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Import and export

Export your decks

Take one deck or your whole library out of Lymi, with its pictures, due dates and review history. An Anki package opens in Anki and Mochi. A Lymi file keeps Lymi’s card fields, media and review history for importing later. Sections and series are not recreated by the importer yet.

Export in three steps

  1. Choose what to export

    For one deck, open the deck, open its … menu and choose Export. For every deck at once, open Settings from the menu under your name and choose Export library.

  2. Choose a format

    Pick Anki package for Anki, AnkiDroid, AnkiMobile or Mochi, or Lymi file to import into Lymi later. A single deck can also go to a Spreadsheet. Then press Export.

  3. Download the file

    Anki packages and Lymi files are written on the server. A spreadsheet is made on your device and downloads directly. A deck usually takes a few seconds; a large library with many pictures takes longer, and you can close the app while it works. When the file is ready, press Download. The file also waits in Activity for a day.

In the phone app, open Export library in You, or Export deck from a deck’s menu. Tap a format to start, then choose Save or share when it is ready.

What each format holds

Anki package (.apkg)
One note per card with its term, meaning, pronunciation, example, notes and tags. A card asked both ways has two Anki cards. Each card keeps its due date, its memory state and every review you graded, and its picture, recordings and any pronunciation Lymi generated come along as media.
Lymi file (.zip)
Card fields and learning progress: every field and where it came from, tags, review modes, pictures with their descriptions, due dates and the full review history. The importer restores the cards into decks, but does not recreate sections or series.
Spreadsheet (.csv)
One deck's terms, meanings, pronunciation, examples, notes, state and next due date, for a spreadsheet. No pictures and no review history.

Open an Anki package

In Anki

In Anki on a computer, choose File, then Import, and choose the .apkg file. Tick Import any learning progress so each card keeps its due date and history. Your decks appear with the names they have in Lymi, using the note types Lymi, Lymi (meaning first) and Lymi (both ways). On a phone, open the file with AnkiDroid or AnkiMobile.

In Mochi

Use Mochi’s Anki import and choose the .apkg file. Mochi brings the cards and their review history across and turns the card formatting into Markdown, so a card may look a little different there.

Other apps

RemNote, Noji and other apps that import Anki packages read the same file. How much of the history they keep is up to each app.

Import a Lymi file

Choose Lymi under Import and select the original .zip file. The Lymi import guide explains the preview, what comes back and the limits.

Shared decks

Only decks you own can be exported. A library export leaves out decks shared with you. Your own decks include your due dates and review history, never another learner’s.

If something goes wrong

The library is too large for one file

Export one deck at a time. Each deck is its own file.

A file is deleted a day after it is written. Export again to get a new one.

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