{
  "id": 11753306,
  "title": "Study Buddy",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/study-buddy",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-03T19:25:47.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dev.to",
    "slug": "dev-to",
    "url": "https://dev.to/harshkaushik494/study-buddy-411d"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "StudyBuddy is a study companion app designed for users struggling with digital clutter and burnout during exam seasons. The app consolidates three fragmented tools - a Pomodoro timer, a flashcard app, and a quiz tool - into a single, distraction-free interface. The app is built around a lightweight, zero-bloat 3-file architecture consisting of app.py, index.html, and style.css that can be run locally in seconds.\n\nThe core capabilities of StudyBuddy include a Pomodoro focus timer with three focused modes: Focus, Short Break, and Long Break. The timer features a smooth circular SVG progress ring and real-time countdown. It also has three session cycle tracking and daily focus minute counters. Interactive 3D flashcards with realistic card-flip animations are also included in the app.\n\nUsers can create their own custom flashcard decks, organize study materials by subject, and rate cards using spaced-repetition rating buttons - Need Practice or Mastered. Additionally, StudyBuddy offers a one-click quiz generator that converts any flashcard deck into an interactive multiple-choice quiz instantly.\n\nThe app also features a customizable quiz system allowing students to create quizzes tailored to their exact exam syllabus. The quiz system includes a full question builder with customizable question prompt, 4 choices, radio selector for the correct answer, and an optional explanation note. Instant visual feedback is given on correct and incorrect answers, and a scorecard with percentage score and answer breakdown review is displayed.\n\nStudyBuddy has a calming aesthetic design with a minimalist glassmorphic dark mode (plus toggleable crisp light mode). The app works offline and saves all progress directly to browser localStorage. The app design is minimalist and utilizes a zero-external library dependency, ensuring it works offline and saves all progress directly to browser localStorage.\n\nThe application preview includes four views: Pomodoro View for the circular SVG timer with glowing accent progress, customizable intervals, and session counts; Flashcard View for the 3D card scene with smooth perspective flips, keyboard shortcuts, and deck switcher; Quiz Maker View for a clean question builder with instant feedback checks and scorecard summaries; and a Results view with scorecards and answer breakdown review.\n\nThe complete source code for StudyBuddy is open source and hosted on GitHub. The repository link is https://github.com/harsh4944/studybuddy. The app is built using a minimalist 3-file architecture, with app.py serving as the Python Flask backend, index.html for responsive UI structure and self-contained client logic, and style.css for the complete modern CSS design system and animations. The app does not require any external library dependencies and can be run locally in seconds.",
  "summary": "This is a submission for the Hacktoberfest Weekend Challenge: Build for a Friend ⚡ StudyBuddy: An Aesthetic All-in-One Study Companion Built for My Best Friend What I Built Every exam season, I watch my friend struggle with digital clutter and burnout. Like many students, they were juggling three or four fragmented tools at once: A separate tab for a Pomodoro timer (filled with banner ads and…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}