srs.el - My spaced repetition system for emacs

Saturday, June 27, 2026

Repo

My previous attempts to get into spaced repetition had always been inhibited by the inconvenience of it, so, inspired by hashcards, I decided to make my own spaced repetition system (SRS), with the goal of being as friction-less as possible. And to me that means at minimum it must be integrated into my favorite text editor!

Some things I like about it:

No restrictions on where flash cards can be placed, allowing me to embed them in my notes
Minimal syntax
All metadata is stored locally as plain text
When reviewing my flashcards, I can freely type my answers

Installation

To try it out, add something like this to your Emacs configuration:

(use-package srs
  :ensure t
  :config
  (add-to-list 'srs-path-list (expand-file-name "~/notes/*.org"))
  (srs-set-prefix-kbd "s-"))