Mnemosyne (software)

Mnemosyne
Developer(s) Peter Bienstman
Initial release February 8th, 2006
Stable release 1.2.2 / January 29, 2010; 2 years ago (2010-01-29)
Development status Active
Written in Python
Operating system Windows, Linux, Mac OS X
Platform Cross-platform
Size 3.4 Mo
Available in Multi-language
Type Accelerated Learning & Memory Software
License GPL v2
Website http://www.mnemosyne-proj.org/

Mnemosyne (named for the Greek goddess of memory, Mnemosyne) is spaced repetition software developed from 2003 until the present. The software is similar to SuperMemo, commercial software developed by Piotr Wozniak.

Mnemosyne uses an early version of the SuperMemo algorithm, SM-2[1], with some modifications that deal with early and late repetitions.[2]

Mnemosyne voluntarily collects data from its users. This data are available from the author, Peter Bienstman, upon request[3] or via BitTorrent[4], and is a research project on long-term memory.[5]

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Features

Software implementation

Mnemosyne is written in Python, which allows for its use on Microsoft Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X. Users of the software usually make their own database of cards, although pre-made Mnemosyne databases are available, and it is possible to import SuperMemo collections and text files.

Each day, the software displays each card that is scheduled for repetition. The user then grades their recollection of the card's answer on a scale of 0-5. The software then schedules the next repetition of the card in accordance with the user's rating of that particular card and the database of cards as a whole. This produces an active, rather than passive, review process.

See also

References

  1. ^ SM-2 Optimization of learning, Master's Thesis, University of Technology in Poznan, 1990 and adapted for publishing as an independent article on the web. (P.A.Wozniak, May 10, 1998)
  2. ^ "Principles", The Mnemosyne Project, retrieved June 3rd, 2008
  3. ^ http://groups.google.com/group/mnemosyne-proj-users/browse_thread/thread/e00801ebb3bbfa72
  4. ^ Announcement; torrent index
  5. ^ http://www.mnemosyne-proj.org/principles.php

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