Sprout - Flashcards & Spaced Repetition

Sprout is an Obsidian plugin for writing flashcards directly inside Markdown notes and reviewing them with an FSRS-based scheduler.

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Key features

• FSRS-based scheduler for optimised spaced repetition
• Card types: cloze, basic, multiple choice, and image occlusion
• Anki import/export (experimental) with scheduling data and media support
• Analytics dashboard with charts and heatmaps
• Inline editor, card browser, and bulk edit tools
• Markdown-first workflow with note-linked cards
• Reading view cards for excerpts and highlights to keep your notes clean

Installation

We are waiting on approval to be listed in Obsidian community plugins – watch this space!

Option 1 — BRAT (Recommended)

BRAT is a community plugin for Obsidian that lets you install community plugins and receive updates automatically. Install BRAT, then add ctrlaltwill/Sprout as a community plugin.

Option 2 — Download a release

1. Go to Releases and download the latest release

2. Copy main.js, styles.css, and manifest.json into:

   <Your Vault>/.obsidian/plugins/sprout/
   

3. Restart Obsidian → Settings → Community Plugins → Enable Sprout

Option 3 — Build from source

Requires Node.js 18+.

git clone https://github.com/ctrlaltwill/Sprout.git
cd Sprout
npm install
npm run build

The built plugin files are output to dist/. Copy or symlink that folder into your vault:

ln -s "$(pwd)/dist" "<Your Vault>/.obsidian/plugins/sprout"

Restart Obsidian → Settings → Community Plugins → Enable Sprout.

License

Sprout is released under the MIT License.

See the full license for complete details.