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Study Guide Generator
Format notes you already have into a study guide template with key terms, topics, and practice questions. Set an exam date to add a study plan template.
The Study Guide Generator arranges notes you already have into a study guide template you can read on the page or print. Add a title and subject, enter key terms with definitions, list topics or sections one per line, and add practice questions one per line. Blank rows and blank lines are left off. If you set an exam date, a study plan template groups the days from today through the day before the exam into a few sessions for reviewing terms, reviewing topics, and answering practice questions. The page does not write definitions or questions for you, and nothing you type is uploaded.
What this study guide template includes
A study guide template handed out before a test is usually a short packet, not a rewrite of the chapter. Teachers tend to use the same blocks: the title of the quiz or unit, the subject or class, the exam date if it is already set, a two-column list of key terms and definitions, the topics or sections students are expected to review, and practice questions copied from notes or a review sheet.
This page builds that study guide template from what you type. A term, topic, or question appears only when you enter it. A key-term row is skipped when both boxes are empty. A blank line in the topics box or the questions box is skipped. If you leave the title empty, the guide is headed Study guide.
Filling in terms, topics, and questions
Title and subject are labels at the top of the study guide template. Both can be left blank. The exam date is optional. It does not change the wording of your notes. It is there so the page can build a study plan template.
Each key term is one row: the term, then the definition from your notes. Add term inserts another row. The trash icon removes that row. If you remove the last row, the boxes are cleared and one empty row stays so you can type another pair. A row with a term and no definition still goes on the guide, with the note Definition not added. A definition with no term is marked Term not added.
Topics or sections, and practice questions, each take one line. Extra spaces at the ends of a line are removed. Put a chapter, a lab, or a class section on its own line in the topics box. Put one question on each line in the practice questions box.
How the study plan template counts the days
The study plan appears under the guide when an exam date is set and at least one term, topic, or question is filled in. Study days start today and stop the day before the exam. The exam day is left off the schedule. If the exam is today, the plan is one session and the date line ends with (today). If the exam is tomorrow, the only study day is today, so the plan is still one session. If the date is before today, the notes still format into a guide and the date still prints in the header, but no study plan is built. The screen says: This exam date is before today, so no study plan was built.
Those study days are grouped into a few sessions, in blocks that are as even as the count allows. Any leftover day is added to the earlier sessions. One study day makes 1 session. Two, three, or four study days make one session per day. Five to nine study days make 3 sessions. Ten to sixteen make 4. Seventeen to twenty-four make 5. Twenty-five or more still make 6 sessions, so a far-off exam does not turn into a long list of single days. The blocks just get longer.
Each session is given a job, and only from the sections you filled in, in this order: review key terms, review topics, practice questions. When there are at least as many sessions as jobs, the jobs repeat in that order. An exam 9 days away leaves 9 study days and 3 sessions. With all three sections filled in, those sessions are review key terms, then review topics, then practice questions, three days each. When there are fewer sessions than jobs, the last session takes the jobs that did not get their own session, so nothing you typed is left off. If you only filled in topics, every session says review topics. A session that falls on today ends with (today). A longer block that begins today ends with (starts today). A date in a different year includes the year, and if one session crosses into the next year, both dates include the year.
Checkboxes on screen and the printed page
On the screen, each topic has a checkbox. Check it as you review that line. Each check stays with its topic, so inserting or moving lines does not shift it. Editing or deleting a topic clears its check. Checks stay in this browser tab only.
Print opens a separate page in black text on white, with the same title, subject, exam date, terms table, numbered topics, numbered practice questions, and study plan when there is one. Topic boxes on that page are empty, so the paper starts unchecked. The past-date note stays on the screen and is left off the printout. The print dialog can send the page to a printer or save a PDF. If the browser blocks the window, allow pop-ups for this site and press Print again.
What stays on this page
Unlike an AI study guide maker, this tool does not invent answers; it formats the notes the student already has.
Nothing you type is uploaded. Refreshing or closing the tab clears the form, the guide, and the checkboxes. Print the page, or save a PDF from the print dialog, before you leave if you want a copy.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is the study guide generator free?
Yes. There is no account, no sign-up, and no limit on how many guides you put together in the page.
Will it write the definitions or the practice questions?
No. You type the terms, definitions, topics, and questions. Empty definitions are labeled Definition not added rather than filled in for you.
What do I type in each box?
Title and subject name the guide. Key terms are pairs, one term and one definition per row. Topics or sections go in the Topics or sections box, one per line. Practice questions go in the Practice questions box, one per line. The exam date is optional and is only used to build the study plan template.
How are the days split into sessions?
Study days run from today through the day before the exam. One study day makes 1 session. Two, three, or four study days make one session per day. Five to nine study days make 3 sessions, ten to sixteen make 4, seventeen to twenty-four make 5, and twenty-five or more make 6. Each session gets a job from the sections you filled in, in this order: review key terms, review topics, practice questions. The jobs repeat when there are more sessions than sections. When there are fewer sessions than sections, the last session lists every job that did not get its own session.
What if the exam is today, tomorrow, or already past?
If the exam is today, the plan is one session for today. If the exam is tomorrow, that one session is today. If you filled in more than one section, a single session lists each job you filled in. If the date is before today, the guide still shows your notes and the date, and the study plan is left off.
Can I print the study guide?
Yes. Print opens a plain black-and-white page with your guide and, when the date is today or later, the study plan. Topic checkboxes on that page are empty. You can print it or save a PDF from the browser dialog.
Are my notes saved?
No. They stay in the tab you have open. Refreshing or closing the tab clears them, and nothing is uploaded.
Why is something I typed missing from the guide?
A line that is only spaces is dropped. A key-term row is dropped only when the term and the definition are both empty. A row with just one side filled in still shows, with Term not added or Definition not added on the empty side.