Import an existing deck#

The fastest way to start studying is to import a shared deck from Discover, then review it like any other deck in your library. You can also create your own deck when you want full control.

Find a deck in Discover#

1. Open the Discover tab (bottom navigation).
2. Search decks, authors, or tags, or browse with Latest.
3. Optionally save decks with the heart as Favorites (saved on this device).
4. Tap a deck card to open its detail page — name, author, fact count, fields, tags, and description.

Import and go study#

On the detail page, tap Import. Rete adds a new deck to your account — your own cards, due dates, and progress, pinned to the published version you imported. It is not a live link to the author’s private working copy.

When import finishes, tap Go study. That takes you to the Decks tab with your library refreshed; open the imported deck to start reviewing.

You need to be signed in to import. If you are not logged in, Import sends you to login / registration first.

How sharing works#

Author (source deck) — Builds a deck as usual, then Publish Deck. Publishing creates a versioned public snapshot (v1, v2, …) that appears in Discover. The author can keep editing their working copy; importers only see new changes after a later publish.

You (import deck) — Import from that snapshot into your library.

Author working deck  →  publish  →  public snapshot v3
                                        ↓
                              you import  →  your study copy (pinned to v3)

What you can change on an import#

• Rate (new cards per day) — adjustable on your copy
• Tags — you can tag the deck and facts for filtering
• Name and fields — follow the published snapshot (not freely renamed/restructured on the import)
• Suggested edits — you can propose fact changes that go to the author as contributions, rather than silently rewriting the shared source

See Facts and Tags for how entries and tags behave.

When the author updates the deck#

Authors can republish after fixes or new facts. Your import stays on the version you chose until you update.

1. Check updates — compare your pinned version to the latest publish
2. Sync now (optional) — pull a newer snapshot; there is no automatic sync

After sync, your import reflects the new snapshot. Cards for removed facts go away; new facts get new cards. Review history for cards that still exist is preserved when the underlying fact is unchanged.

Publishing your own deck#

If you built a deck and want others to find it in Discover:

1. Finish the working deck (fields, facts, cards)
2. Use Publish Deck (from the deck list or the deck menu)
3. After the first public publish, others can import it from Discover

Republish with Publish updates when the working copy has real changes.

What’s next#

After import, start studying the same way as with a deck you created yourself.