Lectern 2.0.0
Lectern turns lecture PDFs into Anki flashcards you can trust. Gemini reads the whole document, builds a concept map, and generates cards agentically, steered by a coverage ledger. Every card cites the pages it came from and passes a grounding gate before it enters your deck.
2.0.0 is a complete from-scratch rebuild as a Tauri 2 desktop app: no backend, no account, your own Gemini API key (stored in the OS keychain). See the CHANGELOG for the full list and the website for a demo.
Which file do I download?
| Platform | File |
|---|---|
| macOS, Apple Silicon (M1 and later) | Lectern_2.0.0_aarch64.dmg |
| macOS, Intel | Lectern_2.0.0_x64.dmg |
| Windows | Lectern_2.0.0_x64-setup.exe (or the .msi) |
| Linux | .AppImage, .deb, or .rpm |
macOS: "Lectern is damaged and can't be opened"
These builds are not yet notarized with Apple, so Gatekeeper blocks them by default. After moving Lectern to Applications, run:
xattr -cr /Applications/Lectern.appthen open it normally. Signed and notarized builds are planned.
Requirements
- Anki with the AnkiConnect add-on, running while you sync
- A free Gemini API key, added in Settings (⌘,)
Generation runs on your key. A typical 70-page lecture costs between a few cents and about a dollar.