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NoteForge: Offline-First Intelligent Learning Platform

This is a submission for the MLH x DEV Writing Challenge NoteForge — Transform Notes. Forge Knowledge. What I Built Modern students and lifelong learners face an ongoing paradox: lecture decks, academic papers, and textbooks have never been more accessible, yet turning massive PDF dumps into active, structured knowledge remains tedious and friction-heavy. Most existing AI note-converters require…

NoteForge is an offline-first intelligent learning platform designed to transform lecture notes, educational slide decks, and research PDFs into interactive learning tools without relying on persistent cloud connections. Powered by locally hosted Gemma 2 running through Ollama, the platform ensures that every generated concept, definition, and question is strictly grounded in the uploaded material, with zero hallucination.

Key features include an immersive 3D interactive flashcard suite, a quiz arena for timed assessments with multiple-choice, true/false, and conceptual questions, and smart study notes that automate the synthesis of dense material into executive summaries, key takeaway matrices, and high-yield examination tips.

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