MDAnki

Learning and science

flashcards

SHOW HN2020

179points
72comments
#325of 3,028 in 2020
Top 11%of 2020 by points

How HN took it

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3 positive, 6 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 2 critical, out of 11 comments about the project. Thread score +0.17.

Idea: 3 for, 1 againstDocs: 0 for, 1 against

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What HN said

What people liked

  • Useful idea for making Anki decks faster.

    From 2 comments
    • Thanks for this! Going to be useful - I am still getting used to Anki and the process of adding Cards sometimes seems like drudgery.
      zikani_03 on HN
    • great stuff, was looking for something similar for a long while, time to try it again.
      ausjke on HN
  • Similar tools like a LaTeX importer are appreciated.

    From 2 comments
    • Oooh, neat! Reminds me of this addon: LaTeX Note Importer: https://ankiweb.net/shared/info/1199027445 I'm almost sold on downloading this, but I have a question. Let's say I…
      jlelonm on HN
    • This is neat! I did a similar thing to manage my Japanese vocabulary. I encoded it in TOML and compiled it to Anki decks. [1] There is a lot of room for utilities like this.…
      echelon on HN

Objections

  • Project README lacks an explanation of what Anki is.

    From 1 comment
    • maybe i'm just a jerk, but it bothers me when someone posts a project and doesn't link to an example of give a full description. i have no idea what anki cards are so i googled…
      thrownaway954 on HN
  • Re-importing edited notes may create duplicate cards rather than updating them.

    From 2 comments
    • Oooh, neat! Reminds me of this addon: LaTeX Note Importer: https://ankiweb.net/shared/info/1199027445 I'm almost sold on downloading this, but I have a question. Let's say I…
      jlelonm on HN
    • MDAnki produces a file with a deck for importing to Anki. Every new import will generate new cards. I don't know anything if it's possible to make updating cards during the…
      rudnek on HN

Requests

  • Support for LaTeX in cards.

    From 2 comments
    • This is very nice. I recently tried creating a bunch of Anki flash cards for theorems in real analysis, but found it too tedious. Is there any support (current or planned) for…
      r-zip on HN
    • Yes, LaTeX on my Redmine board.
      rudnek on HN
  • Update existing cards on re-import instead of creating new ones.

    From 2 comments
    • Oooh, neat! Reminds me of this addon: LaTeX Note Importer: https://ankiweb.net/shared/info/1199027445 I'm almost sold on downloading this, but I have a question. Let's say I…
      jlelonm on HN
    • MDAnki produces a file with a deck for importing to Anki. Every new import will generate new cards. I don't know anything if it's possible to make updating cards during the…
      rudnek on HN

Questions

  • Does editing a card and re-importing reset its review progress?

    From 1 comment
    • Oooh, neat! Reminds me of this addon: LaTeX Note Importer: https://ankiweb.net/shared/info/1199027445 I'm almost sold on downloading this, but I have a question. Let's say I…
      jlelonm on HN

Alternatives named

  • LaTeX Note Importer addon for Anki.

    From 1 comment
    • Oooh, neat! Reminds me of this addon: LaTeX Note Importer: https://ankiweb.net/shared/info/1199027445 I'm almost sold on downloading this, but I have a question. Let's say I…
      jlelonm on HN
  • Mochi SRS app.

    From 1 comment
    • If this interests you I built an entire SRS app around this idea: https://mochi.cards/
      knubie on HN
  • anki-slides-import for converting slides to decks.

    From 1 comment
    • Shameless self-plug: I created [anki-slides-import](https://github.com/musically-ut/anki-slides-import) to convert slides into Anki decks. The program requires notes (written in…
      musically_ut on HN

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