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Spaced repetition flashcards with focus built in.

Mneme pairs smart spaced repetition with a built-in Pomodoro timer and ambient soundscapes, so your flashcards and your focus finally live in one app. Your decks stay in a local database on your device.

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  • macOS
  • Windows
  • Decks live in a local database
  • Smart scheduling on by default
  • Mneme Pro is yearly, monthly, or lifetime

Mneme in 60 seconds

How Mneme brings flashcards, a focus timer and quiet into one app, in under a minute.

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Studying has a way of sprawling. Flashcards in one window, a timer in another, and a tab of rain sounds you forgot to close.

Mneme brings it all into one quiet room.

Each card comes back just before you'd forget it. Say how well you knew it, and Mneme plans the next review. So each day, you only see what's due.

When it's time to focus, a timer keeps the rhythm, while rain, waves, or brown noise fill the quiet.

Your cards stay on your machine, and studying works offline.

Session finished. Nice, steady work.

Mneme. A calmer way to remember what matters.

Pick a deck and start a session.

Today

Studying is scattered across five apps

A flashcard app here, a timer app there, a browser tab of rain sounds you forget to close. Every switch is a chance to lose focus before the card even flips.

With Mneme

Mneme brings it into one quiet space

Cards, scheduling, timer, and ambient sound live together in one native app that keeps your data on your own device and gets out of your way while you study.

Everything a study session needs, in one flashcard app

Pieces that were built to work together from day one, not bolted on after.

Stacked flashcards icon for Mneme's FSRS spaced repetition scheduler

Adaptive spaced repetition

Scheduling runs on FSRS, a modern algorithm that models how your memory actually decays, so reviews land right before you'd forget, not on a fixed schedule. It's the only scheduler Mneme has, so it's on by default with nothing to enable or tune. See how it compares to the older SM-2 algorithm in our deep dive.

  • Leech detection
  • Daily limits
  • Undo last rating
Spark icon for Mneme's AI-assisted deck generation

Turn your notes into decks

Paste a chapter or drop in a PDF and Mneme drafts the cards for you. Bring your own API key or a local Ollama model and deck generation runs on your own key.

Timer icon for Mneme's built-in Pomodoro focus timer

Pomodoro focus timer

A built-in timer keeps your study and break rhythm honest, tracked right alongside your review stats so focus and retention stop being separate charts.

Padlock icon for Mneme's local, private card storage

Your data stays on your device

Your decks and history live in a local database on your device. Buying Mneme Pro needs a free Mneme account (Google or email) and a light periodic connectivity check to confirm your license; AI features are the only other thing that talks to a server, and only if you turn them on.

  • Local SQLite database
  • No account needed for the free tier
  • Export any time
Sound waves icon for Mneme's ambient soundscape mixer

Ambient soundscapes

Real recordings plus endlessly generated lo-fi music, mixed to your taste, so the sound of your focus never has to leave a browser tab.

  • Lo-fi music
  • Rain
  • Thunderstorm
  • Wind
  • Ocean waves
  • Campfire
  • Jungle
  • Seagulls
  • Office
  • Underwater noise

How it works

1

Add your cards

Write them yourself, import a file, or let Mneme turn your notes into a deck.

2

Study on your schedule

Mneme's FSRS engine tells you exactly which cards are due today, and no others.

3

Stay in flow

The Pomodoro timer and ambient sound mixer keep you focused from first card to last.

Coming from Anki?

Anki is excellent, mature software with a huge community. Mneme is a narrower, opinionated alternative: FSRS on by default, a focus timer and ambient sound built in from day one. Anki still defaults to the older SM-2 algorithm; see what changes with FSRS.

We compared the two feature by feature, including the parts where Anki is still the better tool: cross-device sync, mobile apps and its add-on ecosystem.

Read the full Mneme vs Anki comparison

A look inside, in any of its 21 themes

Real screenshots of the current build. Pick a theme to recolour every shot, exactly the way Mneme recolours the app. All 21 themes are free; Mneme Pro adds a custom theme editor. Click any shot to see it full size.

The Mneme study view showing a flashcard turned to its answer side with the four grading buttons, Again, Hard, Good and Easy, below it
Review a card, grade it, and FSRS picks the next date.
The Mneme library showing a tree of nested decks with progress bars and due-card counts
Nested decks, with per-deck study options and daily limits.
The Mneme stats view showing total cards, cards due, day streak and retention, above an activity heatmap and a reviews-per-day chart
Retention, streaks and review history, without leaving the app. Mneme Pro
The Mneme focus view showing the Pomodoro timer above the ambient sound mixer with per-track volume sliders for lo-fi music, rain, thunderstorm, wind and more
The Pomodoro timer and ambient mixer, in one place.
The Mneme generate-deck dialog with a box of pasted source material, a deck size selector and a Generate Cards button
Turn notes or a document into a deck with AI. Mneme AI
The Mneme deck editor with a card list on the left and a Markdown editor with a formatting toolbar and live preview on the right
Write cards in Markdown, with a live preview and math support.

Help shape Mneme before launch

Mneme is nearly ready. A small group of testers gets in first, and every tester keeps Mneme Pro free forever.

Limited spots. We read every application.

What you get

  • Mneme Pro, free forever, not just during the beta
  • Some testers also get the hosted AI features (AI Basic or AI Plus), free for the beta
  • Free, no card details, nothing to cancel
  • A direct line to shape the app before launch

What we ask

  • Use Mneme for your real revision, not a quick look
  • Turn on "Share usage data" in the app, so we can see what testers actually use
  • Tell us what breaks or annoys you
  • One short feedback round near the end

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Frequently asked

Do waitlist members get anything?

Yes. Everyone who confirms their spot on the waitlist gets 33% off when Mneme Pro launches: 33% off your first year of a Pro subscription, or 33% off Pro Lifetime, whichever you choose. It does not recur past the first year. We will send the code in the launch email.

How do I join the beta?

Apply on the beta page. Spots are limited and we read every application, then email the testers we pick. Testers keep Mneme Pro free forever, and some also get the hosted AI features (AI Basic or AI Plus) free for the beta. Windows and macOS only. In return we ask you to use Mneme for real revision and tell us what breaks.

When is Mneme launching?

We're still building toward the public launch. The beta is open now, so you can apply and use Mneme before then. Join the waitlist as well and we'll email you the moment the launch happens, nothing before that.

What platforms will it support?

Windows and macOS, as a native desktop app built with Tauri. There is no mobile app and no cross-device sync in the first release. Both are on the roadmap for a later release.

Does Mneme work offline?

Yes. Your decks, cards and review history live in a local SQLite database on your device, and studying never needs a connection. Mneme Pro re-checks your license with our server periodically and keeps working offline in between, with a grace period if a check cannot get through. The AI features are the only other part that talks to a server, and only if you turn them on.

Does Mneme use FSRS?

Yes, and it is the only scheduler Mneme has. FSRS is on from the first card, with nothing to enable or tune, on the free tier as well as on Pro. If you want the detail, we wrote up what changes between SM-2 and FSRS.

Why is the focus timer built into the flashcard app?

Because the two were always used together and never lived together: a flashcard app in one window, a Pomodoro timer in another, a browser tab of rain sounds in a third. Every switch between them is a chance to lose focus before the card even flips. In Mneme the timer and the ambient mixer run alongside your reviews, and focus sessions are tracked next to your retention stats.

Will I need an account?

A free Mneme account (Google or email) is needed to buy Mneme Pro or to use the hosted AI. Pro re-checks with our server periodically (at least monthly, and around a subscription's renewal date). It keeps working offline in between, with a grace period if a check cannot reach the server. Bring your own AI API key, or point Mneme at a local Ollama model, and deck generation runs on your own key instead.

What's free, and what needs Mneme Pro?

Free covers up to 300 cards across unlimited decks, with the full FSRS scheduler, the focus timer, and the ambient mixer, no strings attached. Mneme Pro unlocks unlimited cards, the stats view, and the custom theme editor, as a subscription billed yearly or monthly, or as a one-time Lifetime purchase if you would rather pay once. AI-assisted deck generation is separate again, and optional either way.

What will it cost?

Mneme Pro is a subscription, billed yearly for the best value or monthly if you prefer, and it funds the ongoing work: continued scheduler development, updates, and new features. There is also a one-time Lifetime purchase for people who would rather pay once. Waitlist members get 33% off Pro at launch. The hosted AI plans are optional monthly subscriptions for people who want AI deck generation without managing their own API key.

Can I bring my Anki decks over?

Yes. Mneme imports Anki's own .apkg deck packages directly, including your review progress, images, audio and math, and cloze cards keep working since Mneme uses Anki's own {{c1::answer}} syntax. Tags and custom text colors don't carry over yet. CSV, TSV, JSON and plain text work too.

What happens with my email address?

We only use it to send you occasional email updates about Mneme, like launch news. See how we handle your email for full details, and you can unsubscribe at any time.

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