Since version 0.9.9.8.2, these features are in separate plug-ins. Japanese and Chinese reading generation Īnki can automatically fill in the reading of Japanese and Chinese text. There also is a third-party open-source ( AGPLv3) AnkiWeb alternative, called ankisyncd, which users can run on their own local computers or servers. This allows users to keep decks synchronized across multiple computers and to study online or on a cell phone.
One card may have a question (expression) and an answer (pronunciation, meaning).īy keeping the separate cards linked to the same fact, spelling mistakes can be adjusted against all cards at the same time, and Anki can ensure that related cards are not shown in too short a spacing.Ī special note type allows generation of cloze deletion cards (in Anki 1.2.x, those were ordinary cards with cloze markup added using a tool in the fact editor).Īnki supports synchronization with a free (but proprietary) online service called AnkiWeb. The user can design cards that test the information contained in each note. This example illustrates what some programs call a three-sided flashcard, but Anki's model is more general and allows any number of fields to be combined in various cards. Field 3: Meaning of expression in familiar language – "cake".Field 1: Expression in target language – "gâteau".For example, with respect to learning a language, a note may have the following fields and example entries:
Notes are analogous to database entries and can have an arbitrary number of fields.