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Free tools for self-directed study
Small, single-purpose tools. Each one fixes one trap of self-study, favors tight feedback loops, and rejects overengineering.
For learners
Watch and Recall
You've watched hours of lectures. What have you built?
A timer built around active-recall video study, not passive playback. When you stop watching, you owe the same time building something.
Open the tool →Flashcard Creator
Rereading your notes feels like studying. It isn't.
Turn a CSV or tab-delimited file into flashcards you can study right away, then download them as a deck or a notes and glossary page.
Open the tool →Capstone Planner
You studied everything "just in case." What did you ship?
Plan one real project, built backwards: define what done means, ship small milestones, and learn only what the next milestone needs.
Open the tool →AI Rubric Code Reviewer
Free courses come with no TA. Nobody grades your code.
Gets your code graded against a fixed university-style rubric by the AI assistant you already use, with hints before answers.
Open the tool →Syllabus Reverse-Engineer
Top universities publish their courses. Nobody lines them up for you.
Turns an elite-university course or learning goal into a free, week-by-week study plan, using the AI assistant you already have.
Open the tool →Pomodoro Timer
An hour at the desk isn't an hour of focus.
A focused, independent Pomodoro timer. A different mental model from Watch and Recall, kept as its own tool on purpose.
Open the tool →For writers
Article Builder
Long how-tos lose readers who only need the short version.
Build "more info / less info" how-to articles and export them ready to paste into WordPress.
Open the tool →Everything runs in your browser. Nothing you type or upload is sent to Deliberate Learners.