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Flashcard Review ③: Export to Anki & Template Configuration

💡 Flashcard series navigation

Creating flashcards: Creating Flashcards ①: Getting to Know Flashcards and Review Card DecksCreating Flashcards ②: Adding Cards to a Review Card DeckCreating Flashcards ③: Setting the Flashcard Front and Back

Scientific review: Flashcard Review ①: Scientific Review Based on the FSRS Anti-Forgetting AlgorithmFlashcard Review ②: Tracing Source ContextFlashcard Review ③: Export to Anki & Template Configuration

  • If reviewing within MN is already efficient enough for you, you can keep using the Flashcard Review ①② workflow;
  • If you need more granular review, read this article in detail: Export to Anki.

💡 Once you have finished creating note cards in MarginNote but want more refined review management and richer template styles, exporting your cards to Anki may be the better choice.

Export to Anki Export to Anki

In full-screen review mode → tap the "… More" button on the right side of the toolbar → choose different cloze effects according to your needs:

1.1 Cloze Highlighters

Cloze highlighters on the document Cloze highlighters on the document

Cloze highlighters on the card Cloze highlighters on the card

1.2 Cloze Emphasize/Cloze

Animated demo: clozing emphasized text Animated demo: clozing emphasized text

Animated demo: clozing emphasis in an image Animated demo: clozing emphasis in an image

2 How to "Export to Anki"?

  • Method 1: Export from "Review Card Decks" on the home page

    Review Card Decks → select a card deck → Export → Export to Anki (apkg)

  • Method 2: Export from "Review" in a study set

    Review → … (More) → Export to Anki (apkg)

  • Method 3: Export from "More" in a study set

    … (More) → Export Study Set → Export to Anki (apkg)

3 Exporting: Using the "Default Template"

Default template Default template

For pure memorization review, just use the default template and export the basic question-and-answer fields.

When you need to backlink for verification, check "Export Link to MarginNote": this exports the card's URL, which lets you jump to the card's location in the MarginNote mind map.

Export link to MarginNote Export link to MarginNote

When you need to review your knowledge network, check "Export Child Links as Images": this exports all of the card's child nodes as images.

Export child links as images Export child links as images

Export Voice Comments

For auditory review, check "Export Voice Comments": this exports the voice comments on the card.

Export voice comments Export voice comments

Export Multiple Anki Cards for Multiple Image Clozes on One MN Card

Hide all, reveal one

Hide all, reveal one — front Hide all, reveal one — front

Hide all, reveal one — back Hide all, reveal one — back

Hide all, reveal all

Hide all, reveal all — front Hide all, reveal all — front

Hide all, reveal all — back Hide all, reveal all — back

Hide one, reveal one

Hide one, reveal one — front Hide one, reveal one — front

Hide one, reveal one — back Hide one, reveal one — back

4 Exporting: Using a "Custom Template"

Basic 3in1 custom template Basic 3in1 custom template

  • What each note card data field means

    MarginNote Card Data Field Meaning
    MarginNote card front (question) #CardQuestion The front of the card
    MarginNote card back (notes) #NoteWhole The back of the card (i.e. all notes on the card)
    Card title section #NoteTitle The card's title
    Card excerpt section #NoteExcerpt The card's excerpt (a sourced note excerpted from the document)
    Card comment section #NoteComment The card's comments (including tags and voice comments)
    Remark (for search) #Remark All text content on the card (including OCR results), so it can be searched in Anki
    MarginNote backlink #MNLink This link jumps to the card's location in the MarginNote mind map
    Child node links #MapLink The card's child nodes, which can generate image previews in Anki

  • Detailed illustration of note card data

    • Front (question) and back (card content)

      • MarginNote card front (question)

        MarginNote card front (question) MarginNote card front (question)

      • MarginNote card back (notes)

        MarginNote card back (notes) MarginNote card back (notes)

    • The card's title, excerpt, and comments

      • Card title section

        Card title section Card title section

        💡 When a card has no title, its first excerpt is treated as the card's title.

      • Card excerpt section

        Card excerpt section Card excerpt section

      • Card comment section

        Card comment section Card comment section

        💡 Tags also count as part of the comment section.

💡 To achieve recall-based review, the "cloze/cloze/emphasize" on a card must be placed on the front of the card. (Content is pulled from the back of the card to serve as the question on the front of the flashcard.)

4.1 How to Use a Custom Template?

  • Steps for using a custom template (using the "Basic 3in1 template" as an example)

    • First, save the "Basic 3in1 template" to "Local Files"

    • When exporting, switch to "Custom Template" → tap "Select Template ( *.apkg)" → choose the custom template you saved to "Local Files"

    • From the field list, select the MarginNote card data you want and map it to the Anki fields

    • Select Anki → tap "Import" in the top-right corner

💡 If you want to use the "Export Link to MarginNote", "Export Child Links as Images", or "Export Voice Comments" note data in a custom template, you must first check the corresponding export options during the default-template step in order to export them!

4.2 Downloading Custom Templates

4.3 Creating Different Types of Anki Cards

4.4 How to Automatically Jump from Anki Back to MarginNote for Immersive Reading?