How do you export image occlusion cards to Anki?
Export image occlusion to Anki as an .apkg file that uses Anki's own Image Occlusion note type, so the cards open and edit in Anki with no add-on. With a tool you upload a diagram, it masks the labels, and you download a deck that imports straight into Anki. By hand, you draw each mask in Anki's editor first.
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In more detail
Anki has had Image Occlusion built in since version 23.10, so a modern Anki opens these cards without the old Image Occlusion Enhanced add-on. The slow part of making them by hand is the masking: you add an Image Occlusion note, then draw a rectangle over every label, one slide at a time.
Exporting from a tool skips that. A good converter hands you an .apkg where each masked region is already a real Anki Image Occlusion note, not a flat picture. You import the deck once, and every card is editable in Anki, syncs to AnkiWeb, and reviews on your phone.
Check that the export is the native note type and not a screenshot pasted onto a basic card. Native means you can move a mask, fix a label, or reveal one region at a time inside Anki itself.
Step by step
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Get your labeled diagram ready, a slide, a scan, or a photo.
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Let the tool detect the labels and place a mask over each one.
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Export the deck as an .apkg file.
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In Anki, choose File, then Import, and pick the .apkg.
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Open a card to confirm it is the Image Occlusion note type, and edit if needed.
How StudyPDF helps
On Pro, StudyPDF exports image occlusion as a native Anki .apkg. Upload a lecture and StudyPDF finds the labeled diagrams, masks each label, and builds a deck you import into Anki in one step, with no add-on to install. The same upload also gives you flashcards, quizzes, and a study guide, so one file becomes a full, Anki-ready set.
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More questions
Do I need the Image Occlusion Enhanced add-on?
No. Anki 23.10 and later have image occlusion built in, and StudyPDF exports to that native note type on Pro, so the cards work in a stock Anki install with nothing extra to add.
Will the cards still be editable in Anki?
Yes. Because they import as real Image Occlusion notes, you can move a mask, fix a label, or hide one region at a time directly in Anki's editor.
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