Does Quizlet use spaced repetition?

Yes. Quizlet's Flashcards has a spaced repetition mode on the website. Anki goes further: its FSRS scheduler learns from your review history, and you set the retention you aim for.

Can I move my Quizlet sets into Anki?

Yes. Export a set you made on Quizlet's website as text, and paste the text into our Quizlet to Anki converter. Then open the .apkg file it gives you in Anki. Images don't come along.

Where does Winda fit?

Winda is for studying from what you read. You open a PDF, article or video in Winda, and it writes flashcards, fill-in-the-blank and multiple-choice questions from it. Each card links back to its passage, and all of them are reviewed on an FSRS schedule. Winda doesn't have Anki's custom templates or add-ons.

Anki vs Quizlet: which one fits how you study

Anki is a flashcard app. You write the cards, and Anki decides when you see each one again. Quizlet is built around study sets. You make a set of terms and definitions, then study it with flashcards, practice tests or games. Winda is a third option that makes flashcards and quizzes from what you read.

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Anki and Quizlet checked on Sep 26, 2026

Anki

Pick Anki if you want control over reviews

You are memorizing a lot over months or years, for medicine, law or a language
You don't mind writing your own cards or using a deck someone shared
You want cloze (fill-in-the-blank) and image occlusion cards, and a say in when reviews come back

Cards come from: Cards you write or import
Scheduling: FSRS or the older SM-2 scheduler, set per deck

Quizlet

Pick Quizlet if you study from sets

Your class or teacher already uses Quizlet
You want to study with Learn, Test or games like Match, not only flashcards
Your material is mostly short terms and definitions

Cards come from: Sets you make, import or find
Scheduling: A spaced repetition mode on the website

A third optionWinda

Try Winda if you study from reading

You study from PDFs, articles or lecture videos, not word lists
You want Winda to write cards and quizzes from what you read, each linked to its source
You want Anki-style reviews without building the deck by hand

Cards come from: Web pages, PDFs, YouTube, Word, PowerPoint, images and text you read
Scheduling: FSRS spaced repetition across all your cards

Where Anki is stronger

Many people use Anki for years. Most of the reasons come down to how it schedules reviews and how flexible its cards are.

A scheduler you can tune

FSRS has been built into Anki since version 23.10. It learns from your review history and schedules each card to reach the retention you choose, 90% by default. You can still use the older SM-2 algorithm instead.

Many kinds of cards

Anki comes with basic, reversed, cloze, type-in and image occlusion cards. You can design your own card templates in HTML and CSS, and add audio, images, video and math.

On every device, in sync

Anki runs on Windows, Mac, Linux, Android and iPhone. You can also study in a browser on AnkiWeb, which keeps your cards in sync across all your devices.

Add-ons for almost everything

Add-ons extend the desktop app with language tools, extra scheduling controls and more. You find them on AnkiWeb.

Where Quizlet is stronger

Quizlet takes less setup, and it is built for studying with other people.

Quick to start

You type terms and definitions, or paste a list, and start studying within a minute. Anki takes more setup: its deck options cover daily limits, learning steps, target retention and more.

More ways to study a set

Quizlet lets you study one set with flashcards, Learn, Test or games such as Match. In Anki, you study every card the same way: you see it, then grade it Again, Hard, Good or Easy. Anki's FAQ even advises against multiple-choice questions.

Built for classrooms

Teachers can share sets with a class and run live quizzes. Anki's FAQ says AnkiWeb is meant for individuals, and that schools may be better served by a tool like Quizlet.

AI from your notes

Quizlet can make study guides and flashcards from notes you upload. Anki has no built-in AI for writing cards.

How Winda does it

In Winda, you read the web page, PDF or video itself, and AI helps as you go. Winda makes flashcards and quiz questions from what you read, and brings them back for review on a schedule.

Read the whole page, not a summary

Winda opens web pages, PDFs, YouTube videos with their transcripts, Word and PowerPoint files, and images in one reader. The Chrome extension brings the same tools to any web page. Select a line to have it explained, ask about it or turn it into cards.

Every card links back

Each card keeps the passage it came from. When an answer stops making sense, you can go back to that page.

Reviews come back on a schedule

Winda schedules every card with FSRS, the same algorithm Anki offers. A card you miss comes back the same day, and a card you know waits longer each time.

Anki, Quizlet and Winda, side by side

	Flashcard appAnki	Study setsQuizlet	ReaderWinda
Making cards
Where cards come from	You write them or import a shared deck	You make sets, import them or find them; AI can also make them from your notes	Written from what you read, by AI or by you
AI card writing	Not built in	From notes you upload	From a selected passage or a whole document
Question types	Basic, reversed, cloze, type-in, image occlusion, your own templates	Flashcards, written answers, multiple choice, true or false	Flashcards, fill in the blank, multiple choice
Link from a card to its source	Only if you add a field for it yourself	No	Every card links to its passage
Reviewing
Spaced repetition	FSRS or SM-2, with a retention target you set	A spaced repetition mode in Flashcards, on the website	FSRS across all your cards
Other ways to study	None: you review every card the same way	Learn, Test, Match and other games	Multiple-choice quizzes from what you read
Reading
Read the material in the app	No	No	Web pages, PDFs and YouTube, plus a Chrome extension
Where you use it
Apps	Windows, Mac, Linux, Android, iPhone and a web version	Web, iPhone and Android	Web on computer and phone, plus a Chrome extension
Classroom tools	No: AnkiWeb is for individual users	Classes and live quizzes	No

Checked on Sep 26, 2026 at apps.ankiweb.net, docs.ankiweb.net: Deck Options (FSRS), faqs.ankiweb.net: Multiple choice questions, faqs.ankiweb.net: Anki in a company or school, quizlet.com/features, help.quizlet.com: Studying with Spaced Repetition. If something has changed, write to hi@winda.app and we'll correct it.

Moving your Quizlet sets to Anki

Quizlet exports a set as plain text, but Anki needs a deck file. Our free converter turns the text into that file.

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Export the set from Quizlet
On Quizlet's website, open a set you made, choose Export and copy the text. Quizlet only exports sets you made, and it leaves images out.
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Paste it into the converter
You see every card before you download. Definitions that run over several lines stay on one card.
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Open the file in Anki
Download the .apkg file and double-click it. You can also import it in Anki's desktop app with File > Import.

Open the Quizlet to Anki converter

Questions

Anki is the better fit for remembering a lot over months or years. Its FSRS scheduler adapts to your review history, and you can tune it. Quizlet is easier if you want to start quickly, study in several ways or study with a class.

CompareQuizlet alternativeQuizlet is built around study sets. Winda writes cards from what you read.CompareNotebookLM alternativeNotebookLM answers questions about your sources. Winda helps you read them and remember them.CompareReadwise Reader alternativeReadwise Reader keeps your highlights. Winda quizzes you on what you read.