Move your Pleco flashcards to Anki

Export your Pleco userdict as a .txt file, drop it here, and get a .apkg deck. Hanzi, pinyin, and definitions come across as basic cards.

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

Which Pleco export format works?

The tab-separated .txt userdict export works through our CSV pipeline. The XML userdict export does not — it carries Pleco-specific scheduling and category metadata we do not parse. Export as .txt and you are set.

How do I export the .txt file from Pleco?

In the Pleco app, open the flashcards module, go to Import/Export, choose Export Cards, and select the text file format. Save the file to your device, then upload it here.

Will hanzi, pinyin, and definitions all come across?

Yes. Each row in the .txt export becomes one card: hanzi on the front, pinyin and the English definition on the back. Tone marks and traditional or simplified characters are preserved.

Will my SRS progress and custom categories transfer?

Card content transfers — the words and definitions. Pleco review history, scheduling, and custom categories stay in Pleco; Anki schedules the imported cards from scratch with its own algorithm.

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