How to Import Anki or Quizlet Decks via CSV (Step by Step)

Switching flashcard apps doesn't mean losing your decks. Export from Anki or Quizlet to CSV and import everything into FlashcardsLearn in about two minutes.

The biggest reason people stay with a flashcard app they've outgrown is simple: their cards live there. Hundreds of hours of card-making feels like a hostage.

It isn't. Both Anki and Quizlet can export your decks to plain text, and FlashcardsLearn imports CSV directly. The whole move takes a couple of minutes per deck. Here's the exact procedure for each.

What you're aiming for: a two-column CSV

A CSV (comma-separated values) file is just a text file where each line is one card: front,back. That's the universal currency of flashcards — every serious app can produce or consume it. Example:

What year did the Berlin Wall fall?,1989
Which organelle produces ATP?,Mitochondria
gracias,thank you

Exporting from Anki

1. Open the Anki desktop app (exports aren't available in AnkiWeb or mobile).
2. Click File → Export…
3. Set Export format to "Notes in Plain Text (.txt)".
4. Choose the deck you want under Include.
5. Untick "Include HTML and media references" — you want clean text.
6. Export. You'll get a tab-separated text file of front/back pairs.

Tip: if your Anki cards contain images or audio, those can't travel through plain text — the text on those cards still exports fine. Most decks are 95%+ text and migrate cleanly.

Exporting from Quizlet

1. Open your set on the Quizlet website (not the mobile app).
2. Click the three-dots menu (⋯) on the set page.
3. Choose Export.
4. Pick a separator: choose comma between term and definition, new line between cards.
5. Copy the text and save it as a .csv file (paste into any text editor and save as my-deck.csv).

Note: you can only export sets you created or that are visible to you; Quizlet occasionally moves this menu around, but Export has remained available on the web version.

Importing into FlashcardsLearn

1. Sign in and go to My Decks.
2. Click Import Deck.
3. Drop in your .csv (or .txt) file.
4. The importer opens your cards in the deck editor — check the preview, fix anything odd, name the deck.
5. Save. Done — the deck is live and every card is scheduled.

Your first deck is free forever, so you can test the migration end-to-end before deciding anything.

Common hiccups (and 10-second fixes)

Should your scheduling history migrate too?

Plain-text exports carry your cards, not your review history — so imported cards start as "new" and re-earn their intervals. That sounds like a loss; in practice it's a fast, honest re-baseline: material you truly know rockets through its first reviews ("Easy" → big interval jumps), and material you'd been mis-rating finally gets the attention it needed. Within a couple of weeks the schedule reflects your real knowledge — often better than the history it replaced. More on how that works in our algorithm explainer.

Frequently asked questions

Can I import multiple decks?

Yes — import each CSV as its own deck. The free plan includes one deck forever; unlimited decks are $5/month or $50 once (lifetime).

Does export violate Anki's or Quizlet's terms?

No — you're exporting your own content through their built-in, officially provided export features.

Can I go the other way and export from FlashcardsLearn?

Yes. Your decks export to CSV anytime. Your cards are yours — that's the whole point of the format. See the FAQ for details.

What about images and audio?

CSV is text-only. Text cards migrate perfectly; media-heavy cards keep their text but lose attachments. If your deck is mostly cloze text and definitions (most are), you won't notice.