AnkiVoiceRecorder

AnkiWeb addon 1858693080

Records microphone audio to WAV, plays the last recording, optionally saves to a custom folder, and supports gain boost, folder and shortcut options.
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Updated: 2026-02-08
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Description language: en

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Last update or commit was 235 days before the snapshot (2026-02-08).

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Repository: injust90/ankivoicerecorder · more by injust90
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Last commit: 2026-02-08
Languages: Python
Tests: 0

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AnkiVoiceRecorder

An Anki add-on that records microphone audio to WAV, lets you play back the last recording, and optionally saves to a custom folder.

Features

Record/stop toggle (default: Ctrl+R)
Play last recording (default: Ctrl+Shift+R)
Tools menu integration via the AnkiRecorder submenu
Options submenu for recording folder and keybindings
Optional gain boost after recording

Install (development)

Clone this repo.

Symlink the add-on folder into Anki:

ln -s /path/to/AnkiVoiceRecorder/myaddon ~/.local/share/Anki2/addons21/AnkiVoiceRecorder

Restart Anki.

Usage

Tools -> AnkiRecorder -> AnkiVoiceRecorder: Toggle Recording
Tools -> AnkiRecorder -> AnkiVoiceRecorder: Play Last Recording
Tools -> AnkiRecorder -> Options -> AnkiVoiceRecorder: Set Recording Folder...
Tools -> AnkiRecorder -> Options -> AnkiVoiceRecorder: Set Keybindings...

Demo video

Config

Config is stored by Anki. Defaults are defined in myaddon/config.json:

{
  "save_dir": "",
  "gain": 1.25,
  "record_shortcut": "Ctrl+R",
  "play_shortcut": "Ctrl+Shift+R"
}

save_dir: empty means use the collection media folder.
gain: multiplier applied after recording (1.0 = no change).
record_shortcut: shortcut for Toggle Recording.
play_shortcut: shortcut for Play Last Recording.

Notes

Recordings are WAV files named voice_YYYYMMDD_HHMMSS.wav.
Add-ons must be run from inside Anki; they will not run from VS Code.

Licenses / Credits

Uses Anki's bundled APIs and its Qt/PyQt runtime at execution time.
No third-party code is bundled by this add-on.