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This article contains a list of notable flashcard software. Flashcards are widely used as a learning drill to aid memorization by way of spaced repetition.
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This article contains a list of notable flashcard software. Flashcards are widely used as a learning drill to aid memorization by way of spaced repetition.
| Name | License | Free-of-charge version available | Spaced repetition | Number of sides | Supports Unicode | Supports image | Supports audio | Other formats | Printable | Import-export | Supports sync | Plugin support | Working offline |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anki | AGPLv3 (personal computer, Android), proprietary (iPhone) | Yes (except iOS) | Yes | Multiple | Yes | Yes | Yes | Video, LaTeX, HTML | Plugin [1] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Brainscape | Proprietary | Yes | Yes | 2 | Yes | Yes | Yes | HTML, Markdown | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Mindomax | Proprietary | Yes | Yes | 2 | Yes | Yes | Yes | HTML, LaTeX, HTML | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Cobocards | Proprietary | Yes | Yes | Multiple | Yes | Yes | No | LaTeX | Yes | Yes | No | No | ? |
| Course Hero | Proprietary | Yes | Yes | 2 | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | ? | No | ? | |
| Cram | Shareware | No | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes | |
| Cram.com | Proprietary | Yes | Yes | 3 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | No | No | |
| Duolingo Tinycards [ broken anchor ] (Discontinued) | Proprietary | Yes | Yes | 2 | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | |
| Fresh Memory (Discontinued) | GPL3 | Yes | Yes | Multiple | Yes | Yes | No | HTML, CVS | No | Yes | No | No | ? |
| Mnemosyne | AGPLv3 | Yes | Yes | 3 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Video, HTML, LaTeX, Flash | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| OpenCards | BSD | Yes | Yes | 2 | Yes | Yes | Yes | PowerPoint slides, Markdown | Yes | Yes | Via Dropbox | No | Yes |
| Pleco | Proprietary | Yes | Paid addon | Multiple | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | Via iCloud (iOS only) | No | After purchase | |
| Quizlet | Proprietary | Yes | Yes | 2 | Yes | Yes | Yes Text-to-speech in 18 languages | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Partial | |
| SuperMemo | Proprietary | Paid upgrade | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | Video, TeX | No | Yes | ? | Yes | ? |
| Topgrade | Proprietary | Yes | No | 2 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Video, HTML | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | ? |
| Name | License | Free-of-charge version available | Spaced repetition | Number of sides | Supports Unicode | Supports image | Supports audio | Other formats | Printable | Import-export | Supports sync | Plugin support | Working offline |
| Software | Windows | macOS | ChromeOS | Linux | Android (Phone) | Android (Tablet) | iOS (iPhone) | iPad | Web browser |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anki | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Brainscape | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Cobocards | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes | ? | Yes | ? | Yes |
| Course Hero | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes |
| Cram | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No |
| Cram.com | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Fresh Memory (Discontinued) | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
| Mnemosyne | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes |
| Mindomax | Yes (Web App) | Yes (Web App) | Yes (Web App) | Yes (Web App) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| OpenCards | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
| Pleco | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Quizlet | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| SuperMemo | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Topgrade | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Software | Windows | macOS | ChromeOS | Linux | Android (Phone) | Android (Tablet) | iOS (iPhone) | iPad | Web browser |
The following table compares artificial intelligence features across modern flashcard applications.
| Name | AI Flashcard Generation (from text) | AI Flashcard Generation (from PDF) | AI Flashcard Generation (from image) | AI Flashcard Generation (from audio) | AI Tutor / Chat | AI Image Generation | AI-Powered Spaced Repetition | AI Answer Generation | AI Quiz / Test Generation | AI Performance Analytics | AI Study Guide |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anki | No (via plugins only) | No (via plugins only) | No | No | No | No | No (algorithm-based, not AI-driven) | No | No | No | No |
| Quizlet | Yes (Magic Notes) | Yes (PDF summarizer) | No | No | No (Q-Chat discontinued) | No | Partial (Learn mode) | Yes | Yes (AI practice tests) | Partial | Yes |
| Brainscape | Yes | Yes | Yes (Photo to Flashcards) | No | No | No | Partial (confidence-based) | No | No | Partial | No |
| RemNote | Yes | Yes | Yes (Image Occlusion) | No | Yes (AI Tutor Chat) | No | Yes | Yes (AI Explanations) | Yes (AI Quizzes) | Partial | No |
| Knowt | Yes | Yes (AI PDF Summarizer) | No | Yes (AI Lecture Notetaker) | Yes (Kai voice tutoring) | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Partial | Yes |
| Gizmo | Yes (Notes to Flashcards) | Yes (PDF to Flashcards) | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes (AI Quizzes) | No | No |
| Mindomax | Yes | Yes | Yes (Photo to Flashcards) | Yes (Voice to Flashcards) | Yes (AI Tutor with 150 chats/day) | Yes (AI Image Generation for cards) | Yes (AI-powered dynamic scheduling) | Yes (Answer & Problem Solving) | Yes (Auto Quiz Generation) | Yes (detailed analytics) | No |
| Name | AI Flashcard Generation (from text) | AI Flashcard Generation (from PDF) | AI Flashcard Generation (from image) | AI Flashcard Generation (from audio) | AI Tutor / Chat | AI Image Generation | AI-Powered Spaced Repetition | AI Answer Generation | AI Quiz / Test Generation | AI Performance Analytics | AI Study Guide |
The following table compares the number of interface languages supported by modern flashcard applications.
| Software | Interface Languages | English | German | Spanish | French | Italian | Portuguese | Dutch | Russian | Turkish | Chinese | Japanese | Korean | Arabic | Persian | Swedish | Norwegian | Polish | Indonesian |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anki | 40+ (community) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Quizlet | 19 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Brainscape | 1 | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| RemNote | 1 | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Knowt | 1 | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Gizmo | 1 | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Mindomax | 16 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| SuperMemo | 3 | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No |
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