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Engram docs

How to install Engram, set it up, and use every part of it. Written for everyday users, not developers.

New to Engram? Start with Install Engram and First launch and setup. Stuck on something? Try the troubleshooting guide.

Getting started

  • Install Engram: Download the right installer for your computer and get Engram running on Windows, macOS or Linux.
  • First launch and setup: What the six-step setup asks, what each choice does, and how to skip it.
  • Profiles: Keep separate subjects apart with profiles, each with its own notes, cards, theme and timers.

Features

  • Notes: Write markdown notes in folders, link them with wikilinks, and start from Japanese, coding or study templates.
  • Decks and cards: Organise flashcards into decks, write basic, reversed and cloze cards, and make cards straight from your notes.
  • Study and spaced repetition: Review due cards one at a time, rate how well you remembered, and let Engram schedule the next review.
  • Quizzes: Generate multiple choice and short answer quizzes from your decks, notes or pasted text, and review your results.
  • Explain: Get a free, offline summary of any note, with its key terms and a rough reading level.
  • Code practice: Write and run JavaScript, TypeScript, HTML and CSS in a safe sandbox, and solve built-in exercises with automatic checking.
  • AI tutor: Chat with an AI tutor about your notes and cards, using your own AI provider or a free local model. Paid add-on, first month free.
  • Timers: Use Pomodoro, countdown and count-up timers, and see how long you really studied.
  • Import: Bring in an Obsidian vault, an Anki deck, a folder of markdown, or a CSV or TSV file of cards, with a full preview before anything is written.
  • Themes and appearance: Choose from seven theme packs, adjust colours and effects, or build your own theme with a built-in contrast checker.

Reference

  • Settings: Every option in Engram's Settings section, and where the other settings live.
  • Your data, backups and moving computers: Where Engram stores your notes and cards, how to back them up, and how to move everything to a new computer.
  • Keyboard shortcuts: Every keyboard shortcut in Engram, from switching sections to rating cards.
  • Glossary: Plain-English meanings of the words Engram uses, from cloze to vault.