Import your Anki deck online, without starting over.

How to import an Anki deck into repeat.cards

The whole flow runs in your browser — nothing to install. Follow these six steps:

1. Export your collection from Anki as a .colpkg file. In Anki on desktop, open File → Export. Choose "Anki Collection Package" (.colpkg) and include media. This full collection backup contains the review history and schedule the importer needs.
2. Sign in to repeat.cards and open the importer. Create a free repeat.cards account or sign in, go to your Decks, and choose Import Anki Deck. No software to install — it all runs in the browser.
3. Upload your .colpkg file. Click to select or drag and drop your .colpkg collection backup (files up to 1 GB are supported). repeat.cards reads the collection and shows a preview of the decks and fields it found.
4. Choose the deck and languages. If your collection contains more than one deck, pick the one you want (one deck per import). Give the new deck a name, then set the language you are learning and your native language.
5. Map the fields. Tell repeat.cards which field holds the word and which holds the translation, using the live preview to confirm. Optionally map an example sentence, plural form, and verb-conjugation fields — there are one-click presets for Spanish, German, French, Portuguese, Italian, Russian, and English.
6. Import. Click Import. repeat.cards creates the new deck, brings across the audio and images, and converts each card's Anki schedule into FSRS state. When it finishes you will see how many cards and media files were imported.

What gets imported?

repeat.cards brings over the content and the progress of your cards, but not Anki’s presentation layer (note types and templates), because it renders cards its own way.

What if my deck has custom note types?

That is fine — repeat.cards does not use note types at all. When you import, you see every field your notes contain and simply pick which one is the word and which is the translation. If a note type has extra fields (an example sentence, a plural, conjugations), you can map those too, or leave them out. Anything you don’t map is skipped, so even complex multi-field note types import cleanly.

Why .colpkg instead of .apkg?

A .colpkg file is a full collection package with review history and scheduling included. A .apkg deck package can also include progress, depending on the export options. The repeat.cards importer supports only .colpkg, so export a full collection backup to use it.

Troubleshooting common import errors

• “It won’t accept my .apkg file.” The importer does not support .apkg. Export from Anki as an Anki Collection Package (.colpkg) instead.
• Audio or images are missing. Make sure media was included when you exported — use the Collection Package export rather than a plain-text notes export.
• The wrong fields imported as word/translation. Run the import again and re-map the Word and Translation fields using the preview, which shows sample values for each field.
• My file is over 1 GB. Trim unused media in Anki, or export a smaller subset of your collection, then import again.
• I have several decks in one collection. That’s expected — pick the deck you want in the configure step and repeat the import for each additional deck.