Fresh Memory (software)

{{Short description|Spaced repetition flashcard application}}

{{Infobox Software

| name = Fresh Memory

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| developer = Mykhaylo Kopytonenko

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| latest release version = 1.5.0

| latest release date = {{Start date and age|2018|06|28}}

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| programming language = C++ and Qt

| operating system = Windows, Linux

| platform = Cross-Platform

| size = Windows: 7.99 MB, Ubuntu: 392 KB

| language = English, French, German, Russian, Spanish + 3 others

| genre = Flashcard, Spaced repetition

| license = GPL 3

| website = {{Official URL}}

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Fresh Memory is a spaced repetition flashcard application, similar to SuperMemo.

The study algorithm is based on the SM2 algorithm, created for SuperMemo in the late 1980s.{{cite web|url=http://www.supermemo.com/english/ol/sm2.htm|title=Application of a computer to improve the results obtained in working with the SuperMemo method. Piotr Wozniak, 1990.|work=www.supermemo.com|date=11 August 1990 }}

The presented cards may include text and images. The cards are stored in an XML-based format, called dictionary files. {{cite web|url=http://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/Features/Fresh-Memory-Learning-Aid|title=Fresh Memory: Learning Aid|work=www.linux-magazine.com}}

The cards may have multiple "sides", called fields. The user defines what fields and in which order are used in the cards. The application automatically generates cards for different directions, e.g. from English language to French and in reversed order.

The primary purpose of the application is to learn and repeat foreign words. But other areas can be studied as well, for example, country's capitals, flags, mathematical formulas, etc. The study material is stored as collections of flashcards. The application has two studying modes: classic random browsing of flashcards and Spaced repetition.{{cite web|url=http://fresh-memory.findmysoft.com/|title=Fresh Memory – Tool to Help You Learn|work=findmysoft.com}}

Fresh Memory is released as a free open-source software under GPL 3 license with full functionality.