Anki Changelog

What's new in Anki 24.04

Mar 31, 2024

Update Qt to 6.6.2. On macOS, this should fix issues with Japanese input.
Update FSRS & export benchmark API by @L-M-Sherlock in #3056
Keep previous FSRS parameters if they get worse when optimizing by @abdnh in #2996
The I/O editor better preserves images quality when zooming in, and supports two-finger pinch/drag on mobile platforms. By @krmanik in #3052
Improved pan/zoom in image occlusions: middle mouse button, space, or ctrl/shift/alt with two fingers by @krmanik in #3080 and #3066
Improvements/simplifications to FSRS optimal retention feature by @L-M-Sherlock in #3065 and #3072
When updating all FSRS parameters at once, exclude suspended cards.
Move most FSRS options into their own section of the deck options.
Don't hide FSRS optimization section.
Show a warning in the optimization section if all presets haven't been optimized for 30 days or longer.
Show preset and original deck in card info by @abdnh in #3055
Use system certificate store by @abdnh in #3050
Ignore some extra chars in no-combining search by @abdnh in #2929
Add "select all" shapes tool by @krmanik in #2981
Maintain original IO cloze order in editing mode by @abdnh in #2987
Fix occasional 'failed to fetch' message popping up.
Fix pasted images failing to download from some sites.
Add by creation date review sort order by @abdnh in #2957
Add log-in button to preferences screen by @lucasscharenbroch in #2994
Add support for offline builds by @knobix in #2963
Add support for python logging by @cav71 in #2969
Add View Files button to Check Media screen by @abdnh in #3006
Allow > inside HTML attributes by @vaxr in #2918
Americanize "synchronisation" by @hnvy in #2935
Change default font in code editors by @abdnh in #2985
Check required review count for FSRS after filtering by @abdnh in #3019
clamp interval before fuzz_bounds by @L-M-Sherlock in #3024
Clear out old FSRS progress as new operation starts
Default to 'Bury Card' action consistently by @abdnh in #2950
Do not reset original_due when card stays in filtered deck by @abdnh in #2988
Don't urllib.unquote when using requests by @vaxr in #2943
Fix 'ignore this update' not working.
Fix processEvents() reentrancy bug in progress manager window handling by @kieranlblack in #3030
Fix a 'protocol wrong type' message sometimes popping up.
Fix circular import in legacy importer by @abdnh in #3007
Fix code completion in Qt forms by @abdnh in #2993
Fix corner rounding of alignment buttons in editor by @lucasscharenbroch in #2989
Fix crash in Reviewer by @mjuhanne in #2945
Fix deck names differing in case being duplicated in CSV import by @abdnh in #3008
Fix error after notetype merge + downgrade.
Fix flicker when hovering over deck list by @abdnh in #2958
Fix Image field not hidden until user selects an image by @abdnh in #2960
Fix importing of Mnemosyne due dates by @dae in #2936
Fix inconsistent count in optimize/evaluate.
Fix MathJax editor not opening when navigating into blocks by @abdnh in #2953
Fix maybe_coalesce_note_undo_entry() by @abdnh in #2992
Fix misaligned image occlusions in RTL languages by @abdnh in #3018
Fix note id mix-up when resolving notetype conflicts by @RumovZ in #2940
Fix notetype conflict resolution by @RumovZ in #2967
Fix preset: search ignoring cards in filtered decks by @abdnh in #2997
Fix progress manager window race condition by @kieranlblack in #3029
Fix regex skipping over all src except the last by @vaxr in #3021
Fix text input custom style wiping out base user style by @kieranlblack in #3031
Fix title of Auto Advance section by @abdnh in #2949
Fix toolbar button shifting on hover by @BlueGreenMagick in #2928
Fix undo handling of group and some other IO tools by @abdnh in #2931
Fix visual behavior of modal buttons in editor by @lucasscharenbroch in #3009
Fix windows build issue by @qxo in #2947
Fix/ignore revlogs before Forget entry by @L-M-Sherlock in #3002
Flip indent/outdent buttons for RTL by @abdnh in #2930
FSRS - Ignore revlogs before date while optimizing by @Luc-Mcgrady in #2922
Honor NINJA_STATUS if already set by @knobix in #2984
Improve appearance of resize handles in I/O by @krmanik in #2919
Improve typing deck_due_tree() by @nix6839 in #3003
Include details on what's missing when a NotFound error is triggered.
Increase parent limits in custom study when 'limits start from top' is enabled by @RumovZ in #2971
Initialize Browser.aspect_ratio earlier to fix AttributeError by @abdnh in #2924
Make a deep copy in addcards/set_note by @lucasscharenbroch in #3013
Make image occlusion's option buttons tabbable by @PLameiras in #2966
Make sure editor note is saved before triggering buttons by @abdnh in #2995
Make tags and tag suggestions able to be styled by add-ons by @glutanimate in #2941
More precise percent of days studied by @user1823 in #2889
Refactor text attribute button components by @lucasscharenbroch in #3012
Shift the default network timeout back to 60 seconds.
Show message if current FSRS parameters are optimal by @abdnh in #3014
Show total review count when optimizing FSRS parameters by @abdnh in #3027
Tweak type-in-answer filter hack by @lucasscharenbroch in #3010
update FSRS to v0.2.0 by @L-M-Sherlock in #2977
Use card.reps - 1 when calculating fuzz by @dae in #2933
Use our translation of 'Discard' by @abdnh in #2920
Containerize anki-sync-server by @jeankhawand in #3036
Fix alert not appearing when FSRS parameters input is focused by @abdnh in #3053
Adjust HTML editor / add-on config editor font by @abdnh in #3054
Fix/set pretrain_only by fsrs_items by @L-M-Sherlock in #3051
Use Card %d for IO template names by @BrayanDSO in #3049
alert when the resp.weights is empty by @L-M-Sherlock in #3061
When cards become due on the congrats screen, switch to overview, not back into study.
Adding a note to the import options to indicate that leech and marked tags will be removed if disabled by @arbyste in #3067
Fix full sync dialog failing to appear.
Fix consolas not being used in editor.
qt/aqt/init.py: Skip GL library workaround for FreeBSD by @knobix in #3071
fix: cloze_numbers_in_string treating {{c0::}} as valid by @BrayanDSO in #3059
Display deck names when deleting by @escribapetrus in #3058
Rename "Forget" to "Reset" (#3078) by @vasll in #3088
Reset original id when cloning notetypes by @RumovZ in #3089
Use rmse in comparing parameters by @L-M-Sherlock in #3087
Fix summary string for notes that failed to be imported by @RumovZ in #3092
Disable ligatures in type-in highlighting by @abdnh in #3093
Sync-server: add option to store hashed passwords by @laalsaas in #3083
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New in Anki 24.04 RC 1 (Mar 11, 2024)

New in Anki 24.04 Beta (Mar 3, 2024)

Update Qt to 6.6.2. On macOS, this should fix issues with Japanese input.
Keep previous FSRS parameters if they get worse when optimizing by @abdnh in #2996
Ignore some extra chars in no-combining search by @abdnh in #2929
Add "select all" shapes tool by @krmanik in #2981
Maintain original IO cloze order in editing mode by @abdnh in #2987
Fix occasional 'failed to fetch' message popping up.
Fix pasted images failing to download from some sites.
Add by creation date review sort order by @abdnh in #2957
Add log-in button to preferences screen by @lucasscharenbroch in #2994
Add support for offline builds by @knobix in #2963
Add support for python logging by @cav71 in #2969
Add View Files button to Check Media screen by @abdnh in #3006
Allow > inside HTML attributes by @vaxr in #2918
Americanize "synchronisation" by @hnvy in #2935
Change default font in code editors by @abdnh in #2985
Check required review count for FSRS after filtering by @abdnh in #3019
clamp interval before fuzz_bounds by @L-M-Sherlock in #3024
Clear out old FSRS progress as new operation starts
Default to 'Bury Card' action consistently by @abdnh in #2950
Do not reset original_due when card stays in filtered deck by @abdnh in #2988
Don't urllib.unquote when using requests by @vaxr in #2943
Fix 'ignore this update' not working.
Fix processEvents() reentrancy bug in progress manager window handling by @kieranlblack in #3030
Fix a 'protocol wrong type' message sometimes popping up.
Fix circular import in legacy importer by @abdnh in #3007
Fix code completion in Qt forms by @abdnh in #2993
Fix corner rounding of alignment buttons in editor by @lucasscharenbroch in #2989
Fix crash in Reviewer by @mjuhanne in #2945
Fix deck names differing in case being duplicated in CSV import by @abdnh in #3008
Fix error after notetype merge + downgrade.
Fix flicker when hovering over deck list by @abdnh in #2958
Fix Image field not hidden until user selects an image by @abdnh in #2960
Fix importing of Mnemosyne due dates by @dae in #2936
Fix inconsistent count in optimize/evaluate.
Fix MathJax editor not opening when navigating into blocks by @abdnh in #2953
Fix maybe_coalesce_note_undo_entry() by @abdnh in #2992
Fix misaligned image occlusions in RTL languages by @abdnh in #3018
Fix note id mix-up when resolving notetype conflicts by @RumovZ in #2940
Fix notetype conflict resolution by @RumovZ in #2967
Fix preset: search ignoring cards in filtered decks by @abdnh in #2997
Fix progress manager window race condition by @kieranlblack in #3029
Fix regex skipping over all src except the last by @vaxr in #3021
Fix text input custom style wiping out base user style by @kieranlblack in #3031
Fix title of Auto Advance section by @abdnh in #2949
Fix toolbar button shifting on hover by @BlueGreenMagick in #2928
Fix undo handling of group and some other IO tools by @abdnh in #2931
Fix visual behavior of modal buttons in editor by @lucasscharenbroch in #3009
Fix windows build issue by @qxo in #2947
Fix/ignore revlogs before Forget entry by @L-M-Sherlock in #3002
Flip indent/outdent buttons for RTL by @abdnh in #2930
FSRS - Ignore revlogs before date while optimizing by @Luc-Mcgrady in #2922
Honor NINJA_STATUS if already set by @knobix in #2984
Improve appearance of resize handles in I/O by @krmanik in #2919
Improve typing deck_due_tree() by @nix6839 in #3003
Include details on what's missing when a NotFound error is triggered.
Increase parent limits in custom study when 'limits start from top' is enabled by @RumovZ in #2971
Initialize Browser.aspect_ratio earlier to fix AttributeError by @abdnh in #2924
Make a deep copy in addcards/set_note by @lucasscharenbroch in #3013
Make image occlusion's option buttons tabbable by @PLameiras in #2966
Make sure editor note is saved before triggering buttons by @abdnh in #2995
Make tags and tag suggestions able to be styled by add-ons by @glutanimate in #2941
More precise percent of days studied by @user1823 in #2889
Refactor text attribute button components by @lucasscharenbroch in #3012
Shift the default network timeout back to 60 seconds.
Show message if current FSRS parameters are optimal by @abdnh in #3014
Show total review count when optimizing FSRS parameters by @abdnh in #3027
Tweak type-in-answer filter hack by @lucasscharenbroch in #3010
update FSRS to v0.2.0 by @L-M-Sherlock in #2977
Use card.reps - 1 when calculating fuzz by @dae in #2933
Use our translation of 'Discard' by @abdnh in #2920

New in Anki 23.12.1 (Dec 28, 2023)

New in Anki 23.12 (Dec 25, 2023)

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 open-spaced-repetition/fsrs-rs#111 and open-spaced-repetition/fsrs-rs#119 and #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 open-spaced-repetition/fsrs-rs#122 and open-spaced-repetition/fsrs-rs#124
The search used for optimizing presets is now remembered. By @abdnh in #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 #2832
Ignore filtered revlog in time of last review by @L-M-Sherlock in #2845
Fix FSRS scheduling when add-ons manually convert cards to learning by @L-M-Sherlock in #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 #2888
FSRS ignores revlog entries with time = 0 when calculating time taken. By @L-M-Sherlock in #2870
Keep two decimals for stability by @L-M-Sherlock in #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 #2824
Added an auto-advance feature. Activate from More menu; configure via deck options. By @abdnh in #2765
The deck options screen now opens faster.
Change link to manual in help screen from icon to text by @Gustaf-C in #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 #2857
Do not close web pages when Esc is pressed and a modal is open by @abdnh in #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 #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 #2828
Support all MathJax modules in review screen by @abdnh in #2836
Add hint for zero minutes in filtered deck by @Gustaf-C in #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 #2809
and #2847
Fix image occlusion not showing up in Qt5 by @hikaru-y in #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 #2878
Fix switching of add & history buttons when selecting IO notetype by @akashreddy03 in #2833
Fix IO card count by @abdnh in #2884
Import/export:
Allow importing/exporting with/without deck configs by @RumovZ in #2804
Fix CSV importer dropdowns not updating after changes by @RumovZ in #2885
Fix inability to search for existing notes in CSV import screen by @RumovZ in #2898
Fix broken HTML in CSV import screen.
Editor:
Fix image overlay not closing when clicking outside on Qt6.6 by @hikaru-y in #2861
Clear editor's internal copied text on cut/copy by @abdnh in #2866
Fix Mathjax can only be pasted once by @akashreddy03 in #2869
Improve confirmation message in Add screen by @abdnh in #2903
Fix macOS clipboard issues by @msisovic in #2900
Improve visibility of clicked buttons in editor by @Gustaf-C in #2841
Card info:
Show due date of buried/suspended cards in card info by @abdnh in #2820
Hide "position" in card info when card not new.
Show actual due date of learning cards in Card Info screen by @abdnh in #2865
Bring card info window to top if card info action used again by @akashreddy03 in #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 #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 #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 #2850
Mention environment variable YARN_BINARY in documentation by @antecrescent in #2851
Other:
Improve keyboard handling and accessibility of dropdown boxes by @grepgrok in #2811
Resolve some accessibility issues for tag options buttons by @grepgrok in #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 #2864
Ignore rescheduled cards in old stats page by @user1823 in #2863
Do not add a fallback field reference if front side contains conditionals by @abdnh in #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 #2899
Make the error dialog shown when an error occurs more friendly.
Refresh model list when legacy addon adds notetype by @kieranlblack in #2825

New in Anki 23.12 RC 1 (Dec 24, 2023)

New in Anki 23.12 Beta 3 (Dec 14, 2023)

New in Anki 23.12 Beta 2 (Dec 9, 2023)

Update to PyQt 6.6.1 on all platforms.
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.
New default FSRS parameters, based on larger sample size.
The deck options screen now opens faster.
Make help button more obvious, and remove hover animations.
Add a globe icon to global settings in the deck options.
Hide position in card info when card not new.
Platform CSS has been reimplented. Standard selectors like .win and .mobile should continue to work; more obscure ones that weren't documented will not. By @abdnh in #2854
Fix some RTL issues in help modals by @abdnh in #2857
Prefer image pastes over HTML in the editor by @abdnh in #2856
Fix auto advance state not being restored after focus change in some cases by @abdnh in #2860
Fix image overlay not closing when clicking outside on Qt6.6 by @hikaru-y in #2861
Show actual due date of learning cards in Card Info screen by @abdnh in #2865
Clear editor's internal copied text on cut/copy by @abdnh in #2866
Ensure correct endpoint is used when syncing from Rust. By @sartak in #2864
Ignore rescheduled cards in old stats page by @user1823 in #2863
Fix Mathjax can only be pasted once by @akashreddy03 in #2869
FSRS ignores revlog entries with time = 0 when calculating time taken. By @L-M-Sherlock in #2870
Do not add a fallback field reference if front side contains conditionals by @abdnh in #2859
Keep two decimals for stability by @L-M-Sherlock in #2873
Fix TTS not working properly with auto advance by @abdnh in #2874
Include elapsed_secs in learning card state by @Gustaf-C in #2862
FSRS: improve calculated difficulty for cards that skipped initial learning.
Ensure progress windows get cleaned up
Fix filter area not starting focused on Qt 6.6.1
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
Catch NaNs in FSRS weights
Fix relative overdueness order error in filtered deck
Fix sorting by due column in notes mode.

New in Anki 23.12 Beta 1 (Dec 1, 2023)

FSRS changes:
Minor improvements to the algorithm. While not essential, you may wish to re-optimize your FSRS parameters after updating. By @L-M-Sherlock and @asukaminato0721 in open-spaced-repetition/fsrs-rs#111 and open-spaced-repetition/fsrs-rs#119.
Rewrite the optimal retention code. The new code will give different results, and is faster. By @L-M-Sherlock, @asukaminato0721 and @dae in open-spaced-repetition/fsrs-rs#122 and open-spaced-repetition/fsrs-rs#124
The deck options Save dropdown now lets you optimize all presets at once.
The search used for optimizing presets is now remembered. By @abdnh in #2827
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 #2832
Ignore filtered revlog in time of last review by @L-M-Sherlock in #2845
Fix FSRS scheduling when add-ons manually convert cards to learning by @L-M-Sherlock in #2849
Other scheduling/review-related changes:
Added a new v3 option to limit child decks by their parent, when clicking on the child. By @RumovZ in #2824
Added an auto-advance feature. Activate from More menu; configure via deck options. By @abdnh in #2765
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.
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 #2828
Show due date of buried/suspended cards in card info by @abdnh in #2820
Support all MathJax modules in review screen by @abdnh in #2836
Fix sorting of due timestamps in the browser by @abdnh in #2840
Other changes:
Allow importing/exporting with/without deck configs by @RumovZ in #2804
Add keyboard shortcuts to Image Occlusion, and fix a number of issues. By @krmanik in #2809
and #2847
Fix jittery import results scrolling on mobile by @abdnh in #2810
Fix image occlusion not showing up in Qt5 by @hikaru-y in #2829
Make the error dialog shown when an error occurs more friendly.
Automatically disable sandbox on Qt5 PyPi/packaged builds on Linux, as is required on modern glibc versions.
Don't show an error when opening add screen when the existing I/O notetype is invalid.
The Qt6 Apple Silicon build now correctly declares it requires macOS 12+ to run, instead of crashing on startup.
Refresh model list when legacy addon adds notetype by @kieranlblack in #2825
Resolve some accessibility issues for tag options buttons by @grepgrok in #2787
Fix switching of add & history buttons when selecting IO notetype by @akashreddy03 in #2833
Improve keyboard handling and accessibility of dropdown boxes by @grepgrok in #2811
Improve visibility of clicked buttons in editor by @Gustaf-C in #2841
Update licensing info of a few third-party modules by @antecrescent in #2850
Mention environment variable YARN_BINARY in documentation by @antecrescent in #2851

New in Anki 23.10.1 (Nov 10, 2023)

New in Anki 23.10.1 RC 4 (Nov 10, 2023)

New in Anki 23.10.1 RC 3 (Nov 8, 2023)

New in Anki 23.10.1 RC 1 (Nov 6, 2023)

New in Anki 23.10 (Oct 31, 2023)

Notable changes:
Anki's version numbering scheme has changed to year.month(.patch).
Quite a few add-ons will need updates to support this release. Some porting notes 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 #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, #2485, #2600, #2602, #2649, #2689, #2705 and more.
.apkg imports are able to merge changed notetypes, and can exclude scheduling data. By @RumovZ in #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 #2643
Add an option to stop the timer on answer by @abdnh in #2673
Allow searching for missing custom data properties by @abdnh in #2626
Support searching for custom data strings by @abdnh in #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 #2659
Add ability to tab to DuplicateLink by @SteelColossus in #2646
Add profile name in profile deletion confirmation message by @chandraiyengar in #2722
Add Sphinx documentation generation functionality by @gsingh93 in #2720
added Translator by @platynowy in #2653
Allow full screen mode on new Qt6 drivers by @abdnh in #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 #2614
Check DB now fixes invalid UTF-8 in tags.
Close import log page on error by @abdnh in #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 #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 #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 #2748
Fix answer button tooltips not reflecting configured shortcuts by @abdnh in #2657
Fix error when closing Find Duplicates screen early by @abdnh in #2669
Fix intermittent browser error triggered by an early resize event by @abdnh in #2671
Fix misleading warning when changing notetype from/to cloze by @abdnh in #2744
Fix ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'distutils' by @virinci in #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 #2649
Fix typo: notetypeId → noteId by @glutanimate in #2615
Fix unable to save field dialog if certain fields are deleted by @swektr in #2663
Fix unescaped HTML in type-in-the-answer by @abdnh in #2658
Implemented support to audio_did_seek_relative by @evandrocoan in #2632
Reduce shaking of bottom bar by @abdnh in #2734
Rework media syncing to make it a little faster, and avoid duplicate errors when your password has changed. #2647
Skip template checks in Fields screen by @abdnh in #2670
Support AVIF by @nihil-admirari in #2630
Support Qt.TextFormat.MarkdownText in aqt.utils by @abdnh in #2675
The "edit current card" window is now a main window, which fixes some shortcut keys on macOS. By @abdnh in #2732
Tooltips for CSV import and import page refactoring by @RumovZ in #2655
Tweak browser column labels to card type, note type by @Gustaf-C in #2751
Change export notes' parent window in card browser by @kelciour in #2761
Fix Linux install script CWD check by @virinci in #2775
Make it possible to silent uninstall with WinGet by @kelciour in #2757
Refresh reviewer as the day rolls over by @abdnh in #2756
Update to Qt 6.5.3 on Windows/Mac
Fix error on 'Previous Card Info' when deleting a note by @abdnh in #2790
Fix HTML editor not displaying properly when expanding field by @hikaru-y in #2792

New in Anki 23.10 RC 2 (Oct 26, 2023)

New in Anki 23.10 Beta 6 (Oct 16, 2023)

New in Anki 23.10 Beta 5 (Oct 14, 2023)

New in Anki 23.10 Beta 4 (Oct 3, 2023)

New in Anki 23.10 Beta 3 (Sep 28, 2023)

New in Anki 23.10 Beta 2 (Sep 26, 2023)

New in Anki 23.10 Beta 1 (Sep 25, 2023)

Notable changes:
Anki's version numbering scheme has changed to year.month(.patch).
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 #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 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 and @dae in #2367, #2485, #2600, #2602, #2649.
.apkg imports are able to merge changed notetypes, and can exclude scheduling data. By @RumovZ in #2612
You can now customize the video driver in Qt6 in the preferences, which can help to work around graphical issues. @abdnh in #2643
Add an option to stop the timer on answer by @abdnh in #2673
Allow searching for missing custom data properties by @abdnh in #2626
Support searching for custom data strings by @abdnh in #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:
Rework media syncing to make it a little faster, and avoid duplicate errors when your password has changed. #2647
Fix pasting from external programs not working after copying text inside the editor.
Allow saving window position when window fullscreen on Qt 6
Better error messages when csv file is in the wrong format
Fix typo: notetypeId → noteId by @glutanimate in #2615
[IO API] Create Python entry points for creating and editing IO notes by @glutanimate in #2598
Change “Delete Note” shortcut to cmd+backspace by @montyevans in #2614
Support AVIF by @nihil-admirari in #2630
Do not show [object Object] in import log by @abdnh in #2636
Close import log page on error by @abdnh in #2639
Implemented support to audio_did_seek_relative by @evandrocoan in #2632
Add ability to tab to DuplicateLink by @SteelColossus in #2646
Fix some issues with undo/redo in mask editor by @hikaru-y in #2649
added Translator by @platynowy in #2653
Tooltips for CSV import and import page refactoring by @RumovZ in #2655
Fix answer button tooltips not reflecting configured shortcuts by @abdnh in #2657
Fix unescaped HTML in type-in-the-answer by @abdnh in #2658
Allow full screen mode on new Qt6 drivers by @abdnh in #2660
Add a backend method to add notes in bulk by @abdnh in #2659
Fix unable to save field dialog if certain fields are deleted by @swektr in #2663
Fix intermittent browser error triggered by an early resize event by @abdnh in #2671
Fix error when closing Find Duplicates screen early by @abdnh in #2669
Skip template checks in Fields screen by @abdnh in #2670
Support Qt.TextFormat.MarkdownText in aqt.utils by @abdnh in #2675

New in Anki 2.1.66 (Aug 26, 2023)

New in Anki 2.1.65 (Jun 5, 2023)

New in Anki 2.1.65 RC 1 (Jun 2, 2023)

New in Anki 2.1.64 (May 24, 2023)

New in Anki 2.1.64 RC 2 (May 23, 2023)

New in Anki 2.1.64 RC 1 (May 19, 2023)

New in Anki 2.1.63 (May 15, 2023)

New in Anki 2.1.62 (May 1, 2023)

New in Anki 2.1.62 Beta 1 (Apr 12, 2023)

New in Anki 2.1.61 (Mar 31, 2023)

Improvements to the V3 scheduler:
Added a global option to stop the review limit from limiting new cards (thanks
to Rumo).
You can now enable review burying without new burying again (thanks to Rumo).
There are some caveats - please see the bury tooltips in the deck options.
Ensure good is at least previous+1 even if low hard factor set.
Other features/improvements:
You can now exclude certain fields from unqualified searches via the Fields
screen (thanks to Abdo).
The tag area in the editor is now shown with a dropdown instead of a splitter
(thanks to Matthias).
You can now adjust the current deck in the stats screen (thanks to yellowjello).
Add a button in the preferences to reset window sizes (thanks to Abdo).
Passing an invalid profile name on the commandline will now show profile
picker instead of an error.
You can shift-click on a deck to select it as the current deck (thanks to
Tobias).
You can now import decks with broken timestamps - they'll automatically be
fixed on import (thanks to Rumo).
A DB check will now fix broken timestamps (thanks to Rumo).
Add time of date to browser date.
Allow Shift+Tab to move focus from tag area to last field (thanks to Hikaru).
Custom schedulers now have the deck name and random seed passed in to them, so
they don't need to extract the info from the DOM (thanks to Rumo).
Improve debug console (thanks to Rumo).
Fixes:
Fix stats calendar incorrect due to daylight savings time (thanks to Kieran).
Prevent the top bar from hiding in the stats page as you scroll down (thanks
to Fabricio).
Reduce motion is now on by default, as it fixes an issue with the bottom bar
failing to appear for some users.
Fix new limit in v3 decreasing more than it should (thanks to Rumo).
Fix current tag text not being saved when changing note via shortcut key
(thanks to Hikaru).
Fix tags popover becoming separated from the tags field (thanks to Fabricio).
Ensure the bottom buttons aren't displayed until the custom scheduling code
has finished running (thanks to Rumo).
Refresh study screen if the user toggles the v3 scheduler (thanks to Rumo).
Fix notetypes screen not being closable after adding a notetype on Mac.
Check for division by zero when calculating browser aspect ratio, which fixes
an issue with i3 (thanks to Ben).
Fallback to Wayland if X11 is not available (thanks to Ingemar).
Tweaks to the build scripts to make packaging in distros easier (thanks to
Euan).
Fix silent file save failures and bad default save path in Flatpak (thanks to
Jack).
Fix HTML editor sometimes not properly sized when opening editor (thanks to
Hikaru).
Fix error showing if user clicks in sidebar before it's rendered.
Fix backup creation for collections > 1 GiB (thanks to Rumo).
Fix black on grey minimalist buttons in Qt5 (thanks to Daniel).
Fix black on grey deck options on Qt5 (thanks to Daniel).
Export static references from sound tags (thanks to Rumo).
Fix packaged audio tools path on Windows (thanks to Abdo).
Fix a case where 'reduce motion' and 'minimalist mode' were switched (thanks
to Daniel).
Fix panic with invalid sync server URL with port (thanks to Daniel).
Fix double scrollbars in deck options (thanks to Fabricio).
Fix images with non-Latin text and commas failing to display.
Fix editor text possibly being transfer to different notetypes (thanks to
Fabricio).
Improve hover appearance of buttons (thanks to Matthias).
Fix inability to activate search in graphs screen on Android (thanks to
yellowjello).
Fix an issue building on Windows (thanks to Kieran).

New in Anki 2.1.61 RC 1 (Mar 29, 2023)

New in Anki 2.1.60 (Feb 22, 2023)

New in Anki 2.1.59 RC 1 (Feb 21, 2023)

New in Anki 2.1.58 (Feb 17, 2023)

New in Anki 2.1.57 (Jan 29, 2023)

More UI improvements/fixes thanks to Matthias, including:
The top toolbar area can now take on the color/background of the main window.
The top toolbar appears more subtle during review.
A new option in the preferences to automatically hide the top and bottom bar
during review.
A new option in the preferences to enable a "minimalist" mode that makes the
UI more compact/less fancy.
A new option in the preferences to switch between native styling and the Anki
theme (on Mac/Linux).
The preferences screen has been redesigned to be easier to navigate.
Syncing has also been updated:
Tweaks to the sync protocol that should be transparent when syncing with
AnkiWeb, but that will break syncing with third-party servers that haven't
been updated yet.
The sync server bundled with Anki has been updated, and now supports syncing
media as well. More information is available on
https://docs.ankiweb.net/sync-server.html.
Other changes:
Switch to a different library for handling type-in-the-answer comparisons,
which should give more reliable results, and not crash with certain inputs
(thanks to Rumo).
Fix introduced:x not working correctly when negated (thanks to Rumo).
Fix ctrl+enter not working when importing screen first opened.
Fix image dimensions not being correctly constrained (thanks to Hikaru).
Fix incorrect total/average in added graph.
Fix newlines not appearing when importing a csv file with HTML disabled.
Fix quotes preventing field descriptions from showing.
Fix spaces not handled properly when entering text around MathJax (thanks to
Hikaru).
Fix toolbar add-on breakages and introduce toolbar tray layout & API (thanks
to Aristotelis).
Fix type-in-the-answer not supported nested cloze deletions.
Increase delay when adjusting clipboard, which may improve compatibility on
some systems.
Update Windows/Linux builds to Qt 6.4.2.
Fix non-Latin text wrapping in deck options dropdown (thanks to Fabricio).
Fix outer whitespace not being trimmed in type answer.
Fix the future due graph counting learning cards on the wrong day.
Fix deck options screen allowing invalid/blank input.
HTML is now escaped in the deck list.
Dev related:
Make it easier to override node/protoc binaries during a build (thanks to
Mani)

New in Anki 2.1.56 (Jan 9, 2023)

New in Anki 2.1.55 (Dec 16, 2022)

New in Anki 2.1.54 (Jun 24, 2022)

A new CSV importer & exporter, thanks to Rumo:
Shows a preview based on the selected field separator.
Column mapping includes field text for reference.
Multiple decks and notetypes can now be imported/exported at once, as columns can be mapped to deck or notetype name.
Supports exporting and importing a unique identifier for a note, to use instead of a matching first field. This removes the need for the 'add note id' add-on.
Extends the header syntax so that files can specify metadata such as the desired field separator, and the mapping of fields.
The new functionality is not enabled by default, and can be enabled with a checkbox in the preferences screen. This also enables
the new apkg import/export code introduced in 2.1.52. If you use the Special Fields add-on, you will need to disable this option
in order to use the add-on.
Update to Qt 6.3.1:
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.

New in Anki 2.1.53 (May 31, 2022)

New in Anki 2.1.53 RC 1 (May 20, 2022)

New in Anki 2.1.52 (May 13, 2022)

Editor Improvements:
Ctrl/Cmd+A in tag editing area now selects all tags (thanks to BlueGreenMagick).
Fixed backspace sometimes removing multiple images at once (thanks to Henrik).
Fixed copying and pasting MathJax on Windows (Qt6).
Fixed handling of < and > symbols in MathJax (thanks to Henrik).
Fixed intermittent editor loading failures when add-ons have injected a large amount of code.
Fixed pasting of local files of unsupported types that contain spaces (thanks to Abdo).
Fixed some formatting being lost when copying between fields on Windows (Qt6).
Fixed various issues with tag editing (thanks to BlueGreenMagick and Henrik).
Pressing tab on the last field now moves focus to tag area (thanks to Henrik).
Reduce size of editor buttons on Windows/Linux (thanks to Henrik).
Tags copied from the tag editor are no longer joined together when pasted into the add tags/remove tags dialogs (thanks to Henrik).
The Qt5 Mac build now caps tag autocomplete matches to 10, as showing more is extremely slow in the old toolkit version.
Other Improvements:
Update Qt to 6.3.0, which fixes slow loading of large images, and inertial scrolling on macOS.
Fixed an error when previewing cards and selecting multiple cards (thanks to Rumo).
Fixed Anki needing to close when invalid modification times encountered by the browser on Windows.
Fixed colpkg imports not being cancellable (thanks to Rumo).
Fixed current working directory changing on apkg export.
Fixed custom browser font not being honored (Qt6).
Fixed custom study applying the previously-input limit, instead of the current one.
Fixed due graph showing wrong date for review cards in a filtered deck with rescheduling disabled.
Fixed grey background in type answer text + dark mode (thanks to Matthias).
Fixed v3 scheduler allowing one extra card when review limit reached (thanks to Rumo).
Lists on cards are now aligned to the left by default (thanks to Matthias).
Removed the highlight on the Show Answer and Good buttons.
Reset page zoom when moving between different screens.
The Qt6 Linux build now defaults to X11/XWayland instead of Wayland due to some remaining issues; you can force-enable Wayland with ANKI_WAYLAND=1.

New in Anki 2.1.52 RC 1 (Apr 25, 2022)

New in Anki 2.1.51 (Apr 25, 2022)

New in Anki 2.1.51 RC 2 (Apr 19, 2022)

New in Anki 2.1.51 RC 1 (Apr 10, 2022)

New in Anki 2.1.50 (Apr 9, 2022)

New in Anki 2.1.50 RC 4 (Apr 6, 2022)

New in Anki 2.1.50 RC 1 (Mar 29, 2022)

New in Anki 2.1.50 Beta 9 (Mar 21, 2022)

New in Anki 2.1.50 Beta 8 (Mar 17, 2022)

New in Anki 2.1.50 Beta 6 (Mar 9, 2022)

New in Anki 2.1.50 Beta 5 (Feb 25, 2022)

New in Anki 2.1.50 Beta 4 (Feb 23, 2022)

V3 scheduler changes, thanks to Rumo:
When new cards are answered for the first time, Anki will remember their original position, and it can be seen in the card info. An option to restore cards to their original position manually and on export will likely come in the next beta.
The overview screen now shows how many cards will be buried. Please report any inaccuricies, as it is possible a different approach will be needed.
Added a separate option to control burying of interday learning siblings. This is currently incorrectly shown when the V2 scheduler is enabled as well.
When a Hard learning step exceeds a day, it is now rounded to a full day, so the delay does not vary depending on the time of day you answer.
Other new features:
The way bold/italics/etc is applied in the editor has been reworked to be more robust, thanks to Henrik. This has resulted in tweaks to the formatting button order, and the clear formatting button now lets you configure what formatting should be removed.
An option to ignore accents in searches by default has been added to preferences screen (thanks to Abdo).
Added a View menu to the main window and browse window (thanks to Rumo).
Bugfixes:
Added a "Learn" label to the learning counts in the deck list.
Fixed an error loading the old deck options screen when using Python 3.10.
Fixed an error when an installed TTS voice on Windows supported multiple languages (thanks to Rumo).
Fixed an error when exporting a collection with media files in it with very old modification dates (thanks to gnnoh).
Fixed junk appearing in the clipboard when copy/pasting on Windows, by rolling Qt back to the previous version.
Fixed newly-added deck not being selected in the Add screen (thanks to Hikaru).
Fixed sound failing to play after exporting a collection (thanks to Rumo and Kelciour).
Fixed various memory leaks (thanks to Rumo and Hikaru).
Flag changes no longer add an undo entry, which fixes some potential errors and unpredictable undo behaviour.
Reduced flicker when opening browser in night mode (thanks to Rumo).
Some behind-the-scenes code improvements (thanks to Sam).
For developers:
mw.progress.timer() should now be passed a parent argument, as the previous default of using mw prevents the timers from being freed after they are no longer active.
Improved Python code completion/type handling in VS Code (thanks to Rumo).

New in Anki 2.1.50 Beta 3 (Feb 11, 2022)

New in Anki 2.1.49 (Oct 26, 2021)

New in Anki 2.1.48 (Sep 21, 2021)

New in Anki 2.1.47 (Aug 29, 2021)

Changes to the v3 scheduler:
Interday learning cards are included in the learning count again, instead of
the review count.
Interday learning cards are still affected by the review limit. Interday
learning cards are fetched first, then reviews, and finally new cards.
Filtered decks with rescheduling disabled now log reviews, so the reviews will
appear in your graphs.
Added an option to sort reviews by ascending/descending ease.
Fixed an issue where an error message could appear after undoing/redoing a mix
of reviews and other changes.
Fixed custom scheduling not working.
Other changes:
The "timebox finished" message is now shown on card answer, instead of after
revealing the next card. This should also address an issue where the message
popped up outside of review.
Added shortcut for Forget in the Browse screen.
Fixed an error being shown when there was no current deck.
Fixed incorrect quoting in duplicate search (thanks to Abdo).
Fixed deck options inverting the "replay question when showing answer" option.
Fixed an issue with ampersands in the Add Cards history button (thanks to
Arthur).
Fixed handling of audio/video tags (thanks to Hikaru).
Fixed errors playing audio when computer was slow to respond (thanks to Kelciour).
Fixed preferences screen not updating undo menu, and causing an error when
subsequently reviewing a card in the v3 scheduler.
Fixed case changes being ignored in tag rename.
Fixed error shown when DB check run on corrupt collection.
Fixed deck options prompt showing the default deck, instead of the correct one.
Fixed reposition command ignoring suspended cards.
Fixed answer button highlight on Windows (thanks to Henrik).
Fixed calendar graph day labels showing incorrectly in some timezones.
Improved validation of add-on package names (thanks to BlueGreenMagick for the
report and initial fix).
For add-on developers:
The Svelte components Anki exports should now work correctly in add-ons,
provided they exclude Svelte when bundling.
WithShortcut is now also available.

New in Anki 2.1.46 (Aug 22, 2021)

New in Anki 2.1.45 (Jul 30, 2021)

Undo handling:
Most actions now support multiple undo steps. You can change a card template,
delete some notes, bury a card, then undo each of those steps if you wish.
Actions that support multiple undo steps will now save the changes
immediately, meaning that if Anki crashes, the changes you made in the last
few minutes will no longer be lost.
Most undoable actions can now be redone, so you can undo an accidental undo.
Actions that don't support the new undo handling (eg, Check Database), will
clear the undo history.
Add-ons will clear the undo history if they modify the database directly, or
use routines that don't support undoing. There are some new routines available
to add-ons to make operations undoable, but add-ons may need to be updated
to use them.
Scheduling changes:
A new scheduler is available, with a number of improvements. Please see the
2021 scheduler page for
more information.
The deck list now shows the learning count separately.
On new collections, the v2 scheduler is now the default.
Set due date uses the deck's configured starting ease (thanks to cyphar).
Browser changes, mostly thanks to Rumo:
The sidebar now has two modes. The default allows clicking on items to search
for them. The other mode allows you to select multiple items at once, so you
can drag & drop or delete multiple items.
The browse screen can now be toggled between showing cards,
and showing notes.
When showing notes, some columns will show an aggregate over all the
cards of a note.
Added an introduced:x search to locate cards first studied in the last x days.
Column rendering has been moved into the backend, and will be faster than
before (but is still limited by the speed of the graphics toolkit).
A fair bit of the browser code has been changed, and some add-ons like the
"Advanced Browser" add-on will need to be updated to support the new approach.
New tag icons and associated backend work (thanks to Henrik).
Added an option in the Preferences screen to customize the starting
search text (eg, to start with "deck:current").
More reliably scroll to the current card.
When opening the Browse screen with an active study card, the whole
deck is now shown.
Added 3 new flag colours.
Flags can now be renamed in the sidebar.
Horizontal scrolling in the browse screen is less jumpy.
Sidebar items can be dragged onto the Saved Searches area to add them as a favourite.
Editor changes, mostly thanks to Henrik:
A new editor toolbar implementation, with improved icons and handling.
The editor now provides bullet and numbered list buttons.
The editor now provides buttons to control text alignment and indent.
Sticky fields can now be toggled on/off from the editing screen.
A new API is available for add-ons, and the existing API should continue
to work.
The HTML editor is now shown inline, and supports syntax highlighting,
and showing opening/closing tags.
Warn user when they attempt to use cloze markers inappropriately
(thanks to Rumo).
State handling:
When you make changes, the user interface should update more consistently now.
Adding a new tag to a note will update the sidebar in the Browse screen for
example, and when you review a card that is shown there, the columns will
update.
The Browse screen no longer refreshes a search automatically. When you make a
change, the column text may update, but the number of rows will not change.
Deleted cards show "(deleted)" until you search again.
The main window no longer shows a "waiting for editing to finish" screen. When
you make changes such as editing a note, the main window will dim, and will
automatically refresh when you return to it.
The deck options screen has been reimplemented:
(Re)learning steps are now shown with units, eg 10m or 4d.
Deck options are now shown on one scrollable page.
Extra help is available for most options.
It is easy to see at a glance which options have been changed from the
default, and individual options can be reverted to the default setting.
Warnings will be shown for some common issues (eg, review limit too low
compared to new cards).
Some of the more advanced options have been moved to a separate "Advanced"
section.
The old options can be accessed with a Shift+click, since it will take a while
for add-ons to be updated to support the new screen. A new API is available,
thanks to Henrik.
The deck description is now accessible via a button in the overview screen,
instead of via the deck options.
Other features:
An updated Change Notetype implementation, that can match fields by name, and
allows you to map a source field to multiple destination fields in order to
clone a field.
Pre-load images on answer side (thanks to Hikaru).
The [...] in cloze deletions is now read as "blank" by TTS (thanks to Rumo).
The Find&Replace option in the Browse screen can now be used on tags as well.
Added a Card Info option to the review screen.
When opening deck option from the study screen, you'll now be asked which deck
you want if the card is in a subdeck.
You can now choose which add-ons you want to update (thanks to BlueGreenMagick).
Support system SSL certs on Linux.
Extra checks are now done when updating a card template, such as detecting when
a cloze notetype is missing a cloze directive, or two templates have identical question sides (thanks to Rumo).
Support Ctrl+Numpad Enter to add cards.
Added night mode styling to 'type in the answer' box, and improve legibility
of comparison.
Sidebar search now scrolls to first match (thanks to Abdo & Rumo).
F3/F4 in card layout screen go to next/previous template (thanks to Evandro).
Fixes:
Custom study now limits the tag selection to 100 tags or fewer, to prevent errors caused by exceeding database limits.
Fixed an issue compiling on recent Python 3.9 installs.
Fixed audio getting stuck when pausing near end (thanks to kelciour).
Fixed building on linux-arm64 (thanks to qubist-pixel-ux).
Fixed Card Info screen not ignoring manual rescheduling when calculating the average time.
Fixed crash when pressing the copy shortcut with no active selection.
Fixed current review card sometimes changing when making edits.
Fixed deck options tooltip appearance (thanks to Matthias).
Fixed escaping of hyphens in searches (thanks to Rumo).
Fixed field pin status being forgotten when opening Cards screen (thanks to Henrik).
Fixed incorrect card count when removing multiple templates.
Fixed incorrect font on Windows (thanks to Kelciour).
Fixed resource leak in sound code (thanks to Kelciour).
Fixed some instances of a flash when revealing answer on cards with images.
Fixed text with single quote not being escaped in export (thanks to Ryan).
Fixed various links to the manual (thanks to cherryblossom000).
Fixed red duplicate background being included in copy+paste (thanks to Hikaru).
Fixed flags not being excluded on export (thanks to Alex).
Force x11 mode when the packaged build is run on a system that tells Qt to use
Wayland, as Wayland is not currently supported by the packaged build.
Numerous behind-the-scenes improvements from Henrik and Rumo.
Other fixes and improvements, thanks to Abdo, Glutanimate, Arthur, Shaun,
hkr and others.
Strip invalid unicode from filenames in media check.
Performance improvements and other miscellaneous fixes.

New in Anki 2.1.45 RC 1 (Jul 13, 2021)

New in Anki 2.1.45 Beta 6 (Jul 4, 2021)

New in Anki 2.1.45 Beta 5 (Jun 29, 2021)

New in Anki 2.1.45 Beta 4 (Jun 29, 2021)

New in Anki 2.1.45 Beta 3 (Jun 27, 2021)

New in Anki 2.1.45 Beta 2 (Jun 27, 2021)

New in Anki 2.1.45 Beta 1 (Jun 8, 2021)

New in Anki 2.1.45 Alpha 4 (Jun 2, 2021)

Known issues:
Changes to styling section in card layout screen not reflected in preview.
v3 scheduler changes:
The v3 scheduler can now be toggled in the Preferences screen.
Review cards can now optionally be shown in subdeck order.
Fixed 'deck priority' for new cards not following subdeck order.
Other features/behaviour changes:
Updated text colour and highlight colour buttons, thanks to Henrik and Matthias.
Added 3 new flag colours, thanks to Rumo.
Sidebar items can be dragged onto the Saved Searches area to add them as a favourite, thanks to Rumo.
Added a new menu item to clone the current deck options.
Custom study now limits the tag selection to 100 tags or fewer.
Extra checks are now done when updating a card template, such as detecting when a cloze notetype is missing a cloze directive, or two templates have identical question sides, thanks to Rumo.
Editor toolbar styling improvements, thanks to Henrik and Matthias.
The "sync required" indicator is now updated immediately, and will turn off if you undo the first change made after a sync.
Removed the superfluous "keep input" option from the Fields dialog.
When opening deck option from the study screen, you'll now be asked which deck you want if the card is in a subdeck.
Support ctrl+numpad enter to add cards.
Fixes:
Fixed an error/crash occurring when timeboxing was enabled.
Fixed deck options screen mishandling steps shorter a minute.
Fixed remembered tags not being applied to subsequently-added notes.
Fixed an error being shown when exporting cards/decks with a non-default deck configuration.
Fixed changes to the current field not being saved when saving the deck options.
Fixes for building on linux-arm64 (thanks to qubist-pixel-ux).
Force x11 mode when the packaged build is run on a system that tells Qt to use Wayland, as Wayland is not currently supported by the packaged build.
When a fatal error occurs, close Anki instead of allowing it to remain in a stuck state.
Fix formatting of some error messages, thanks to Rumo.
Various behinds-the-scenes changes thanks to Henrik and Rumo.
Miscellaneous other changes.
Alpha 3

New in Anki 2.1.45 Alpha 3 (May 24, 2021)

New in Anki 2.1.44 (May 12, 2021)

New in Anki 2.1.43 (May 4, 2021)

New in Anki 2.1.43 Beta 1 (Mar 28, 2021)

New in Anki 2.1.41 (Mar 7, 2021)

Browser improvements:
Tags now show in a tree (thanks to Abdo)
Added a search bar to the sidebar (thanks to Abdo)
New context menu actions to rename or remove tags and their children, rename decks, manage notetypes, and rename/remove saved searches (thanks to Abdo and BlueGreenMagick)
The preview button in the browse screen has moved into the editing area (thanks to Henrik)
With the improved sidebar, a number of options have been removed from the Filter button
The remaining items in the Filter button have been moved into the sidebar, and the Filter button removed
Tags and decks can now be dragged and dropped in the sidebar
Each section can now be expanded/collapsed
“Due” now shows only cards due that day
Added “Overdue” item
Click on Decks to show whole collection
Click on Flags to show any flag
Click on Tags to show all non-empty tags
Added “Untagged” under Tags
Editing improvements:
<br> tags will now be used by default instead of the previous <div> tags, which solves some issues with multiple lines in cloze deletions and MathJax (thanks to Henrik)
The tags field in the editor now autocompletes from anywhere in a tag name, not only the start
Invalid field content can no longer spill out into the editing area (thanks to Henrik)
Search improvements:
Searches are new rewritten into a canonical format (eg one two becomes "one" AND "two") (thanks to Rumo)
Search error messages are now much more specific (thanks to Rumo)
is:learn, is:due and prop:due now handle more cases, such as suspended cards (thanks to Henrik)
Added prop:pos search to search for new card position (thanks to Abdo)
Added a shortcut to replace part of a search with a different search (eg changing the selected deck) (thanks to Rumo)
Support resched:x for searching for cards that were manually rescheduled in x days (thanks to Henrik)
Support prop:rated/resched to search for rated/rescheduled cards over specific time periods (thanks to Henrik)
Filtered decks can now be created from a browser search, and vice versa (thanks to Rumo)
Filtered deck screen now has a link to show cards not matched by search (thanks to Rumo, Abdo)
Better ergonomics for developers (thanks to Rumo)
Graph improvements:
A number of the graphs can now be clicked on to search for the cards displayed by the graph (thanks to Henrik)
The starting day of week can now be altered in the Calendar graph (thanks to Henrik)
The Card Counts graph now supports toggling separate suspended/buried counts (thanks to Henrik)
The intervals and ease graphs now covers more cases, such as suspended cards (thanks to Henrik)
Place less emphasis on outliers in the Calendar graph (thanks to Henrik)
Ignore manually scheduled cards in hour graph
Scheduler improvements:
The V2 scheduler no longer applies parent review limits to child decks Previously the limits were inconsistently applied, which could lead to the deck list not reflecting the actual number of cards you’d receive when you clicked on a deck AnkiMobile and AnkiWeb have been updated to match this behaviour, and AnkiDroid will also be updated soon Using 2141 in conjunction with older clients will not cause any problems when syncing, but you may find the deck list/review counts do not match
The V1->V2 upgrade process no longer resets cards that are in learning, or removes cards from filtered decks
Users on the old scheduler will now see a message at the top of the deck list prompting them to update to the Anki 21 scheduler
There is no option to downgrade to the V1 scheduler anymore, though you can still do so by downgrading to an older Anki version first
Reworked the Reschedule tool:
Split into separate “Forget” and “Set Due Date” actions
“Set Due Date” defaults to not adjusting the card interval
Changed the “Delete Tags” shortcut; Ctrl+Shift+D now changes the due date
Added the action to the review screen as well
Input now remembered
Other changes:
A basic sync server is now built into Anki It does not yet support media Docs are in the docs/ folder of the source tree
The title bar on Macs will now turn dark when night mode is activated
Deck descriptions of the congratulations screen can be enabled by turning markdown on in the deck options, but only 2141+ will be able to render the markdown
Add opus to media list in editor
Edit/More buttons auto-hide when window is small (thanks to Henrik)
Support Alt+number to switch between clozes in the card layout screen (thanks to Abdo)
Use monospace font in HTML editor
Improve error message when trying to nest under a filtered deck (thanks to Rumo)
Reposition dialog’s “shift cards” option now defaults to off
Other fixes and improvements thanks to Henrik, Rumo, Abdo, Arthur, Maksim, Guillem, stayingpeachy, Daniel, khonkhortisan and Kerrick
Fixes:
Fix the Reposition command not preserving the browser sort order
Fix some issues causing the sync indicator to show unnecessarily (thanks to Rumo)
Fix slowdown after large “check media” report
Fix a spurious warning about a full sync when renaming card templates
Fix a freeze when answering a card with a missing parent deck
Fix Anki not working after installing on Linux over a previous install
Don’t log card resets when exporting
Fix congrats screen not showing when learning cards were due soon
Updated bundled lame and mpv on Windows and Mac builds
For developers:
Add-on authors, please see https://forumsankiwebnet/t/add-on-porting-notes-for-anki-2-1-41/7390
Almost all of the Python codebase now has type hints ??
JS libraries like jQuery have been updated (thanks to Henrik)
Add (untested) support for ARM64 Linux
orjson is turned back into an optional requirement (though is still recommended, as it’s faster)
The sidebar code has been moved from from browserpy into sidebarpy, which may break some add-ons

New in Anki 2.1.41 Beta 6 (Mar 3, 2021)

New in Anki 2.1.41 Beta 5 (Mar 3, 2021)

New in Anki 2.1.41 Beta 4 (Mar 3, 2021)

New in Anki 2.1.41 Beta 3 (Mar 3, 2021)

New in Anki 2.1.41 Beta 2 (Mar 3, 2021)

New in Anki 2.1.41 Beta 1 (Mar 3, 2021)

New in Anki 2.1.40 (Feb 9, 2021)

New in Anki 2.1.39 (Feb 2, 2021)

New in Anki 2.1.39 Beta 2 (Jan 30, 2021)

New in Anki 2.1.39 Beta 1 (Jan 27, 2021)

New features:
Browser improvements:
Tags now show in a tree (thanks to Abdo).
New context menu actions to rename or remove tags and their children, rename decks, manage notetypes, and rename/remove saved searches (thanks to Abdo and BlueGreenMagick).
The preview button in the browse screen has moved into the editing area (thanks to Henrik).
With the improved sidebar, a number of options have been removed from the Filter button.
Search improvements:
Searches are new rewritten into a canonical format (eg one two becomes "one" AND "two") (thanks to Rumo).
Search error messages are now much more specific (thanks to Rumo).
is:learn, is:due and prop:due now handle more cases, such as suspended cards (thanks to Henrik).
Added prop:pos search to search for new card position (thanks to Abdo).
Added a shortcut to replace part of a search with a different search (eg changing the selected deck) (thanks to Rumo).
Support resched:x for searching for cards that were manually rescheduled in x days (thanks to Henrik).
Support prop:rated/resched to search for rated/rescheduled cards over specific time periods (thanks to Henrik).
Graph improvements:
A number of the graphs can now be clicked on to search for the cards displayed by the graph (thanks to Henrik).
The starting day of week can now be altered in the Calendar graph (thanks to Henrik).
The Card Counts graph now supports toggling separate suspended/buried counts (thanks to Henrik).
The intervals and ease graphs now covers more cases, such as suspended cards (thanks to Henrik).
Place less emphasis on outliers in the Calendar graph (thanks to Henrik).
Edit/More buttons auto-hide when window is small (thanks to Henrik).
The editor will now favour BR tags over DIVs (thanks to Henrik).
A basic sync server is now built into Anki. It does not yet support media. Docs are in the docs/ folder of the source tree.
Bugfixes:
Fix the Reposition command not preserving the browser sort order.
Fix some issues causing the sync indicator to show unnecessarily (thanks to Rumo).
Fix a spurious warning about a full sync when renaming card templates.
Fix Anki not working after installing on Linux over a previous install.
Don’t log card resets when exporting.
Fix congrats screen not showing when learning cards were due soon.
Updated bundled lame and mpv on Windows and Mac builds.
Other fixes and improvements thanks to Henrik, Rumo, Abdo, Arthur, Guillem, stayingpeachy, Daniel, khonkhortisan and Kerrick.
For developers:
JS libraries like jQuery have been updated (thanks to Henrik).
Add (untested) support for ARM64 Linux.
orjson is turned back into an optional requirement (though is still recommended, as it’s faster).
The sidebar code has been moved from from browser.py into sidebar.py, which may break some add-ons.

New in Anki 2.1.38 (Dec 27, 2020)

New in Anki 2.1.38 Beta 3 (Dec 21, 2020)

New in Anki 2.1.38 Beta 2 (Dec 18, 2020)

New in Anki 2.1.38 Beta 1 (Dec 16, 2020)

New in Anki 2.1.37 (Dec 16, 2020)

New in Anki 2.1.36 (Dec 10, 2020)

Notable changes:
Alternate builds have been discontinued. If you are using a 32 bit system, or a macOS version older than 10.13, Anki 2.1.35 is the last release you will be able to update to.
MathJax has been updated to version 3, thanks to Henrik. It should render faster than before. If you were customizing the MathJax configuration using Javascript, you will need to use a new method.
A separate mpv process is now used to play videos on Windows, which should solve issues with playing getting stuck, thanks to Kelciour.
The handling of wildcards and escape characters in search has been reworked to be more consistent, thanks to Rumo.
Early startup messages are now translable, thanks to Abdo.
When cards are rescheduled in the browse screen, a review entry log is now created.
The main card area is now focused instead of the bottom area during review, which allows using the keyboard to scroll, thanks to Henrik.
Bugfixes:
Fixed corrupt indexes when checking database.
Fixed duplicate search when sort field is not first field (thanks to Abdo).
Fixed error when switching to note type with fewer fields.
Fixed invalid utf8 in notes when checking database.
Fixed invisible scrollbar in night mode + browser.
Fixed issues with “find duplicates” (thanks to Abdo)
Fixed some issues with adding/renaming decks (thanks to Cecini).
Other minor fixes.
For developers:
Anki is now built using Bazel. This leads to more reliable builds, and reduces the number of dependencies you need to manually install. Please see docs/ for updated build instructions, and report any issues you encounter on the user forums.
The minimum Python version has been updated to 3.8.
The wheels available on PyPI support both Python 3.8 and 3.9.
All translations have been migrated to Fluent.
Normal and night mode theming now uses CSS variables, making it easier to override in add-ons.
The congrats screen, burying/suspending, filtered deck building/emptying, browser sidebar, and card reposition/reset have been reworked. If you were modifying them in an add-on, your add-on may need updating. For the congratulations screen, see the new webview_did_inject_style_into_page hook

New in Anki 2.1.35 (Dec 8, 2020)

New in Anki 2.1.36 Beta 4 (Nov 30, 2020)

New in Anki 2.1.36 Beta 3 (Nov 30, 2020)

New in Anki 2.1.36 Beta 2 (Nov 12, 2020)

New in Anki 2.1.36 Beta 1 (Oct 2, 2020)

New in Anki 2.1.34 (Sep 30, 2020)

New in Anki 2.1.35 Beta 1 (Sep 30, 2020)

New in Anki 2.1.34 Beta 1 (Sep 21, 2020)

New in Anki 2.1.33 Beta 2 (Aug 28, 2020)

New in Anki 2.1.33 Beta 1 (Aug 28, 2020)

New in Anki 2.1.31 Beta 3 (Aug 21, 2020)

New in Anki 2.1.31 Beta 2 (Aug 21, 2020)

New in Anki 2.1.31 Beta 1 (Aug 19, 2020)

New in Anki 2.1.30 Beta 3 (Aug 8, 2020)

New in Anki 2.1.30 Beta 2 (Aug 5, 2020)

New in Anki 2.1.30 Beta 1 (Jul 31, 2020)

New in Anki 2.1.29 Beta 4 (Jul 27, 2020)

New in Anki 2.1.29 Beta 3 (Jul 26, 2020)

New in Anki 2.1.29 Beta 2 (Jul 24, 2020)

New in Anki 2.1.29 Beta 1 (Jul 21, 2020)

New in Anki 2.1.28 Beta 5 (Jul 16, 2020)

New in Anki 2.1.28 Beta 4 (Jul 13, 2020)

New in Anki 2.1.28 Beta 3 (Jul 7, 2020)

New in Anki 2.1.28 Beta 2 (Jul 6, 2020)

New in Anki 2.1.28 Beta 1 (Jul 1, 2020)

New in Anki 2.1.24 Beta 9 (Apr 25, 2020)

New in Anki 2.1.24 Beta 8 (Apr 20, 2020)

New in Anki 2.1.24 Beta 7 (Apr 20, 2020)

New in Anki 2.1.24 Beta 6 (Apr 16, 2020)

New in Anki 2.1.24 Beta 5 (Apr 11, 2020)

New in Anki 2.1.24 Beta 4 (Apr 7, 2020)

New in Anki 2.1.24 Beta 3 (Apr 1, 2020)

New in Anki 2.1.24 Beta 2 (Mar 23, 2020)

New in Anki 2.1.24 Beta 1 (Mar 21, 2020)

Searching:
You can now use re:something to search via regular expression, eg: – re:bdogb will search for the word ‘dog’. It has a word boundary character (b) at the start and end, so it will match ‘a dog’, but not ‘a doggy’. – front:re:t+1 would match “t1”, “tt1” and so on in the Front field – When searching by regex, unicode case folding is used, so searching for re:über will show a card that has “Über” on it.
nc:something (short for “no combining”) can be used to search while ignoring accents, eg nc:uber will match both “über” and “Über”. This behaves the same way as the “Ignore Accents” add-on, but is about 16x faster.
You can now sort on the deck, card template, note type and tags columns.
You can now use wildcards when limiting the search to a field, eg field*:something.
You can now use wildcards when searching for a card template or note type by name.
rated:x searches are now capped to a year instead of a month.
You can now escaped double-quotes in a search - eg "foo"bar"
Single-quote searches are no longer supported.
A version of Advanced Browser that works with this beta has been made available here. Not everything has been tested, and sorting on some fields will not currently work properly.
Because the searching code has been rewritten, add-ons that modify the search code will need to be updated to support 2.1.24. Unfortunately it is no longer possible to override the Finder class - add-ons will need to use the new hooks in the browser screen to either rewrite the search text, or perform their own lookups instead.
Database changes (mainly of interest to add-on developers):
Anki now uses Rust’s sqlite libraries instead of Python’s.
The ‘db’ object on the collection retains most of the same API as before, minimizing the amount of immediate code changes that are required.
Some less-used features like named sqlite bindings (“where column = :foo”) are no longer supported.
The old database code remains in db.py, and add-ons can continue to use it for accessing their own databases.
The database is now behind a mutex, and can be safely accessed from a background thread.
Various screens like the database check have been updated to run on a background thread, so they no longer lock up the UI while they’re running.
The database progress handler has been removed. Anki previous had sqlite call back into Python periodically during long-running DB operations so it could drain the UI queue, but this would vary in choppyness depending on the type of DB operation being performed, and it was the cause of some crashes in the past. Add-ons that perform long-running operations should instead use mw.taskman.run_in_background() or their own threading solution moving forward.
Other changes:
Anki will now wait for a media sync to complete or be aborted before closing the collection.
Fixed progress dialogs failing to appear in a timely manner.
Allow the type answer arrow to be styled (thanks to Evandro).
More hooks (thanks to Arthur).

New in Anki 2.1.22 Beta 2 (Mar 15, 2020)

New in Anki 2.1.22 Beta 1 (Mar 11, 2020)

New in Anki 2.1.21 (Mar 11, 2020)

New in Anki 2.1.21 Beta 4 (Mar 6, 2020)

New in Anki 2.1.21 Beta 3 (Mar 1, 2020)

New in Anki 2.1.21 Beta 1 (Feb 17, 2020)

New in Anki 2.1.20 (Feb 14, 2020)

Audio changes:
Text to speech is now supported in card templates.
Audio buttons are now shown on the card, and can be turned off in the preferences. They will show for both regular audio and text to speech.
You can customize the size and colour.
Added shortcut keys in the review screen to pause and jump forward/backward 5 seconds.
Anki now starts a new copy of mplayer for each audio file on Windows, which avoids the need to create temporary files.
Added an option in the preferences to not interrupt the currently playing audio when answering.
Fix multiple spaces in filenames from getting truncated when pasting sound files.
Night mode:
The night mode option in the preferences screen now turns the interface dark as well.
On macOS, when the system is in dark mode, Anki will switch to night mode automatically.
Invert LaTeX in night mode (thanks to zjosua).
Some of the colours in areas like the graphs could be improved - pull requests with included screenshots of the changes would be appreciated.
Add-on changes:
Anki will now check for add-on updates automatically once a day.
Disabled add-ons are now included in the check as well.
Add-on authors can specify the minimum and maximum Anki version they support, and add-ons will be automatically disabled when running on an unsupported Anki version.
Add-on authors can now upload different add-on versions for different Anki versions, and Anki will download the correct one.
A new hook system for add-ons - please see here.
For add-on authors, some more examples using the new hook system are available on the following page, including ported versions of the clickable tags and additional card fields add-ons: https://github.com/ankitects/anki-addons/tree/master/demos
Other changes:
Added the ability to export selected notes from the Browse screen (thanks to Arthur).
Updated to a newer toolkit.
Emptying a filtered deck in the V2 scheduler no longer unsuspends suspended cards inside it.
Fix incorrect delay being logged when Hard is used on the first learning step in the V2 scheduler.
The editor no longer modifies percent-escaped text outside of image tags.
Fix an extra linebreak being left in a field when an image is attached to an empty field.
Tweaks to the tag updated notes feature (thanks to Erez)
Fix cards being sorted in wrong order when added after the note was created (thanks to Arthur)
Disabled elastic scrolling in webviews to work around a Qt bug.
Don’t filter em/strong tags when pasting.
Fix error when double-clicking the open profile button.
Constrain image width in editor to the field width.

New in Anki 2.1.20 Beta 10 (Feb 12, 2020)

New in Anki 2.1.20 Beta 9 (Feb 7, 2020)

New in Anki 2.1.20 Beta 8 (Feb 3, 2020)

New in Anki 2.1.20 Beta 7 (Jan 31, 2020)

New in Anki 2.1.20 Beta 6 (Jan 27, 2020)

New in Anki 2.1.20 Beta 5 (Jan 24, 2020)

New in Anki 2.1.20 Beta 1 (Jan 17, 2020)

New in Anki 2.1.19 (Jan 16, 2020)

New in Anki 2.1.18 (Jan 14, 2020)

New in Anki 2.1.17 (Jan 12, 2020)

New in Anki 2.1.17 Beta 7 (Jan 5, 2020)

New in Anki 2.1.17 Beta 6 (Dec 30, 2019)

New in Anki 2.1.17 Beta 3 (Dec 20, 2019)

New in Anki 2.1.17 Beta 2 (Dec 17, 2019)

New in Anki 2.1.16 Beta 3 (Dec 9, 2019)

New in Anki 2.1.16 Beta 2 (Dec 6, 2019)

New in Anki 2.1.16 Beta 1 (Dec 6, 2019)

New in Anki 2.1.15 Beta 1 (Dec 6, 2019)

New in Anki 2.1.15 (Aug 22, 2019)

New in Anki 2.1.14 (Jun 27, 2019)

New in Anki 2.1.14 Beta 1 (Jun 11, 2019)

New in Anki 2.1.13 (May 20, 2019)

New in Anki 2.1.13 Beta 3 (May 17, 2019)

New in Anki 2.1.13 Beta (Apr 30, 2019)

New in Anki 2.1.12 (Apr 23, 2019)

New in Anki 2.1.12 Beta 4 (Apr 21, 2019)

New in Anki 2.1.12 Beta 1 (Apr 10, 2019)

New in Anki 2.1.11 (Mar 11, 2019)

New in Anki 2.1.10 (Mar 7, 2019)

New in Anki 2.1.9 (Feb 20, 2019)

New in Anki 2.1.9 Beta 4 (Feb 19, 2019)

New in Anki 2.1.9 Beta 3 (Feb 19, 2019)

New in Anki 2.1.9 Beta 2 (Feb 12, 2019)

New in Anki 2.1.9 Beta 1 (Feb 6, 2019)

New in Anki 2.1.8 (Jan 2, 2019)

New in Anki 2.1.7 (Dec 17, 2018)

New in Anki 2.1.7 Beta 2 (Dec 15, 2018)

New in Anki 2.1.7 Beta 1 (Dec 14, 2018)

New in Anki 2.1.6 (Dec 10, 2018)

Improvements to the Browse screen and flagging:
Search text is normalized, which fixes problems searching for unicode characters with multiple possible encodings.
The selection is now partially transparent, allowing you to see the underyling colours of the rows.
The screen doesn’t scroll when performing actions that don’t change the selection count.
Flags now toggle on and off, and the separate clear flag action has been removed.
The second flag is now orange instead of purple.
Find&replace now only shows fields relevant to the notes you’ve selected, and is case insensitive.
Fix card list not updating when editing HTML.
Importing apkgs is now more verbose about how notes have been handled.
Prevent errors caused by the user adding a field reference to itself on a field.
Better handle issues with the deck list, such as decks that are missing a parent deck.
Anki should now be able to function even if a system proxy is configured for localhost connections.
Fix font size being copied when pasting between Anki fields with bold text.
Pasting a link with shift held down now creates a clickable link.
Fixed an issue with the bulk remove tags option where tags with similar names could be removed as well.
Fixed an error that occurred with very long filenames on Windows.
Fixed an issue running latex commands on some Linux installs.
The Browse screen’s sidebar now defaults to on.
Fixed a race condition that could cause two copies of Anki to open.
When adding media to cards, Anki now will automatically rename the filenames if they’re too long.
The experimental scheduler now regularly checks if new learning cards have become due.
Handle invalid add-on config (thanks to Arthur).
Enforce template ordering when card templates are reordered after card creation (thanks to Arthur).
Don’t change deck when Esc pressed in deck chooser (thanks to David).
Fix a problem on initial startup when English not the default language.
Fix busy cursor showing in import results screen.
Fix content overlap when add-ons have added many editor buttons.
Don’t change current note when reopening editor from review screen (thanks to Arthur).
A fix for running on Python 3.7 (thanks to Alexey).
Restore the tooltip for the Fields and Cards buttons in editor.
A possible fix for database is locked errors on Windows.

New in Anki 2.1.6 Beta 2 (Nov 27, 2018)

New in Anki 2.1.5 (Oct 1, 2018)

New in Anki 2.1.5 Beta 2 (Sep 28, 2018)

New in Anki 2.1.5 Beta 1 (Sep 24, 2018)

New in Anki 2.1.4 (Sep 5, 2018)

New in Anki 2.1.3 (Aug 30, 2018)

New in Anki 2.1.2 (Aug 20, 2018)

New in Anki 2.1.1 Beta 2 (Aug 8, 2018)

New in Anki 2.1.1 Beta 1 (Aug 8, 2018)

New in Anki 2.1.0 (Aug 6, 2018)

New in Anki 2.1.0 RC2 (Jul 31, 2018)

New in Anki 2.1.0 RC1 (Jul 23, 2018)

At a glance:
Anki 2.1 uses the same scheduling, syncing and file format as Anki 2.0.x, so you can upgrade and downgrade at will.
It’s built with recent support libraries (Python 3.6, Qt 5.9), bringing fixes for crashes, better handling of high resolution displays, non-Latin text, and the latest web standards.
It requires a modern system - Windows 7+, OSX 10.10+, or a Linux distro from around 2014+.
Add-ons will need to be updated to work with 2.1.
Add-ons:
Add-ons need to be updated to work with Anki 2.1. Some add-ons have already been updated; others have not been ported yet.
When you install 2.1, it will create a separate folder for add-ons, and not import any existing ones you have installed.
Experimental scheduler:
Anki 2.1 contains an optional, experimental scheduler. The experimental scheduler is not compatible with older Anki versions.
Crashes and display issues:
If you run into crashes, black screens, or a missing menubar, your display drivers may be to blame.
Users on a 32 bit Windows install will need to use "program files" instead of "program files (x86)".
Text size:
If you find the text is the wrong size, there are two environmental variables you can try:
ANKI_NOHIGHDPI=1 will turn off some of Qt’s high dpi support
ANKI_WEBSCALE=1 will alter the scale of Anki’s web views (like the deck list, study screen, etc), while leaving interface elements like the menu bar alone. Replace 1 with the desired scale, such as 1.5 or 2.
Please see the above section for how to set environmental variables.
SSL errors:
Some work and school networks intercept your internet traffic, and this can cause errors when syncing and downloading add-ons. You can prevent the errors from occurring by setting the environmental variable "ANKI_NOVERIFYSSL" to "1".
When you enable this option, you are telling Anki not to verify that it is actually talking with AnkiWeb. This means that not only your work or school, but also a bad actor on the local network may be able to intercept your syncing traffic.

New in Anki 2.1.0 Beta 42 (Jun 25, 2018)

New in Anki 2.1.0 Beta 41 (Jun 15, 2018)

New in Anki 2.1.0 Beta 40 (May 31, 2018)

New in Anki 2.0.52 (May 31, 2018)

New in Anki 2.1.0 Beta 39 (May 10, 2018)

New in Anki 2.1.0 Beta 38 (May 10, 2018)

New in Anki 2.1.0 Beta 37 (May 10, 2018)

New in Anki 2.0.51 (Mar 26, 2018)

New in Anki 2.0.50 (Mar 8, 2018)

New in Anki 2.1.0 Beta 36 (Feb 5, 2018)

New in Anki 2.1.0 Beta 35 (Jan 31, 2018)

New in Anki 2.1.0 Beta 34 (Jan 31, 2018)

New in Anki 2.1.0 Beta 33 (Jan 22, 2018)

New in Anki 2.1.0 Beta 32 (Jan 22, 2018)

New in Anki 2.1.0 Beta 31 (Jan 14, 2018)

New in Anki 2.1.0 Beta 29 (Dec 27, 2017)

New in Anki 2.1.0 Beta 28 (Dec 22, 2017)

New in Anki 2.1.0 Beta 27 (Dec 4, 2017)

New in Anki 2.1.0 Beta 26 (Nov 27, 2017)

New in Anki 2.1.0 Beta 25 (Nov 27, 2017)

New in Anki 2.1.0 Beta 24 (Nov 12, 2017)

New in Anki 2.1.0 Beta 23 (Oct 27, 2017)

New in Anki 2.1.0 Beta 22 (Oct 26, 2017)

New in Anki 2.1.0 Beta 21 (Oct 25, 2017)

New in Anki 2.1.0 Beta 20 (Oct 13, 2017)

New in Anki 2.1.0 Beta 19 (Oct 11, 2017)

New in Anki 2.0.48 (Oct 11, 2017)

New in Anki 2.1.0 Beta 18 (Oct 5, 2017)

New in Anki 2.1.0 Beta 17 (Oct 2, 2017)

New in Anki 2.1.0 Beta 16 (Sep 12, 2017)

MathJax display environments now need to start with [ and end with ], instead of using $$. Shortcut keys have been added to the editor to make using these easier, but existing MathJax cards will need to be updated unfortunately.
Backups and collection exports now use a separate .colpkg file extension, which allows translating of their titles and allow multiple collection exports to be stored in one folder. The other clients will be updated to understand these extensions in the future; for now if you need to interact with them, you can rename the file.
Also:
Fixed backups not being made correctly on some systems.
Fixed old backups not expiring. Anki will only look for .colpkg files now, so you will need to manually remove your old .apkg backups.
Collection exporting and saving graphs to PDF now lets you choose the target folder, and the default folder is now the documents folder instead of the desktop.
Fix the preferences screen loading slowly, opening multiple times, and not closing when the collection is closed.
Fix preview window not closing on collection close.
Fix inability to preview the answer of the last card.
Cloze deletions should now properly remove highlighting only when in a MathJax environment.
Add-ons now have a persistent user_files folder - please see the add-on docs.
Tweak margins in deck options.
Fix searches for decks with parens in the name.
Fix Anki interface displaying incorrectly when Windows has an incorrect mime type for css files.
Tweaks to the text displayed when an error occurs.
The "oldest seen first" option in filtered decks now sorts based on last review instead of card modification time.
The prepareQuestion/prepareAnswer hooks have been merged into prepareQA - please see the add-on docs.
Don’t force audio format on Windows - please let me know if you encounter regressions playing audio.
Clicking on a note type in the browser now searches with the name instead of the note type ID.
Refuse to run when locale configured incorrectly on Linux.
Fix remaining issues with formatting being lost when cutting and copying between fields.
Remove the trailing <br> when saving a field.
Fixed translations in dialog buttons.

New in Anki 2.1.0 Beta 15 (Sep 1, 2017)

New in Anki 2.1.0 Beta 14 (Aug 29, 2017)

New in Anki 2.0.47 (Aug 16, 2017)

New in Anki 2.0.46 (Aug 2, 2017)

New in Anki 2.0.44 (Feb 27, 2017)

New in Anki 2.0.43 (Feb 22, 2017)

New in Anki 2.0.41 (Jan 30, 2017)

New in Anki 2.0.38 (Dec 23, 2016)

New in Anki 2.0.37 (Dec 21, 2016)

New in Anki 2.0.36 (Apr 11, 2016)

New in Anki 2.0.35 (Apr 5, 2016)

New in Anki 2.0.34 (Mar 28, 2016)

New in Anki 2.0.33 (Oct 12, 2015)

New in Anki 2.0.32 (Mar 25, 2015)

New in Anki 2.0.31 (Oct 25, 2014)

New in Anki 2.0.30 (Oct 18, 2014)

New in Anki 2.0.29 (Sep 22, 2014)

Fix "app is damaged" message on OSX Yosemite
A new "added" graph that shows how many new cards have been added to the collection.
When exporting notes as text, say the number of notes that were exported, not the number of cards.
Allow tags to be separated with an ideographic space character (eg. Japanese full width space)
Allow closing the edit current dialog with Ctrl-Enter.
Show more info when syncing media, so you can see it’s progressing and get an idea of how long is left.
All the web components in Anki default to accepting focus and allowing copying now, which should fix issues with some screens not allowing copy to the clipboard, such as the card info screen.
Fix a bug where tags were being inserted in place of newlines when importing with html enabled.
Fix a bug when trying to recover from a corrupt profile.
Fix addons being downloaded with double newlines on Windows.
If an existing anki instance is hung, start a new instance when user clicks on anki icon.
A few translation fixes thanks to Derbeth.
Disable a better error message when some ssl errors occur.
Make the tab width in the template editor reasonable.
Strip any formatting when pasting into the template editor, as rich text has no meaning there.
If the computer has no desktop folder, place collection packages in the user’s home directory.
Fix a bug that was allowing nesting other decks under filtered decks.
Fix a bug that was causing templates to get out of sync with field names on
Don’t jump around in the browser’s card list when deleting cards.
On Linux systems that don’t have a documents folder defined, default to ~/Documents/Anki (in English) for the profile folder.
We no longer encode and decode and so on when fields are edited. This should fix the bug where users were having text with percent signs in it being turned into other characters.
Tags that differ only in case are no longer allowed, as tags were sometimes case-sensitive and sometimes not. The case that you use the first time you enter will be used for all future cards added with that tag. If you want to change the capitalization of that tag, you can temporarily remove the tag from all cards and then add it again with the new case.
Ignore >100MB files when syncing instead of having the server throw an error.

New in Anki 2.0.28 (Jul 21, 2014)

New in Anki 2.0.27 (Jul 18, 2014)

Media syncing has been rewritten to be more reliable:
It no longer locks the account, so multiple clients can sync media at the same time (but please do not attempt this with the mobile clients yet, as they have not yet been updated). This is also paving the way towards background syncing of media in the future
The initial sync on a new device can now avoid both sending and receiving files that already exist on both ends
A large number of deleted files could cause timeouts in the past; this is no longer the case
When resuming from a connection error, less data needs to be sent than before
When deauthorizing sync, the media syncing state is reset
On Linux, the Anki folder is now Documents/Anki, which matches the other platforms. Anki will use a previous Anki folder if it exists, so please rename it manually if you wish to use the new location
Searches in the Browse screen can now be saved into the sidebar, and the tab key order has been improved (thanks to Houssam). These changes conflict with previous versions of the Advanced Browser add-on, so please ensure you download the latest version if you use this add-on
Fixed a bug where a filtered deck with or in it could mistakenly include suspended or buried cards
Fixed crashes in the alternate Mac build
The Preview window now has a "replay audio" button, with the shortcut R like in the review screen
The post-import log now lists the number of notes that were unchanged by a text import. "Unchanged" includes notes that were present in your collection as well as the imported file but were not updated in your collection, whether because the update option was off or they were not changed
The options menu next to each deck in the deck list now has an "export" button, which opens the export dialog with that deck already selected
Don’t display the "added duplicate" message multiple times when a note is already duplicated in the collection but only one new duplicate was added
Fix a bug where Anki was inserting s into the text of imported cards if using quoted multi-line notes, with HTML disabled
Provide more helpful errors when importing corrupt collection packages or .anki2 files
Anki now remembers the previous position and size of various dialogs it didn’t previously
The "suspended" label in the card types graph has been changed to "Suspended+Buried" since that category also counts buried cards
Anki now makes sure the Get Addons dialog opens at an appropriate size when the system font size is unusual
Check that saving a statistics image was successful before displaying a success message, and give a warning if Anki doesn’t have permission to write to the desktop
Give a less confusing error when Anki can’t create a profile folder
Don’t throw an error when attempting to delete unused media that has already been removed
Fix for exporting to csv with quotes in a field (thanks to Rubyu)
Tweaks to latex handling which will allow add-ons to switch to pdftex (thanks to Joel)
Round cards/minute stat instead of truncating it (thanks to Markus)
Fix errors when importing Mnemosyne’s latest db format
Support pasting of m4a urls
Add a fix for an AnkiDroid bug to the Check DB function (thanks to Houssam)
Fix tooltip colour for inverted colour schemes. (Thanks to Pat)
Don’t trigger help when enter pressed in preferences screen
Fix a bug on Windows where the main window was left open when a corrupt collection was detected
Fix error when Anki is running for multiple users on a multi-user machine
Don’t try to authenticate username and password if user cancels login dialog
Allow changing case of profile name on Windows
Update all duplicates when importing in update mode
Remove initial search text when ctrl-clicking a left panel item
Fix rounding of cards/minute in stats; use 1 decimal place
Fix error when exporting w/ non-latin text in profile name
Prevent profiles from getting out of sync when rename fails
Update note type on apkg import when only templates have changed
Search terms in the browser and filtered decks can now be separated by a full width space (thanks to Paul)
Catch some rare startup errors on Windows and show them in a dialog box instead of exiting silently

New in Anki 2.0.26 (Apr 23, 2014)

New in Anki 2.0.25 (Apr 16, 2014)

New in Anki 2.0.24 (Apr 14, 2014)

New in Anki 2.0.22 (Jan 30, 2014)

New in Anki 2.0.21 (Jan 24, 2014)

New in Anki 2.0.20 (Dec 13, 2013)

New in Anki 2.0.19 (Dec 11, 2013)

New in Anki 2.0.18 (Nov 14, 2013)

New in Anki 2.0.17 (Nov 7, 2013)

New in Anki 2.0.16 (Nov 1, 2013)

New in Anki 2.0.15 (Oct 23, 2013)

New in Anki 2.0.14 (Oct 16, 2013)

New in Anki 2.0.13 (Oct 7, 2013)

When importing an .apkg file, existing notes will be updated if they are newer in the .apkg file, and the note types are compatible. Cards are not touched, so existing progress will be retained. This means content authors can now easily distribute not only new content, but updates to existing content as well.
Filtered decks have a new "relative overdueness" sort option that will sort cards by how overdue they are compared to their interval, in the same manner Anki did a few years ago.
You can now show tags as a browser column.
Fix an issue with importing when a filtered deck was selected in the main window.
Don’t treat modified q/a templates as an incompatible note type.
Anki now enforces a standard encoding of media files with non-latin text, which should fix some issues moving media between Mac and non-Mac computers, and will ensure you don’t end up with multiple files in your media folder that look like they have the same filename but actually have a different encoding.
The unused media menu option has been renamed back to "Check Media", and it is now capable of renaming fields and media filenames to ensure they’re consistent.
Fix an issue where dragging files from the desktop on Linux was pasting a URL instead of embedding the file
Fixed a bug where Anki failed to start on Linux distributions with an older Python version.
Anki now allows you to import .apkgs which have been renamed to .zip, as unfortunately some browsers "helpfully" rename the files when downloading them.
The "Find Duplicates" function in the browser now ignores HTML when comparing duplicates, and provides an option to tag the duplicates.
Fix an error in showing an error when downloading addons
Fix < and > in a field causing text to disappear when typing in the answer .
The "study deck" and deck/note type selection windows now remember their size and position.
Fix an issue showing clozes when the user’s mistyped the cloze characters.
Tolerate Windows trash errors .
Fix an error when upgrading some Anki 1 decks.
Separate users on the same machine can now run Anki concurrently.
Anki should no longer have issues starting upon Linux after a previous instance didn’t terminate properly.
Fix some issues with suspending, burying & rescheduling learning cards that could cause a later "download the fix assertion addon" message.
After syncing once, the sync username should become visible in the preferences dialog.
When adding a new column in the browser, scroll it into view.
When adding or importing note types, ensure they have a unique name.
Speed improvements to some text operations, thanks to hssm.
Sibling handling has been reworked, which should better ensure that cards from the same note don’t appear together:
When you answer a card, Anki will automatically bury any siblings that are in the new queue or review queue. Cards in the (re)learning queue can not be buried, but reviewing those cards will cause any new & review cards to be buried.
Cards are no longer unburied when returing to the deck list, but can be unburied with a button on the study overview screen.
To avoid problems during the upgrade period, cards are currently unburied when you sync or close your collection. When all clients have been updated, this behaviour will change so that cards are only automatically unburied when a day has passed. You will still be able to manually unbury them if you wish.
This new behaviour ensures that siblings are spaced even in filtered decks.
Burying of new cards can be disabled in the options if you want to introduce related cards in the same session. If disabled, Anki will try to spread out the siblings like it does in 2.0.12, though like 2.0.12 spacing is not guaranteed and may fail when you edit cards or perform operations that require a queue rebuild.

New in Anki 2.0.12 (Jul 26, 2013)

New in Anki 2.0.11 (Jul 26, 2013)

New in Anki 2.0.10 (Jul 26, 2013)

New in Anki 2.0.9 (Jul 26, 2013)

Improvements to the type answer feature: no more "the correct answer was" text, clearer indications of typed vs correct answer, customizable colours (.typeBad/.typeGood/.typeMissed), monospace by default so input+correct lines up (code#typeans), an example comparison in the Cards dialog, and automatic moving of the answer comparison underneath the Q/A line. Example attached
The browser now has a preview button that makes it easier to quickly browse previews of cards
The limit to tags and study a random selection of cards options in the custom study dialog have been merged together into a single new option that allows you to study new cards, due cards or all cards (cram), optionally limiting to particular tags as well
If Anki detects that the media is out of sync, it will now automatically recover on the next sync. Furthermore, it no longer needs to send files that already exist on each side, so when this change is incorporated into the mobile clients you’ll be able to copy media over to them to avoid a long initial media sync
When media is deleted via a sync or unused media, it’s now placed in the OS’s trash folder instead of deleted completely. Likewise for rotated backups and profile deletions
When notes are deleted, their content is logged in a file called deleted.txt in your profile folder
The filter area when selecting decks or note types now matches on consecutive characters, and uses spaces to separate search terms. So if you had a deck called "German::Verbs", you can search for it with "man verb", but not "grman"
You can now choose a font size > 20px for the card list. It’s not possible to resize the line height for each individual card, so choosing a large font size in one note type will make the line height large for all cards
Anki should output BRs instead of DIV tags when you hit enter in the editor now, which should make editing the resulting text on mobile clients easier. Note this will only apply to content you add after upgrading
Card types are removed with an X on the tab instead of an item in More
Check Database, Unused Media and Empty Cards are now in the Tools menu, instead of a submenu
Full Sync is now in the preferences, not in the menu
Syncing now checks to see if the database is consistent prior to syncing, and if it finds any errors, it recommends a database check rather than a full sync
If a database check finds any errors, it automatically forces a full sync
When closing the collection, check for corruption. This makes closing Anki and switching profiles a bit slower, but ensures that corruption is detected early so that backups are useful
If user has Add window open and syncs, ask if they want to keep the content and cancel sync if so
After uploading a collection, notify user they need to download on other devices
More verbose sync conflict message
Shift clicking on a sidebar item in the browser will now OR it with the current search
Prioritize HTML over images, so pasting from Microsoft apps pastes text again
Timeboxing now pops up dialog instead of a tooltip, with options to continue or finish
Don’t import notes multiple times when the note type has been modified
Add mature correct/today stat to graphs
You can now hold down the shift key while starting Anki to disable add-on loading and automatic syncing (except if you’re on an old Linux distro)
Make sure to update card order when changing, adding or deleting option groups
Make sure to shuffle after importing txt or apkg files if your deck options say to shuffle
When exporting to an .apkg with scheduling off (or when sharing a deck on AnkiWeb), new cards now have their current order preserved
Anki will now warn when you try to add a cloze deletion note without any deletions
Anki will allow you to cloze delete when a normal note type is selected, with a popup warning instead of an error
Anki should now run on an unmapped network drive on Windows and display images correctly
Ctrl+Shift+T (Command+Shift+T on a Mac) now jumps to the Tags entry field
When pasting from field to field, strip tags that were being inserted by WebKit
When importing from a text file, include a list of all updated or duplicated notes in the import log
Fix unused media spuriously reporting unused media with leading underscores
Fix cloze+latex issue where multiple answer images were generated
Fix cloze+latex issue where unused media deleted used images and created others
Fix error when trying to reschedule with min>max
Add scrollbar to About dialog
Don’t allow images to be dragged (and deleted) from the review window
Better warning when importing invalid .apkg file
When saving a note, strip quotes from the tags and sort tags in alphabetical order
Fix an issue with images failing to show up when they had an apostrophe in them
Fix issues with pasting links to sounds/images where the filenames had non-latin characters or punctuation characters
Fix issues with pasting invalid links
Deck descriptions are now always displayed verbatim, and not truncated
Fix issues with syncing media on a vfat drive
When inserting a media file that already exists in the media folder, checksum all alternative filenames (thanks to Julien Baley)
Fix a bug where the number of buttons would decrease from 3 to 2 on the second answer of new cards in a filtered deck
Make it clearer when changing deck options will affect multiple decks
Fix an issue where invalid filenames were generated when pasting a link to a remote filename with non-latin characters
Fix an issue where rescheduling of relearning cards into new cards would cause a later "download the fix assertion addon" message
Allow pasting of a few more audio formats
Fix main window appearing on top after pasting on Windows
The show duplicates feature when adding now correctly shows all duplicates in the browser, regardless of their embedded formatting
Allow canceling of note type selection
When clicking Add, make sure to reshow Add window if it’d been minimized
Make desktop folder if it was missing when saving stats to image
More checks for the Check Database routine
Fixed a bug where some Windows users were unable to start Anki
Allow overwriting existing files in export (thanks to Chris Burel)
Fix an error when user comments out type answer field (thanks to Ospalh)
Fixed an issue where a field: search that didn’t match would prevent the search from matching anything
Handle cloned note types in mnemosyne importer
Don’t save note if no changes have been made
Fix an issue with unused media and different file name representations
When changing deck in Add window, switch review deck too
Don’t play audio twice when changing templates
When hitting s on a deck with no due cards, display a tooltip
Handle non-breaking spaces in furigana markup
Fix bug where some text was being swallowed in error messages
Fix a bug where leading whitespace was being cut off in text imports
Fix inverted sub/superscript shortcuts
Make sure sort field is updated when field is deleted
Allow HTML in Mnemosyne import
Fix downloading of add-ons when running from USB disk
Fix field outline
Workaround a Qt bug that was preventing clicks on the sidebar in the browser
Pauker importer
Added --version option (thanks to Hut)
Fixed an error upgrading very old Anki 1 decks
Use "question" and "answer" for browser labels, instead of "front" and "back"
When using change deck, select the current deck by default
When searching in the browser, use double quotes rather than single quotes
Don’t allow invalid characters in filenames when exporting
Allow enter to close the change note type dialog
Fixed a bug where rescheduling learning cards as reviews could cause the cards to be in an invalid state
If Anki config can’t be loaded, start with new prefs.db
Fixed a bug where Anki would close without saving when it was closed while another window was focused
Catch another firewall error
Various other minor fixes
Add shortcut key for history button
Work around an issue when backspacing over all text that was formatted
Fix a bug that was causing formatting to be lost when copying between fields
Fix line disappearing in card layout
Resize deck options dialog when it’s opened
Ensure cards have correct due number to make sibling spacing work when importing
Show profile name in title bar
Make sure we focus first field when adding next note when JP support add-on installed
Fix a bug where hitting enter in the tags completion list could select the wrong tag
When studying a filtered card, clicking Add will default to that deck
Add a hideable warning to the bottom of the deck list when there are over 25 decks
Fix issues where images with extra properties weren’t being found in unused media
Don’t copy the implicit max-width property on images when pasting between fields
Fix a non-rounded number issue in stats
Use correct extension when exporting notes/cards as text
Fix alignment issues in top and bottom toolbars
Work around a startup problem on misconfigured Windows systems
Ignore sticky fields when checking if blank when add window closed
Allow multiple spaces in type answer
Work around broken images when pasting/attaching on Linux
Fix error when sending non-Latin text to trash on Linux
Fix a timer bug (thanks to Frostschutz)
Fix unicode error on export
Fix enter key in add/remove tags dialog
Only show browser close menu item on mac
Change the way we deal with non-latin chars in filenames on Windows
Include full info on sync error
Fix modification check in note merge
The full sync option should force a sync even if no other changes were made
Various fixes to the Mnemosyne importer
Fix find duplicates feature when fieldname case differs

New in Anki 2.0.8 (Feb 9, 2013)

New in Anki 2.0.7 (Jan 29, 2013)

New in Anki 2.0.3 (Nov 6, 2012)

New in Anki 2.0.2 (Nov 6, 2012)

Filtered deck changes:
The filtered deck presets have been moved into a new button called "Custom Study" which appears at the bottom of the overview. Daily new & review limits can also be adjusted from that screen.
The "filter by tags" preset now presents a dialog like Anki 1.2’s active tags dialog, to make it easier to select tags. If the custom study window is opened again later, Anki will remember the previously selected tags for that deck.
Correctly show 3 buttons when showing new cards in a filtered deck.
Moved the Filter/Cram button on the decks/overview screen to the tools menu.
Filtered decks no longer show their search terms, as they’re confusing to new users and easily findable in the options.
Filtered decks now show a brief description of how they work.
The custom study option automatically names the filtered deck "Custom Study Session", and will reuse an existing deck if one exists. If you wish to keep a custom study session, you can rename it.
Filtered decks now appear in the deck list as blue.
When creating a filtered deck, it uses a default name instead of asking you for a name, as you can rename it afterwards if you wish.
Change Deck will now move cards out of a filtered deck instead of ignoring them.
Stats changes:
Information about the current day is now included at the top.
The # of cards due tomorrow is listed in the Forecast section.
Information about the generated date and limit is included at the bottom.
"Save Image" now saves the image to the desktop, making it easier for students to locate it. The stats screen also uses a subtle background now, to make it harder for students to fake the graphs.
Make sure we display the review card/time graphs even if there’s only a single data point.
Fix x-axis on interval graph when using deck life period.
Fix rounding error in history graphs.
Importing changes:
Fix some issues where your collection could become corrupt if you previously saved or exported a model to different decks and then modified it in different ways.
When you export your entire collection, it will automatically be named "collection.apkg" and placed on your desktop.
There is no add/replace question when importing - Anki will ask to replace if the imported file is called collection.apkg or is a backup file, and will otherwise add.
Use a tooltip instead of a big box when showing "xxx notes imported".
Imports from a CSV file now give you the option of escaping HTML characters.
Imports from a CSV file now let you choose whether you want to allow duplicates.
When importing a CSV file, make sure to update field list when separator is changed.
When importing cards from a filtered deck, convert them to normal cards.
The Cards screen now has an "Add Field" button for people who feel uncomfortable editing HTML.
Newly created collections now include two new note types: forward&reverse type, and a forward&optional reverse type.
Anki is now stricter about invalid CSS, to make it more consistent with the other clients.
Better warning when deleting fields.
Fixed bugs where counts on the deck list didn’t match the overview screen.
When the browser is opened during study, it will continue to show the current note like before, but you can now hit enter to quickly show all cards in the deck.
The browser will focus on the current card when it’s opened.
Don’t return the cursor to the top of the screen when cards are deleted.
Don’t throw an error when the edit screen is open and a card is deleted.
Show due date for suspended cards.
Allow 1 field notes.
When the cloze button is clicked in the browser, point the user to the Change Note Type option.
The main window will no longer switch to a "resume now" button as soon as you start typing in the Add window.
Better error message when insecure LaTeX word is encountered.
Work around some errors in Anki 1.2 decks when upgrading.
Accept newlines in LaTeX like in Anki 1.2.
When LaTeX fails, point the user to the generated .tex file.
Unbury cards when returning to the deck list.
Don’t remove cards from filtered deck when they’re buried.
Fix error when renaming decks and mixing upper/lowercase.
When a cloze has a hint, don’t show dots.
Fix an error that appeared when editing cards that were in a filtered deck.
Add a "Create Deck" button back to the deck list.
Holding down the delete key will no longer delete multiple cards in the browser.
After media has been added to a field, return focus to that field.
Accept enter/space keys when returning to the answer from a different program.
Properly display minutes when "studied today" exceeds an hour.
Work around a few bugs caused by the mobile clients.

New in Anki 2.0.0 (Nov 6, 2012)

New in Anki 1.2.8 (Apr 6, 2011)

New in Anki 1.2.7 (Feb 26, 2011)

New in Anki 1.2.6 (Feb 9, 2011)

New in Anki 1.2.5 (Jan 28, 2011)

New in Anki 1.2.4 (Jan 24, 2011)

New in Anki 1.2.3 (Jan 24, 2011)

New in Anki 1.2.2 (Jan 24, 2011)

New in Anki 1.2.1 (Jan 24, 2011)

New in Anki 1.2 RC 7 (Jan 24, 2011)

New in Anki 1.2 RC 6 (Jan 24, 2011)

New in Anki 1.2 RC 5 (Jan 24, 2011)

New in Anki 1.2 RC 4 (Jan 24, 2011)

New in Anki 1.2 RC 3 (Jan 24, 2011)

New in Anki 1.2 RC 2 (Jan 24, 2011)

New in Anki 1.2 RC 1 (Jan 24, 2011)

New in Anki 1.1.13 (Jan 24, 2011)

New in Anki 1.1.12 (Jan 24, 2011)

New in Anki 1.1.11 (Jan 24, 2011)

New in Anki 1.1.10 (Jan 24, 2011)

New in Anki 1.1.9 (Jan 24, 2011)

New in Anki 1.1.8 (Jan 24, 2011)

Media handling has been completely reworked:
Anki no longer renames your media to a string of numbers and letters. That approach had its benefits, but it was unpopular and it made it difficult to copy newer versions of your media over older versions.
Media URLs have been moved from the model to the deck. You can now configure the URL in Settings>Deck Properties - but if you are using the built in DropBox support it will be set automatically for you. AnkiWeb has been updated to understand this new location, but AnkiMobile will not understand it until the next release. Also, deck subscriptions with media will stop copying media because of this; a fix for AnkiWeb will be added when 1.2 is released.
The media database is now kept up to date when you add material, edit it, import new material, and so on. You shouldn't have to run a check media DB under normal circumstances now.
The media database is now based off the front and back of cards, so your media can be contained partly in the card template and partly in the fields. For example, you may have a field with a value "foo.jpg", and the following on your question or answer template:
Checksums are still stored in the deck, so Anki will be able to detect when you add the same data twice, even if the files have different names.
Check media DB provides you with a log of media in your media folder that isn't used on cards, and media that is used by cards but not available in the media folder.
LaTeX handling has also changed:
LaTeX is now generated when cards are added or edited, instead of when they're first seen.
The LaTeX preamble has been moved into the deck. The next release will include an option in the tools menu to edit the preamble so extra plugins won't be required anymore.
The default preamble now includes amssymb and amsmath, which is the main reason people needed to edit the preamble.
When hashing LaTeX the preamble is now included in the hash, so if you update the preamble, Anki will know to update the images as well. Thanks to Peter for the idea.
Cache LaTeX and Uncache LaTeX menu items have been removed. To regenerate the LaTeX when it's missing, use Tools>Advanced>Check DB. To remove the cached images, just delete all the files starting with LaTeX in your media folder.
When there's an error in your LaTeX code, the error is now inlined on the card instead of asking you to visit a folder.
LaTeX images are added to the media DB automatically too, so they should work without having to run a media DB check.
The ctrl+l shortcut to add LaTeX should no longer conflict with other shortcuts.
I've made an OSX build for PPC/10.3-10.4 users. 1.2 should support those platforms, but support will probably be dropped after that, or at least become less frequent.
The OSX build for newer computers now bundles the mp3 encoder, so you don't have to install it separately.
OSX on 10.5 should be working again.

New in Anki 1.1.7 (Jan 24, 2011)

New in Anki 1.1.6 (Jan 24, 2011)

Syncing has been improved:
If an error occurs during syncing now, both the desktop and online versions will be rolled back to the state they were before the sync began. Previously it was possible for one side to be rolled back but the other side left saved.
Errors while syncing all decks will be displayed in a message box, and stop syncing from continuing.
An error in syncing when Anki is being closed will now prevent Anki from being closed until confirmed.
Improved some of the error messages.
Syncing should be slightly faster than it was before due to improvements on the server end.
Multiple syncs after a DB check won't result in multiple full uploads anymore.
Added an option to prevent Anki from disabling sync when deck is moved (Settings>Deck Properties)
Merged open and close so there are only two settings now: sync on program open+close, and sync on deck open+close.
Card layout is now accessible from the toolbar as well
The colour selection buttons have been reworked: instead of the old 4 buttons, there is a single button which pops up a list of colours. From there you can choose a colour, add new ones, and delete the existing ones (no more editing config files!). Use F7 to pull up the list and move between colours, and F6 to choose the selected colour.
Graphs should be working again on OSX 10.5.
Possible fix for isolated startup issues on OSX.
Fixed an issue where some people had to run Anki as an administrator the first time on Windows 7.
Opening the deck browser with another copy of Anki open in the background no longer forgets temporarily inaccessible decks.
Switching back and forth between 1.0.1 and the 1.1.x branch will no longer cause plugin-related crashes.
Selective study screens now identify if they're operating on new cards or reviews.
Added a Ukrainian translation thanks to Vitalii Kuchmii.
A fix for "fieldname":value searches thanks to Marcus Rubeus.
The deck browser now shows total due/new counts.
In addition to File>Save As, File>Save now works on a freshly created deck.
Fixed remaining issues with DB library on Ubuntu.
Max failed cards should be reset to 0 now if you have 'show failed cards last' on.
Toggling suspend or mark will make sure to save the currently edited text.

New in Anki 1.1.5 (Dec 3, 2010)

Spaced card handling has been reworked:
The old settings in the model properties window have been replaced by a new setting in the deck properties window.
The new setting controls how Anki should space other new cards of a fact when you answer one card of that fact. The default is 1 minute. Earlier 1.1.x versions waited until the queue was refreshed before showing the spaced cards; this version behaves more like previous Anki releases and will show spaced cards shortly after they expire.
In previous versions the card counts would decrease by more than one when you answered a card and other cards were spaced. This was confusing, and the counts ended up being increased again when the spaced cards were ready again. Now the due counts are not decreased if the spacing is less than a day.
Spacing for review cards has changed considerably. Unlike new cards where there is no risk of forgetting, cards due for review will be forgotten if they are delayed too much. The previous approach took a percentage of the least known card's interval, and added it to all sibling cards' due times. This process was repeated every time you answered a card, so if you continually failed a card, or had many card models, or had a backlog of cards, it was possible for other cards of that fact that were due to be starved of attention, and forgotten. Because of this, relative spacing has been removed in 1.1.5. If two cards of a fact are due in one day, the other card is sent to the back of the queue, to be shown after all other due cards for that day. If you're concerned about siblings being shown too close together, you can increase the new card spacing so that the siblings are introduced further apart, and much less likely to become due on the same day.
Card Layout is now accessible from the model properties dialog as well. All templates are displayed in that case.
Audio plays on entry to the card layout screen, but will not play on option/text changes.
Fixed fonts or options being copied from field to field when you selected a new field.
Allow the study options screen to expand more
Fixed error when clicking on links in card layout
Prevent users from (accidentally) hiding parts of the UI by moving a splitter all the way to the edge.
Newly created templates default to using the first and second field of a fact, and thus can be generated by default.
More tweaks to the deck properties layout.
Worked around the database library reporting errors on some Linux installs
Fixed erroneous display of 'you have moved the deck' messages after a full sync download.
The Mac build should be working on OSX 10.5 now, but graphs are not fixed yet. If you encounter any other problems, please let me know.
Fixed stuck interface when a sync error occurs, or if you cancel a deck overwrite.

New in Anki 1.1.4 (Dec 3, 2010)

New in Anki 1.1.3 (Dec 3, 2010)

New in Anki 1.1.2 (Dec 3, 2010)

New in Anki 1.1.1 (Dec 3, 2010)

If your deck has foreign characters in its name or its path, please wait for the next release, as it won't work with this release.
Users of the Japanese Support plugin will need to download the latest version. If you experience problems with other plugins, please report the issue to the plugin author.
A number of changes to importing:
You now have the option to update existing facts, instead of just importing new ones. This will allow you to merge data from multiple sources provided they have a field in common, and allows you to do bulk edits of your data outside of Anki in a text editor or spreadsheet program.
The importing dialog has been tidied up. 'Tags to add' has been removed, as you can now add 'tags:tag1 tag2 ...' to the top of the text file instead.
The option to tag duplicates has also been removed. Instead, there is a new option available in the card browser's edit menu to find duplicates in your deck. You can search within a single model's field, or within all fields with a given name.
Fixed a bug where comments and empty lines in text files were not being stripped.
Graphs have also been updated:
Most of the graphs are now displayed as bar graphs instead of line graphs for periods of 6 months or less.
Axis labels have been added. These are only in English for now, due to limitations in the graphing library.
Fixed a bug in some of the graphs that meant the data was shifted by one day.
The shades of blue in the reviews graph should be easier to distinguish now.
And some changes to syncing:
Syncing now requires the local deck name and deck on the server to match. Previously you could have a deck called "something" called "something else" on the server, which was pretty confusing. It also meant that if you copied the deck outside of Anki, the new copy would still sync to the same location on the server.
When you open a deck in 1.1.1 for the first time, Anki will check if the sync name matches the deck name. If they are the same, no action is required on your part. If they were different, syncing will be temporarily disabled and instructions given on what to do.
Anki will now detect when a deck has been moved or copied outside of the program, and automatically disable syncing until you manually enable it again.
Enabling syncing is much easier now - just File>Sync.
Downloading a deck will save it to the same filename now. If you have an existing deck of that name, you'll be prompted if you want to overwrite it, rather than a deck with a string of numbers after the name being created like before.
The warning about uploading a deck is only displayed if the deck already exists on the server now.
In the case of a download or clobber resolution, some steps are skipped resulting in better performance.
And updates to the Windows distribution:
People who don't have recent standard libraries installed (such as when their machine is locked down at work) should now be able to run the program without issues now.
Some of the audio tools have been updated, which should fix issues with truncated audio some people were experiencing.
Recording, which was broken in 1.1.0, has been fixed.
The distribution is considerably more compact now - the installed size is about 1/3rd of what it was before.
Because many files are stored in different locations now, you should uninstall the old copy of Anki first to remove the older copies. This is only necessary once.
Cramming from the browser fixed
Deck finished message displays due cards tomorrow again
Fixed errors when editing a card then answering it
Fixed card generation when tags or card template names on the card
Rescheduled cards should stay rescheduled when used on older clients
Fix for using a deck on broken NTFS implementations
Don't allow tags to start with a hyphen

New in Anki 1.1.0 (Dec 3, 2010)

If you're using the Japanese Support plugin, you need to upgrade to the latest version.
Some plugins may not work with this release. If they don't, please contact the plugin author and ask them to support the new version.
Cards are gathered on a per-day basis by default now - the cutoff being the same 'new day stats at' setting that controls when your stats roll over. If you prefer cards to expire throughout the day, you can change this setting in the advanced settings, but note that it will perform a little differently to before. Instead of cards being added to the queue as soon as they expire, they will be added to the queue after you've finished all the other cards, or you reopen the deck. This prevents due counts creeping up while you're reviewing, ensures that when you undo a card it appears immediately again, and performs better than before.
Because of the default per-day scheduling, your deck's 'hard' initial answer will be set to 1 day on the upgrade. If you don't want per-day scheduling, you can set this back to 8-12 hours in settings>deck properties>advanced after disabling per-day scheduling.
Spaced card handling has changed. If your spacing is set to 0 then other cards of a fact will be shown like before. However, if you have a non-zero spacing (the default is 1 minute), spaced cards are not gathered until the next queue refill, which can be up to 200 cards. Depending on complexity, the old behaviour may be restored in a later release.
The inactive tags menu has gone away, replaced by more flexible settings in the study options. You can now set 'show only these tags', and 'exclude these tags', and the settings are different for new cards & review cards, so you can control what new cards are introduced without affecting reviews.
Cram behaves quite differently now. Answers while you are cramming will alter the underlying deck using the same algorithm as 'review early'. This means cards that were almost due will end up being scheduled almost as long as they would have if you'd waited a little longer, and cards that were only just answered recently receive about the same interval they had last time. It also means no long wait for big decks to be copied, and the ability to edit mistakes you encounter while cramming. If you wish to cram without modifying your original deck for some reason, you can accomplish this by exporting your deck without scheduling information.
The way Anki gathers cards for review has been significantly changed. This will allow for smaller, faster decks in the future. Currently the decks remain only trivially changed, so that you can easily upgrade/downgrade to 1.0 and keep using the other clients.
The study options screen has been reworked to be easier to understand
Cramming now gives you the choice of sorting by card added date, random order, or oldest modified. The latter means it's possible to review the oldest seen cards first, and allows you to stop cramming and resume where you left off later.
Importing/exporting will copy only the media referenced in the cards, not unused media, so exporting a small number of tags from a big deck is much faster now.
Cramming ignores normal card spacing, so that you get to see all cards of a fact.
A regular search now ignores HTML, so you can search for words even if they have been partially bolded/underlined/etc.
Fixed SuperMemo importing.
Removed 'model tags' from the GUI. Model names are now treated the same way as card templates are - their name is also their tag, which should remove some confusion. For now the code will still keep model tags in the background so existing plugins don't break, but in the future plugins should check the name instead.
Some improvements from Marcus:
More search options in the browser - search per field, for card models, etc. See the improved search thread for more info.
Add support for wrapping text in ... in card templates. If the browser notices any of those tags, only the content inside the tags will be displayed. You can use this to show only relevant fields in the question/answer area.
remove html entities and script tags when stripping HTML
Graphs should now work on older machines that don't support SSE instructions.
Allow the question/answer format in the model properties to expand.
Fixed some problems with importing csv files with quotes.
Fixed trying to import into an unsaved deck on Windows.
Do a sanity check after a sync to make sure no facts are missing.
Fixed card generation for cards that use text:
Fixed more issues with card template ordering.
Don't hide vertical scroll bars when editing facts.
Other miscellaneous fixes

New in Anki 1.0.1 (Oct 15, 2010)

New in Anki 1.0 (Oct 15, 2010)

You can now sync all decks at once. When you start 1.0, your settings will be changed to sync all decks at once when the program is opened or closed, instead of syncing as a deck is opened or closed. For now, if you prefer the old behaviour you can go to Settings>Preferences>Network to adjust the settings. Sync on deck open/close may go away in a future release.
Syncing will now detect conflicts. In the past if you forgot to sync, and modified two sides at once, it could lead to incorrect card counts and in some cases lost data. Now Anki will detect such a situation, and ask you which side you would like to keep. You may get a conflict message the first time you sync a deck after upgrading. After choosing a version to keep, modifying the deck, and syncing again, this should no longer happen.
Initial uploads, and uploads after a database check will now ask for confirmation before proceeding. In the past people have accidentally clobbered their online data while attempting to download their deck. This warning should hopefully prevent that from happening in the future.
The 'again' and default button next times are now coloured. This lets you quickly see which button would be chosen if you press space. Users on the Mac and Linux could already see this, but in recent versions of Windows, the default button is not highlighted. If you don't like the colours, you can turn them off in Settings>Preferences>Advanced.
Anki now plays nicely with SQLAlchemy 0.6, which bleeding edge Linux distros are using
The sync shortcut has changed, so that it doesn't conflict with 'redo' in text fields
The interface will no longer lock if you're editing a fact and a duplicate entry is found
Fix card ordering when adding/importing. Multiple card models should now be displayed in the correct order again. If you added material using the previous version, there is a shared plugin available to fix the due dates on previous cards.
The deck is no longer marked modified when you open the add cards dialog
The OSX DMG has been made prettier thanks to Matthew Duggan
'Type in answer' improvements thanks to Bernhard Ibertsberger
Ability to sort by 'first review', thanks to Shawn Moore
Fix for Qt 4.6 HTML issues on some linux distros, thanks to Chris Burel
Updated translations and new translations, thanks to all the translators
Fix close window shortcut on OSX for some windows
Fix an issue where max failed cards would be set to 2 when visiting the deck properties
Fix right click reload while reviewing
When sorting by due date in the browser, consider card spacing
Bigger app icon on Windows
Strip trailing whitespace before adding facts
Catch errors when adding media
Delete media folder when deck is deleted
Open local links on cards in an external browser
Fix LaTeX generation on win32 when there are spaces in path
Fix Python2.6 warnings
Better soundcard autodetection when recording
Fix Settings>Fonts and Colours on qt4.4 on Linux
Fix order of buttons in model properties dialog
Warn the user they're cramming if they try to edit the current card
Clear playing audio when previewing a new card
Support flac, swf and flv on cards
And a bunch of other small fixes

New in Anki 0.9.9.8.6 (Oct 15, 2010)

The labels on the answer buttons are different for new/failed cards. Instead of again/hard/good/easy, you'll see again/good/easy/very easy. While the labels have been changed to reflect common usage, the behaviour of the buttons is the same.
The default button for a new card is now '2' instead of '3'. This makes the handling of new and failed cards more consistent. If you prefer the old behaviour, you can revert to it using a plugin that has been uploaded to the shared plugins area.
A quick DB check is executed when decks are loaded now. This makes loading decks slower than before, but ensures errors are caught immediately. The 'quick DB check' tool has been removed as it's no longer necessary.
Importing has been made more intelligent, and should be more stable now.
Anki will now put downloaded decks in an "Anki" subdirectory of your documents folder, instead of in the documents folder directly. On Linux, they'll go in ~/.anki/decks/.
There are now multiple builds for Windows and OSX, made with different versions of the GUI toolkit. This was done because each version of the GUI toolkit fixes some issues but introduces others.
Progress windows have been made to show after a delay of a few seconds, so for short-lived operations, you won't see a dialog pop up only to disappear again. This also fixes an issue with 'ghost' windows on Compiz/Linux.
The add tags/delete tags windows now let you use return to close them.
Reverse sort order is now available as a button next to the sort list in the browser.
Cloze and preview have been moved up to the top row of buttons, as they are commonly used.
Many translations have been updated, thanks to the kind work of everyone who contributed to the translation page.
The deck browser preserves the modification time on decks when it reads them now, so your backup software won't keep trying to update decks you haven't explicitly opened.
Some crashing bugs have been fixed on Linux. If you are using PyQt4.6 however, you may find things are quite broken. Upgrading to PyQt4.7 is strongly recommended, and you won't be able to use the graphs feature until you do.
Various actions in the browser now leave the selection alone.
Patch from Szabolcs Horvat to remember the input method when switching between fields when adding/editing cards. This saves you having to switch languages manually each time. If you want to use this with languages like Japanese, you will need to make sure you switch between Japanese and a US keyboard, rather than just hiragana and direct-input.
The deck browser will now remember more than 20 decks, for those of you with a lot of decks.
Some of the icons in the browser have been tweaked, thanks to the work of Josh.

New in Anki 0.9.9.8.5 (Oct 15, 2010)

Browser improvements:
Toolbar for quick access to common commands. Right click to enable/disable.
Suspend and Mark are now toggles
Marked cards show up in blue
Inactive cards show up in red (and suspended as yellow)
Importing improvements:
SuperMemo XML importer from Petr Michalec
Fix problems caused by the differences in Mac/Windows/Unix newlines in text files
Fix custom field separator sometimes being reset
Improved translations: Contributing translations is much easier now: just go to launchpad. Anki now ships with translations for 24 different languages. Some of the translations are not complete - please contribute if you can!
Export original media: 'Tools|Advanced|Export Original Media' will copy all your media files into a new directory with their original names (not hashes).
LaTeX handling more robust when sharing decks. If you've used the cache latex option, you'll need to run it again.
Fixed the deck failing to lock on some Linux distros with older DB libraries. Before, if you opened Anki twice on the same file, it was possible for the deck to be corrupted.
Fix the deck being marked as modified on previous upgrade, which could cause the next sync to go in the wrong direction
Exporting facts and cards now exports in creation order
'Generate cards' gives the newly generated cards the fact creation time, so that the generated cards appear soon after the other cards of that fact
Deck is backed up before sync, not just on open
Fixed problem where some shared decks were not readable
Switching between ordered and random new card display is immediate. Selecting twice will reshuffle the cards.
Shared deck browser has a modified date you can sort by
Deck and card stats have been tweaked
When previewing cards, all possible card models are shown
Previously, Anki had 5 year maximum interval cap. This was an arbitrary limit with no evidence to argue for its use, so it has been removed. You can still customize it in a plugin if you wish.
Fix for drag & drop of files in a Gnome environment, thanks to Timo.
'Select fact' in browser much faster
Cache/uncache LaTeX now has a progress bar

New in Anki 0.9.9.8.4 (Oct 15, 2010)

New in Anki 0.9.9.8.3 (Oct 15, 2010)

New in Anki 0.9.9.8.2 (Oct 15, 2010)

Japanese and Chinese changes:
All Japanese and Chinese-specific features have been moved into plugins. This makes Anki smaller for people who are not studying those languages, and allows the plugins to grow larger and more sophisticated.
Chinese learners, please use File|Download|Shared Plugin and download "Basic Chinese Support". You may also want to download the Pinyin Toolkit, which has better reading generation and other more sophisticated features.
Japanese learners, please see the Japanese Support page.
Please disable the original smart.fm importing plugin and the furigana plugin if you have them installed. If you don't do this, Anki will reports errors on startup.
Per-card suspending: You can now suspend individual cards instead of whole facts, as suspending no longer uses tags.
Leech detection: Anki will now notify you when a card you have been studying has taken up too much of your time and is a leech.
Media changes:
It is now possible to view media when reviewing online. See the Media Support page for more info. There is also an option in the desktop client to download media from a subscribed deck. These features make it possible for teachers to provide media-rich cards with LaTeX and audio to their students.
Video is now officially supported on all platforms. Click the 'add sound/video' icon to add.
The audio backend has been improved - delay between sounds is lower and the previously playing audio is stopped when you move to the next card.
A new option in Settings|Preferences|Advanced to automatically remove the original media when you add it to your deck.
Improved text importing: the text importer should now handle comma-separated files where fields are escaped by quotes, and should auto-detect many other combinations.
Backup-friendly backups: version numbers now grow instead of cycling to work better with incremental backup software.
Deck browser now wraps text and length of decks is customizable in Settings|Preferences|Advanced
Fixed full sync behind proxy
Actions|Generate Cards in the browser will now set the cards due date to the same time as the original cards, so they will show up like they would if they'd been added originally.
Updated German translations from Michael
Updated Swedish translations from Sanna
Updated Polish translations from Piotr
Updated Japanese translations from Jarvik7
Many bugfixes and tweaks.

New in Anki 0.9.9.8.1 (Oct 15, 2010)

New in Anki 0.9.9.8 (Oct 15, 2010)

Deck Browser: Easily switch between decks and see which ones have cards due at a glance. The recent decks menu has also been converted into a type-and-search dialog for faster switching.
Full Sync: If more than 1000 cards or facts have changed, Anki will compress and upload the entire deck. This uses a lot less memory and CPU, and results in much faster syncs when a lot of information has changed.
Decks load faster: Deck load has been optimized. This is particularly noticeable from a cold-cache start, such as when you've just turned on your computer. A deck with 40,000 cards that took 20 seconds to load previously now loads in a few seconds. The review process has also been further sped up.
Jump to the editor: After adding cards, you can click on the status area to immediately start editing the cards you added.
Proxy and backups: You can now configure the number of backups and the proxy to use in Settings|Preferences. Thanks to Richard Colley for the proxy code.
Japanese updates:
Improved statistics for Japanese learners, thanks to Emilio Wuerges.
The automatically-generated reading now includes the kanji too. This makes it easier to scan, and will facilitate furigana in the future. (pic)
"Show failed cards last" now respects the max failed cards setting, and defaults to 1000. Anki won't retroactively set the max failed cards number, so you should change to a different failed card handling, click 'start reviewing', then go back to the study options and change back.
Removed the Win32 auto-updater: it was buggy and doubled the work required to build a new release. In future versions, you'll be directed to the website to download the latest version, like what happens when the update message pops up on Linux or OSX.
Various screens like the study options, congrats screen, etc now use the system window colour instead of forcing the background to white. This means you can customize the colour using your standard operating system tools.
Removed the grid from the card browser, as the lines alternate already.
Updated Polish and Swedish translations
Norwegian translations from Lars Lem
Changing the model on cards will not change the default model
Cloze deletion ignores formatting in text
Fix mark card binding on OSX
Opening the 'download deck' menu will not close the current deck unless you decide to download a new one
Fixed new decks defaulting to the wrong 'new day starts at' time.
Fixed a media check bug
Added another test to the DB check
After importing an Anki file, randomize the cards
A bunch of other miscellaneous bugfixes. See the changelog for the full list.

New in Anki 0.9.9.7.9b (Oct 15, 2010)

New in Anki 0.9.9.7.9 (Oct 15, 2010)

New in Anki 0.9.9.7.8 (Oct 15, 2010)

New in Anki 0.9.5 (Feb 28, 2008)

New in Anki 0.3.3.2 (Aug 16, 2007)