Print or export to PDF

Turn an .apkg into a printable PDF — for paper study, sharing, or a backup.

The print tool at 2anki.net/print takes an existing Anki deck (.apkg) and turns it into a PDF you can print or hand to someone. Useful for paper study, for sharing with a classmate who doesn't use Anki, or for keeping a hard copy of a deck.

Plan: Free logged-in accounts get 1 PDF export per month. Subscription and Lifetime are unlimited. Anonymous users need to log in first — the export prompts you to sign in.

When to use this

This tool reads a deck, not your source. If you don't have an .apkg yet, upload a file first to get one, then come back here.

Export a deck to PDF

  1. Open 2anki.net/print.
  2. Drag your .apkg onto the drop area, or click to pick one.
  3. Open the layout panel and adjust the look:
    • Paper size — A4, Letter, or Legal.
    • Orientation — Portrait or Landscape.
    • Margins — Narrow, Normal, or Wide.
    • Background colour — pick a colour if your cards use a dark theme and you want a light print, or vice versa.
  4. The PDF downloads as soon as it's ready. The filename matches the deck (MyDeck.apkg → MyDeck.pdf).
  5. Open the PDF and print or share it.

What's in the PDF

The PDF shows the cards in deck order. Each card renders the front and the back stacked on the page, using the same HTML and CSS Anki would. Media (images, audio) renders as the image — audio is silent in print, since paper doesn't play sound.

Card templates with very complex CSS may not render exactly the same as in Anki. If a card looks off, try one of our starter templates for the print run — they're designed to render cleanly on paper.

Privacy

Uploaded .apkg files are removed within 2 hours of the export. The PDF is sent back as the response and not kept on our servers. Nothing about your cards is read for any reason other than producing the PDF.

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