Anki + AI: Make 100 Flashcards in 10 Minutes and Actually Remember Them

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🧠TUTORIALAnki + AI:100 flashcards in10 minutesAI Toolbench

Flashcards with spaced repetition are one of the most effective study methods science has found. The problem? Making the cards takes forever. Combine AI with Anki, the free flashcard app used by medical students and language learners worldwide, and you can turn a chapter of notes into a ready-to-study deck in minutes.

What is spaced repetition?

Instead of cramming, you review each card right before you're about to forget it. Easy cards come back rarely, hard cards come back often. Anki schedules all of this for you automatically.

Step 1: Install Anki

Download it from apps.ankiweb.net. The computer version and AnkiWeb are free, and a free AnkiWeb account syncs your cards between devices.

Step 2: Let AI write the cards

Paste your notes into ChatGPT, Gemini or Claude with this prompt:

Turn these notes into flashcards for Anki. Rules: one fact per card, short questions, answers under 20 words, no "true or false". Output as plain text, one card per line, in the format: question;answer. Notes: [paste notes]

The semicolon format means Anki can import everything at once.

Step 3: Import into Anki

  1. Copy the AI's output into a plain text file and save it as cards.txt (Notepad on Windows or TextEdit in plain text mode on Mac).
  2. In Anki, click File → Import and choose the file.
  3. Set the field separator to Semicolon and pick the deck.
  4. Click Import. Done.

Tip: copied text with odd line breaks? Clean it first with our free Text Cleaner.

Step 4: Check every card

Spend 5 minutes reviewing the deck. Fix anything wrong or vague, and delete cards you already know. AI is fast, but you're the expert on your course.

Step 5: Study the smart way

  • Do your reviews every day, even if it's only 10 minutes.
  • Answer honestly: press Again when you forget, so Anki schedules it sooner.
  • Limit new cards to 20 to 30 a day so reviews don't pile up.
  • Pair sessions with our Pomodoro Study Timer.

Card-writing rules that boost memory

Bad cardBetter card
Q: Explain photosynthesisQ: What gas do plants absorb during photosynthesis? A: Carbon dioxide
Q: World War I causes?Q: Whose assassination in 1914 triggered WWI? A: Archduke Franz Ferdinand

Prefer something simpler? Quizlet works too. See our guide to studying smarter with AI and try NotebookLM for summaries.

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