Sharing Decks with Friends and Study Groups

Studying does not have to be a solo activity. Foxxy lets you share your flashcard decks with friends, classmates, and study groups so everyone can benefit from well-crafted material. This guide covers the sharing workflow, permission levels, and how individual progress works on shared decks.

Why Share Decks?

Creating high-quality flashcards takes time. Sharing lets you:

• Divide the work — Each group member creates cards for a different chapter, then everyone shares.
• Benefit from different perspectives — Classmates may phrase questions in ways you had not considered.
• Keep everyone on the same page — Shared decks ensure the whole group studies the same material.

How to Share a Deck

Sharing a deck is straightforward:

1. Open the deck you want to share.
2. Tap the Share button (or the share icon in the deck header).
3. Choose how to share:
   • Share link — Generate a link that anyone with the URL can use to add the deck.
   • Invite by email — Enter a specific person’s email address to send them a direct invitation.
4. Set the permission level for the recipient (see below).
5. Tap Send or Copy Link.

The recipient receives a notification (or opens the link) and can add the shared deck to their own library with a single tap.

Permission Levels

When sharing a deck, you choose what the recipient can do with it:

Viewer

• Can study the deck and all its cards.
• Cannot add, edit, or delete cards.
• Best for sharing polished, final decks where you want to maintain content control.

Editor

• Can study the deck and all its cards.
• Can add new cards to the deck.
• Can edit existing cards.
• Cannot delete the deck itself.
• Best for collaborative deck-building where the group contributes together.

Owner (Transfer)

• Full control over the deck, identical to the original creator.
• Used when you want to hand off a deck to someone else entirely.
• The original owner loses ownership after transfer.

You can change permissions at any time from the deck’s sharing settings.

Collaborative Studying

Once a deck is shared, here is how collaboration works in practice:

Shared Content, Individual Progress

This is a key concept: the cards are shared, but study progress is not. Each person who studies a shared deck has their own independent spaced repetition schedule. This means:

• Your ratings (Again/Hard/Good/Easy) only affect your own review schedule.
• A classmate might see a card as “due” while you do not, and vice versa.
• Deleting a card from the shared deck removes it for everyone, but existing progress data is preserved if the deck owner re-adds it.

Real-Time Updates

When an editor adds or modifies a card in a shared deck, the changes appear for all members automatically. There is no need to re-share or re-download the deck.

Managing Shared Members

As the deck owner, you can manage who has access:

1. Open the deck and go to Sharing Settings.
2. View the list of people with access.
3. Change permission levels, or remove access entirely.
4. Shared members can also choose to leave a shared deck from their library.

Study Group Workflows

Here are some effective ways study groups use Foxxy’s sharing features:

The Divide-and-Conquer Method

1. Assign each group member a chapter or topic.
2. Each person creates a deck for their assigned section.
3. Share all decks with the group using Editor permissions.
4. Everyone reviews all decks, and anyone can fix typos or add missing cards.

The Expert Review Method

1. One person creates the deck.
2. Share with the group as Viewer.
3. Group members study and send feedback through the app or a group chat.
4. The owner incorporates feedback and updates the deck.

Exam Prep Groups

1. Create a shared deck specifically for exam preparation.
2. Set all members as Editors.
3. Everyone adds cards based on practice exams, past papers, and lecture notes.
4. Use Exam Mode individually to test readiness.

Tips for Effective Sharing

• Agree on formatting standards before creating shared decks. Consistent card style makes studying smoother.
• Use tags to identify who created which cards, making it easier to ask questions.
• Review shared decks periodically for duplicate or outdated cards.
• Communicate changes — if you edit a card significantly, let the group know.

Privacy and Control

• Only people you explicitly share with (or those with the share link) can access your deck.
• You can revoke access at any time.
• Shared decks do not expose your personal study statistics or progress to other members.
• If you delete a shared deck, all members lose access to it.

Related Articles

• Getting Started with Foxxy Flashcards
• Creating and Managing Decks
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