How to Import an Anki Deck into Your Account

Step-by-step guide on how to import an Anki deck into your Anki account in 2 minutes

Goal: Import Pre-made Anki Deck

Read time: 2 minutes

Step 1:

Open Anki and put the Anki .apkg file easy-access location (this will make it easier to drag and drop.

import anki deck

Step 2:

Drag and drop the .apkg file into Anki homepage. A window will prompt with a bunch of information regarding the deck, just click ‘Close’ to proceed.

export anki deck

Step 3:

Once the upload is done, you'll see the deck on your homepage.

Optional Step:

Click the icon in the right corner of your deck to rename the Anki deck.

anki deck

Last Thing:

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