SideQuestly is the non-linear workspace for building real understanding. Branch conversations, annotate sources, turn what you learn into flashcards — all in one place designed for how knowledge actually grows.
Switch between conversation, source material, visual maps, and review — without losing context.
Branch from any message or text selection — every branch is first-class.
Study Mode
Two retrieval modes, built into your reading flow. Backed by the science of how memory actually works.
Two retrieval modes
Recognition or free recall. Two minutes or ten. Either or both. The card stays until you dismiss it.
Recognition
Pick the best of four. Each answer reveals the explanation. For the moments when you have two minutes and want to know whether the page actually landed.
Marsh, Roediger & Karpicke (2007) — multiple-choice tests measurably improve later recall.
Free recall
A blank textarea, optional voice. We compare your recall to the source and split it into Got / Fuzzy / Missed. The gaps become flashcards in your deck.
Roediger & Karpicke (2006) — testing once after reading beats re-reading three times on a delayed test.
From gap to flashcard
When you blurt, we draft flashcards from the things you missed. Tweak, skip, or keep them. They land in your spaced-repetition deck and we schedule the rest.
The science
Every retrieval mode in Study Mode maps to a published technique. Each card below links to its anchor study on /science.
Built for learners, students, and curious thinkers growing knowledge in multiple directions at once.
Join SideQuestly and explore topics the way your mind works — in branches, not in lines.