Flash Feedback

AnkiWeb addon 696740575

Flashes a brief colored overlay after each Anki review answer, configurable per button with durations and opacity, non-blocking and click-through.
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Updated
2026-05-30
Anki versions
23.10~
Description language
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  • Last update or commit was 124 days before the snapshot (2026-05-30).
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README

Flash Feedback

Flashes a brief colored overlay after each Anki review answer.

CI AnkiWeb License: MIT

demo

Features

  • Per-answer-button color + on/off toggle (Again / Hard / Good / Easy)
  • Configurable hold duration, fade-out duration, and peak opacity
  • GUI config dialog — no JSON editing (Tools → Add-ons → Config)
  • Non-blocking, click-through overlay; handles rapid key presses safely

Installation

From AnkiWeb (recommended)

Tools → Add-ons → Get Add-ons → paste code 696740575

Manual

Download the .ankiaddon from Releases and double-click it, or unzip into your addons21/ folder.

Configuration

Open via Tools → Add-ons → (select add-on) → Config.

Option Type Default Range Notes
enabled bool true — Master on/off switch
target_opacity float 0.18 0.0 – 0.6 Peak flash opacity. Capped at 0.6 to reduce photosensitivity risk.
hold_ms int 240 0 – 1000 How long to hold the flash before fading (ms)
fade_ms int 140 40 – 400 Fade-out duration (ms)
eases.1.enabled bool true — Flash on Again
eases.1.color hex #ff3b30 — Color for Again
eases.2.enabled bool true — Flash on Hard
eases.2.color hex #ff9500 — Color for Hard
eases.3.enabled bool true — Flash on Good
eases.3.color hex #34c759 — Color for Good
eases.4.enabled bool true — Flash on Easy
eases.4.color hex #0a84ff — Color for Easy

Photosensitivity note: target_opacity is hard-capped at 0.6 and defaults to 0.18. Keep it low. Disable the add-on if you experience discomfort.

Development setup

git clone https://github.com/d4c4n/anki-flash-feedback
cd anki-flash-feedback

# Symlink the source package into Anki's add-on folder (macOS path shown)
ln -s "$(pwd)/src/anki_flash_feedback" \
      ~/Library/Application\ Support/Anki2/addons21/anki_flash_feedback

Restart Anki to load the add-on. Config changes applied via the dialog take effect immediately (no restart needed). To see stdout/stderr from the add-on, launch Anki from a terminal:

/Applications/Anki.app/Contents/MacOS/anki

AnkiWeb version gating: the minimum supported Anki version is set in the AnkiWeb upload form, not in manifest.json. Do not add min_point_version to the manifest.

Running tests

Tests cover pure logic in core.py and run without Anki or Qt installed:

pip install pytest
python -m pytest

Building a release

python scripts/build.py
# → dist/anki_flash_feedback.ankiaddon

The zip has __init__.py at the root (no top-level folder) and excludes __pycache__/, *.pyc, and meta.json — matching AnkiWeb's packaging requirements.

License

MIT — see LICENSE.

Contributing

Issues and pull requests welcome. Run ruff check and python -m pytest before submitting.