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Anki is a popular spaced repetition system (SRS) helping to efficiently memorize content. The community contributes quantity of free decks, with the main focus being Japanese language learning.

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Can I create an Anki deck from a .CSV file?

Can I convert my CSV file into an Anki deck? I can't find any options in the program.
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Where does Anki store media?

Where does Anki store media such as pictures, sound recordings, etc? I have tried to export the deck, but it doesn't show the location:
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Anki Cards: Batch import audio media

I have a spreadsheet of over 5,000 cards that I want to import into Anki. On each row, there is a reference to an audio file. Is there anyway to batch import the audio files? I know after the cards have been imported, I can click on the attachment…
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To edit commandline Anki flashcards in MySQL

I need to make a small change in 77777 Anki flashcards, preferentially programmatically, not by using their replace tool which is not sufficient. I imported data originally there as CSV files where data is easy to modify. I got an answer from their…
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Cloze deletion doesn't work

The message "Please edit this note and add some cloze deletions" still showed up when I've used the correct note type(Cloze) and added at least one cloze deletion( {{c::..}} ). Why? Interestingly, when I added a cloze deletion in the card using…
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Images in CSV file don't show up in Anki

I'm trying to import a CSV set of notes that include image references into Anki. I have a file with Cloze substitutions and in one note I am using an image in the text: This picture is of a {{c1::duck}} I've put duck.jpg in…
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Anki deleted my deck... Any chance to restore?

I am using Anki both on my desktop and mobile. I created a long deck on desktop by hand and ran sync. It asked me whether I want to download or upload, and I selected to download. I didn't think it would delete the existing deck just because it is…
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How to edit fields for only one specific deck in Anki?

Is there any way to edit fields for only one specific deck in Anki? When adding a new field to one Anki deck, Anki automatically edits all of the other decks too. How can I edit only the fields of one specific deck?
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import images to anki automatically to front and back of the cards

I have some images named like this in a folder: Image_00036.jpg Image_00037.jpg Image_00038.jpg Image_00039.jpg I want to create some cards. Each card will have the even numbered images for its front and the odd numbered images for its back. How…
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LaTeX display math alignment in Anki

I've been trying to create mathematics flashcards in Anki. Naturally, I wanted LaTeX to be the default typesetting system for those cards. In order to do so, I created a new basic note type named basic math. Here's my options…
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Anki import from CSV is not working

I'm trying to import cards into my Anki deck from a CSV text file. I've tried importing it as a CSV, TSV, and TXT file, and each time I've had the same message, "Unknown file format". The text file is saved as Unicode, because it has Chinese…
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How to restore "collection.anki2" file into ".akpg"?

I forgot to export an important deck before formating my D-drive. Using hard-disk recovery tools, I got back a “collection.anki2 file”. Every time I import it into Anki, Anki shows a dialog box: “.anki2 files are not designed for importing. If…
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Anki giving duplicate warning for same word in different decks

Anki is giving me a duplicate warning with a red background when I type "кофе" (the Russian word for "coffee") as a word because I have previously entered "кофе" in another deck as the Mongolian word for "coffee". I like using the duplicate word…
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Preserve existing tags in Anki CSV import/batch-add tags

I have downloaded the complete 2012 HSK vocabulary from here, where it is available as an excel file. I have then converted it to .CSV and changed it to this form: 爱;HSK:1 … 做主;HSK:6 The first field denominates the Chinese entry (爱), the semicolon…
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Japanese font too small inside some windows

I have a problem with Japanese characters inside some windows in Windows 8.1. They appear as too small and unreadable for me. The OS itself was in a different language for a long time, only just a while ago I switched to Japanese. I did some testing…
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