Exporting Flashcards
Scholarly lets you take any flashcard deck with you. From a deck's three-dot menu you can export it as an Anki deck, a PDF, or send it straight to the printer. Exporting and printing are paid-plan features.
Export to Anki
Anki export downloads a ready-to-open .apkg deck file, no manual import steps or text files.
- Open the flashcard deck you want to export.
- Click the three-dot menu on the deck page.
- Open Export → Flashcards → Anki.
- A
.apkgfile downloads to your device, named after your deck.
Opening it in Anki
- Open Anki on your computer.
- Choose File → Import (or just double-click the
.apkgfile). - The deck appears in Anki with all of its cards.
Card images come along with the export, including image-only cards. Study history, difficulty ratings, hard-question flags, and AI hints do not transfer, Anki starts each card fresh with its own spaced-repetition schedule.
If you use Anki on your phone, sync your desktop Anki after importing so the cards show up everywhere.
Export to PDF
PDF export creates a clean, printable document of your cards.
- Open the deck and the three-dot menu.
- Open Export → Flashcards → PDF for the cards, or Export → Quiz → PDF for the deck's quiz questions.
- A PDF downloads with the questions and answers laid out for easy review.
Print works just like PDF export but sends the deck straight to your printer.
- Print with answers: a full reference copy of every card.
- Print as a worksheet: questions only, answers hidden, so you can test yourself on paper.
Choose Export → Flashcards → Print (or Export → Quiz → Print) and your browser's print dialogue opens. Allow pop-ups if nothing appears.
What Gets Exported
| Item | Anki (.apkg) | PDF / Print |
|---|---|---|
| Question and answer text | Yes | Yes |
| Card images | Yes | Yes |
| Quiz questions | Not included | Yes (Quiz export) |
| Study progress and difficulty ratings | No | No |
| Hard-question flags | No | No |
| AI-generated hints | No | No |
| Categories and favourites | No | No |
What about Word and Google exports?
Scholarly's editable exports, Word, PowerPoint, and saving to Google Docs or Google Slides, cover pages, generated documents, research reports, slide decks, video lectures, podcasts, and infographics. Flashcard decks are deliberately not among them. A deck is a set of cards rather than a document, so there is no sensible Word or PowerPoint shape for it, and the Export menu on a deck doesn't offer one.
If you want your cards in a document, you have two good options:
- Export the deck as a PDF for a clean, readable layout of every card.
- Export the deck's Quiz as a PDF when you want a question-and-answer layout rather than a card layout.
For everything else in your workspace, see Exporting Your Work for the full format-by-format table.
Tips
- Export after you have finished editing or refining a deck so the exported version reflects your final cards.
- Use Refine with AI to tighten a deck before exporting it, see Flashcards.
- Worksheet print mode is great for testing yourself on paper, then checking against a "with answers" copy.
Related
- Flashcards, creating, refining, and studying decks.
- Exporting Your Work, Word, PowerPoint, and Google exports for everything that isn't a deck.
- Plans and Limits, what's included on Free vs Premium.