Importing decks or cards
Bring existing word lists into a deck from a CSV file, an Anki .apkg export, Quizlet, pasted text, or a paste-in table.
Yalango lets you bring existing word lists into a deck instead of typing them out one by one. Open your deck and choose Import to see the options.
CSV file
Upload a spreadsheet export with one card per row. You then pick which column is the target side, which is the source side, and whether any remaining columns should become custom fields.
This is the most flexible option and the one to use if you've exported from a tool that isn't listed here.
Anki
Upload an .apkg export from Anki.
Anki notes often have many fields, so the importer shows you each note type in the file and lets you map its fields:
- Choose which field becomes the target side and which becomes the source side.
- Send any other field to a custom field - Yalango can create the field for you - so extra material like example sentences or gender comes across too.
- Ignore the fields you don't want.
If your export contains several note types, the first one is ready to import and the others stay switched off until you enable them. Two limits are worth knowing: audio and image references are stripped rather than imported, and files with more than 100,000 notes are read only up to that point.
The file is read in your browser, so a large deck may take a moment to process.
Quizlet
Paste the exported text from one of your Quizlet sets. Useful if you're moving an existing collection over.
Text input
Write or paste raw text and turn each line into a card. Handy for a quick list copied from a textbook, a chat message, or a website.
Table input
Type or paste cards directly into an editable table. This is the easiest route for data that's already in columns, such as a copied spreadsheet range.
After importing
Imported cards behave exactly like cards you typed in. You can edit them, add audio or notes, and start practising immediately.
Large imports run in the background, so you can leave the page and a banner will keep you posted on progress.
Note that imports count toward your card limit. If an import would take you past the limit on the free plan, you'll be told before it runs.
Adding cards from a script
If your word list isn't a file - it's generated by something you wrote, or it arrives a few words at a time - you can add cards programmatically instead of importing. See the Yalango API.