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AnkiGestureControl
AnkiWeb addon 237492066
Controls Anki reviews hands-free using customizable head and hand gestures for answering, scrolling, and other actions, with calibration, sensitivity, shortcuts, and camera preview.
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- 2025-12-10
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README
Anki Gesture Control
An addon for Anki that allows you to control your reviews using head and hand gestures, providing a hands-free learning experience.
Features
- Hands-Free Control: Answer cards, scroll, and perform other actions without touching your keyboard or mouse.
- Gesture-Based Actions: Use intuitive head nods, turns, and hand gestures to control Anki.
- Customizable Gesture Mapping: Easily remap gestures to a wide range of Anki actions to fit your workflow.
- Adjustable Sensitivity: Fine-tune the sensitivity of gesture detection to match your preferences and environment.
- On-the-Fly Recalibration: Quickly recalibrate your neutral head position for optimal performance.
- Camera Preview: An optional real-time camera feed to help you position yourself and see the gesture detection in action.
- Automatic Start/Stop: Configure the addon to automatically start gesture detection when you begin a review session and stop when you're done.
- Configurable Shortcuts: Set your own global keyboard shortcuts for common actions like toggling gesture control and recalibrating.
Installation and Setup
- Install the Addon: Download the addon from the AnkiWeb addon page or install it manually.
- Run the Onboarding Wizard: The first time you start Anki after installing the addon, an onboarding wizard will appear.
- All Platforms: The wizard can automatically download a portable Python environment for your platform (Windows, macOS Intel, macOS Apple Silicon, or Linux), so no manual setup is needed!
- Alternative: The wizard will also check for an existing system Python 3.9 installation if you prefer to use that instead.
- The wizard sets up a dedicated environment for the gesture recognition library.
How to Use
- Start/Stop Gesture Control:
- Go to the Gesture Control menu in Anki's main window and select Start Gesture Control.
- Alternatively, use the default shortcut
Ctrl+Shift+G.
- Perform Gestures:
- Position yourself in front of your webcam.
- If the camera preview is enabled, you will see a window with your video feed.
- Perform one of the supported gestures (see the table below).
- Recalibrate:
- If you change your position or the gesture detection feels off, you can recalibrate at any time.
- Go to the Gesture Control menu and select Recalibrate Gestures.
- Alternatively, use the default shortcut
Ctrl+Shift+R.
Gestures
The addon recognizes the following gestures. You can customize the action associated with each gesture in the configuration settings.
| Gesture | Default Action | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Nod Right | Answer Good / Show Answer | Quickly turn your head to the right and back to the center. |
| Nod Left | Answer Again | Quickly turn your head to the left and back to the center. |
| Nod Up | Answer Hard | Quickly nod your head up and back to the center. |
| Nod Down | Answer Easy | Quickly nod your head down and back to the center. |
| Look Right (Hold) | Suspend Card | Turn your head to the right and hold the position. |
| Look Left (Hold) | Bury Card | Turn your head to theleft and hold the position. |
| Look Up (Hold) | Scroll Up | Look up and hold the position to scroll up on long cards. |
| Look Down (Hold) | Scroll Down | Look down and hold the position to scroll down on long cards. |
| Fist | Start/Stop Review | Make a fist with your hand in front of the camera. |
| Swipe Left (Palm) | Undo | Swipe your open palm from right to left across the camera's view. |
Actions
You can map any of the gestures to the following actions:
- Answer Good / Show Answer: Marks the card as "Good" or shows the answer if it's hidden.
- Answer Again: Marks the card as "Again".
- Answer Hard: Marks the card as "Hard".
- Answer Easy: Marks the card as "Easy".
- Scroll Down: Scrolls down on the current card.
- Scroll Up: Scrolls up on the current card.
- Start/Stop Review: Toggles the review session.
- Undo: Undoes the last action.
- Bury Card: Buries the current card.
- Suspend Card: Suspends the current card.
- Recalibrate: Recalibrates the neutral head position.
- None: No action.
Configuration
You can access the configuration dialog by going to the Gesture Control menu and selecting Configuration. The settings are divided into several tabs:
- Gestures: Map gestures to actions.
- Sensitivity: Adjust the thresholds for gesture detection, such as how far you need to turn your head or how long you need to hold a pose.
- Advanced: Configure more advanced options, including:
- Behavioral settings like auto-start and the camera preview.
- Fine-tune the underlying
MediaPipesettings for face and hand detection.
- Shortcuts: Change the keyboard shortcuts for toggling gesture control and recalibrating.
Requirements
- Anki 2.1.50+
- A webcam
- All Platforms: Automatic portable Python environment download supported (Windows, macOS Intel, macOS Apple Silicon, and Linux). Alternatively, you can use an existing system Python 3.9 installation.