How to export NotebookLM flashcards to Anki

NotebookLM was renamed Gemini Notebook in July 2026. The flashcard limitation described here applies under both names.

Why this needs a workaround at all

NotebookLM's flashcards live inside the Studio panel. You can flip through them and share a link, but there is no export to a file. That is fine for a quick review in the app and hopeless for real revision, because the whole point of flashcards is spaced repetition — being shown a card exactly when you are about to forget it — and NotebookLM does not do that. Anki does, and it is free. So the task is moving the cards from a tool that generates them well into a tool that schedules them well.

The one-click route: extension

The exporter extension reads the flashcards from the Studio panel and exports them as an Anki-ready deck. Install it, open the flashcard set, export, then in Anki choose File → Import and pick the file. The fronts and backs map straight onto Anki cards; from there you get scheduling, sync across devices, and every Anki add-on.

The no-install route: chat + text import

If you would rather not add an extension, you can route the cards through the chat. Ask:

List every flashcard from the flashcard set as a plain two-column list, one card per line, front and back separated by a tab. No numbering, no extra text.

1. Copy the output.
2. In Anki: File → Import, or paste into a .txt file and import that.
3. Set the field separator to Tab, map field 1 to Front and field 2 to Back, choose the deck, and import.

This depends on the chat reproducing the cards faithfully, so spot-check a few against the Studio panel — a long set can occasionally drop or merge a card. For anything you are graded on, the extension route is safer because it reads the cards directly rather than re-describing them.

After they're in Anki

• Set new-card and review limits so a big imported deck does not bury you on day one.
• Suspend what you already know rather than deleting — Anki's browser makes this a two-click job.
• Pair with active recall in NotebookLM — the cards handle facts; use an oral-examiner prompt in the notebook for the reasoning Anki can't drill.

People also ask

Can you export NotebookLM flashcards?

Not natively — there is no download, only a share link. The exporter extension turns them into an Anki deck, or you can have the chat output the cards as a two-column list and import that into Anki.

How do I get NotebookLM flashcards into Anki?

Fastest: the exporter extension produces an Anki-ready file you import via File → Import. Manual: ask the chat for a tab-separated front/back list and import that as text, mapping the columns to Front and Back.

Why should I use Anki instead of NotebookLM's flashcards?

NotebookLM shows cards but does not schedule them. Anki's spaced repetition shows each card right before you'd forget it — the mechanism that actually builds long-term memory — and it is free.