Guide to Creating Custom Flashcard Templates in Novli
Since April 2025, you can create custom flashcard templates in Novli. This gives you full control over the design of your flashcards.
In this guide, we walk you through how to use them.
1) Open the template creator
Go to the Flashcards page in the app, tap the menu in the top-right corner, then tap Create Flashcard Template.
2) Name the template and choose your fields
Choose which fields appear on the front and back of the card. In this example, the front only has audio, while the back shows the Chinese word, pinyin, translation, and an example sentence.
3) Check the preview
Use the preview to make sure the flashcard looks the way you want before saving it.
4) Save the template
Once the preview looks right, save the template. Your custom template is now ready to use!
Using the template
To use the template, tap a word in your lesson, tap Add, then select your new template.
That's it, all done! Now when you review the flashcard, it will be using your custom template.
Migrating existing flashcards to a new template
If you have already saved a flashcard and want to switch it to a different template, you can do that too.
On the Flashcards page, tap the menu in the top-right corner, then tap Edit Flashcards. Select the flashcard you want to edit, change its template on the edit screen, and save your changes.
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