Flashcard Decks List
View and manage all your flashcard decks, see which are due for review, and organize your learning materials
The Flashcards tab is your central hub for managing all your flashcard collections. Here you can see all your decks, spot the ones with cards due, and quickly jump into study sessions.
Accessing Your Flashcard Decks
There are two places to see your decks:
Tap Flashcards in the bottom bar (or the sidebar on iPad) to see every deck you have: decks generated from notes, decks you created, and imported decks.
Open a note, go to Study Tools and tap the Flashcards tile. You'll see only the decks made from that note, grouped by when they were created, along with the controls to generate a new one.
What You'll See on Each Deck Card
On the Flashcards tab, decks appear as cards in a grid: three columns on iPad in landscape, two in portrait and one on a phone. Each deck card shows:
Deck Title
The name of the deck. For decks generated from a note, this is usually the note's title.
Card Count
Shows how many flashcards are in the deck (e.g., "24 cards"). This helps you gauge how long a study session might take.
Cards Due
A coral "N due" label shows how many cards are ready for review. It only appears when at least one card is due.
Shared
A Shared label appears if the deck is shared.
Last Updated
A relative time such as "a day ago" shows when the deck was last updated.
In a Note's Flashcard List
Inside a note, each deck card also shows how long ago it was created and, once you've completed a study session, your best confidence score (for example 4.0/5) and how many times you've repeated the deck.
Filtering and Organizing
Use the search field and filters to organize your deck list:
Search
Type in the Search decks... field at the top of the tab to find decks by title, description or tag.
Filter by Source
Tap a chip to filter decks by how they were created. Each chip shows a count:
- All — Show all decks
- My Decks — Decks you created from scratch
- Imported — Decks imported from CSV or Anki files
- From Notes — Decks generated from your notes
Filter by Tags
Tap the filter button next to the search field to open the Filter by Tags drawer. Search for a tag and tap it to narrow down your decks; the drawer closes and the active filter appears as a pill above the decks.
Due for Review
The same drawer has a Due for review option ("Show only decks with cards due"). Turn it on to see only decks that have cards scheduled for review. Tap Clear all filters to reset.
Deck Actions
Tap a deck card to open it and start studying. For more options, tap the ... button on the card, or long-press the card:
- Study — Review the flashcards with spaced repetition
- Edit Deck — Modify cards and deck settings (only for decks you created or imported, not decks generated from a note)
- Export Deck — Save the deck as a CSV file or as an Anki-compatible text file
- Delete Deck — Permanently remove the deck. Notesmakr asks you to confirm first, because this can't be undone.
Adding a Deck
Tap Add Deck on the Flashcards tab to choose:
- Create from Scratch — Build your own flashcard deck
- Import from File — Import from a CSV or Anki file (up to 50 MB and 5,000 cards at a time)
Empty State
If you don't have any decks yet, the Flashcards tab shows No flashcards yet with the message "Create your own flashcard decks or import them from CSV and Anki files" and an Add Deck button.
To generate flashcards with AI instead, open a note, go to Study Tools and tap Flashcards. See Generate Flashcards.
Next Steps
Ready to create flashcards? Learn how to Generate Flashcards automatically or Create & Edit Flashcards manually. Then dive into Studying Flashcards to master your material.