Share your Anki deck with a classmate in a few steps
Export your flashcards as an Anki package and send it to a classmate, or generate a fresh deck from your own slides and notes first.
Exporting an Anki deck and sending it
A classmate asks for your vocabulary cards before the exam, and the quickest route is to share your Anki deck with someone as a single package file they can import in a minute. Open the deck in Anki on your computer, choose File, then Export, and pick the Anki Deck Package option so the cards and their media travel together.
- Name the deck clearly, such as Biology Unit 3 Cell Structure, so the recipient knows what they are importing.
- Remove personal notes or tags you do not want to share before you export.
- Ask the recipient to import into a new deck first so their existing cards stay untouched.
- Share the file over a channel that keeps its original format, since a zipped or renamed file may not import.
Export to Anki
On the Plus plan, download your flashcards as an Anki-compatible file that a classmate can import in one step.
Spaced repetition built in
Cards are scheduled so the ones you miss come back sooner, whether you study in the browser or in Anki.
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How it works
Export the deck from Anki
In Anki on your computer, choose File, then Export, and select the Anki Deck Package option.
Send the file
Share the saved package through email, a cloud folder or a class chat, whichever your classmate can open.
They import it
Your classmate opens Anki, chooses File, then Import, and selects the file to add the deck to their collection.
If your deck came from lecture slides or notes and you have not built it in Anki yet, DeckOwl can generate the flashcards from that material and export them to Anki on a Plus plan. The person you send it to imports the file and studies it on their own schedule, so they do not need an account here.
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Frequently asked questions
How many flashcards should I make for one cell biology unit?
Most units work well with 30 to 60 cards, with one fact per card so each review is quick. Cover the terms and processes your instructor is likely to test, and split longer topics into separate decks.
What is the best way to study a shared cell biology deck?
Review cards with spaced repetition so the hardest ones come back more often, and say the answer aloud before you flip the card. Short sessions of 10 to 20 minutes tend to stick better than one long cram.
Does sharing an Anki deck require a paid plan?
Exporting to Anki is a paid feature, included in the Plus plan at $99.90 per year or $9.99 per month. The free plan gives 3 generations per month and study in the browser, without exports.
Does the person I share with need a DeckOwl account?
No. An exported Anki deck is a file they can import into their own copy of Anki, so they do not need an account here.
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