Card Picnic — share favorite Anki cards (invite required)

An invite is required before you install. Join Card Picnic through a single-use invite link from a member. Each member receives three invites; installing this add-on does not create an account or provide an invite.

Card Picnic lets you share favorite Anki cards and save other members' cards into desktop Anki. Member profiles require sign-in. The signed-out homepage shows selected accounting and weather examples.

Get started

1. Join with your invite link and sign in. See the setup guide.
2. In desktop Anki, choose Tools → Add-ons → Get Add-ons, enter the code shown on this AnkiWeb listing, and restart Anki.
3. Accept the connection prompt, or choose Tools → Card Picnic → Connect account. Check that the browser and Anki show the same code, then approve the connection.

Already installed Card Picnic from its website? Disconnect the old copy, disable it in Tools → Add-ons, and restart before installing this version. Reconnect using the same Anki profile and Card Picnic account. Keep only one copy enabled.

Share and save cards

• Press Share beside Edit while reviewing, or add the share tag. Choose Tools → Card Picnic → Sync now, review the selection, and approve the cards you want to publish.
• Only cards selected by the share tag are eligible for publishing. First-time publishing requires approval. Their rendered fronts, backs, styling and supported referenced media are uploaded; the rest of your collection is not.
• Tags belong to notes. By default, only the first card of each tagged note is selected, including multi-card and cloze notes. The all_cards_of_note setting selects all cards of tagged notes.
• Remove the share tag and sync to remove your shared cards from the site. Copies other members already saved remain theirs.
• On the website, choose Add to my Anki, then Sync now in the add-on. Saved cards go into the Card Picnic deck by default. Automatic sync also fetches saved cards and updates or removes previously published cards; it never publishes new cards for the first time.

Limitations

• Connecting, publishing and importing require desktop Anki and internet access. You can browse and save cards from your phone after setup; there is no .apkg download.
• Imported cards are rendered copies in a Card Picnic note type, not the original editable note structure or review history.
• Image occlusion and type-in-the-answer cards do not render properly on the web. Some media or custom behavior may not transfer.
• The default sharing shortcut, 5, replaces Anki's pause-audio shortcut. Change share_shortcut, or set it to an empty string to disable it.
• Share only content you have permission to share, and review it for private information. Automated checks cannot catch everything.

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