Alternatives to SuperMemo

Long-running spaced-repetition software for Windows that schedules reviews and supports incremental learning. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.

  • SuperMemo

    Long-running spaced-repetition software for Windows that schedules reviews and supports incremental learning.

    PaidProprietaryWindows

Replacements

Listings that take over the same core job as SuperMemo.

  • Anki

    Flashcards that schedule themselves, showing you a card just before you would have forgotten it.

    FreemiumOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinuxAndroidiOSWeb

    Anki is freemium and open source under AGPL-3.0, runs on Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS and web, and has a large library of shared decks.

  • Mnemosyne

    A free spaced-repetition flashcard program that schedules each card's review based on how well you remember it.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinux

    Mnemosyne is free and open source on Windows, macOS and Linux with a simpler interface, but it lacks SuperMemo's incremental learning of articles.

  • AnkiDroid

    An open-source Android app for studying Anki spaced-repetition flashcards.

    FreeOpen sourceAndroid

    AnkiDroid is a free GPL-3.0 Android app using Anki decks, moving spaced repetition from a paid Windows program to a phone.

  • Brainscape

    A flashcard app that uses confidence-based spaced repetition, on the web and mobile.

    FreemiumProprietaryAndroidiOSWeb

    Brainscape is a freemium web and mobile flashcard app with confidence-based spaced repetition and ready-made decks, with decks stored in its proprietary cloud.

  • Quizlet

    An online flashcard and study-set platform with practice games and tests built from your cards.

    FreemiumProprietaryWeb

    Quizlet is a hosted freemium web service with shared study sets, games and tests, and it does not offer SuperMemo's advanced scheduling or incremental reading.

  • Parley

    A KDE vocabulary trainer that uses spaced-repetition flashcards to help you memorise foreign words.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsLinux

    Parley is a free open-source KDE vocabulary trainer for Windows and Linux with spaced repetition and conjugation drills, focused on foreign words rather than general material.

  • Knowt

    A study app for flashcards, notes, quizzes and exam prep, with AI tools that summarize lectures.

    FreeProprietaryAndroidiOSWeb

    Knowt is a free web and mobile study app with flashcards and AI tools that generate material from PDFs and lectures, aimed mainly at school and college students.

Similar software

Related functionality, not a direct replacement.