Help & Documentation
Everything you need to get the most out of FlashClips
Introduction
FlashClips is a spaced repetition learning app for video clips from multiple platforms. Using the Motor Skills algorithm, it helps you learn effectively by showing clips at optimal intervals.
Quick Start
Get started with FlashClips in three steps:
Navigate to "Collections" and click "Create Collection". Give it a name and an optional description.
Click "Add" on your collection, paste a video URL from YouTube, TikTok, Facebook, Streamable, or Gumlet, then select the segment you want to study.
Click "Study". Rate each clip — Forgot, Hard, Correct, Easy — to optimize your review schedule.
Features
- Personal tags across all decks
- Special Favorites & Buried system tags
- Filter study sessions by tag
- Share by email (Read or Edit access)
- Generate shareable invite links
- Each user has independent progress
- View all clips without daily limits
- See next review dates at a glance
- Great for reviewing specific clips
- Set daily limits for new clips & reviews
- Global and per-collection settings
- Install as an app from your browser
- Share videos directly to FlashClips
- 1–5 Rate clips in study mode
- ← → Navigate between clips
- Space Play / Pause
- ? Show all shortcuts
Supported Platforms
FlashClips supports videos from multiple platforms with graceful degradation:
| Platform | Time Range | Speed Control | Sound | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| YouTube | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Full support, including Shorts |
| TikTok | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | Short URLs (vm.tiktok.com) supported |
| ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | Short URLs (fb.watch) supported | |
| Streamable | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | streamable.com links |
| Gumlet | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | gumlet.tv and play.gumlet.io links |
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