List of flashcard software
This article provides a compilation of prominent flashcard applications frequently utilized as effective learning aids to enhance memorization through the technique of spaced repetition.
Software
Mnemosyne | Free (AGPLv3) | Yes | style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes"|Yes | 3 | style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes"|Yes | style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes"|Yes | style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes"|Yes | Video, HTML, LaTeX, Flash | Unknown | style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes"|Yes | style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes"|Yes | style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes"|Yes | style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes"|Yes | OpenCards | Free (BSD licenses) | style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes"|Yes | style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes"|Yes | 2 | style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes"|Yes | style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes"|Yes | style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes"|Yes | PowerPoint slides, Markdown | style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes"|Yes | style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes"|Yes | Template:Yes2 Via Dropbox | No | style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes"|Yes | This demonstration employs twelve decks and five levels of proficiency. Cards assigned to Level 1 are reviewed every session; those in Levels 2 through 4 are revisited every second to fourth session; Level 5 cards are considered retired. Pleco Software Proprietary Free with optional paid add-ons Multiple Supports Unicode No image inclusion Audio enabled — No print option Supports import-export Partial sync via iCloud (iOS only) No plugin support Offline use partially available after purchase Quizlet Proprietary Offers a free tier Does not utilize spaced repetition Two sides per card Unicode supported Supports images and audio (text-to-speech in eighteen languages) — Printable versions available Import-export features present Synchronization supported No plugin support Partial upgrade available for purchase SuperMemo Proprietary Limited free version with paid upgrades available Includes spaced repetition functionality Number of card sides unspecified Unicode compatibility present Supports images and audio Accepts video and TeX formats No option for printing cards Import-export supported Synchronization status unknown Plugin support provided Offline usability unknown Topgrade Proprietary Free version offered Does not support spaced repetition Two-sided cards Unicode enabled Image and audio supported Accepts video and HTML formats Printable options available Import-export capabilities present Synchronization supported No plugins available Offline usage status unknown| Name | License | Availability of free version | Spaced repetition | Number of card faces | Unicode compatibility | Support for images | Audio capabilities | Additional supported formats | Printable option | Import/export functionality | Synchronization support | Plugin availability | Offline functionality |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anki | Template:Partial | Yes (except on iOS) | Yes | Multiple | Yes | Yes | Yes | Video, LaTeX, HTML | Template:Partial | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Brainscape | Template:Proprietary | Yes | Yes | 2 | Yes | Yes | Yes | HTML, Markdown | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Cerego | Template:Proprietary | Yes | Yes | Multiple | Yes | Yes | Yes | Interactive Regions | Unknown | No | Yes | No | Unknown |
| Cobocards | Template:Proprietary | Yes | Yes | Multiple | Yes | Yes | No | LaTeX | Yes | Yes | No | No | Unknown |
| Course Hero | Template:Proprietary | Yes | Yes | 2 | Yes | Yes | Unknown | Yes | Yes | Unknown | No | Unknown | |
| Cram | Nonfree (Shareware) | No | Yes |
style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes"|Yes | |||||||||
| Cram.com | Proprietary | Yes | Yes | 3 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Unknown | No | No | |
| World Words | Proprietary | Yes | Yes | Multiple | Yes | Yes | No | LaTeX | Yes | Yes | No | No | Unknown |
| Duolingo#Tinycards (Discontinued) | Proprietary | Yes | Yes | 2 | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | |
| Fresh Memory (Discontinued) | Free (GPLv3) | Yes | Yes | Multiple | Yes | Yes | No | HTML, CSV | No | Yes | No | No | Unknown |
| Lernkartei (Matthias Kraus) | Freeware / source proprietary | Yes | Yes | 4 | No | No | No | PDF, TXT, CSV, HTML | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes |
Platform compatibility
| Application | Microsoft Windows | macOS | ChromeOS | Linux | Android | iOS (iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad) | BlackBerry | Windows Mobile, Pocket PC | Maemo | Web browser | J2ME | Palm OS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anki | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| Brainscape | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | No |
| Cerego | Template:Dunno | Template:Dunno | Template:Dunno | Template:Dunno | Template:Dunno | Template:Dunno | Template:Dunno | Template:Dunno | Template:Dunno | Template:Dunno | Template:Dunno | Template:Dunno |
| Cobocards | Template:Dunno | Template:Dunno | Template:Dunno | Template:Dunno | Yes | Yes | Template:Dunno | Template:Dunno | Template:Dunno | Template:Dunno | Template:Dunno | Template:Dunno |
| Course Hero | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No |
| Cram | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Cram.com | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | No |
| World Words | Template:Proprietary | Yes | Yes | Multiple | Yes | Yes | No | LaTeX | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| Duolingo Tinycards | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Fresh Memory | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | |
| Mnemosyne | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| OpenCards | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | |
| Pleco | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no"|No | style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no"|No | style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no"|No | |
| Quizlet | style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no"|No | style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no"|No | style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no"|No | style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no"|No | style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes"|Yes | style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes"|Yes | style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no"|No | style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no"|No | style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no"|No | style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes"|Yes | style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no"|No | style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no"|No |
| SuperMemo | style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes"|Yes | style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no"|No | style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no"|No | style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no"|No | style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes"|Yes | style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes"|Yes | style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no"|No | style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes"|Yes | style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no"|No | style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes"|Yes | style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no"|No | |
| Topgrade | style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes"|Yes | style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes"|Yes | style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes"|Yes | style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes"|Yes | style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes"|Yes | style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes"|Yes | style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes"|Yes | style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes"|Yes | style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no"|No | style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes"|Yes | style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no"|No | |
| Application | Microsoft Windows | macOS
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ChromeOS
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Linux
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Android
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iOS (iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad)
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BlackBerry
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Windows Mobile, Pocket PC | Maemo
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Web browser | [[Java Platform, Micro Edition#J2ME)]
[[File:Duke (Java mascot) waving.svg#J2ME)] |
Palm OS |