An article in, Anki-ready flashcards out
Paste a link to an article and get two-column flashcards built from what it actually says — question on the front, the article's own answer on the back. Download as CSV and import into Anki or Quizlet.
Reading an article is a poor way to remember it. Cards force retrieval, and retrieval is what makes the material stick. The tedious part is writing them: pulling the facts out, phrasing each one as a question, checking the answer against the text.
This mode does that pass for you. It reads the page, extracts the claims that are worth testing, and writes each as a question-answer pair in the language you choose. The CSV is plain UTF-8 with two columns, which Anki, Quizlet and most spaced-repetition apps import directly.
What the output looks like
Real output: one Wikipedia article in, 2469 characters of CSV out, 14.1 seconds. Unedited:
What is the testing effect? The increase in long-term memory when part of learning is devoted to retrieving information from memory What are common alternative terms for the testing effect? Retrieval practice, active recall, practice testing, or test-enhanced learning How does the APA Dictionary of Psychology define the practice effect? Any change or improvement that results from practice or repetition of task items or activities Who published the first documented empirical studies on the testing effect in 1909? Edwina E. Abbott Which brain regions show a "dual action" during retrieval practice in fMRI studies? The anterior and posterior hippocampus What does storage strength measure in retr
Who it is for
- A long read you want to remember in a month
- An article you have to discuss in class tomorrow
- Building a deck from a source you trust, without writing cards by hand
Not a good fit: Opinion pieces with little factual content — there is nothing to test yourself on, and the cards come out vague.
Three things that improve the result
- Pick one article per deck; mixing three sources makes the cards lose their context.
- Read the cards once before importing: delete anything you already know, keep the ones that sting.
- Cards are in the language you choose, not the article's language — useful for language learners.
How it works
- Paste the article link into the box under the text area.
- Pick Flashcards as the output type, and the language you want the cards in.
- Download the .csv and import it — no reformatting needed.
Questions
How many cards do I get?
Usually ten to twenty, depending on how much the article actually claims. A short news piece yields fewer; a long explainer yields more. Cards are capped so a single article does not flood your deck.
Can I import the CSV into Anki?
Yes. Anki's import accepts the two-column UTF-8 CSV directly; pick comma as the separator and map column one to Front and column two to Back. Quizlet and Mochi import the same file.
Will it invent facts the article does not state?
The prompt forbids it, and answers are drawn from the page. If the article is thin, you get fewer cards rather than padded ones.
Does it work with a paywalled article?
Only with the part that is publicly readable. A login wall usually returns an error instead of cards; paste the text you can read and the cards are built from that.