🧠 AI Masker for Anki (Image Masker / Grouped Occlusion)

AI Masker (a.k.a Image Masker) is an Anki add-on that lets you create multiple image-occlusion cards at once by drawing masks on an image and exporting them as a group — super useful for diagrams, charts, and annotated figures.

🔗 AnkiWeb Page

This add-on is officially published on AnkiWeb:

👉 https://ankiweb.net/shared/info/553055768

Installing from AnkiWeb is recommended for easy setup and automatic updates.

🎯 Features

• 📌 Draw multiple masks on a single image
• 📦 Export all masked regions as a group of new occlusion cards
• 🖼️ Designed for charts, diagrams, anatomy images, and complex visuals
• 🎯 Saves time vs. creating occlusions one by one
• 🔧 Integrates with Anki’s card creation workflows

🚀 How It Works

1. In the Anki card editor, insert an image you want to occlude.
2. Trigger AI Masker to start drawing mask rectangles.
3. Draw multiple masks covering different regions of the image.
4. Once done, export — and all masks become separate occlusion cards automatically.

This workflow dramatically speeds up making cards from visual materials with lots of labels or sub-parts.

📦 Installation

🔹 Install from AnkiWeb (Recommended)

1. Open Anki
2. Navigate to Tools → Add-Ons → Browse & Install
3. Search for Image Masker or enter the code from AnkiWeb
4. Install and restart Anki

📖 Usage

Create Multiple Image Occlusion Cards

1. Open a card in the card editor
2. Insert your target image (diagram, chart, etc.)
3. From the editor menu, select AI Masker / Grouped Occlusion
4. Draw rectangles over all parts you want to mask
5. Click Export / Create Cards
6. New occlusion cards will be generated for each mask

⚙️ Tips & Best Practices

• Use with high-resolution images for clear occlusions.
• For diagrams with many labels, mask in logical chunks (e.g., regions rather than tiny text).
• You can edit mask positions before exporting.
• After export, tweak the card templates if you want custom style or formatting.

🛠 Troubleshooting

📜 License

This add-on is provided under the MIT License (see LICENSE).

🔧 Related Add-Ons

You might also like:

• AI Card Explainer – Adds explanations to cards
• AI Card Splitter – Break large cards into smaller ones
• AI Card Translator – Translate cards during review
• HTML Exporter for Anki – Export cards as HTML / PDF

These tools can be used together to build an AI-augmented Anki workflow.