Excel to Anki — turn a spreadsheet into flashcards

Drop an .xlsx file and download a .apkg deck. Each row becomes a card — first column front, second column back.

How it works

1. Drop your file

Notion export, PDF, Word, Markdown, or a Quizlet export.

2. 2anki builds your deck

Usually a few seconds. Bigger files take a minute.

3. Open it in Anki

Double-click the .apkg file. Your cards are ready to study.

Supported formats

What you actually get in Anki

Cloze deletions stay clickable

{{c1::...}} becomes a real Anki cloze card, not plain text.

Images render in the card

Embedded images come across and display on the front or back.

Tags carry over

Strikethrough in Notion or a tag column in CSV attaches to every card in the deck.

Correct note types

Basic, Cloze, and front/back map to the right Anki note type so import is clean.

No junk in your cards

No empty backs, no stray #, *, or $ characters left over from your notes.

Common questions

How do I turn an Excel spreadsheet into Anki cards?

Save your sheet as an .xlsx file with one column for the front of the card and one for the back, upload it here, and download the .apkg deck. Open the deck in Anki to review. No add-on or copy-paste needed.

Which column becomes the front of the card?

The first column is the front, the second column is the back. A header row is read as column names and isn't turned into a card, so you can label the columns whatever you like.

Do images or cell formatting carry over from Excel?

No. Text converts cleanly, including line breaks inside a cell, but embedded images, charts, colors, fonts, and formulas are dropped — a formula cell exports as its text result. For cards with images, use the HTML or Notion upload path.

My workbook has several tabs — will all of them convert?

The first sheet is the one converted. If you have multiple tabs, split each into its own .xlsx file and upload them separately.

What if my file is a .csv instead of an .xlsx?

Use the CSV to Anki path — it follows the same two-column layout, first column front and second column back. Both .csv and .xlsx are supported upload formats.

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