maximize your study space with a new collapsible sidebar, giving you more screen real estate for notes and flashcards

  • Extensive language support for live audio transcription: Now supporting over 30 languages including Chinese, French, German, Spanish, and many more

  • Auto-scrolling during live audio transcription: Stay focused on the latest captions without manual scrolling


🐞 Fixes

  • Resolved an issue where users had to press "add to deck" twice to add flashcards, which was causing duplicate cards


Thank you for your continued support of Memo. As a small team of medical students, we're committed to enhancing your learning experience across languages and study styles. Happy studying!

Memo Team