Flashcards — make printable two-sided flashcards for your class

A free-to-try flashcard maker for the classroom

Type a topic and you get a finished deck — the word on one side, a picture and its meaning on the other. There is no spreadsheet to copy, nothing to publish to the web and no link to paste back. You make the deck on this page, check every card, and then either flip through them on the whiteboard or print them to cut out.

How to make a set of flashcards

  1. Choose how to fill it — generate a deck from a topic, pick a ready-made one, or type your own pairs.
  2. Set the age of your class and how many cards you want: 10, 16 or 24.
  3. Press Preview. Every card is editable, and each one has a swap button for its picture.
  4. Print the PDF: sheets of fold-over cards to cut out, plus a list of the whole deck.
  5. Or press Launch and flip through the deck on the whiteboard.

On the whiteboard

Launch gives you one big card filling the screen. Click it or press the space bar to flip it over, and use the arrow keys to move through the deck — so you can run a whole starter without going back to the laptop. There is a shuffle button so the same deck doesn't come up in the same order twice, and a pen for annotating over the top.

Why teachers like it

  • Free to try, and runs in your browser — no download and no spreadsheet.
  • It writes the deck, so you don't have to type thirty definitions first.
  • Pictures are found for you, and you can swap any you don't like.
  • Prints proper fold-over cards to cut out, plus a revision list.
  • Doubles as a whiteboard starter, with keyboard controls and shuffle.

It works across the curriculum — science vocabulary, history key words, maths terms, grammar terms, and word lists for English as an additional language — from Key Stage 1 upwards.

Frequently asked questions

How do I make flashcards online for free?

Type a topic, choose the age of your class and how many cards you want, then press Preview. Sage writes the word on one side and its meaning on the other and finds a picture for each card. You can edit every card before you print or launch it.

Do I need a spreadsheet or an account?

No spreadsheet. You make the deck on the page itself — there's nothing to copy, publish or link. You sign in with Google before generating a deck, and the app is free to try.

Can I use my own words?

Yes. Choose Write Your Own and type one pair per line, separating the two sides with a dash, comma, colon or tab. You can also edit or delete any card on the preview screen, and add new ones.

Where do the pictures come from?

Wikimedia Commons, which is free to try. Picture search isn't perfect — searching for “condensation” can turn up an aeroplane wing — so every card has a swap button on the preview screen that cycles through the other pictures it found.

Can I print the flashcards?

Yes. The PDF gives you sheets of fold-over cards — cut between the cards and fold each one down the middle rule so the word is on one side and the meaning on the other — plus a list of the whole deck for revision.

Can I use them on the whiteboard?

Yes — press Launch for a full-screen deck. Click the card or press the space bar to flip it, and use the arrow keys to move through the deck. There's a shuffle button and a pen for annotating.

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