What does Tsunagi do

Tsunagi is a flash and card app that brings together everything we've covered so far (the forgetting curve, spaced repetition, flashes) in a single application.

Roughly, it works like this: you first write a card in Tsunagi, a topic, a definition, an example, whatever you want to remember. Flashes are then generated from those cards: question-and-answer units built from your card's content. All you do day to day is open the app and answer whatever flashes come up; Tsunagi's scheduling algorithm decides which flash appears when, essentially an automated version of the "review at the right time" idea from the previous page.

You're not limited to plain text when writing your cards: Tsunagi's editor supports markdown, plus its own extensions for things like math, diagrams, and media. We cover this in detail in the Editor section.

Here's a map of the rest of the series:

• The Science: if you want to understand the mechanism behind spaced repetition and active recall in a bit more depth.
• The Practice: Tsunagi's own concepts: flashes, cards, the study screen, tags.
• Editor: how you'll write your cards and flashes.
• Settings and More: the Flashcard Browser and other tools.

When you're ready, let's take a look at the science behind it.