Step 1
Use the slides PDF you already have
A class slides PDF, lecture handout PDF, or PowerPoint PDF on the iPhone is enough. Export the deck to PDF first if it is still a presentation file. This page does not ask you to record the room.
Study guide
Lecture slides to flashcards on iPhone: import a class slides PDF or PowerPoint PDF you already have, then make notes, flashcards, and quizzes. On-device by default. Not a .pptx importer.
Quick facts
This page is the lecture-slides / class-deck PDF path. PDFs are a listed study input. It does not invent a PowerPoint importer, Google Slides sync, or a classroom LMS, and it is not the generic any-PDF guide.
Input
A slides PDF
A lecture deck, class slides PDF, or lecture handout PDF you already have — including a PowerPoint PDF. Not a .pptx file and not a live sync.
Job
Study the deck
Turn lecture slides into flashcards on iPhone instead of re-reading the slides. Any-PDF import is a different guide.
Output
Cards and quizzes
Notes, flashcards, adaptive quizzes, and spaced practice from that source.
Not listed
No .pptx / LMS
This guide does not invent a PowerPoint importer, Google Slides sync, or a named classroom LMS.
Privacy
On-device default
Processing is positioned to start locally. Cloud or extra AI features stay optional.
Lecture-slides workflow
Step 1
A class slides PDF, lecture handout PDF, or PowerPoint PDF on the iPhone is enough. Export the deck to PDF first if it is still a presentation file. This page does not ask you to record the room.
Step 2
PDFs sit next to lectures, meetings, podcasts, and videos in the public workflow. Treat the deck as source material, not a slideshow to reread.
Step 3
Definitions, steps, and distinctions on the slides — not every title card. Class slides PDF flashcards should match what you will have to recall, not every bullet.
Step 4
Adaptive quizzes and spaced practice are the repeat loop. On-device is the default; connected features stay optional.
People search “lecture slides to flashcards iPhone” when the deck already exists as a file. The missing step is not another capture app. It is turning that class slides PDF into review you can quiz.
Record & Learn lists PDFs as a study input, then notes, flashcards, adaptive quizzes, and spaced practice as the outputs. That is the whole public claim. The slides PDF is the source; the cards are the review.
A PowerPoint PDF is still a PDF: a lecture handout or exported deck you can import. This page does not invent a .pptx importer, a Google Slides sync, or a classroom LMS connection.
If the file is still a presentation, save or export it as a PDF first. Then import that PDF. Study from lecture slides on iPhone as questions, not as another full pass through the deck.
It is not the generic PDF-to-flashcards path. If the document is any PDF, not specifically a lecture deck, that is /en/blog/pdf-to-flashcards-iphone/.
It is not the live lecture-recording path. If you still need to capture class audio on iPhone, that is a different guide.
It is not the video-file path. A lecture video is moving picture and sound you already saved. A slides PDF is the deck or handout.
It does not invent a PowerPoint importer, Google Slides sync, a named LMS, ratings, or a grade promise. Open /en/apps/recordandlearn/ or the App Store listing for the live iPhone build.
FAQ
Yes. Import the class slides PDF or lecture handout PDF you already have. Record & Learn lists PDFs as a study input, then notes, flashcards, quizzes, and spaced practice as the outputs.
Yes, if you already have a PDF of the deck. This page does not invent a PowerPoint or .pptx importer. Save or export the slides as a PDF first, then import that file.
No. The generic PDF guide is any document as a study source. This page is the lecture slides / class deck intent: study from lecture slides on iPhone instead of re-reading the deck.
No. This guide does not invent a .pptx importer, Google Slides sync, or a named LMS. Use the slides PDF you already have.
No. Live lecture recording captures class audio. The video guide is a video file you already have. This page starts after a slides PDF already exists.
Next step
Publisher guide. The next click is the live App Store listing for the app this article names.
Import a PDF as a study source. Cards stay in Record & Learn — no Anki export.
Record once, run on-device transcription, then review with cards and quizzes.
Import a video as a study source, then review with cards and quizzes.
Official product page, support path, and App Store listing.