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What is Braindump?
Braindump turns URLs and raw notes into AI flashcards, schedules them with spaced repetition, scores your spoken-style explanations, and reshapes your library into talking points and STAR interview stories. A 7-day free trial covers the full loop before a Pro subscription.
Braindump is a study tool built around the idea that most reading produces familiarity rather than memory. The product takes a URL, raw notes, or a typed concept, runs it through AI to pull out the key ideas, and files the result in a personal library organised by topic. Each capture turns into flashcards automatically, which the user then reviews on a spaced repetition schedule. It targets self-directed learners, interview candidates, engineers and students who consume a lot of material and want a system that makes it stick. The review loop is the core. Each card asks for active recall, and the user rates the attempt as Again, Hard, Good, or Easy. That rating drives the algorithm: hard cards return the next day, good cards in a few days, easy ones in a few weeks, and cards that are consistently known get pushed out to months. The site claims five minutes of daily review is enough to maintain a library of 200 or more ideas. A teach-back mode goes further, asking the user to explain a concept in their own words and returning a comprehension score with named gaps to close. The final stage repurposes the library. Users pick a format (talking points, a STAR story, a profile summary) and the tool generates polished output drawn from their own notes, aimed at interviews, bios, and writing. A streak counter with an optional freeze and a shareable public link rounds out the daily habit layer. It sits closer to spaced repetition apps like Anki or Quizlet than to note-taking tools, but with AI capture and output generation that those tools do not build in. The tradeoff is a fairly narrow loop: Braindump is not a notes workspace, a task manager, or a read-it-later service, so it works best as a companion to whatever you already read in.
How do you use Braindump?
1Create an account and start the trial
Sign up with the free trial link. No credit card is required, and the trial runs for seven days with full access.2Capture your first source
Paste a URL, drop in raw notes, or type a concept. The AI reads it, extracts the key ideas, and files the entry in your library by topic.3Work the review queue
Open the flashcards generated from that capture and rate each recall attempt as Again, Hard, Good, or Easy. Your ratings set when each card comes back.4Run a teach-back
Pick a concept and explain it in your own words. You get a comprehension score plus the gaps the AI wants you to close.5Generate an output from your library
Choose talking points, a STAR story, or a profile summary. The tool drafts it from your captured ideas, ready to copy and edit.6Log back in for daily review
Return each day to keep the streak going. Reviews and captures both count toward it.
Pros and cons
Pros
- Capture to flashcards is close to automatic, so a reading habit becomes a review queue with very little manual card writingAI
- Self-rated recall drives real scheduling, with hard cards returning tomorrow and easy ones stretched out to weeksAI
- Teach-back scoring names the specific gaps in an explanation rather than only grading itAI
- Express output pulls from your own library, which keeps generated talking points and STAR stories grounded in your materialAI
- The daily review load is deliberately small, which suits people who will not sit through hour-long study sessionsAI
Cons
- The loop depends on the quality of AI extraction, so dense or poorly written sources can produce thin cards you still have to fixAI
- No reading app or browser capture is described, so starting a capture means pasting a URL or text yourselfAI
- Every day of the Pro plan caps captures at 10, which is tight for anyone working through a backlog of long articlesAI
- Generated STAR stories and talking points need checking before an interview, since the AI is drafting from your notes, not verifying themAI
- Nothing on the page covers data export, so it is unclear how portable your library is if you leaveAI
How much does Braindump cost?
Pricing
Pro costs $8 per month when billed annually at $96 per year (a 33% saving), or $12 per month month to month. It includes 10 captures per day, an infinite library, unlimited teach-backs and Express generations, quizzes, priority AI processing, and early access to new features.
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Capture summarises URLs and notes into an organised library. Smart Review schedules flashcards through spaced repetition based on self-rated recall. Teach Back scores typed explanations and surfaces gaps. Express generates talking points, STAR stories, or a profile summary from your own library. Streaks track daily capture and review, with a freeze option and a shareable public link, and quizzes let you test yourself.
Frequently asked questions about Braindump
How much does Braindump cost?
Pro costs $8 per month when billed annually at $96 per year (a 33% saving), or $12 per month month to month. It includes 10 captures per day, an infinite library, unlimited teach-backs and Express generations, quizzes, priority AI processing, and early access to new features.Does Braindump offer a free trial?
A 7-day free trial gives full access with no credit card required. You can subscribe at any point to keep your library.How do you use Braindump?
The walkthrough on this page covers 6 steps: 1. Create an account and start the trial 2. Capture your first source 3. Work the review queue 4. Run a teach-back 5. Generate an output from your library 6. Log back in for daily review.What platforms does Braindump support?
Braindump is available on Web App.What are the limitations of Braindump?
The loop depends on the quality of AI extraction, so dense or poorly written sources can produce thin cards you still have to fix. No reading app or browser capture is described, so starting a capture means pasting a URL or text yourself. Every day of the Pro plan caps captures at 10, which is tight for anyone working through a backlog of long articles.
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