Anki Flashcard Generator
Transform any text into Anki-compatible flashcards for efficient language learning. Generate spaced repetition flashcards with AI-powered optimization for maximum retention, and download a native .apkg package that opens straight in Anki with your fields and tags intact.
Complete Step-by-Step Guide
- 20 languages
- 4 platforms
- Image analysis
Generate Anki Deck
Anki decks without the manual typing
Anki is the gold standard for spaced repetition, but building decks by hand is slow. NextLang turns any text, photo or PDF into an Anki-ready deck in seconds. Pick your two languages, choose up to 30 cards, and get clean front and back rows with translations and example sentences. You stay in control of the fields, separator, and tags. Export as CSV or TSV, or download a native .apkg package that opens straight in Anki with your fields and tags already in place, no manual import mapping. Pronunciation audio is generated too and packed inside the .apkg, so the deck speaks in Anki without a text-to-speech add-on. Prefer sentences to word pairs? Generate the deck as cloze cards and it arrives as Anki's own Cloze note type, blanks working natively. A saved deck is not final: decks grow in steps of up to 30 cards, to a ceiling of 200 cards, one credit per step. Words you saved earlier, including the ones pulled out of an article or a subtitle file, leave the same way: Export deck builds an .apkg straight from your dictionary, audio included, with no second generation. The deck does not have to leave the browser to be studied: every set flips as cards on the result page, and one tap adds the whole set to your vocabulary, where a Leitner schedule brings the words back on 1/3/7/21-day intervals.
How the Anki generator works
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Add your source
Paste a word list, a paragraph, or upload a photo or a PDF. NextLang reads the text with built-in image and PDF analysis, so you never retype anything.
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Choose languages, size and card type
Set the source and target language from 20 supported languages, pick how many cards to generate, up to 30 per run, and choose basic word pairs or cloze sentences with one word hidden.
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AI writes the cards
Each card is generated with the term, its translation, and a natural example sentence, formatted for Anki's front and back fields, plus a neural voice recording of the word in the language you are learning.
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Download and import
Download a native .apkg package and just open it in Anki, no field mapping needed, or export as CSV or TSV and use File then Import. Either way, your chosen fields, header, and tags come through exactly as configured.
What the output looks like
A 3-card preview of a Spanish to English deck. Real generations use your chosen fields, example sentences, and tags.
| Front (Spanish) | Back (English) | Example |
|---|---|---|
| la biblioteca | the library | Estudio en la biblioteca los lunes. |
| aprovechar | to make the most of | Quiero aprovechar el fin de semana. |
| el horario | the schedule | El horario de clases cambio este mes. |
Download a native .apkg package that opens directly in Anki with fields, tags and pronunciation audio preserved, or export as a .csv (comma or tab) or .txt (semicolon) file for Anki's importer.
NextLang vs building Anki cards by hand
| Feature | NextLang | By hand |
|---|---|---|
| Time to 30 cards | Under a minute | 30 to 60 minutes of typing |
| Translations and examples | Generated automatically | Looked up one by one |
| Start from a photo or PDF | Yes, image and PDF analysis is built in | Not possible |
| Languages | 20 supported | Limited to what you can translate |
| Fields, tags, and separator | You choose, kept on import | Formatted manually |
| Native .apkg package | One click, opens straight in Anki | Not possible by hand |
| Pronunciation audio | Generated and embedded in the .apkg | Recorded or add-on, card by card |
| Cloze cards | Generated as Anki's native Cloze note type | Written and marked up sentence by sentence |
- Fastest path: open the Download menu, choose .apkg, and double-click the file. Anki opens the deck with your fields and native tags already set, no mapping required.
- Prefer a text file? Click Download and save the CSV or TSV instead.
- Open Anki on desktop and choose File then Import.
- Select the downloaded file and map the columns to Front, Back, and any extra fields you added.
- Pick the same separator you exported with (comma, tab, or semicolon) and confirm. Your cards and tags appear in the deck you chose.
Anki FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
Everything you need to know about generating Anki flashcards for effective language learning with spaced repetition.
Can I make an Anki deck from a PDF?
Yes. Upload the PDF instead of typing a prompt and NextLang reads it directly, so a course handout, a worksheet or a chapter you exported becomes an Anki deck without retyping. The file can be up to 10 MB and 30 pages, and photos work the same way. Generating from a file is a premium feature, so it needs a past credit purchase; a rejected file never costs you a credit.
What if a generated card is wrong?
Tell us and you are paid for it: we refund the credit that generated the deck and add 3 more on top, for up to 20 reports a month. Broken formatting, the wrong language, a duplicate inside one deck or a card clearly off the level you asked for count automatically; a translation you would not have chosen we read ourselves and tell you which way we called it. Email support@nextlang.co with the subject "Card report" and include the link to the deck. What counts as a bad card
Can I turn a subtitle file into an Anki deck?
Yes, and it takes one credit. Open your dictionary for the pair, choose Import from text and upload the .srt, .vtt, .sbv, .ass or .ssa file: you get the words in it worth learning at your level, each with a sentence from the video, and you pick which ones to keep. Then Export deck writes them to an .apkg with the pronunciation audio embedded. Search and the Learning filter decide what goes into the file.
What is Anki and how does spaced repetition work?
Anki is a powerful flashcard application that uses spaced repetition to help you memorize information efficiently. Its scheduler (the modern FSRS algorithm, or the classic SM-2) shows you each card at increasing intervals, right before you would forget it, optimizing your study time and long-term retention. Read our complete spaced repetition guide.
Does the generated deck work with FSRS?
Yes. FSRS schedules every card in your collection regardless of where it came from, so a generated deck is treated exactly like a hand-made one: import the .apkg, start reviewing, and FSRS models each card from your first answer. No special export settings are needed. See how the FSRS scheduler works.
Do I need any Anki add-ons to import or study the deck?
No. The .apkg package uses Anki's native format, so it imports with zero add-ons on a fresh install. You do not need a text-to-speech add-on either: pronunciation audio is generated here and travels inside the .apkg as real mp3 files. The same is true for decks you did not generate here, since the Add Audio to Anki tool voices an .apkg you already have. Add-ons remain fully compatible if you want them, for heatmaps, statistics, or restyling the note type.
How do I import the generated Anki deck?
Easiest way: download the native .apkg package and double-click it (or use File then Import in Anki Desktop). The deck opens with your fields and tags already in place, no column mapping. Prefer text? Save the output as a .csv (comma) or .tsv (tab) file, go to File then Import, choose the delimiter and field mapping, and import. Then sync via AnkiWeb to study on other devices.
Can I download a native .apkg Anki package?
Yes. Alongside CSV and TSV, you can download a real .apkg Anki package built right in your browser. Your selected fields become native Anki note fields and your tags become native Anki tags, so the deck opens fully structured with no manual import step. The .apkg also imports cleanly into Mochi if you study there too.
What file format does the Anki generator create?
The generator produces a native .apkg Anki package, plus CSV/TSV text for manual import. All are compatible with Anki Desktop and sync to AnkiWeb/AnkiMobile after import.
Can I customize the card templates in the generated deck?
Yes! Once imported into Anki, you can modify the card templates, add images, or add fields of your own. Anki's flexible template system allows you to customize the appearance and functionality of your flashcards to match your learning preferences. Pronunciation audio is already there: it ships inside the .apkg, so the sound tag is on the card from the first review.
Can I generate cloze (fill-in-the-blank) cards for Anki?
Yes. Choose cloze instead of basic cards and the deck is built on Anki's own Cloze note type, not a plain pair dressed up to look like one: each card is a natural sentence in the language you are learning with a single word hidden, and the translation of the whole sentence on the back. One blank per sentence, so the card count stays predictable, and the pronunciation audio reads the full sentence. Cloze decks are free for everyone.
Do the generated Anki decks include pronunciation audio?
Yes, and no add-on or extra service is involved. Each card is voiced in the language you are learning with a natural neural voice, across all 20 supported languages, and the mp3 files are packed inside the .apkg itself, so the deck keeps speaking in Anki after it leaves NextLang, with no connection needed. Word audio is free for everyone; audio for the example sentences comes with premium. Audio never costs a credit, and a toggle in the download menu turns it off if you want a lighter file.
What languages are supported for Anki generation?
Our Anki generator supports a comprehensive range of languages including major European languages (Spanish, French, German, Italian, etc.), Asian languages (Japanese, Korean, Chinese), and many others. You can create translation decks between any supported language pairs.
How many cards are typically in a generated Anki deck?
You can generate between 5 and 30 cards in one generation (configurable). The deck is not final after that: open it and add more cards in the same steps, one credit each, up to 200 cards in total.
Do I have to import the deck into Anki to start studying?
No. Every generated set is a flip-card deck right on the result page, and Save all puts the whole set into your vocabulary in one tap. From there the words come back on a Leitner spaced-repetition schedule (5 boxes, 1/3/7/21-day intervals) inside NextLang, whether or not you also import the .apkg into Anki. Saving and studying are free for any signed-in account.
Can I study the generated deck on my mobile device?
Absolutely! Import the .apkg (or CSV/TSV) into Anki Desktop, create a free AnkiWeb account, and sync. Your deck and review history follow you to AnkiDroid on Android (free) and AnkiMobile on iOS, and stay in sync across all devices.
Can I share the generated deck with friends or a study group?
Yes, two ways. The .apkg file itself is portable: send it to anyone and it imports into their Anki with fields and tags intact. Or publish the deck to the NextLang public gallery (a Premium feature) and share a link that opens in the browser, with .apkg export available to every visitor. Browse the public deck gallery.
What if I want to add more cards to an existing deck?
You can generate additional cards and either create a new deck or merge them with existing decks in Anki. The spaced repetition algorithm will automatically schedule all cards appropriately based on your performance.
How accurate are the translations in the generated decks?
Accurate enough that the remaining risk is a defensible translation rather than a wrong one, and a vocabulary card is something you can check in a dictionary in seconds. Separately from the wording, the deck itself cannot arrive broken: the app builds the file rather than asking the model to format it, so shifted columns and torn rows are designed out. We test this across every configuration the form offers and publish the numbers. How we keep cards accurate
Can I add more cards to a deck I already made?
Yes, from the deck's own page. A saved deck is not final: decks grow in steps of up to 30 cards, to a ceiling of 200 cards, one credit per step. The new cards are appended to the same deck, the terms already in it are excluded from the request so you do not get duplicates, and your fields, separator and tags stay exactly as they were. Download the .apkg again and Anki updates the notes you already imported and adds the new ones. Cloze decks, decks built from a file and decks published to the gallery cannot be grown this way yet.
Should I use Anki at all, or something else?
Depends on what bothers you. If it is the hours spent typing cards, switching apps does not help: every alternative starts just as empty, and Anki imports a finished .apkg with the audio already inside. If it is the interface, or the one-time iOS purchase, then Mochi, Quizlet and Brainscape are worth a look, and we export to all three, so the deck moves with you. Anki alternatives, and when leaving makes sense