Speed Focus Mode (auto-alert, auto-reveal, auto-answer)

AnkiWeb addon 1046608507

Automates alerts, answer reveals, or failures when reviews take too long, with per-deck settings, countdown, timers, hotkeys, and pause options.
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Rating
315 (πŸ‘ 296 Β· πŸ‘Ž 19)
Updated
2022-12-16
Anki versions
2.1.55~
Description language
en

Maintenance

abandoned

  • Last update or commit was 1157 days before the snapshot (2023-08-01).

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README

<p align="center"><img src="screenshots/screenshot1.png"></p>

<h2 align="center">Speed Focus Mode for Anki</h2>

<p align="center"> <a title="Latest (pre-)release" href="https://github.com/glutanimate/speed-focus-mode/releases"><img src ="https://img.shields.io/github/release-pre/glutanimate/speed-focus-mode.svg?colorB=brightgreen"></a> <a title="License: GNU AGPLv3" href="https://github.com/glutanimate/speed-focus-mode/blob/master/LICENSE"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/license-GNU AGPLv3-green.svg"></a> <a title="Rate on AnkiWeb" href="https://ankiweb.net/shared/info/1046608507"><img src="https://glutanimate.com/logos/ankiweb-rate.svg"></a> <br> <a title="Buy me a coffee :)" href="https://ko-fi.com/X8X0L4YV"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/ko--fi-contribute-%23579ebd.svg"></a> <a title="Support me on Patreon :D" href="https://www.patreon.com/bePatron?u=7522179"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/patreon-support-%23f96854.svg"></a> <a title="Follow me on Twitter" href="https://twitter.com/intent/user?screen_name=glutanimate"><img src="https://img.shields.io/twitter/follow/glutanimate.svg"></a> </p>

Cut your review times into half

Extends the spaced-repetition flashcard app Anki with time-based reminders and other automated actions that encourage faster card reviews.

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Installation

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The easiest way to install Speed Focus Mode is through AnkiWeb.

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Please click on the entry corresponding to your Anki version:

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<summary><i>Anki 2.1</i></summary>

  1. Make sure you have the latest version of Anki 2.1 installed. Earlier releases (e.g. found in various Linux distros) do not support .ankiaddon packages.
  2. Download the latest .ankiaddon package from the releases tab (you might need to click on Assets below the description to reveal the download links)
  3. From Anki's main window, head to Tools β†’ Add-ons
  4. Drag-and-drop the .ankiaddon package onto the add-ons list
  5. Restart Anki

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<summary><i>Anki 2.0</i></summary>

  1. Go to Tools β†’ Add-ons β†’ Open add-ons folder
  2. Find and delete the Speed Focus Mode.py file if it already exists.
  3. See if you can find a speed_focus_mode folder. If so:
    1. If the folder contains a meta.json file, copy the file to a safe location. This will allow you to preserve your current settings.
    2. Proceed to delete the speed_focus_mode folder
  4. Download and extract the latest Anki 2.0 add-on release from the releases tab (you might need to click on Assets below the description to reveal the download links)
  5. Move the extracted Speed Focus Mode.py and speed_focus_mode into the add-ons folder
  6. Optional: Place the meta.json file back into the directory if you created a copy beforehand.
  7. Restart Anki

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Documentation

For further information on the use of this add-on please check out the description text for AnkiWeb.

Building

With Anki add-on builder installed:

git clone https://github.com/glutanimate/speed-focus-mode.git
cd speed-focus-mode
aab build

For more information on the build process please refer to aab's documentation.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please review the contribution guidelines on how to:

  • Report issues
  • File pull requests
  • Support the project as a non-developer

License and Credits

Speed Focus Mode is

Copyright Β© 2017-2019 Aristotelis P. (Glutanimate)

Copyright Β© 2015-2016 unknown author of Automatically show answer after X seconds

Thanks a lot to Neri and Pablo for their support in commissioning this add-on and their fantastic new ideas!

Speed Focus Mode is free and open-source software. The add-on code that runs within Anki is released under the GNU AGPLv3 license, extended by a number of additional terms. For more information please see the LICENSE file that accompanied this program.

This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY.


<b> <div align="center">The continued development of this add-on is made possible <br>thanks to my <a href="https://www.patreon.com/glutanimate">Patreon</a> and <a href="https://ko-fi.com/X8X0L4YV">Ko-Fi</a> supporters. <br>You guys rock ❀️ !</div> </b>