RealCards - (TEST RELEASE) export selected cards/decks to PDF/HTML for printing

AnkiWeb addon 1996922060

Exports selected Anki cards or decks to PDF/HTML for printing paper flashcards, with card-level selection, Flatpak-friendly, requiring no separate browser, though currently a buggy test release.
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Updated
2025-11-07
Anki versions
25.09.2~
Description language
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  • Last update or commit was 294 days before the snapshot (2025-12-11).

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README

RealCards

Print your Anki cards. For real.

RealCards is a modern Anki Add-on that enables exporting to PDF/HTML for printing paper flashcards with card-level selection. RealCards is Flatpak-friendly and does not require a separately installed browser to render PDF files.

Currently, this is an initial relase, so there will certainly be bugs. Please be understanding. If you encounter a problem, please file a bug reports, or better yet, contribute!

Features

  • Export selected cards only (Not the whole note)
  • Deck or note export via File → Export
  • HTML & PDF output
  • Flatpak friendly (uses xdg-desktop-portal)
  • Audio hidden (.noPrint CSS)
  • Clean, modern code

Installation

  • Via Ankiweb

    1. (From Anki) -> Tools -> Add-ons -> Get Add-ons
    2. Enter code 1996922060
    3. Restart Anki

  • Manual install

    1. git clone https://github.com/moltencrux/RealCards

    2. cd RealCards

    3. Recursively copy src/realcards to your Anki addon folder

      Linux (non-flatpak):

      cp -r src/realcards/ ~/.local/share/Anki2/addons21/addons21/

      Linux (flatpak):

      cp -rT src/realcards/ ~/.var/app/ ~/.var/app/net.ankiweb.Anki/data/Anki2/addons21/

      Windows

      mkdir "%APPDATA%\Anki2\addons21\realcards" 2>nul && xcopy "src\realcards\*.*" "%APPDATA%\Anki2\addons21\realcards\" /E /Y /I

      MacOS

      mkdir -p ~/Library/Application\ Support/Anki2/addons21/realcards && cp -r src/realcards/* ~/Library/Application\ Support/Anki2/addons21/realcards

    4. Restart Anki

Usage

From Anki Browser

  • To export by card

    • Toggle to card view mode
    • Select cards to print
    • Cards (or right click) -> RealCards -> Export Selected Cards -> HTML/PDF

  • To export by note

    • Toggle to note view mode
    • Select notes to print
    • Notes (or right click) -> Export Notes
    • Select RealCards (HTML/PDF) in the combo box -> Click Export

From Main Window

  • File -> Export -> RealCards (HTML/PDF)
  • Select the deck to export
  • click Export

Contributing

Contributions to RealCards are welcome! To contribute, please fork the repository, make your changes, and submit a pull request.

License

AGPLv3 — see LICENSE

Inspired by Papercards ,Improved for modern Anki, Flatpak, and card-level control.

Author

[Moltencrux] — GitHub