What is Heuristica?

Heuristica is an all-in-one AI-powered learning platform that helps students, researchers, teachers, and lifelong learners turn any source—such as PDFs, YouTube videos, websites, or podcasts—into interactive study materials. It offers tools for creating concept maps, mind maps, flashcards, quizzes, study notes, and summaries, all powered by multiple AI models like GPT, Claude, Gemini, and Qwen. The platform also includes an AI chat assistant and supports multilingual responses in over 20 languages.

How to use Heuristica?

To use Heuristica, start by signing up for a free account. Then, add a source—either by pasting a link (YouTube, website, podcast) or uploading a PDF. Heuristica automatically generates study materials like flashcards, quizzes, concept maps, and summaries. You can also use the AI chat to ask questions, apply custom prompts, and convert conversations into study tools. The platform supports spaced repetition for flashcards and allows you to share decks and quizzes with others.

Core features of Heuristica

Concept Map Maker: Create visual concept maps and enrich them with resources from Wikipedia, arXiv, Semantic Scholar, YouTube, and more.
AI Flashcard Maker: Generate flashcards from any source with spaced repetition.
AI Quiz Generator: Create practice quizzes from notes, maps, chats, PDFs, or videos.
AI Study Notes Generator: Turn lectures and materials into structured study notes.
YouTube Video Summarizer: Generate transcripts and summaries from YouTube videos.
PDF Summarizer: Summarize and chat with PDFs, research papers, and textbooks.
AI Chat with Multiple Models: Switch between Gemini, Claude, ChatGPT, and Qwen.
Cross-Format Conversion: Convert concept maps into flashcards, quizzes, or notes, and vice versa.