List of flashcard software

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.

Software

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
Cerego	Proprietary	Yes	Yes	Multiple	Yes	Yes	Yes	Interactive Regions	?	No	Yes	No	?
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
World Words	Proprietary	Yes	Yes	Multiple	Yes	Yes	No	LaTeX	Yes	Yes	No	No	?
Duolingo Tinycards (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	?
Lernkartei (by Matthias Kraus)	freeware / source proprietary	Yes	Yes	4	No	No	No	PDF, TXT, CSV, HTML	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes
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	No	2	Yes	Yes	Yes Text-to-speech in 18 languages		Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Paid upgrade
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

Platform support

Software	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	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Cobocards	?	?	?	?	Yes	Yes	?	?	?	?	?	?
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	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	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	No
Pleco	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No
Quizlet	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	No	No
SuperMemo	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes
Topgrade	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No
Software	Microsoft Windows	macOS	ChromeOS	Linux	Android	iOS (iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad)	BlackBerry	Windows Mobile, Pocket PC	Maemo	Web browser	J2ME	Palm OS

References

^ "Basic Printing Support". Anki. 1 September 2014.

[1] "Basic Printing Support". Anki. 1 September 2014.

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Spaced repetition
Concepts	Spaced repetition Spacing effect Testing effect Forgetting curve Flashcard Memory Leitner system Incremental reading
Study software	Anki Cobocards Course Hero Cram Cram.com Duolingo eSpindle Learning Hello English Kahoot! Lingopie Memrise Mnemosyne Quizlet SuperMemo Synap
Practitioners	Hermann Ebbinghaus Paul Pimsleur Sebastian Leitner Piotr Woźniak
Researchers	Hermann Ebbinghaus Thomas Landauer Robert A. Bjork Cecil Alec Mace Hal Pashler