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Practical, sourced guidance for remembering more and choosing the right study tools.

14 guides published

5 guides published

Understand and use spaced repetition

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7 min read

What Desired Retention Should You Choose in FSRS?

Choose an FSRS desired-retention setting by weighing recall against a sustainable daily review workload, not by chasing one universal number.
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6 min read

Again, Hard, Good or Easy: How to Grade a Flashcard

Use Anki’s four answer buttons as honest recall signals, understand their limits, and avoid the grading habits that distort a review history.
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7 min read

FSRS Explained Without the Maths

Understand what FSRS changes in Anki: it estimates recall, learns from your reviews, and balances retention with workload.
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7 min read

Why Spaced Repetition Works—and When It Does Not

Spaced repetition improves durable recall, but it cannot replace understanding, good cards, practice, or short-term exam preparation.
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6 min read

Active Recall vs Rereading: What Should Students Do?

Compare active recall and rereading with practical study steps, research limits, and a calm way to combine both for durable learning.

9 guides published

Move from Anki without losing your work

A careful archive of flashcards, a backup envelope, a checklist and a blank study notebook on a calm desk

8 min read

The Complete Guide to Moving From Anki Without Losing Your Work

Move from Anki carefully: back up a media-inclusive collection, test a representative deck, check limits, and keep a reversible path.
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8 min read

StudyDaily vs Anki: A Fair Comparison for Existing Anki Users

A careful StudyDaily vs Anki comparison for people who already use Anki: package formats, scheduling limits, offline study, and a reversible way to decide.
An archive of flashcards passes through a checklist and magnifying glass into a study notebook with media cards

5 min read

We Tested Anki Migration: What Actually Survives the Move?

A reproducible automated-fixture check of what StudyDaily imports from Anki packages, plus the limits the test does not prove.
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5 min read

Fixing Media, MathJax and Templates After an Anki Import

Diagnose missing media, equations and card layouts after importing Anki by checking the source package, the import result and destination support separately.
A calm study desk with a laptop, flashcards, a backup drive and a checklist prepared for a careful move

7 min read

How to Preserve Review History and FSRS Data When Switching

Keep an Anki recovery copy, export scheduling data, and verify what your next flashcard app actually imports before switching.
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6 min read

How to Import an Anki Deck Into StudyDaily

Import an Anki APKG into StudyDaily, keep a backup, and verify representative cards before studying.
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6 min read

How to Export Anki With Scheduling, Presets and Media

Export an Anki deck as an APKG with review history, deck presets and media, then verify the copy before moving it.
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6 min read

APKG vs COLPKG: Which Anki Export Should You Use?

Choose APKG for a selected deck or COLPKG for a complete Anki collection. Compare media, scheduling, imports, and safe export choices.
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7 min read

How to Back Up Anki Before Moving to Another App

Back up Anki safely before switching: create a media-inclusive COLPKG, store a second copy, and check it before importing elsewhere.