Sprout Wiki

Last modified: 13/02/2026

What is Sprout?

Sprout is an Obsidian plugin for making flashcards in your notes and reviewing them with spaced repetition (a system that shows cards again at the right time).

With Sprout, you can:

• Create flashcards directly in Markdown notes
• Review cards in study sessions
• Track progress in analytics
• Browse and edit cards in one place

Start here

1. Installation
2. Creating Cards
3. Study Sessions

Card types

• Basic & Reversed Cards
• Cloze Cards
• Image Occlusion
• Multiple Choice Questions
• Ordered Questions

See Cards for the full overview.

Study basics

• Reviews are scheduled automatically using FSRS.
• You can study by vault, folder, note, or group.
• Daily new and review limits are applied per study scope and reset each day.
• Practice mode does not change scheduling.

See Study Sessions, Scheduling, and Grading.

Other tools

• Card Browser for search, filters, sorting, and bulk actions
• Analytics and Charts for progress tracking
• Text to Speech for spoken cards
• Reading View for reviewing extracted content
• Flags for inline circle-flag tokens in card text

Study assistant (Sprig)

• Setting Up for API key and safety setup
• Configuration for provider and mode options
• Usage for Ask, Review, and Generate workflows
• AI Usage Policy for privacy, data handling, and risk guidance

Important notes

• If card syntax is invalid, the card is quarantined until fixed.
• Some actions are permanent, including Delete all flashcards and reset actions.

Before large imports or resets, create a backup (see Backups).

Need help?

• Settings for all options
• Syncing for indexing and parse issues
• Widget for deck tree behaviour