The three methods that actually work today, with the exact settings Anki's importer expects.
Last updated July 2026
There are three ways to convert a Quizlet set to Anki in 2026: use Quizlet's built-in text export where it's still available, copy your cards into a spreadsheet and save as CSV, or run the text through a converter tool. All three end with the same step: Anki's File → Import, mapping the first column to Front and the second to Back. Images and audio never transfer through text export; only the words do.
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Quizlet has been progressively restricting free export over the past few years, so whether this works depends on your account and set. Here's the current state as of mid-2026: export is still reachable from the set's overflow menu for many accounts, but Quizlet has removed it entirely for some free users and continues to test paywalling it behind Quizlet Plus. Check first before planning around it.
Open your set and find Export
Open the Quizlet set you own. Click the three-dot overflow menu and look for "Export." If you don't see it, the set may need to be yours (not just studied/favorited), or your account may not have it enabled.
Set the delimiters Anki expects
Quizlet's export screen lets you choose a term/definition separator and a row separator. Set "between term and definition" to Tab and "between rows" to New line. This matches Anki's default text import format exactly.
Copy the text and save as .txt
Select all the exported text and copy it. Paste it into a plain text editor (Notepad, TextEdit in plain-text mode, or a code editor) and save the file with a .txt extension.
Import into Anki
In Anki desktop, go to File → Import and select your .txt file. On the import screen, confirm Field separator is set to Tab, map Field 1 to Front and Field 2 to Back, choose the deck, and click Import.
If you don't see an export option
Skip to Method 2 below. Copy-paste into a spreadsheet works regardless of whether Quizlet's export UI is available on your account, and it gives you more control over formatting anyway.
This is the most reliable method because it doesn't depend on Quizlet's export feature staying available. It takes a few extra minutes but works for any set you can view.
Open a spreadsheet
Open Google Sheets or Excel. Put your term in Column A and definition in Column B for each row, matching the order in your Quizlet set.
Use Quizlet's flashcard view to copy faster
Rather than retyping, open the set's flashcard or list view and copy each term/definition pair directly. For large sets, the built-in export in Method 1 is faster if it's available to you.
Export as CSV with UTF-8 encoding
File → Download → Comma-separated values (.csv) in Google Sheets, or File → Save As → CSV UTF-8 in Excel. UTF-8 matters if your cards include accents, non-Latin scripts, or special characters.
Import into Anki and map fields
File → Import, select your .csv file. Anki auto-detects the comma separator. Map Field 1 to Front, Field 2 to Back, choose Basic or Cloze as your note type, and select the destination deck.
Basic vs. Cloze note type
Use Basic for straightforward term/definition pairs, which covers most Quizlet sets. Use Cloze if your definitions are full sentences where hiding a specific word or phrase (rather than the whole answer) tests recall better, common for language vocabulary in context or formula-heavy material.
Several third-party tools and browser extensions automate the copy-paste step in Method 2, pulling a Quizlet set's terms and definitions directly into a CSV or .apkg file. They save time on large sets but add a dependency on a tool outside Quizlet and Anki, so verify a converter is actively maintained before trusting it with a big deck; Quizlet's page structure changes periodically and can break scrapers. Our own free Quizlet to Anki Converter takes the pasted text from Method 1 or a CSV export and hands back a ready-to-import .apkg, no signup required.
If you have the original source material behind your Quizlet set, your class notes, a textbook chapter, or a PDF, regenerating cards from that source with an AI tool often produces better cards than converting Quizlet's version. Quizlet sets are frequently crowd-sourced and contain errors; regenerating from source also gives you the option to output straight to a ready-made .apkg. See importing any flashcards into Anki for that workflow.
Images and audio didn't come through
Text export (Methods 1 and 2) only transfers words. Quizlet's export format doesn't include image or audio files, even if your set has them. You'll need to re-add media manually in Anki's card editor, or recreate those specific cards.
Strange characters instead of accents (mojibake)
This means the file wasn't saved as UTF-8. Re-save your .txt or .csv file with UTF-8 encoding explicitly selected, then re-import.
HTML tags showing up inside cards
Some Quizlet sets contain embedded formatting that carries over as raw HTML tags in the exported text. Check "Allow HTML in fields" on Anki's import screen if you want the formatting to render, or strip the tags in your spreadsheet with a find-and-replace before importing.
Duplicate cards after re-importing
Anki checks for duplicates within the same note type and deck by matching the first field. If you import the same set twice, enable "Update existing notes" on the import screen instead of creating a second copy.
Everything landed in one field
The field separator on Anki's import screen doesn't match your file. Tab-separated text needs Tab selected; CSV needs Comma. Anki usually auto-detects this, but double check the preview table before clicking Import.
Quizlet isn't the only app without a clean Anki export. The same CSV approach works for most flashcard tools:
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