Searching, PDF Reading & Note-Taking in Add Dialog
5.49MB. Updated 2021-01-15. Only supports Anki 2.1.x.
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Supported Anki versions:
- 2.1.1 (updated 2020-04-02)
- 2.1.22-2.1.38+ (updated 2021-01-15)
To download this add-on, please copy and paste the following code into Anki 2.1:
1781298089
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This is the IR plugin I've been looking for. But desperately needs a documentation rewrite.

AttributeError: 'MDTextEdit' object has no attribute 'toMarkdown'
Comment from author
Hi, what Anki version are you on? And what does it say about your Qt version when you open the 'Info' dialog?
Edit: I published a possible fix.
Edit: I published a possible fix.

Fantastic

This add-on is life saving. Thank you so much.

Great.

This is the answer for anyone who says it takes too long to go through lectures and make Anki cards. I am amazed at what all this addon can do. I'd love to see a tutorial video somewhere explaining everything because I feel like I've only scratched the surface.

Thanks!

Thank you, this add on has saved me.
I liked the screenshot feature a lot which is very helpful with scanned pdfs and made flashcards a lot easier to make and less time-consuming. I was searching for this for a while and I was disappointed with other apps.
I really appreciate your work.
I liked the screenshot feature a lot which is very helpful with scanned pdfs and made flashcards a lot easier to make and less time-consuming. I was searching for this for a while and I was disappointed with other apps.
I really appreciate your work.

this is honestly amazing -- I've been taking notes with anki cards and that means I have wayyy too many cards that aren't actually helping me remember :)

This add on is excellant , my issue solved and once again thanks for developing such an add on
Thanks buddy:)
Thanks buddy:)
Comment from author
Edit: Glad it's solved.

This is amazing!! Could you please add the ability to print? I.e basically just the ability to print the cards in the search results. That would be perfect! Thank you so much for developing this addon!

Great Add-On! Amazing work and you can see that you have put a lot of work in it. Thank you very much <3.
The Add-On is really intuitive with your explanation.
The Add-On is really intuitive with your explanation.

perfect

Very great add-on! Thank you for making this add-on. It has a great advanced search function that allows you to search very specifically in some places including subdecks with keywords and advanced statistics. Besides that, it also has a wonderful cloze generator which you can use for example with your own PDFs. Just select and generate!

I love this add on, to be honest, it saved my time big time! i would recommend it to everyone who like to make their cards and read documents in one sitting. The addon may seem complicated at first, but its so easy to use and convenient. Thank you so much for your contribution and hard work. I would suggest adding a button to unsuspend the cards in the search feature, since I find relevant cards to the topic better than I find it in browser but I can't unsuspend them I can only edit them or check the stats.
Comment from author
Hi, you should already be able to do that. You can click on the "Suspended" label in the search results.

I love it!

Phenomenal addon, phenomenal developer.
The addon: Searching component is nifty and might be great for some people, but the PDF reading is something SPECIAL. It genuinely supercharges your learning. A lot of people may be put off by the seeming complexity, but everything so far has been intuitive to the point I got it almost fully working within 10 minutes or so.
The interface: Does the job. Many buttons on the reader don't warn you what they do till you click them, but it takes only a few minutes to find the things you wanna do thanks to good icon use. I love the themes you can apply to PDFs and the various colors available for annotating.
The developer: Response times on Github is fantastic, enough said. People who have downvoted the addon here would have benefited much more from bringing up their issues. This is free software and needs community-debugging. Thanks a lot to the dev for the work you put in.
To sum it up, if this were a rating scale and not just a thumbs up system, I'd be putting in a 10/10 for this one.
The addon: Searching component is nifty and might be great for some people, but the PDF reading is something SPECIAL. It genuinely supercharges your learning. A lot of people may be put off by the seeming complexity, but everything so far has been intuitive to the point I got it almost fully working within 10 minutes or so.
The interface: Does the job. Many buttons on the reader don't warn you what they do till you click them, but it takes only a few minutes to find the things you wanna do thanks to good icon use. I love the themes you can apply to PDFs and the various colors available for annotating.
The developer: Response times on Github is fantastic, enough said. People who have downvoted the addon here would have benefited much more from bringing up their issues. This is free software and needs community-debugging. Thanks a lot to the dev for the work you put in.
To sum it up, if this were a rating scale and not just a thumbs up system, I'd be putting in a 10/10 for this one.

Great program. With a recent update CTRL-F has stopped working? Any ideas?

Would you please support Thai?
Comment from author
Hi, I can put it on my list, but no promises when I'll actually come around to do that.

Incredible program! You must've put a lot of work into this =)

Great!

WIrklich beeindruckende Arbeit. Gibt es dazu zufällig ein Tutorial? Bin der englischen Sprache jetzt nicht ausreichend mächtig genug um einige wichtige Features zu verstehen ^^
Comment from author
Leider nicht, das würde beim derzeitigen Stand einiges an Zeit kosten, die ich dann immer lieber ins Entwickeln stecke. In Zukunft kommt aber vllt. mal ein kleines Wiki auf Github pages (das wäre dann aber wohl auch auf Englisch :p). Bis dahin empfehle ich einfach ausprobieren.

Helps with creating cards from PDFs. My favorite add-on by far. A suggestion would be to add a sync feature, for people that use anki on multiple PCs.

This is a great add-on.
My only criticism is that it has way too many of (unrelated) features. I personally only use the search feature. I think it would be better to split this add-on into two or even three different add-ons.
That said, congratulations on your work!
My only criticism is that it has way too many of (unrelated) features. I personally only use the search feature. I think it would be better to split this add-on into two or even three different add-ons.
That said, congratulations on your work!
Comment from author
Yea, this add-on was basically just the searching aspect at first, and the current development is like 90% focused on the IR workflow functionality. But splitting it up would be a ton of work at this point, as the searching functionality overlaps with the PDF reading and other stuff in parts.

Has a high skill curve but very rewarding once mastered. Also receives frequent updates.

This is what was so desperately needed to complete Anki!
But, each time I try to select text, I get the following error message -
"Sorry, could not extract any sentences."
Any solutions for this?
But, each time I try to select text, I get the following error message -
"Sorry, could not extract any sentences."
Any solutions for this?

a game changer

👍 🔥

Incredible

I have to say that this is the most useful add-on I have ever seen. Thank you very much. BTW, hope to add a function that can search and add unknown words cards with a button, like this: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/online-dictionary-helper/lppjdajkacanlmpbbcdkccjkdbpllajb

This is the best add-on I have tried for incremental reading. Thank you very much for creating this!

Perfect workflow for learning lecture slides & papers.

This is incredible! Bravo!

Hello. Pretty good addon. I'm exploring its video-watching feature. It has an option to "Save Position." Could you tell me where do I access those saved positions from? Thank you.
P.S. - Many here have already requested this, but I'll repeat: Please make a detailed tutorial for this. A lot more people will use it that way and more feedback for you to make changes to the program!
P.S. - Many here have already requested this, but I'll repeat: Please make a detailed tutorial for this. A lot more people will use it that way and more feedback for you to make changes to the program!

You are amazing, I wish I had this when I had a difficult exam. I will diffidently recommend it.

Amazing add-on!!! It makes working with PDFs a lot easier (creating clozes, adding images, etc). And the added matching " finding related notes " while adding notes is extremely helpful.

One of my favorites add-ons! When I'm adding cards and the add-on show up those cards related the card I'm add it few like this is "HUMAN TRANSCENDENCE" =))

Great Addon! Can you make a youtube video about how to use it? I'm tired of explaining it to people lol

Wonderfully useful add-ons, especially for making cards from short documents.
But I am wondering if there is a feature to view table of content for longer pdf implemented in the add-on.
But I am wondering if there is a feature to view table of content for longer pdf implemented in the add-on.

Excellent!

Hi, I put together a small tutorial in Spanish to help spread the word about this wonderful tool. Thank you very much for all the information you share. It's a great help
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=auBF0GvQMCk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=auBF0GvQMCk

That "pages read" per day feature seems really nice. But I can't really seem to find where I can access it.
Edit: Thanks. I found it after playing around with the UI even more. The stats do not display properly sometimes tho. I only see tiny dotted lines on top of a thin solid base most of the time. But this has so much potential. It could easily become the most popular add-on soon; once most people get a hang of it. Few others have made me this excited!
Edit: Thanks. I found it after playing around with the UI even more. The stats do not display properly sometimes tho. I only see tiny dotted lines on top of a thin solid base most of the time. But this has so much potential. It could easily become the most popular add-on soon; once most people get a hang of it. Few others have made me this excited!
Comment from author
Hi, it is in the sidebar that can be toggled by clicking on "NOTES", under "Read Stats". Edit: If something is not displaying properly, please make a screenshot and report to https://github.com/fonol/anki-search-inside-add-card. Would be cool, because I don't know about any display bugs with the stats, so if you don't make me notice, I can't fix it :)

Beautiful, just what I was looking for.

You've changed my workflow for the better, thank you. You should create a video explaining how to use each feature, it would be really helpful. Salutations!

There is one problem.When i try to select a part of text bellow picture in textbook other text is selected.The add on could be a game changer.It would be of great help if the author solve the issue.Thanks
Comment from author
Hi, text rendering (i.e. text selection) is not really accurate in some cases / for some PDFs, but I cannot really do anything about that. It is the pdf.js library which this add-on uses and that does this kind of processing.

Very useful and efficient way to create cloze cards from PDFs.

Awesome addon. Took a few minutes to understand everything, but the features are really helpful.

Really interesting and promising. I'm more of a minimalist, using Sumatra and Mupdf and some Autohotkey scripts to make new cards.
I'll certainly consider this (1) if it's a better card making process for me, and (2) if this gets a "invert colors" feature and more customization.
Thank you for your work.
I'll certainly consider this (1) if it's a better card making process for me, and (2) if this gets a "invert colors" feature and more customization.
Thank you for your work.
Comment from author
Hi, the pdf viewer does have some color modes, but no inverted one at the moment, I had that one, but found it not readable enough if I simply invert every pixel. If you have concrete suggestions for "more customization", please do post it on the github repo :)

Brilliant Addon. thank you

Thank you so much! You're a god-send, OP!

Awesome add-on! Could someone do a tutorial-video explaining how to use it better please (especially the priority scheduler)? It would help me a lot!

A must-have addon! The amount of work the author puts into this is really increadible. This addon has become essential to my workflow, thanks a lot for constantly developing this further. :-)

mind blowing!!!!!!!!
you did the god's work for every single student who might be fortunate enough to come across this.
thank you, thank you, thank you
you did the god's work for every single student who might be fortunate enough to come across this.
thank you, thank you, thank you

great

Amazing. I came to this addon several months ago when it was just starting but it came a long way. Now that Polar Bookshelf is taking the wrong way this is the perfect solution. Keep it up you are doing a wonderful work!!

Its great, thank you!

I downloaded it then disabled it because of confusion. It is hard to deal with and understand what it do. It will still be disabled until the author do a clear instructional video on how to use it.

Great addon. I was thinking of switching to SuperMemo to implement incremental reading, until I found this.
Edit: In the pdf viewer, I can not scroll down with space bar without clicking on the pdf with the mouse. It would be great if we could add cards and scroll pdf without leaving the keyboard. Thanks.
Edit: In the pdf viewer, I can not scroll down with space bar without clicking on the pdf with the mouse. It would be great if we could add cards and scroll pdf without leaving the keyboard. Thanks.

A nice implementation of various complimentary but distinct features to overall improve your workflow while adding cards. I had a very interesting first experience with IR thanks to this add-on, and it only continues to get better from consistent updates. The ability to track metrics and visualize related cards straight from the add dialogue can be a huge help when managing a big anki library - and reading PDFs straight from the add window is brilliant for efficiency. I do not personally use the Pomodoro timer but it is a nice touch.
I find myself dropping more and more stuff on my IR notes, even just things as list of ideas of things I'd like to do but don't want to interrupt my current workflow to tackle it at the moment. I spend a lot of time inside of Anki, so it actually works pretty well to just have a repository that I can jump into when I have some extra time or immediately after reviewing cards for the day. There is also functionality now to schedule notes that compliments this sort of 'planner' aspect to it.
The main one thing in my wishlist for future updates is better support for taking snapshots of websites. Importing text or PDF from URL options work fine but can be a bit clunky in a way that would not be an issue if you could just fetch the HTML instead.
I find myself dropping more and more stuff on my IR notes, even just things as list of ideas of things I'd like to do but don't want to interrupt my current workflow to tackle it at the moment. I spend a lot of time inside of Anki, so it actually works pretty well to just have a repository that I can jump into when I have some extra time or immediately after reviewing cards for the day. There is also functionality now to schedule notes that compliments this sort of 'planner' aspect to it.
The main one thing in my wishlist for future updates is better support for taking snapshots of websites. Importing text or PDF from URL options work fine but can be a bit clunky in a way that would not be an issue if you could just fetch the HTML instead.

Looks great, fantastic potential! I want to echo previous comments about needing a very simple video tutorial.
I really want to work with this more but it's not super intuitive for me. If someone (anyone!) could make a basic walkthrough of how they use this addon that would be fantastic!
note: If you think I am being lazy and just want someone to just explain to me how this works, you'd be absolutely correct :) I think part of the challenge is that this add-on is trying to do so many things at once (pdf reader, web browser, card marker, pomodoro scheduling thingy, etc.). I see the huge potential but I think a lot of users are getting stuck on just figuring out the basics.
Either way, thanks for your hard work!
I really want to work with this more but it's not super intuitive for me. If someone (anyone!) could make a basic walkthrough of how they use this addon that would be fantastic!
note: If you think I am being lazy and just want someone to just explain to me how this works, you'd be absolutely correct :) I think part of the challenge is that this add-on is trying to do so many things at once (pdf reader, web browser, card marker, pomodoro scheduling thingy, etc.). I see the huge potential but I think a lot of users are getting stuck on just figuring out the basics.
Either way, thanks for your hard work!

great

Avesome
Thank you very much . This really game changer. Best and really functional addon ever.
Thank you very much . This really game changer. Best and really functional addon ever.

hi, my friend. really thanks for your beautiful add on but unfortunately with the recent add on update, I get this error:
Anki 2.1.22 (0ecc189a) Python 3.8.0 Qt 5.14.1 PyQt 5.14.1
Platform: Windows 10
Flags: frz=True ao=True sv=1
Add-ons, last update check: 2020-05-03 15:14:33
Caught exception:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "C:\Users\孙晋响\AppData\Roaming\Anki2\addons21\1781298089\src\index\indexing.py", line 238, in run
self.t(*self.args)
File "C:\Users\XXX\AppData\Roaming\Anki2\addons21\1781298089\src\index\indexing.py", line 100, in _build_index
index = FTSIndex(corpus, index_up_to_date)
File "C:\Users\XXX\AppData\Roaming\Anki2\addons21\1781298089\src\index\fts_index.py", line 79, in __init__
conn.execute("drop table if exists notes")
sqlite3.OperationalError: database is locked
i deleted this "earch-data.db" file as you told but it didnt worked
Anki 2.1.22 (0ecc189a) Python 3.8.0 Qt 5.14.1 PyQt 5.14.1
Platform: Windows 10
Flags: frz=True ao=True sv=1
Add-ons, last update check: 2020-05-03 15:14:33
Caught exception:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "C:\Users\孙晋响\AppData\Roaming\Anki2\addons21\1781298089\src\index\indexing.py", line 238, in run
self.t(*self.args)
File "C:\Users\XXX\AppData\Roaming\Anki2\addons21\1781298089\src\index\indexing.py", line 100, in _build_index
index = FTSIndex(corpus, index_up_to_date)
File "C:\Users\XXX\AppData\Roaming\Anki2\addons21\1781298089\src\index\fts_index.py", line 79, in __init__
conn.execute("drop table if exists notes")
sqlite3.OperationalError: database is locked
i deleted this "earch-data.db" file as you told but it didnt worked
Comment from author
Can you message me either on Github or reddit, I can't really help you here, as to find out what is going wrong for you, we'd have to exchange some information, which isn't really convenient here.

错误
有一个错误发生了.请在按住shift键的同时启动Anki,这样可以临时的忽略掉你已经安装的插件。
如果仅仅是因为插件引起的问题,请选择工具>插件菜单项来将出错的的插件设置成失效,然后重启Anki,重复以上的步骤直到你发现了具体是哪个插件引起的问题。
当你已经发现是因为插件引起的问题,请在我们的支持网站上 add-ons section 上报告问题。
调试信息
Anki 2.1.22 (0ecc189a) Python 3.8.0 Qt 5.14.1 PyQt 5.14.1
Platform: Windows 10
Flags: frz=True ao=True sv=1
Add-ons, last update check: 2020-05-03 15:14:33
Caught exception:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "C:\Users\孙晋响\AppData\Roaming\Anki2\addons21\1781298089\src\index\indexing.py", line 238, in run
self.t(*self.args)
File "C:\Users\XXX\AppData\Roaming\Anki2\addons21\1781298089\src\index\indexing.py", line 100, in _build_index
index = FTSIndex(corpus, index_up_to_date)
File "C:\Users\XXX\AppData\Roaming\Anki2\addons21\1781298089\src\index\fts_index.py", line 79, in __init__
conn.execute("drop table if exists notes")
sqlite3.OperationalError: database is locked
有一个错误发生了.请在按住shift键的同时启动Anki,这样可以临时的忽略掉你已经安装的插件。
如果仅仅是因为插件引起的问题,请选择工具>插件菜单项来将出错的的插件设置成失效,然后重启Anki,重复以上的步骤直到你发现了具体是哪个插件引起的问题。
当你已经发现是因为插件引起的问题,请在我们的支持网站上 add-ons section 上报告问题。
调试信息
Anki 2.1.22 (0ecc189a) Python 3.8.0 Qt 5.14.1 PyQt 5.14.1
Platform: Windows 10
Flags: frz=True ao=True sv=1
Add-ons, last update check: 2020-05-03 15:14:33
Caught exception:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "C:\Users\孙晋响\AppData\Roaming\Anki2\addons21\1781298089\src\index\indexing.py", line 238, in run
self.t(*self.args)
File "C:\Users\XXX\AppData\Roaming\Anki2\addons21\1781298089\src\index\indexing.py", line 100, in _build_index
index = FTSIndex(corpus, index_up_to_date)
File "C:\Users\XXX\AppData\Roaming\Anki2\addons21\1781298089\src\index\fts_index.py", line 79, in __init__
conn.execute("drop table if exists notes")
sqlite3.OperationalError: database is locked
Comment from author
Hi, not really sure where that is coming from. Seems like some process holds on your index db file. You could delete your search-data.db file (by default in the user_files folder) and try again.

Everyone who is pursuing an academic career and uses Anki should seriously use this add-on. It's a game changer. It literally changes creating cards into a game. While there are a lot of ideas which could still be implemented, it's perfectly usable at the moment. Never get bored by a paper/book anymore, just read the next.
And I love how open-minded the author is if it comes to new features. Yay, Zotero import :)
And I love how open-minded the author is if it comes to new features. Yay, Zotero import :)

Works really well and is exactly what I was looking for. Will you add support for Korean, too?
Comment from author
You can try out the latest version, it should work now for Korean signs too.

作为一个中国的用户,研究全英文的插件真的是非常有难度,现在是2020年4月18日11:40时,我终于研究明白了这个插件的用法,真的是非常好用的插件,这个插件正是我需要的!这个插件非常有用!真的非常感谢这个插件的作者您的辛勤付出,非常感谢!对您非常钦佩!(づ ̄3 ̄)づ╭❤~

This is the best add-on. I have seen a lot of videos on different types of add-ons. This is never mentioned. Looking at its capabilities there should have been a lot of youtube videos on it.

It quickly developed into one of the most extensive add-ons of all. Proper documentation.
I was seriously contemplating buying a 2nd screen. 5/5
edit: Now we have text scaling for small screens! 5.5/5
edit 2: as of 09 April 2020, Anki freezes while starting
edit 3: I'm sorry for bothering you. The freezing was indeed NOT caused by this add-on.
I was seriously contemplating buying a 2nd screen. 5/5
edit: Now we have text scaling for small screens! 5.5/5
edit 2: as of 09 April 2020, Anki freezes while starting
edit 3: I'm sorry for bothering you. The freezing was indeed NOT caused by this add-on.
Comment from author
Edit: Happy to hear that.

Outstanding addon! I'll have to take some time to adjust to the new workflow, but it seems like the perfect way to go (especially when on the road without a second monitor). Thanks for sharing it with us!

I need your help.
I can not creat pdf.
my computer is MacBook Pro.Thank you very much.
调试信息
Anki 2.1.23 (de9543ff) Python 3.8.1 Qt 5.9.7 PyQt 5.13.2
Platform: Mac 10.15
Flags: frz=True ao=True sv=1
Add-ons, last update check: 2020-04-02 02:15:54
相关扩展:Searching PDF Reading Note-Taking in Add Dialog
Caught exception:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "aqt/webview.py", line 31, in cmd
File "aqt/webview.py", line 97, in _onCmd
File "aqt/webview.py", line 500, in _onBridgeCmd
File "</Applications/Anki.app/Contents/MacOS/decorator.pyc:decorator-gen-6>", line 2, in onBridgeCmd
File "anki/hooks.py", line 666, in decorator_wrapper
File "anki/hooks.py", line 663, in repl
File "/Users/pro/Library/Application Support/Anki2/addons21/1781298089/src/command_parsing.py", line 336, in expanded_on_bridge_cmd
NoteEditor(self.parentWindow)
File "/Users/pro/Library/Application Support/Anki2/addons21/1781298089/src/dialogs/editor.py", line 127, in __init__
self.setup_ui()
File "/Users/pro/Library/Application Support/Anki2/addons21/1781298089/src/dialogs/editor.py", line 150, in setup_ui
self.create_tab = CreateTab(self)
File "/Users/pro/Library/Application Support/Anki2/addons21/1781298089/src/dialogs/editor.py", line 495, in __init__
self.text.setTabStopDistance(QFontMetricsF(f).horizontalAdvance(' ') * 4)
AttributeError: 'QTextEdit' object has no attribute 'setTabStopDistance'
I can not creat pdf.
my computer is MacBook Pro.Thank you very much.
调试信息
Anki 2.1.23 (de9543ff) Python 3.8.1 Qt 5.9.7 PyQt 5.13.2
Platform: Mac 10.15
Flags: frz=True ao=True sv=1
Add-ons, last update check: 2020-04-02 02:15:54
相关扩展:Searching PDF Reading Note-Taking in Add Dialog
Caught exception:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "aqt/webview.py", line 31, in cmd
File "aqt/webview.py", line 97, in _onCmd
File "aqt/webview.py", line 500, in _onBridgeCmd
File "</Applications/Anki.app/Contents/MacOS/decorator.pyc:decorator-gen-6>", line 2, in onBridgeCmd
File "anki/hooks.py", line 666, in decorator_wrapper
File "anki/hooks.py", line 663, in repl
File "/Users/pro/Library/Application Support/Anki2/addons21/1781298089/src/command_parsing.py", line 336, in expanded_on_bridge_cmd
NoteEditor(self.parentWindow)
File "/Users/pro/Library/Application Support/Anki2/addons21/1781298089/src/dialogs/editor.py", line 127, in __init__
self.setup_ui()
File "/Users/pro/Library/Application Support/Anki2/addons21/1781298089/src/dialogs/editor.py", line 150, in setup_ui
self.create_tab = CreateTab(self)
File "/Users/pro/Library/Application Support/Anki2/addons21/1781298089/src/dialogs/editor.py", line 495, in __init__
self.text.setTabStopDistance(QFontMetricsF(f).horizontalAdvance(' ') * 4)
AttributeError: 'QTextEdit' object has no attribute 'setTabStopDistance'
Comment from author
Please update and check if the problem persists.

Excellent add-on. Thank you for your selfless contributions

This add on is fantastic for running through notes and quickly making cards from them. Awesome, Awesome, Awesome work.

Love this app AnkiKing. Thank you so much!!!

great Add on.
but it don't work simultaneously with https://ankiweb.net/shared/info/2064123047
but it don't work simultaneously with https://ankiweb.net/shared/info/2064123047

Awesome Add-on! Takes a while to get used to, but afterwards it's a great addition.

please make a video explaining all the features as it is little difficult to understand easily via documents
Comment from author
Hi, my spoken english is poor and I don't really have experience in doing videos, but I might add some short gifs/videos for common actions in the future. You have to be patient though, as this stuff takes time, which right now I'd rather spend on developing.

Would you please consider making a demonstrational video of how to use this very powerful add-on?
Comment from author
See answer above :)

Legitimately this add-on's insane

Thank you, this is one of the absolute game changing addons for me. It improves my daily anki workflow a lot.
Yes, please add a button for faster left-right partition changing (without going to a pdf) with the possibility to complete hide the addons functionality (~50% I just want to add a note without the usage of this addon). This would be perfect and solve the problem with my 14 inch display.
Yes, please add a button for faster left-right partition changing (without going to a pdf) with the possibility to complete hide the addons functionality (~50% I just want to add a note without the usage of this addon). This would be perfect and solve the problem with my 14 inch display.
Comment from author
Hi, I don't know exactly in what direction you want to improve the small screen usability (just faster switching of the left - right partition?), because for things like interface size, you can already use Zoom + Note Scale to have it as you like. I agree though the search pane could use a button like the pdf modal to quickly switch partition ratios. As for moving the whole thing to a new window, that would be too much work, sorry.
If you got anymore concrete suggestions, feel free to post them on the github repo or send me a message on reddit :)
Edit: I have included a slider in the next update, about the toggling, you can already do that: Ctrl+F hides the add-on, which should also be remembered on closing and reopening the Add dialog.
If you got anymore concrete suggestions, feel free to post them on the github repo or send me a message on reddit :)
Edit: I have included a slider in the next update, about the toggling, you can already do that: Ctrl+F hides the add-on, which should also be remembered on closing and reopening the Add dialog.

Changed my workflow. It's so helpful to be able to see the card you've just created as you make more. Really appreciate this addon.

Very solid & nicely done add on dude, congrats ! .
You are the best man !!!!!!!!
You are the best man !!!!!!!!
Comment from author before post was edited
Hi, if you mean the pdf tooltip, the results are capped at 50 for sakes of performance. About the selected decks, you are right, that selection does not filter the pdf tooltip search, I thought it could be confusing for the user elsewise. Maybe there will be some separate deck select in the pdf tooltip at some point. But first I want to rework the normal deck select, as it is terrible to use right now IMO.
Edit: I will add a config option with the next update :)
Edit: I will add a config option with the next update :)

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Super responsive support. Good add-on, highly recommended even if the add-on is throwing shade at you

Thanks, it's amazing

Game changer to my workflow. Thank you so much for your work.

Very helful, beautiful UI design. Elaborate instructions, though it takes quite some time to understand all the buttons.

Great functionality and continued development.
When this searches I would like to:
(1) Filter for only suspended
(2) Be able to select some or all and then toggle suspend for them
(3) Be able to select some or all and then add/remove tag(s)
This would be extremely helpful for premade decks or for decks where you regulate which cards you are studying via suspend.
When this searches I would like to:
(1) Filter for only suspended
(2) Be able to select some or all and then toggle suspend for them
(3) Be able to select some or all and then add/remove tag(s)
This would be extremely helpful for premade decks or for decks where you regulate which cards you are studying via suspend.

Amazing

This add-on is a game changer, especially after the last few updates !!
It would had been perfect if the "search on select" box was a little bit bigger, or if it had a similar functionality as the Pop-up dictionary add-on & if the Pomodoro timer remained on fullscreen mode< but overall it is a VERY NICE add-on, Thanx man !!
It would had been perfect if the "search on select" box was a little bit bigger, or if it had a similar functionality as the Pop-up dictionary add-on & if the Pomodoro timer remained on fullscreen mode< but overall it is a VERY NICE add-on, Thanx man !!
Comment from author
You can change the tooltip's max height and width in the config: pdfTooltipMaxHeight/Width. For the timer: I actually find it more immersive if I don't see it while reading, so I will keep it that way for now, maybe at some later point as a config option.

SUPERB ADD ON!

This add on completely changed my workflow, I can no longer study/make cards without it, thanks!

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One of the best Add-ons that I've ever used !! My only wish is to see a full stand-alone PDF reader version of this add-on (with the anki integration of course !!) , or at least be able to use in a full screen view, because the maximum ratio of 25:75 is not "immersive" enough for me
Edit : The last couple updates prove the level of commitment this guy has for his project !! you have my respect for your commitment for users demands and I really congratulate you and I wish you the best of luck .
I couldn't ask for more really but there is one minor flaw that I want you to know about and it's that now the web search result window is not full-size anymore , it's half screen now.
Btw, I didn't manage to add sites or search engines to the web search options beside Wikipedia (I know google doesn't work , but I think Bing is a good alternative) I would really appreciate it if you can help me with that.
Edit : The last couple updates prove the level of commitment this guy has for his project !! you have my respect for your commitment for users demands and I really congratulate you and I wish you the best of luck .
I couldn't ask for more really but there is one minor flaw that I want you to know about and it's that now the web search result window is not full-size anymore , it's half screen now.
Btw, I didn't manage to add sites or search engines to the web search options beside Wikipedia (I know google doesn't work , but I think Bing is a good alternative) I would really appreciate it if you can help me with that.
Comment from author
What I could imagine is the toggle shortcut (default CTRL-F) to completely hide the field inputs when in the PDF reader, instead of hiding the right side.
Anyway, the newest update should use the height in the pdf reader a bit better (you might have to adjust AddToResultAreaHeight), and I added 10-90 and 15-85 ratios.
Edit: That issue might be fixed with the latest update, and for bing, I don't think any of the big search engines will allow for embedding unfortunately, in general, most sites seem to disallow it. I basically use it only for Wikipedia and an english/german translation site.
Anyway, the newest update should use the height in the pdf reader a bit better (you might have to adjust AddToResultAreaHeight), and I added 10-90 and 15-85 ratios.
Edit: That issue might be fixed with the latest update, and for bing, I don't think any of the big search engines will allow for embedding unfortunately, in general, most sites seem to disallow it. I basically use it only for Wikipedia and an english/german translation site.

Getting a strange error:
Error
An error occurred. Please start Anki while holding down the shift key, which will temporarily disable the add-ons you have installed.
If the issue only occurs when add-ons are enabled, please use the Tools>Add-ons menu item to disable some add-ons and restart Anki, repeating until you discover the add-on that is causing the problem.
When you've discovered the add-on that is causing the problem, please report the issue on the add-ons section of our support site.
Debug info:
Anki 2.1.19 (3c8690ae) Python 3.8.0 Qt 5.14.0 PyQt 5.13.2
Platform: Windows 10
Flags: frz=True ao=True sv=1
Caught exception:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "C:\Users\user\AppData\Roaming\Anki2\addons21\1781298089\src\index\fts_index.py", line 267, in printOutput
self.output.print_search_results(result["results"], stamp, logging = self.logging, printTimingInfo = True, query_set=query_set)
File "C:\Users\user\AppData\Roaming\Anki2\addons21\1781298089\src\output.py", line 312, in print_search_results
cmd = "setSearchResults(`%s`, ``, null, page=%s , pageMax=%s, total=%s, cacheSize=%s, stamp=%s, printTiming=%s);" % (html, page, pageMax, len(notes), len(self.previous_calls), stamp, timing)
UnboundLocalError: local variable 'timing' referenced before assignment
Error
An error occurred. Please start Anki while holding down the shift key, which will temporarily disable the add-ons you have installed.
If the issue only occurs when add-ons are enabled, please use the Tools>Add-ons menu item to disable some add-ons and restart Anki, repeating until you discover the add-on that is causing the problem.
When you've discovered the add-on that is causing the problem, please report the issue on the add-ons section of our support site.
Debug info:
Anki 2.1.19 (3c8690ae) Python 3.8.0 Qt 5.14.0 PyQt 5.13.2
Platform: Windows 10
Flags: frz=True ao=True sv=1
Caught exception:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "C:\Users\user\AppData\Roaming\Anki2\addons21\1781298089\src\index\fts_index.py", line 267, in printOutput
self.output.print_search_results(result["results"], stamp, logging = self.logging, printTimingInfo = True, query_set=query_set)
File "C:\Users\user\AppData\Roaming\Anki2\addons21\1781298089\src\output.py", line 312, in print_search_results
cmd = "setSearchResults(`%s`, ``, null, page=%s , pageMax=%s, total=%s, cacheSize=%s, stamp=%s, printTiming=%s);" % (html, page, pageMax, len(notes), len(self.previous_calls), stamp, timing)
UnboundLocalError: local variable 'timing' referenced before assignment
Comment from author
Fix is up for download.

A must have

Great job with this! My issue right now is that I had to uninstall and re-install and now I'm not able to access my notes through the add-on even though I have the 2020siac file. Does anyone know what I can do to get them back on the add-on?
Comment from author
I don't know what exactly you mean with re-install (just the add-on or Anki?), but as long as you still have the siac-notes.db file of your old installation, you can place it somewhere safe and set the path to that place in the settings (called "Add-on DB folder path" or something similar).

Fantastic. Game changer

Absolutely fantastic addon. The two current solutions for incremental reading without using bloatware supermemo are the IR addon and polar bookshelf. The IR addon is nice but doesn't handle pdfs. Polar handles pdfs but isn't actually incremental reading - just annotation and an anki sync that absolutely destroys your tags and doesn't really handle modification of cards very well.
This addon is the best solution there currently is that comes closest to implementing an IR solution. The pdf reader is excellent to use and creating cards while reading is smooth as butter. The reading queue system in the addon is what brings us very close to a true IR solution. A dynamic queue priority system added to this new note queue would be a really nice final touch.
Interface has some room for improvement but once you get used to it it begins to make a lot of sense. Pomodoro timer added in is a really nice touch.
A++ work huge thanks to the developer.
This addon is the best solution there currently is that comes closest to implementing an IR solution. The pdf reader is excellent to use and creating cards while reading is smooth as butter. The reading queue system in the addon is what brings us very close to a true IR solution. A dynamic queue priority system added to this new note queue would be a really nice final touch.
Interface has some room for improvement but once you get used to it it begins to make a lot of sense. Pomodoro timer added in is a really nice touch.
A++ work huge thanks to the developer.
Comment from author
Thanks, if you got some concrete suggestions about how that dynamic queue system should work, please post them on the github repo (or message me on reddit). I am also not completely satisfied yet with the way the static queue works at the moment, but I'm unsure in what direction I want to go exactly.

when i saw i can work with my pdfs i was shocked!!!!
how did you manage that! Thank you so much!!!
Though it is tough i like to request you a good improvement in the pdf reading
By the way how much time you have spent to develop this addon?
how did you manage that! Thank you so much!!!
Though it is tough i like to request you a good improvement in the pdf reading
By the way how much time you have spent to develop this addon?
Comment from author
If you got any concrete suggestions, feel free to post them on the github repo.

For some reason when I append an image to a field using the dialog, the image will not show up during reviews
Comment from author
And this was reason enough for you to rate this whole add-on as bad?
I cannot help you without more information, it works for me. You could message me on reddit or write an issue in the github repo.
I cannot help you without more information, it works for me. You could message me on reddit or write an issue in the github repo.

This is the best and useful addon that I've seen. Thank you so much for your efforts and sharing. Just love it so much!

Three Thumbs Up

Amazing addon! I already benefit from the searching functionality, and play with the note-taking in PDF. Thank you for creating and sharing!

This is by far my most favorite, most useful, most interesting Anki addon I've encountered. So, thank you so much for not only developing it but also sharing it.
Is there any way I can use it in the browser while editing cards and not only while adding 'em ?
Again, Thanks a lot
Is there any way I can use it in the browser while editing cards and not only while adding 'em ?
Again, Thanks a lot
Comment from author
Sorry, at the moment, you can use it only in the Add window and in the Edit window of the reviewer (if 'useInEdit' is set to true). Making it work in the browser would require some major refactoring plus there could be issues with the more limited display space.

This has been a total game changer thank you for such an awesome add on. My favorite part is the PDF reading by far. It makes getting the notes from a textbook so much easier. Thank you!

It's really great and fleshed out and easy to use.

when it was just for searching it was already amazing. the note taking and pdf support makes it even better.

Greatly underappreciated add-on.
Thank you!
Thank you!

Brilliant !!!!

This add-on is amazing for med students if you have downloaded multiple shared decks (zanki, bros, etc)

The default browser search sucks, this one is awesome!

Thank so much!!!
Can you help me?
How do I limit search fields to just question fields?
Rep:
Oh thx i just downloaded update and it works
Can you help me?
How do I limit search fields to just question fields?
Rep:
Oh thx i just downloaded update and it works
Comment from author before post was edited
Settings -> Set Fields should do exactly that

This is probably the single most powerful addon for anki in terms of card production and efficiency. Excellent work!
If I may make a suggestion: the ability to natively suspend and unsuspend cards would be amazing. This way, the user can see when the time has come to unsuspend the relevant cards from the giant shared medschool decks when making the cards for that class/lecture.
If I may make a suggestion: the ability to natively suspend and unsuspend cards would be amazing. This way, the user can see when the time has come to unsuspend the relevant cards from the giant shared medschool decks when making the cards for that class/lecture.
Comment from author
Hey, thanks for the feedback. About suspending/unsuspending, that would be nice, I'll have a look at how difficult that would be to add.

In my Mac system, enable this plugin, the right mouse button is disabled
I disabled it and hope to fix this bug earlier.
I disabled it and hope to fix this bug earlier.
Comment from author
Can you do either a bug report on Github or send me a message on reddit? From your text I have no idea what's going wrong. Thanks :)

Very useful add-on!

Thank u

Fantastic. Terrific. Excellent. Brilliant. Pure gold.

Awesome, keep going!

Thank u

thank you!

Great addon doesn't work with nightmode. Similar to tags being invisible.
Comment from author
Yea, no nightmode support yet. If the problem with the display of tags is independent of the night mode, please open a github issue or send me a direct message on reddit, I won't be able to help otherwise.
Update (13-04): You can adjust the colors in the config now, images and note text are not inverted, but it is better than nothing :)
Update (13-04): You can adjust the colors in the config now, images and note text are not inverted, but it is better than nothing :)

I loved this addon

Nice, friends!

Great. I loved the idea. What is missing so as not to be BETA?
Comment from author
Index should rebuild if you add/delete cards during a session, fts3/4 should rank the results correctly, UI doesn't resize right for some people,... lots to do :)

one of the best add-ons

Congratulations on your addon. He will be very helpful.