Vanilla Study ✨ Quizlet-Inspired Anki — v0.5 Major Update 🌸

🌸 Vanilla Study v0.5 ✨ The biggest Vanilla Study update yet. Turn the Anki decks you already own into an interactive, customisable study experience — completely free. 🎮 6 study modes · ⚡ XP & combos · 📊 Progress tracking · 🎨 Custom themes · 🔒 Local-first · 💸 No subscription ✨ What's new in v0.5? Vanilla Study has received a major upgrade . 🧩 NEW Memory mode 🔀 NEW Scramble mode ⚡ XP system with daily XP tracking 🔥 Combos in Match and Memory 🏆 XP bonuses for achievements and perfect games 👤 Personal profiles and profile pictures 🌱 First-time welcome experience 🗺️ Optional interactive tutorial 📊 Improved progress dashboard and XP history 🎨 Completely improved theme system 🌙 Redesigned Midnight theme 🃏 Smoother 3D flashcard animations 🧩 Match games with 6, 9 or 12 pairs ⌨️ Expanded keyboard shortcuts 🖥️ Optional fullscreen studying 🚀 Option to launch Vanilla Study automatically with Anki 📅 Improved calendar interface 🎵 Built-in study music and sound effects ✨ Loads of interface, performance and quality-of-life improvements 🌸 Meet Vanilla Study Vanilla Study is a free, Quizlet-inspired study experience built directly inside Anki. It brings familiar interactive ways of studying to the decks you already own . There is no need to convert your decks or move your cards to another service. Why Vanilla Study? ✅ Free to use 📚 Works with your existing Anki decks 🧠 Multiple interactive study modes ⚡ XP, combos and progress tracking 🎨 Highly customisable 🔒 Local-first 🚫 No subscription required Your Anki collection remains the source of truth. 🎯 Choose how you study 🃏 Flashcards Study your cards at your own pace with a clean, animated interface. Smooth 3D card flipping Shuffle cards Reverse question and answer fields Again, Hard, Good and Easy ratings Front and back audio support Image support Keyboard controls Long-text handling 🧠 Learn An adaptive study mode that changes as you improve. Question types include: Multiple choice True or False Fill in the blank Typed recall Image Occlusion Increasingly difficult questions You also get: 💡 Hints ⏭️ Skip controls ✍️ Forgiving spelling checks 🔥 Answer streaks 📈 Card mastery tracking 💾 Saved progress for each deck 🏆 Mastery progression Get something wrong? It comes back in another round. Get it right consistently? It progresses towards harder questions and eventually becomes mastered . 📝 Test Build a quick test from your own deck. Choose your: Question types Number of cards Term → definition direction Definition → term direction Mixed direction Test yourself without having to create a separate quiz. ⚡ Match Race against the clock to match terms with their answers. Choose between: 6 pairs · 9 pairs · 12 pairs Match includes: ⏱️ Optional timer 🔥 Combo system ⚡ XP rewards 🏆 Personal bests 🎉 Completion results 🔄 Instant replay Can you beat your record? 🧩 Memory Turn your deck into a classic memory game. Flip tiles and find the matching term + answer pairs. Build consecutive matches to increase your combo and earn extra XP. 🔀 Scramble Reconstruct answers from shuffled letters. A completely different way to practise recall when ordinary flashcards start feeling repetitive. ⚡ Earn XP as you study Vanilla Study now includes its own progression system. Earn XP by: Getting answers correct Studying cards Building combos Completing games Achieving perfect results Reaching special goals Your XP accumulates over time . The Progress page includes a daily XP chart so you can see how much you've earned each day. 📈 📈 Your progress is remembered Vanilla Study stores Learn progress separately for each deck. When you return, you can: ▶️ Continue where you left off or 🔄 Start again Track cards as they move through: Still practising → Learning → Mastered Your progress stays associated with the correct Anki deck. 🖼️ Image support Cards containing images can be used throughout supported Vanilla Study modes. Images automatically scale to fit their available space without being stretched out of proportion. Native Image Occlusion Anki Image Occlusion cards receive their own Learn activity: View the masked image Press Reveal answer Check the revealed area Choose I knew it or Still learning Your response feeds back into the adaptive Learn system. 🎨 Make it yours Choose from several built-in themes: 🌸 Vanilla 🪻 Lavender 🌿 Sage 🌙 Midnight 🦋 Sky 🍑 Peach 🌊 Teal ◆ Mono Each theme changes the interface rather than simply changing one accent colour. Vanilla keeps its signature soft cream and rose aesthetic , while the other themes have their own independent colour palettes. You can also customise things such as: Typography Interface density Text size Roundedness Animations Navigation style Progress displays Recommendations 👤 Make Vanilla Study yours The first time you open Vanilla Study, a welcome experience helps you set everything up. You can add: Your name A profile picture Your preferred appearance An optional local account There's also an optional tutorial that introduces the major parts of Vanilla Study. Don't need it? Just skip it. ✨ 🏠 A smarter home screen Your dashboard gives you quick access to studying without digging through menus. It includes: 👋 Personalised greeting 🔎 Searchable deck library ▶️ Continue studying 📚 Deck recommendations 🔥 Study streak ⚡ Total XP 📅 Study calendar 👤 Profile access ✨ Clean deck names 📚 Built for real Anki decks Not every deck has only two fields. Vanilla Study lets you choose which fields should be used as the question and answer , making it suitable for decks containing additional fields such as: French · Word Type · English The other fields can remain in your note without interfering with the activity. No deck conversion is required. 🔊 Study with sound Vanilla Study supports Anki card audio where available. It also includes optional: 🎵 Background study music 🔊 Interface sound effects 🎚️ Volume controls Music and sound effects can be disabled whenever you prefer silence. ⌨️ Keyboard shortcuts Study without constantly reaching for your mouse. | Shortcut | Action | |---|---| | Ctrl + Shift + V | Open Vanilla Study | | Space | Flip flashcard | | 1 | Again | | 2 | Hard | | 3 | Good | | 4 | Easy | | ← / → | Previous / next flashcard | | Enter , → or N | Continue in supported activities | 🖥️ Open it your way Vanilla Study can run: 🪟 In its own study window 📌 Embedded inside Anki's main window You can also optionally: Open Vanilla Study automatically when Anki starts Launch directly into fullscreen Everything can be changed later from Settings. 🔒 Privacy Your studying should stay yours. Vanilla Study does not require an account . Profiles, preferences and Vanilla Study progress are stored locally with Anki and are not sent to an external Vanilla Study account server. An optional local account can be used to protect your Vanilla Study profile. You can also export your Vanilla Study data for backup or transfer. Important: Vanilla Study does not currently provide cloud account synchronisation between devices. 🛡️ Anki-friendly by design Vanilla Study is designed to work alongside Anki , not replace it. It does not need to: Rename your decks Convert your decks Change your note structure Move your cards to another service Deck paths are preserved internally, and Vanilla Study-specific progress is stored separately. 📌 Requirements Desktop Anki Anki 23.10 or later Up to 250 compatible cards loaded per deck Native Image Occlusion is supported in Learn Regular Cloze cards remain available through Anki's standard reviewer Heavily customised card templates may display somewhat differently inside Vanilla Study 🚀 Getting started After installing the add-on, open: Tools → Vanilla Study or press: Ctrl + Shift + V Then simply: Pick a deck → Choose a mode → Start studying. 🌸 💖 Enjoying Vanilla Study? Vanilla Study is a free project built to make studying with Anki more interactive and enjoyable. If you find a bug or have an idea for a future update, feedback is always welcome. Vanilla Study is an independent Anki add-on inspired by modern interactive study interfaces. It is not affiliated with, sponsored by or endorsed by Quizlet.

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Vanilla Study ✨ Quizlet-Inspired Anki — v0.5 Major Update 🌸

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