# Getting Started with Memo

A quick first workflow from source upload to review.

URL: https://www.memo.cards/help/getting-started/getting-started-with-memo
Updated: 2026-09-21T00:00:00+08:00

Memo helps you turn your own sources into study and knowledge outputs. This guide walks through the basic workflow.

## 1\. Create or open a notebook

A notebook is the workspace where your sources, generated outputs, flashcards, and review sessions live.

## 2\. Add sources

Open the notebook and use the **Sources** panel to add PDFs, images, YouTube videos, website URLs, or pasted text. Wait until each source shows **Ready**.

## 3\. Select the sources you want to use

You do not need to use every source for every run. Select only the readings, lecture, or notes you want Memo to use before generating Studio outputs or asking Memo Agent.

## 4\. Generate in Studio

Open **Studio** to create flashcards, notes, mindmaps, tracks, practice tests, tutor sessions, infographics, or podcasts. Click a tile to use defaults, or click the pencil icon to customize the run.

## 5\. Study and iterate

Open generated flashcard sets in Learn Mode or Cram. Reopen Studio outputs from history, rename them, delete older runs, or generate again with a different source selection.

## 6\. Export when needed

Flashcards can be exported to supported flashcard formats such as Anki, text, or PDF. Notes can be exported as Markdown or PDF.

## Useful settings

- **Settings → Usage**: current usage balance, reset timing, and action/model costs.

- **Settings → Subscription**: current plan and billing management.

- **Settings → Configuration**: theme, flashcard display, Memo AI, scheduling, and accessibility settings.