Free double-sided flash cards, 4 to a sheet
This flash card maker turns a two-column list into a print-ready PDF of double-sided cards — four per portrait US Letter sheet. Paste one pair per line with a comma or a tab between the term and its definition; the term prints on the front of a card and its definition on the back of the same physical card. It's built for vocabulary, definitions, dates, formulas — anything with a prompt on one side and an answer on the other. Long text shrinks to fit and wraps, so a one-word term and a full-sentence definition both stay inside the card.
How to make flash cards in three steps
- Paste your pairs, one per line, term and definition separated by a comma or a tab.
- Click Generate PDF. Front pages (terms) and back pages (definitions) alternate in the file.
- Print double-sided, flip on the long edge, at 100% scale, then cut the cards apart.
Getting the back to line up
The only tricky part of double-sided cards is making the back of the sheet land behind the right front. This tool assumes the most common home/office setting — duplex, flip on the long edge — and mirrors the columns on every back page to match. So the definition for a card in the top-left of the front prints in the top-right of the back, and after the flip it ends up exactly behind its term. If your first test sheet comes out with backs on the wrong cards, your printer is flipping on the short edge instead; switch the duplex setting to long edge and reprint. Always run one test page before a big batch — mirrored duplex is the one thing you can only fully confirm on paper.
Free and print-ready
Free, no signup, no watermark — just a clean, duplex-ready PDF you download and print at home, at school, or at the library.
FAQ
Do I need an account?
No. There is no signup and no login — open the page and use it.
Is there a watermark?
No. The downloaded PDF is clean, with no watermark and no branding on your cards.
How do I print so the fronts and backs match?
Print double-sided with “flip on long edge” at 100% scale. The back pages are already column-mirrored for that flip. If backs land on the wrong cards, switch to long-edge (not short-edge) duplex.
Can my definitions contain commas?
Yes — only the first comma splits term from definition, so “Osmosis, water moving across a membrane, down its gradient” works. Or use a tab to be unambiguous.
Does my data leave my browser?
No. Everything runs locally in your browser — nothing is uploaded or stored. Once the page has loaded you can work offline.