--- title: "Send video vocabulary directly to Anki · NoaLingua" description: "Send one saved word or your whole NoaLingua deck to Anki Desktop with its sentence, translation, source metadata, images and captured speaker audio." url: "https://noalingua.com/features/anki-direct-export/" language: "en" modified: "2026-10-14" license: "CC BY 4.0 — https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" --- Feature # Send a saved word from a video straight to Anki Keep the sentence, translation, source, picture and captured speaker audio without rebuilding the card In short After connecting Anki Desktop, NoaLingua adds an Anki button to each saved word and can send every new save automatically. The note keeps the word, source sentence, translation, title and timestamp, plus a video image and captured sentence audio where available. Closed Anki never prevents the local save. Fit ## Who Direct Anki export is for Choose it for the workflow it actually supports, not for a promise the product does not make. ### Best for - Anki Desktop users who want contextual notes without manually copying sentences, timestamps, images and audio. - Learners who still want every card safely stored locally when Anki is closed. ### Not the right fit for - AnkiWeb-only or mobile-only workflows without a reachable desktop integration. - Anyone expecting identical media fields from every site; capture depends on what the source exposes. How to use it ## How to use Direct Anki export in NoaLingua - 1 ### Connect Anki Desktop In Settings → Vocabulary, choose Send to Anki Desktop and complete the local connection setup. - 2 ### Save a useful word Open a word card from a video sentence and save it to NoaLingua first. - 3 ### Press Anki or enable automatic sending Send that note once, batch-send the deck, or make future saves go to Anki whenever it is available. Mechanism ## Why NoaLingua behaves this way ### Why NoaLingua saves locally first The learning event should not disappear because Anki is closed. NoaLingua commits the card to its local deck, then attempts the Anki transfer; anything pending can go with the next send. Duplicate detection reports Already in Anki rather than creating another copy of the same note. ### Why sentence context matters A bare word pair forgets where the word was understood. The exported note carries the sentence, translation, title and moment so review can reconstruct the encounter. YouTube can also contribute a captured image and the speaker’s sentence audio when those were available at save time. Other sites may provide fewer media fields. ## Common questions about NoaLingua What if Anki is closed? The word remains saved in NoaLingua and can be sent the next time Anki Desktop is available. Will pressing twice create duplicates? No. An already transferred card reports Already in Anki. Can every new save go automatically? Yes. Enable automatic sending after the desktop connection is configured. Can I export without Anki Desktop? Yes. Anki-compatible CSV and packaged export remain available alongside spreadsheet and JSON backups. ## More NoaLingua features to read next [Feature Vocabulary review Two schedules, one deck, source context on every card, and export that is always free.](https://noalingua.com/features/vocabulary-review/)[Feature Transcript & export Full transcript, difficulty estimate, plain-text and bilingual PDF export.](https://noalingua.com/features/transcript-export/)[Feature The word card Contextual meaning, lemma resolution, conjugation tables, IPA and real examples.](https://noalingua.com/features/word-lookup/) [Reference Anki cards with video image and audio Which media fields are available and why they vary by site.](https://noalingua.com/answers/anki-cards-with-images-and-audio/)[Documentation Every export and backup format Direct Anki, CSV, spreadsheet, package and JSON.](https://noalingua.com/docs/export-import/) ## Direct Anki export is on the free plan. So is everything else. Free, with every feature. No account, nothing to cancel, and your deck stays on your machine. [Add to Chrome — Free Add to Chrome](https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/noalingua-%E2%80%94-beyond-dual-s/ocimolffhgpeeoifjpjhgikgfbnmlkdh) Opens the Chrome Web Store listing **NoaLingua — beyond dual subs: video, web, PDF** — free, no account, Chrome 138 or newer. - [Free, and not a trial Every feature on the free plan — both PDF modes, shadowing, all 30 practice formats.](https://noalingua.com/pricing/) - [No account, no email Nothing to sign up for and nothing to cancel. There is no login screen at all.](https://noalingua.com/privacy/) - [Two dropdowns to set up Pick what you are learning and what you want translations in. That is the whole setup.](https://noalingua.com/getting-started/) - [Your words stay yours Export to Anki, CSV, a spreadsheet or a full JSON profile — free on every plan.](https://noalingua.com/docs/export-import/) [What happens after you install](https://noalingua.com/getting-started/) · [Pricing](https://noalingua.com/pricing/) · [What it cannot do](https://noalingua.com/limits/)