I'm new to all this SRS stuff, I came to mnemosyne by chance when browsing the Open Directory listings for memory training.
I'm not sure why I chose to try mnemosyne first, I think it was the cool name + some good reviews on some blogs when I googled the software. Anyway I immediately got stuck in and have already got 1500 or so flashcards up and running. Of course no software is perfect and I have encountered a number of things that have bugged me, features that I'd like to use, possible improvements etc. I've also noticed that there are really quite a few SRS programs out there and it struck me that I didn't want to invest too much time into one program, if there were others that would better suit my needs. Don't get me wrong, I think mnemosyne is wonderful, but I thought I'd ask other mnemosyne users who have had experience of other SRSs why they prefer mnemosyne over the others. Are other free programs such as Anki or FlashQard substantially different from mnemosyne? Do the paying programs such as FullRecall offer any obviously better features? (I've looked at the SuperMemo site and can see both the benefits and disadvantages in that one) Finally what is the compatibility of the different SRSs like? A lot of them say that you can import each other's databases, but does all the learning and scheduling metadata get imported too? I'd hate to have to go through an entire year's worth of flashcards all over again if I wanted to change programs, it would be little better than losing the database altogether. How about the compatibility of the flashcards themselves? I like to use images, sound and the html tags in my cards, if different SRSs use a different method, again it would be a nightmare to have to reformat all the cards. Anyway I'll download the other programs and mess about a bit, but I just wanted to get people's thoughts and opinions on this as well. Sometimes it takes a lot of time using a software before you really realise its strengths and weakenesses. Thanks for any input! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "mnemosyne-proj-users" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/mnemosyne-proj-users?hl=.
