Anki

What's Changed


FSRS:

* Minor improvements to the algorithm (FSRS 4.5). While not essential, we recommend you re-optimize your FSRS parameters after updating. By L-M-Sherlock and asukaminato0721 in https://github.com/open-spaced-repetition/fsrs-rs/pull/111 and https://github.com/open-spaced-repetition/fsrs-rs/pull/119 and https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/2901.
* The deck options Save dropdown now lets you optimize all presets at once.
* Rewrite the optimal retention code. The new code will give different results. By L-M-Sherlock and asukaminato0721 in https://github.com/open-spaced-repetition/fsrs-rs/pull/122 and https://github.com/open-spaced-repetition/fsrs-rs/pull/124
* The search used for optimizing presets is now remembered. By abdnh in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/2827
* Exclude suspended cards from optimization by default.
* When using 'deck:*' in the search, reviews from deleted cards are included.
* The reschedule-on-parameters-change option is now shared between all presets, and will default to off each time.
* When cards are rescheduled multiple times without reviews, extra entries will not be added to the review log.
* Fix some bugs in sorting by FSRS retrievability.
* Clarify learning steps recommendation by user1823 in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/2832
* Ignore filtered revlog in time of last review by L-M-Sherlock in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/2845
* Fix FSRS scheduling when add-ons manually convert cards to learning by L-M-Sherlock in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/2849
* Better approximate average retention/ease/difficulty.
* Don't use SM2 memory state when cards are manually introduced.
* Fix incorrect search being used when evaluating parameters.
* Recompute FSRS memory state when cards moved into different deck.
* Correct the description of FSRS Difficulty in Stats by user1823 in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/2888
* FSRS ignores revlog entries with time = 0 when calculating time taken. By L-M-Sherlock in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/2870
* Keep two decimals for stability by L-M-Sherlock in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/2873
* Improve calculated difficulty for cards that skipped initial learning.
* Catch NaNs in FSRS parameters.

Deck options screen:

* Added a new v3 option to limit child decks by their parent, when clicking on the child. By RumovZ in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/2824
* Added an auto-advance feature. Activate from More menu; configure via deck options. By abdnh in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/2765
* The deck options screen now opens faster.
* Change link to manual in help screen from icon to text by Gustaf-C in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/2886
* Make help button more obvious, and remove hover animations.
* Add a globe icon to global settings in the deck options.
* Fix some RTL issues in help modals by abdnh in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/2857
* Do not close web pages when Esc is pressed and a modal is open by abdnh in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/2894

Other scheduling/review-related changes:

* When rescheduling is disabled in a filtered deck, you can now choose different delays for again, hard and good. Set to 0 to have that button immediately remove the card.
* The 'preview new cards' option in custom study now uses note-added order.
* Don't restrict answer key shortcuts to alphanumeric characters and a few symbols.
* Include elapsed_secs in learning card state by Gustaf-C in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/2862
* Fix cards showing up due in the past in a filtered deck.
* Fix filtered deck ordering of intraday learning cards and reviews by abdnh in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/2828
* Support all MathJax modules in review screen by abdnh in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/2836
* Add hint for zero minutes in filtered deck by Gustaf-C in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/2887
* Fix relative overdueness order error in filtered deck.

Image occlusion:

* Add keyboard shortcuts to Image Occlusion, and fix a number of issues. By krmanik in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/2809
and https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/2847
* Fix image occlusion not showing up in Qt5 by hikaru-y in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/2829
* Don't show an error when opening add screen when the existing I/O notetype is invalid.
* Fix overlapping I/O icons in some languages
* Fix changes to groups of I/O masks not saving by abdnh in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/2878
* Fix switching of add & history buttons when selecting IO notetype by akashreddy03 in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/2833
* Fix IO card count by abdnh in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/2884

Import/export:

* Allow importing/exporting with/without deck configs by RumovZ in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/2804
* Fix CSV importer dropdowns not updating after changes by RumovZ in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/2885
* Fix inability to search for existing notes in CSV import screen by RumovZ in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/2898
* Fix broken HTML in CSV import screen.

Editor:

* Fix image overlay not closing when clicking outside on Qt6.6 by hikaru-y in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/2861
* Clear editor's internal copied text on cut/copy by abdnh in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/2866
* Fix Mathjax can only be pasted once by akashreddy03 in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/2869
* Improve confirmation message in Add screen by abdnh in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/2903
* Fix macOS clipboard issues by msisovic in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/2900
* Improve visibility of clicked buttons in editor by Gustaf-C in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/2841

Card info:

* Show due date of buried/suspended cards in card info by abdnh in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/2820
* Hide "position" in card info when card not new.
* Show actual due date of learning cards in Card Info screen by abdnh in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/2865
* Bring card info window to top if card info action used again by akashreddy03 in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/2896

Browser:

* Ensure cloze numbers sort in order when sorting by card template.
* Fix sorting by due column in notes mode.
* When sorting by due, intraday and interday intervals are no longer separated. By abdnh in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/2840
* Calculate elapsed days for intraday learning cards in browse screen and relative overdueness sorting.

Platform changes:

* Update to PyQt 6.6.1 on all platforms.
* Platform CSS has been reimplemented. Standard selectors like .win and .mobile should continue to work; more obscure ones that weren't documented will not. By abdnh in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/2854
* Automatically disable sandbox on Qt5 PyPi/packaged builds on Linux, as is required on modern glibc versions.
* The Qt6 Apple Silicon build now correctly declares it requires macOS 12+ to run, instead of crashing on startup.
* Update licensing info of a few third-party modules by antecrescent in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/2850
* Mention environment variable YARN_BINARY in documentation by antecrescent in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/2851

Other:

* Improve keyboard handling and accessibility of dropdown boxes by grepgrok in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/2811
* Resolve some accessibility issues for tag options buttons by grepgrok in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/2787
* Ensure deck browser fetches collection data in the background.
* Fix sync status check blocking collection access when network offline.
* Ensure correct endpoint is used when syncing from Rust. By sartak in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/2864
* Ignore rescheduled cards in old stats page by user1823 in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/2863
* Do not add a fallback field reference if front side contains conditionals by abdnh in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/2859
* Ensure progress windows get cleaned up.
* Fix mpv idle notification not using main thread.
* Fix mpv not working out of the box in win32 source build.
* Handle invalid install timestamps in add-ons.
* Offer to save changes when card layout screen is closed by abdnh in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/2899
* Make the error dialog shown when an error occurs more friendly.
* Refresh model list when legacy addon adds notetype by kieranlblack in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/2825


New Contributors
* msisovic made their first contribution in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/2900
* gustavosmendes1 made their first contribution in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/2855
* sartak made their first contribution in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/2864
* grepgrok made their first contribution in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/2787
* akashreddy03 made their first contribution in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/2833
* antecrescent made their first contribution in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/2850

What's Changed

General:

* Update all platforms to Qt 6.6. This change fixes Japanese input on macOS.
* Fix Anki failing to run on older macOS versions.
* The Linux Qt6 build requires a newer glibc, so older distros like Debian 11 won't work with it.
* Fix syncserver failing to run in macOS packaged build.
* Fix some potential security issues.
* Fix 'creating backup' showing for longer than necessary.
* Add tooltip to mask editor button.
* Allow creation of empty filtered decks by Gustaf-C in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/2788
* Add confirmation for upload when AnkiWeb collection determined empty.
* Fix add-ons screen showing 'requires Anki >= 2.1.231000'.
* Fix overflowing filenames displacing import button by RumovZ in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/2806
* Fix Anki closing before 'your clock is wrong' message appears.
* Hide "toggle masks" in "Hide One, Guess One" mode by abdnh in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/2817
* Change tooltip strings for image occlusion center alignments by snowtimeglass in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/2815
* Check video tags in media check.

FSRS:

* Prompt user to save preset changes before they compute FSRS weights.
* Fix panic when enabling FSRS with add-on-rescheduled cards.
* Add an info box so the non-linear nature of desired retention can be seen
* Improve presentation of log loss and RMSE by user1823 in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/2805
* Rename FSRS weights to parameters
* Handle stability < 0.5 in stability graph


New Contributors
* snowtimeglass made their first contribution in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/2815

**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/ankitects/anki/compare/23.10...23.10.1

Notable changes

* Anki's version numbering scheme has changed to year.month(.patch).
* Quite a few add-ons will need updates to support the Qt 6 version of this release. Some [porting notes](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/porting-tips-for-anki-23-10/35916) are available.
* Support for FSRS (which improves upon the scheduling provided by SM-2) is now integrated into Anki. You can compute the model weights directly inside Anki, and no longer need to use custom scheduling. If you have previously used FSRS, please delete the text in the custom scheduling section before enabling FSRS, and ensure the helper add-on has been updated to the 23.10 version if you are using it. By L-M-Sherlock with help from dae and asukaminato0721 in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/2633, #2654 and https://github.com/open-spaced-repetition/fsrs-rs.
* Anki now has built-in support for creating image occlusions. Select the automatically-added "Image Occlusion" notetype in the add screen to use it. Glutanimate intends to update his add-on soon to work with the new system. By krmanik, with help from glutanimate, hikaru-y, abdnh and dae in [2367](https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/2367), #2485, 2600, 2602, 2649, 2689, 2705 and more.
* .apkg imports are able to merge changed notetypes, and can exclude scheduling data. By RumovZ in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/2612
* Performance improvements to things like browser loading in the official builds.
* You can now customize the video driver in Qt6 in the preferences, which can help to work around graphical issues. abdnh in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/2643
* Add an option to stop the timer on answer by abdnh in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/2673
* Allow searching for missing custom data properties by abdnh in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/2626
* Support searching for custom data strings by abdnh in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/2634
* Support for the v2 scheduler has been dropped.
* .apkg exports now default to the new format.
* New cards can now be gathered by deck then random note.

Smaller tweaks/fixes

* Add a backend method to add notes in bulk by abdnh in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/2659
* Add ability to tab to DuplicateLink by SteelColossus in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/2646
* Add profile name in profile deletion confirmation message by chandraiyengar in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/2722
* Add Sphinx documentation generation functionality by gsingh93 in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/2720
* added Translator by platynowy in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/2653
* Allow full screen mode on new Qt6 drivers by abdnh in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/2660
* Allow saving window position when window fullscreen on Qt 6
* Better error messages when csv file is in the wrong format
* Change “Delete Note” shortcut to cmd+backspace by montyevans in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/2614
* Check DB now fixes invalid UTF-8 in tags.
* Close import log page on error by abdnh in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/2639
* Display a more friendly message when one or more add-ons fail at startup
* Do not show `[object Object]` in import log by abdnh in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/2636
* Don't rely on the presence of revlogs to decide whether deck configs should be imported.
* Fix a11y issues with Badge component by adeleke5140 in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/2721
* Fix an error when repositioning tags (thanks to abdnh)
* Fix an issue caused by adding a colon to the start or end of a deck name by swektr in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/2748
* Fix answer button tooltips not reflecting configured shortcuts by abdnh in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/2657
* Fix error when closing Find Duplicates screen early by abdnh in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/2669
* Fix intermittent browser error triggered by an early resize event by abdnh in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/2671
* Fix misleading warning when changing notetype from/to cloze by abdnh in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/2744
* Fix ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'distutils' by virinci in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/2723
* Fix pasting from external programs not working after copying text inside the editor.
* Fix reversed float left/right icons
* Fix some issues with undo/redo in mask editor by hikaru-y in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/2649
* Fix typo: notetypeId → noteId by glutanimate in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/2615
* Fix unable to save field dialog if certain fields are deleted by swektr in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/2663
* Fix unescaped HTML in type-in-the-answer by abdnh in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/2658
* Implemented support to audio_did_seek_relative by evandrocoan in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/2632
* Reduce shaking of bottom bar by abdnh in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/2734
* Rework media syncing to make it a little faster, and avoid duplicate errors when your password has changed. https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/2647
* Skip template checks in Fields screen by abdnh in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/2670
* Support AVIF by nihil-admirari in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/2630
* Support Qt.TextFormat.MarkdownText in aqt.utils by abdnh in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/2675
* The "edit current card" window is now a main window, which fixes some shortcut keys on macOS. By abdnh in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/2732
* Tooltips for CSV import and import page refactoring by RumovZ in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/2655
* Tweak browser column labels to card type, note type by Gustaf-C in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/2751
* Change export notes' parent window in card browser by kelciour in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/2761
* Fix Linux install script CWD check by virinci in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/2775
* Make it possible to silent uninstall with WinGet by kelciour in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/2757
* Refresh reviewer as the day rolls over by abdnh in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/2756
* Update to Qt 6.5.3 on Windows/Mac
* Fix error on 'Previous Card Info' when deleting a note by abdnh in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/2790
* Fix HTML editor not displaying properly when expanding field by hikaru-y in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/2792

Notes for devs

- If you wish to build Anki and have installed n2 in the past, please run tools/install-n2 before building.

New Contributors
* montyevans made their first contribution in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/2614
* nihil-admirari made their first contribution in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/2630
* SteelColossus made their first contribution in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/2646
* platynowy made their first contribution in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/2653
* swektr made their first contribution in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/2663
* meliache made their first contribution in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/2684
* martinetd made their first contribution in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/2703
* CarloQuick made their first contribution in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/2718
* virinci made their first contribution in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/2723
* chandraiyengar made their first contribution in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/2722
* gsingh93 made their first contribution in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/2720
* user1823 made their first contribution in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/2741
* Gustaf-C made their first contribution in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/2751

**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/ankitects/anki/compare/2.1.66...23.10

- Fixes complex-language input (eg Japanese, Hindi, etc) on macOS being flaky.
- Fixes unwanted text when copying from the review screen on Windows.
- Fixes a startup failure with certain Linux keyboard configurations.
- Due to a change in Qt, you will need to reconfigure your columns in the browse screen after updating.

Fixes & improvements:

- Accept .zip extension when importing add-ons (thanks to Abdo).
- Add support for getting light/dark mode status with latest freedesktop standard (thanks to Bart).
- Editor API improvements (thanks to Henrik).
- Field descriptions in the editor are now shown inline, instead of in a tooltip (thanks to Matthias, Henrik and Hikaru).
- Fixed a rounding issue when describing time intervals of a year or more.
- Fixed an error that occurred after a one-way download fetched a collection with a different scheduler version enabled.
- Fixed desktop hanging when attempting to add a new notetype in KDE (kwin).
- Fixed flag names not updating after sync until Anki restarted.
- Fixed inability to enter underscore in tags area on some keyboard layouts (thanks to Henrik).
- Fixed undo history being cleared and error showing when double-tapping delete in Browse screen.
- Provide a way for the review screen to support drop events (thanks to Abdo).
- Other minor fixes and improvements.

- Windows and Mac builds have been updated to the latest toolkit version,
which will hopefully fix some crashes/bugs.
- The v3 scheduler is now the default for new users.
- When imports complete, a summary window is now shown (thanks to Abdo).
- Use a different approach for detecting copy+paste from Anki fields, which may fix some crashes.
- The minimalist/reduce motion toggles should no longer affect card content.
- Media check now automatically extracts images that have been embedded in fields.
- Handle importing of legacy AnkiDroid backups.
- The built-in sync server can now be built without Python if you prefer.
- Add keyboard shortcut for legacy stats (thanks to Luc).
- Accessibility improvements (thanks to Derek and Kenny).
- Fix addon update dialog showing twice (thanks to Rumo).
- Fix bold toggle not working in certain circumstances (thanks to mmjang).
- Align code blocks to left (thanks to shunlog).
- Make weekday font smaller for Chinese locale (thanks to mmjang).
- Improve performance of invalid ID fix in DB check.
- Fix main window geometry/state not being restored in some cases (thanks to Abdo).
- Handle invalid float mtimes in DB check.
- Fix total note count not being logged in apkg import.
- Report actual error when DbError occurs.
- Fix two issues with MathJax editor (thanks to Hikaru).
- Don't fail silently when an empty csv is imported.
- Fix two issues that can cause editor fields to behave incorrectly (thanks to Hikaru).
- When cards are in intraday learning queue, don't use original due.
- Fix "Add-ons possibly involved" message never appearing on Windows (thanks to Abdo).
- Add partial support for Hangul keyboard shortcuts during review (thanks to Christopher).
- Disable add-on buttons when no field is focused by default (thanks to Abdo).
- Fix toggleable editor button styles (thanks to Abdo).
- Fixed a sporadic error in the review screen (thanks to mjuhanne).
- Fixed an error that could occur when syncing between newer and older clients.
- Fixed tab order in find&replace screen (thanks to Gabriel).
- Various other minor fixes and behind-the-scenes changes.

Dev related:

- Fix incorrect handling of locals in debug console (thanks to Rumo).
- Add did-add-field-hook analogous to did-delete-field (thanks to 3ter).
- Fix run-qt5.15.bat (thanks to Hikaru).
- Support more mime types for add_extension_based_on_mime (thanks to BenYip).
- Make set_config_help_action work with submodules (thanks to Abdo).
- Exclude Fabric's large canvas dependency (thanks to Kavel).

- Default to current deck in csv import if settings allow it.
- Disable Toggle Bury when nothing is selected (thanks to Abdo).
- Fix broken window styling when installation path includes certain Latin1 chars on Windows.
- Fix illegible tooltips when system in dark mode on some Linux installs.
- Fix incorrect font sizes on X11 when fractional scaling in use.
- If the old Anki uninstaller fails, allow installation to proceed.
- Improve phrasing in dialog that asks which deck's options should be shown (thanks to chrissy0).
- Fix some add-on installation errors not being reported (thanks to Abdo)
- Add add-on installation hooks (thanks to Abdo).