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Anki Import

Bring an existing Anki deck into LanguageDen.

What you need

An Anki deck exported as .apkg. In the Anki desktop app, use File → Export and choose "Anki Deck Package (.apkg)". Audio and images are not imported — only text fields.

Upload your deck

On the Words page, open More → Import words, then choose Anki deck, or go to Import Anki.
Choose your .apkg file.
Click Next: Map fields.

Map fields

Match your Anki fields to LanguageDen columns:

LanguageDen field	Required	Description
Word	Yes	The word or phrase in your target language
Translation	No	Meaning in your native language
Part of speech	No	Map if your deck has this field

Unmapped fields are stored as metadata on each word. HTML and [sound:…] tags are stripped during import.

Confirm the import

Review the Word / Translation / Part of speech preview. Optionally choose a Source and section name — if you leave Source empty, LanguageDen creates a Source and Section from the deck name. Click Import to add the words.

Imported words enter Word Triage as Needs triage. The original Anki card structure is not preserved — you generate new LanguageDen flashcards from Triage or individually.

For very large decks, consider exporting subdecks separately so you can pace flashcard generation through Triage.

Duplicates

Import does not skip duplicates. Every note with a non-blank Word field is inserted, even if the text already exists. Clean duplicates in Anki before exporting if you want a unique list.