Browser Font Size – Make the Browse table text bigger

AnkiWeb addon 471648568

Enlarges Browse table text and headers, overrides Sort Field/Question/Answer column font sizes across note types, and auto-adjusts row height, leaving other Anki windows unchanged.
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Updated
2026-10-17
Anki versions
26.09.3~
Languages
Python, JSON
Description language
en

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  • Last update or commit: 2026-10-17 (15 days before the snapshot).

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Description

Browser Font Size makes the card list in Anki's Browse window easier to read.

Anki has no setting for the text size of the Browse table. The only built-in options are the global "User interface size" (which scales the whole app) and the per-note-type "Browser Appearance" font size (which only affects the Sort Field / Question / Answer columns, one note type at a time). This add-on fills the gap.

What it does

  • Enlarges the text in the normal columns (Card Type, Due, Deck, etc.) and the column headers.
  • Overrides the font size of the Sort Field / Question / Answer columns for all note types at once. This is useful for Japanese, Chinese and Korean decks, where the note-type font is often tiny next to the rest of the table.
  • Adjusts the row height automatically so larger text isn't clipped.
  • Keeps each note type's font family by default, so CJK fonts still render correctly. You can optionally force one font for everything.
  • Only touches the table. The sidebar, editor and reviewer are unchanged.

Configuration

Tools → Add-ons → Browser Font Size → Config

  • font_size: size (pt) for the normal columns and headers. Default 14.
  • cell_font_size: size (pt) for Sort Field / Question / Answer. Default 14. (Anki's own per-note-type setting is in pixels, so 14 pt here is a little larger than 14 px there.)
  • row_padding: extra pixels of row height. Default 8. Raise it if rows look cramped.
  • font_family: optional font name for all columns, e.g. "Yu Gothic UI". Empty keeps the current fonts.
Close and reopen the Browse window after changing the config.

Compatibility and notes

  • Requires Anki 2.1.45 or newer. Earlier versions don't have the browser table code this add-on hooks into. I checked the add-on's hooks against the Anki source for 2.1.45 and the current development branch, but I have only actually run it on Anki 26.09.3 (Windows). Other versions are untested, so reports are welcome.
  • To override the Sort Field / Question / Answer font, the add-on wraps an internal Anki class (aqt.browser.table.model.DataModel). If a future Anki release reorganizes that code, those columns may stop changing size; the other columns should keep working. Please report any breakage.
  • If you only need to enlarge those columns for a single note type, you can do it without any add-on: Browse → Cards… → Options → Browser Appearance.

Problems, bugs, feedback

Please include your Anki version (Help → About) and what you see versus what you expected.

Changelog

2026-10-17: Initial release.