Fastcards

Fastcards is a CLI-based spaced repetition flashcard study tool written in Rust!

Installation

from the Binary

Go to the Releases section on the right, click the latest release, and click the binary for your architecture to download it.

Note

On macOS, you will have to compile fastcards from source.

with wares

Simply add the following to your config.yaml:

wares:
  fastcards:
    name: fastcards
    repo: indium114/fastcards
    asset: "fastcards_Linux_x86_64"

replace x86_64 with arm64 if you're on an ARM processor.

with cargo

Run the following to install fastcards. Ensure that ~/.cargo/bin is in your $PATH

cargo install fastcards

Usage

This section covers basic usage. For more commands, see fastcards --help

Importing flashcards

To add flashcards, this is the step you'll most likely want to take.

You'll need a .tsv file with your flashcards in it, conforming to the following format:

Deck    Front    Back

Each flashcard should be on a separate line.
You can write your flashcards in any spreadsheet tool, such as LibreOffice Calc, and save it as a .tsv file.

column 1 is the deck name, column 2 is the front of the card, column 3 is the back of the card.

Then, run the following to import the flashcards.

fastcards import /path/to/flashcards.tsv

Manually adding flashcards

If you don't want to use a .tsv, you can use the following commands.

Firstly, create a new deck to store cards.

fastcards create "Deck Name Here"

Then, add a card to it.

fastcards add "Deck Name Here" "Front of Card" "Back of Card"

Studying

Run the following to study any cards you have due.

fastcards study [deck]

The deck argument is optional. You can leave it blank to study all due cards, or provide one to only study due cards from that deck.