Anki AI Utils
Learning and science
spaced repetition tools
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How HN took it
5 positive, 3 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 1 critical, out of 10 comments about the project. Thread score +0.36.
Idea: 3 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Automatically improving difficult cards is a novel idea
From 1 comment
Respectfully over on r/anki I see maybe 3 or 4 posts a day about a new AI tool for Anki. It seems like people are reinventing the wheel more than they are using Anki... However,…
bbno4 on HN
Mnemonic generation using existing memory anchors is a strong feature
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Wow, so feature rich, congrats on the release. Love that the mnemonic generation takes into account your existing memory anchors (didn’t know that term). I’ve actually been…
piazz on HN
Objections
Setup is hard to follow and it is too technical for non-programmers
From 3 comments
I used to be heavy Anki user but I find the setup a little hard to follow. The image generation can do with ComfyUI integration. This will expand the illustration options beyond…
vergessenmir on HNHow do I actually install this? I don't know much about programming.
uburoi on HNWell maybe not that less complicated than awesometts addon
Ey7NFZ3P0nzAe on HN
Creating cards yourself is part of learning, so generating them with LLMs loses value
From 1 comment
That's fair advice! Creating cards is also learning, so if you generate content using LLMs instead then you'll be missing out.
kreetx on HN
Factoid-based cards may encourage shallow learning over systematic understanding
From 1 comment
Congrats on your repo. Good to see more fellow medics using github! One comment I would make on your approach to putting anki to work for you with medicine, is that it seems to…
tpoacher on HN
Requests
Add ComfyUI integration for image generation
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I used to be heavy Anki user but I find the setup a little hard to follow. The image generation can do with ComfyUI integration. This will expand the illustration options beyond…
vergessenmir on HN
Package it as a user-friendly Anki addon
From 2 comments
Thanks a lot for the kind words! I do admit I partly developed a habit of procrastinating sometimes to code but I saw it as part of my curriculum too. And the fact that it was…
Ey7NFZ3P0nzAe on HNThank you very much for the kind word but I have to return the complement. The app you are making is very feature-rich too, seems easy to use and affordable too! By the way, the…
Ey7NFZ3P0nzAe on HN
Offline or free bilingual TTS support
From 1 comment
Perhaps off topic, not sure, but does anyone have opinions on the easiest way to add bilingual TTS? I am trying to make Mandarin language learning decks and having free automated…
C-Loftus on HN
Questions
How to install it without programming knowledge
From 1 comment
How do I actually install this? I don't know much about programming.
uburoi on HN
Whether it can be used to create decks from scratch
From 1 comment
If I am not an Anki user (yet) but want to create an Anki deck from scratch for something I am trying to learn, should I use your tool?
bravura on HN
Alternatives named
Smart Notes Anki plugin
From 2 comments
Wow, so feature rich, congrats on the release. Love that the mnemonic generation takes into account your existing memory anchors (didn’t know that term). I’ve actually been…
piazz on HNIn that thread I first heard about anki smart notes : https://www.smart-notes.xyz/
Ey7NFZ3P0nzAe on HN
Voice2Anki
From 1 comment
I am tempted to say yes, but in truthfulness it really depends on a lot of details. If we are just talking about the card creation phase, then I recommend other tools I made,…
Ey7NFZ3P0nzAe on HN
AwesomeTTS
From 1 comment
Perhaps off topic, not sure, but does anyone have opinions on the easiest way to add bilingual TTS? I am trying to make Mandarin language learning decks and having free automated…
C-Loftus on HN