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- 111 (👍 103 · 👎 8)
- Updated
- 2026-06-10
- Anki versions
- 25.09.4~
- Description language
- en
Life Drain
AnkiWeb addon 715575551
Adds a life bar to reviews that drains over time, requiring answers to restore it and giving visual feedback on answering speed.
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Maintenance
active
- Last update or commit was 113 days before the snapshot (2026-06-10).
- The repository has 1 GitHub Actions workflows.
GitHub
- Repository
- yutsuten/anki-lifedrain · more by yutsuten
- Stars
- ⭐ 33 · forks 4 · open issues 1
- Last commit
- 2026-06-10
- License
- AGPL-3.0
- Languages
- Python, Makefile
- Tests
- 0
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Version branches
| Min Anki | Max Anki | Updated |
|---|---|---|
| 2.1.0 | 2.1.21 | 2020-06-03 |
| 2.1.22 | 2.1.44 | 2022-02-13 |
| 2.1.45 | 2.1.54 | 2022-09-18 |
| 2.1.55 | 25.09.4+ | 2026-06-10 |
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README
Life Drain
MAINTENANCE NOTICE:
- I won't accept new feature requests. But small enhancements may be accepted.
- My focus is to keep the add-on working on newer versions of Anki.
An Anki add-on that adds a life bar to your reviews.
Your life reduces within time, and you must answer the questions in order to recover it.
Objective
The objective is to give a visual feedback of how fast the questions are being answered. If the life is low, it means that you are distracted or taking too much time to answer.
Install
Recommended
- Install from the AnkiWeb.
Manual
- Copy the folder
srcinto your add-ons folder. You need at least Anki 2.1.22 for the latest Life Drain.
Documentation
Click here and access the wiki for this add-on!
Feedback & Contribution
If you find any bugs, feel free to open an issue. I'll try to answer / fix those as soon as I can!
If you have experience with coding, feel free to open a Pull Request!
Any feedback and help is very welcome!