Ankify

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180points
62comments
#328of 2,570 in 2022
Top 13%of 2022 by points

How HN took it

MixedNo clear lean

8 positive, 4 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 2 critical, out of 14 comments about the project. Thread score +0.33.

Idea: 5 for, 0 againstDesign: 1 for, 1 againstExecution: 1 for, 0 againstDocs: 0 for, 1 against

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What HN said

What people liked

  • Clean website and good Svelte use

    From 1 comment
    • You can tell the website is using sveltekit by the favicon but also by how seamless the navbar navigation is. Congrats on launching.
      blindseer on HN

Objections

  • No Linux or Android version yet

    From 2 comments
    • Linux version, when? Also, any plans of an Android version?
      rg111 on HN
    • In the future for Linux yeah. I don't think it'll be too much harder. I just need to make sure the directories are done correctly.
      kangruixiang on HN
  • Website does not explain what Anki cards are

    From 1 comment
    • Feedback: I read the entire website and I still had to separately google what an Anki card is
      McNutty on HN

Requests

  • Linux version

    From 1 comment
    • Linux version, when? Also, any plans of an Android version?
      rg111 on HN
  • Mobile export or Android support

    From 1 comment
    • This is cool. Is there a way in Ankify to export cards to any mobile apps?I always want to study Anki on mobile but in the mobile apps I know about, the experience of creating…
      i_like_apis on HN

Questions

  • Can edits sync back from Anki to notes

    From 1 comment
    • I wonder if you could use ankify to update anki cards in a bi-directional way? Like I can modify one of my cards and my notes will reflect the change, and vice versa
      kajiryoji on HN
  • Why Electron instead of Qt

    From 1 comment
    • Thanks for sharing. I'm a big fan of Anki, but mostly I am using it for language learning these days. Sometimes I branch into other uses. I was quite successful using Anki when…
      jwrallie on HN

Alternatives named

  • Obsidian spaced repetition plugin

    From 1 comment
    • I'm using this plugin for Obsidian and very happy so far https://github.com/st3v3nmw/obsidian-spaced-repetition Essentially no need convert your notes to Anki cards, your notes…
      LeonidBugaev on HN
  • Mochi

    From 1 comment
    • I made Mochi[0] as an alternative to Anki, also tackling basically the same problem as OP. The app is based around markdown note/flash cards, but also has a lot of other features…
      knubie on HN
  • RemNote

    From 1 comment
    • Check out [RemNote](https://www.remnote.com/) sounds a lot like what OP is achieving using MarkDown and Anki, but combined into a note-taking app like Notion/Roam. I've used it a…
      willlma on HN
  • apy

    From 1 comment
    • Shameless plug: I made apy [0] that allows more or less the same functionality, and more, from the command line. Some things I like about apy that I never found from any…
      lervag on HN

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