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How Lykke works
Put Lykke to work in a few minutes.
Setup looks long on paper, but each step builds on the one before. Here is the whole walkthrough, with pictures.
- 01
Start on Explore — no login required
Explore lists free ready-made courses for college students and for AP.
- Courses come with simulations, flashcards and quizzes. AP Biology, AP Calculus AB, AP Physics 1 and AP Statistics also have exam-style free-response questions with model answers.
- Read the first two sections of any course without an account. A free account opens the rest and lets you save courses.
- Lykke's own courses sit next to courses other people have built and shared publicly.
ExploreLinear AlgebraCollegeAP BiologyAPAP StatisticsAPFinance Theory ICollegeAP US HistoryAPData StructuresCollegeFree · start reading without an account - 02
Sign up to customize — and sync Canvas
A free Scholar account lets you save courses, build your own and connect Canvas.
- You start with 5,000 launch credits for making flashcards, quizzes, study guides and infographics from your own notes and files.
- Build a course from links, PDFs or a YouTube video, and paste your syllabus if you want the outline to follow it. Lykke drafts the outline, gives you 15 min to change it, then writes the sections with quizzes and flashcards.
- Most importantly: install the Lykke Knowledge Companion Chrome extension, sign in to Lykke in it and press Sync now — it syncs your chosen Canvas courses, schedule and due dates, then refreshes when you open Canvas. Files and the class list you sync are shared with other Lykke students in that Canvas class, including anyone who audits it.
Chrome extension:Install the Lykke Knowledge Companion →Canvas SyncLykkeExtensionCCanvasYour coursesActive coursesSchedule & due datesCourse materials - 03
Capture notes on the web, iPhone and iPad
Write notes wherever you are, and keep each one with its class.
- Type a note in the web app or the iPhone and iPad app, or record a lecture and watch the transcript appear.
- In the app you can also draw in a note, and the drawing shows on the web.
- Tag a note to its class, or write it from the class's study page, and it sits next to that class's files.
Mobile apps:Download Lykke for iPhone and iPad →Notes · EverywhereWeb✎ DrawingiPadiOSTag each note to its class - 04
Bring your textbooks and documents into Drive
Drive holds your files, in a folder for each class.
- Upload textbooks, slides, past papers and problem sets to a class's folder, or drag them onto it. Files can be up to 40 MB each.
- Canvas files arrive already filed in their class's folder.
- Find files by name or class, and use any of them as a source on the class's study page.
Drive · per courseLinear Algebra · MATH 221PDFLinear_Algebra_Textbook.pdf14.2 MBPPTLecture_08_slides.pptx3.8 MBPDFProblem_Set_3.pdf420 KBMDMy_Notes_Week_4.md12 KBPDFCanvas_Syllabus.pdf180 KB - 05
Study from your own material on the study page
Open a course on the study page and its material sits in one place, with a chat and study tools beside it.
- Left: the course's sources. That's its files and your notes, plus the assignments and announcements of a Canvas class. Tick the ones to use.
- Middle: a chat that answers from the sources you ticked and lists the ones it used under each answer, so you can open the note or file it came from.
- Right: make flashcards, a quiz, a study guide, a summary, an infographic or an interactive visualization from the same sources. Your past chats and everything you made stay with the course.
Study PageSourcesTextbookLecturesNotesSyllabusPast examExplain eigenvectorsAn eigenvector stays on its own span when transformed…Source: Linear_Algebra_Ch5.pdfAsk anything…MakeFlashcardsQuizStudy guideSummaryInfographic - 06
Find research that fits you
Research is part of Luminary for college students: REU programs and NSF-funded research positions, matched to your courses and interests.
- The listings come from NSF's award data and refresh every six hours.
- Each listing says who to contact, and each NSF grant shows how much was awarded.
- Search by keyword, state, research area or program, or ask the research chat, which also reads the names of your Canvas courses.
ResearchREU Site: Computational NeuroscienceStanford University · Stanford, CANeuroscienceContact listedNSF grant: Quantum MaterialsUC Berkeley · Condensed Matter Physics$450,000 awardedPI listed - 07
Luminary — credits when you need more, and the rest of Lykke
Exploring needs no account, and Scholar is free with one. Luminary adds 20,000 AI credits every month, scheduled quizzes and reminders you ask for, Research, Careers, MCP access, 1 GB of storage, the Video Skimmer and the Video Tutor (Beta).
- Every new account starts on Luminary for 7 days, free and with no card. After that you move to Scholar unless you subscribe, and nothing is charged.
- A few things sit outside the trial: Video Tutor (Beta) — it unlocks when you subscribe; Video Skimmer — it unlocks when you subscribe; More than 3 new course builds; The 20,000 monthly credits — you have your 5,000 launch credits, and the monthly ones start when you subscribe.
- Subscribe with a card, and top up credits whenever you run low; top-ups never expire. Cancel any time: you keep Luminary until the end of the period you've paid for, and you won't be charged again.
- If you stop paying, you move to Scholar, and everything you made stays yours.
LuminaryLuminary Plan$12.99/mo20,000 credits a monthResearchCareersMCP accessUpgrade to LuminaryEverything you make stays yours on Scholar too - 08
Careers — part of Luminary for college students
Careers finds internships and entry-level jobs, keeps track of every application and helps you practice for interviews.
- Internships and entry-level jobs matched to your major and what you're looking for, each showing how well it fits the preferences you set. The listings refresh every six hours, and a job that's new since your last visit is marked New.
- A tracker for every application, from Saved to Applied, Interview and Offer. When you come back from an employer's site, Lykke asks whether you applied, and a yes moves the job to Applied.
- Practice for behavioral, case and coding interviews. Coding problems run in an editor, and a spoken practice interview is scored when you finish.
CareersSWE Intern · Summer 2027NewStripe · Remote / SF91% matchIn your trackerAIPractice interviewSpoken · behavioral“Tell me about a time a team project didn’t go to plan…”Scored when you finish
Ready to try it?
Start on Explore — no login needed. When you’re ready to sync Canvas and make it your own, signing up is free.