# How to export NotebookLM flashcards to Anki

> NotebookLM flashcards can't be downloaded — only shared by link. How to get them out as a real Anki deck for spaced repetition, and the manual fallback if you'd rather not install anything.


_Markdown version of https://gemini-notebook-hub.online/guides/export-notebooklm-flashcards — for AI and LLM crawlers. Content is identical to the web page._

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_5 min read · updated 30 Jul 2026_

NotebookLM makes good flashcards and then traps them: there is no download button, only a share link. If you actually want to revise with spaced repetition, you need to get them into Anki — here is how.

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

> **Quick answer**
> NotebookLM flashcards have **no native download** — they can only be shared by link, which is useless for spaced repetition. The [exporter extension](https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/notebooklm-to-pdf-word-ma/micfpbhlllbdpgdkkgdimdpmpeefoamk) turns them into a ready-to-import **Anki deck**. The no-install fallback: ask the chat to output the cards as a two-column list and paste that into Anki's text importer.

## 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](https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/notebooklm-to-pdf-word-ma/micfpbhlllbdpgdkkgdimdpmpeefoamk) 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](https://gemini-notebook-hub.online/prompts/study/oral-examiner) 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.