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Create your own deck & cards

No deck to import? Build your own in minutes. Synapse cards take plain text, photos, and real LaTeX math — with a live preview so you see exactly how each card will look while studying.

About 5 minutes Great for: any subject, not just the MCAT
  1. Make a new deck

    On the Study tab, tap (top-left) → New deck. Give it a name (e.g. “Biochemistry” or “Spanish Verbs”) and save.

    The New Deck sheet
    Study → + → New deck.
  2. Open the deck and add a card

    Tap your new deck to open it, then tap the ••• menu (top-left) → Add card.

  3. Write the front and back

    Type the question in Front and the answer in Back. You can:

    • Add a photo to either side with Add image
    • Type math with $…$ for inline and $$…$$ for a centered equation — e.g. $K_a = \frac{[H^+][A^-]}{[HA]}$
    Card editor with a question in Front and a LaTeX equation in the Back field
    The card editor takes text, images, and LaTeX.
  4. Check the live preview

    The Preview at the bottom shows the card exactly as you'll see it while studying — flip between Front and Back to confirm your math and images render the way you want.

    The editor's live Preview rendering the typeset Henderson–Hasselbalch equation
    The preview renders LaTeX and images instantly.
  5. Save — and keep going

    Tap Save, or Save & add another to keep the editor open and rattle off a batch of cards quickly.

  6. Organize into chapters (optional)

    For bigger subjects, group cards into chapters: from the deck's ••• menu choose Add chapter to create a nested sub-deck. You can study a whole subject at once, or Focus a single chapter.

Tip: Keep cards atomic — one fact per card. “What enzyme catalyzes X?” beats a paragraph. Short cards are faster to grade and far easier to remember.
Free plan: up to 100 cards total. Premium removes the limit (and the 5-reviews-a-day cap).