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- Updated
- 2026-07-14
- Anki versions
- 26.12~
- Description language
- en
Restart β restart or close Anki with a shortcut (by Ankicraft)
AnkiWeb addon 226292503
Lets Anki restart or close via customizable shortcuts, safely saving your collection and backups, with remappable or disableable keys and translated interface.
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Maintenance
active
- Last update or commit was 78 days before the snapshot (2026-07-15).
GitHub
- Repository
- cortezmichael594-lgtm/anki-restart Β· more by cortezmichael594-lgtm
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- β 0 Β· forks 0 Β· open issues 1
- Last commit
- 2026-07-15
- Languages
- Python
- Tests
- 0
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Version branches
| Min Anki | Max Anki | Updated |
|---|---|---|
| 2.1.0 | 26.12+ | 2026-07-14 |
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README
Anki Restart by Ankicraft
Ever crash-tested your patience waiting for Anki to reboot after a sync hiccup or a slow add-on reload? Alt-tabbing to find the icon, double-clicking, waiting for the splash screen... Quick Restart turns that whole dance into a single keystroke. Quick Restart gives Anki the instant restart it's missing. β‘
- π Restart Anki instantly with a customizable shortcut β no mouse, no hunting for icons
- β Close Anki with its own separate shortcut, just as fast
- π§ Safe by design: your collection is saved and closed the normal way before restarting, backups included
- β¨οΈ Fully remappable shortcuts, or turn either one off if you only need the other
- π‘οΈ Built-in guard against setting both shortcuts to the same key combo
- π Interface translated into dozens of languages, following Anki's own language setting
HOW TO USE
- Install the add-on and restart Anki once.
- Press Ctrl+R anytime to restart Anki, or Ctrl+W to close it.
- Open the config screen to change either shortcut or disable one of them.
SETTINGS
Go to Tools β Add-ons β Quick Restart β Config to change the shortcuts or enable/disable restart and close independently.
COMPATIBILITY
Tested on the latest Anki release on Windows; should work the same on macOS and Linux since it only uses standard Qt/Anki APIs, but hasn't been verified there yet.
CHANGELOG
v1.0.0 β 2026-07-14 β Initial release.
License
AGPLv3 β see LICENSE file
Free forever, and open source (AGPLv3).
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