Browse Selected Deck

AnkiWeb addon 1452948121

Makes Browse switch an already open browser to the selected deck, with configurable changed or always modes, while preserving searches in extra browser windows.
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AnkiWeb

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Updated
2026-10-06
Anki versions
26.09.3~
Languages
Python, JSON
Description language
en

Maintenance

active

  • Last update or commit: 2026-10-06 (26 days before the snapshot).
  • Test files: 1.
  • Commits in the last year: 2.
  • Issues: 0 open, 0 closed.
  • Pull requests: 0 open, 0 merged.

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Description

Browse (or B) switches an already open browser to the deck selected on the main screen.

In Anki, Shift+click on a deck row selects that deck. Add then opens the Add window for that deck, even if the window is already open. Browse, however, only opens on that deck if the browser was closed. If it is already open, it just comes to the front with the old search.

This add-on makes Browse work like Add:

  • changed mode (default): the open browser switches to the selected deck if a different deck was selected since last time. Otherwise your current search is kept.
  • always mode: every Browse returns the browser to the selected deck.
  • It uses the same search Anki uses when opening the browser from scratch (deck:current or your "Default search text").
  • During review, Browse behaves as in Anki and shows the current card.
  • Only the main browser window is affected. Extra windows from Multiple Browser Windows keep their searches.

Settings: Tools → Add-ons → Config → "mode": "changed" / "always".

Source code: github.com/yndarra/anki-browse-selected-deck

RU: «Обзор» переключает уже открытый браузер на колоду, выбранную на главном экране (Shift+клик).

README

Browse Selected Deck

Install: in Anki go to Tools → Add-ons → Get Add-ons… and enter the code 1452948121 (AnkiWeb page). Установка: Инструменты → Дополнения → Скачать дополнения… → код 1452948121.

A small Anki add-on: Browse (or the B key) switches an already open browser to the deck selected on the main screen.

In Anki, Shift+click on a deck row in the deck list selects that deck without opening it. Then:

  • Add opens the Add window for that deck, even if the window is already open;
  • Browse opens the browser on that deck only if the browser was closed. If it is already open, Anki just brings it to the front with the old search.

This add-on makes Browse behave like Add: if a different deck is selected, the open browser switches to it.

Behaviour

  • The browser runs the same search Anki uses when it opens the browser from scratch. By default that is deck:current, or your Default search text if you set one in Preferences → Browsing.
  • changed mode (default): the browser switches only if a different deck was selected since last time. If you press Browse again with the same deck, your current search is kept.
  • always mode: every Browse click returns the browser to the selected deck.
  • During review, Browse behaves as in Anki: the browser opens on the current card.
  • Unsaved edits in the browser's editor are saved before switching.
  • Only the main browser window is affected. Extra windows from Multiple Browser Windows keep their searches.

Settings

Tools → Add-ons → Browse Selected Deck → Config → "mode": "changed" or "always".

Development

run_tests.bat runs the tests, build.bat builds dist/browse_selected_deck.ankiaddon. Requires Anki 23.10+. Tested with 26.09.

Обзор выбранной колоды (RU)

Shift+клик по строке колоды на главном экране выбирает колоду. «Добавить» и так открывает добавление в неё, даже если окно уже открыто. Это дополнение делает так же с «Обзор»: уже открытый браузер переключается на выбранную колоду.

  • Режим changed (по умолчанию): браузер переключается, только если с прошлого раза выбрана другая колода. Иначе твой текущий поиск остаётся.
  • Режим always: каждое «Обзор» возвращает браузер к выбранной колоде.
  • Во время повторения всё как в Anki: браузер открывается на текущей карточке.
  • Меняется только основное окно браузера. Дополнительные окна из Multiple Browser Windows не трогаются.

License

MIT