Folio

Folio

A personal study workspace inside desktop Anki. Write and preview cards, organize your study time, and take focused breaks.

Start here

1. Open Anki on your computer. Choose Tools → Add-ons → Get Add-ons.
2. Enter 726304578, choose OK, then quit and reopen Anki.
3. Open Tools → Folio Settings to choose your name, appearance, and study preferences.

The same Folio add-on works for everyone. You can start using it with your existing cards right away. Calendar connections and AI assistance are optional.

Write notes and preview their cards

Use Anki’s Add window to choose a deck and note type. Fill in that type’s fields, add tags, then choose Preview card to inspect the unsaved cards using Anki’s own rendering, including supported math. Return to the editor and choose Add card when ready. That button saves the note; Anki generates its cards. Anki’s Edit → Undo remains available afterward.

A note holds the information you enter. Its note type defines its fields and card templates. One Basic note generates one card; Basic (and reversed card) generates two, one in each direction. Cloze generates a card for each distinct deletion number: repeated c1 deletions share a card; c2 makes another. Each card has its own review schedule.

Decks and subdecks group cards for study. Tags label notes and help you find topics across decks. Folio uses your existing Anki organization; it does not require a special deck hierarchy.

For Folio-managed notes, Hide source details gives you more writing room. Turn it off whenever you need to edit the source fields.

Make it yours

• Pictures and backgrounds: click your dashboard picture or initial, or open Tools → Folio Settings → Pictures & backgrounds. Choose or change your profile picture and card background on this page. Choose Preview pictures and cards, then Apply or Save and close. Use Switch profile to select whose pictures you edit. Each saved profile keeps separate pictures. Colors & effects adjusts dimming and reading panels.
• Study planning: see your next deck and upcoming dates. The focus timer is built into Folio.
• Optional calendars: connect a supported calendar, subscribe to an iCalendar link, or import an .ics file. Review study sessions before publishing them to a separate Folio Study calendar.
• Optional AI: configure your own compatible connection, keep selected sources in view, and review card drafts before saving. AI starts off.

Open Folio Settings / Automations to connect calendars, choose a 15–1440 minute refresh interval, pause or resume, see the last result and next check, or choose Save and refresh now. Failed reads retry after 15 minutes; Refresh now retries immediately. Pausing keeps saved dates and stops pending results from replacing them. Automatic refresh runs while Anki and this profile are open. An imported .ics file is a saved copy; reimport it for source changes, and reconnect private iCloud after its window closes. Review and sync suggestions, optional private local tools, and Anki-managed updates have their own setup controls on the same page. Calendar refresh does not start Anki sync.

Personal profiles and card sync

If someone shares a private profile.json, open Folio Settings and choose Switch profile → Import profile. Review the preview, create the profile, and switch to it. You can switch back at any time. A Folio profile holds local preferences inside the current Anki profile; switching it keeps the same collection, review history and AnkiWeb account. Use Anki’s own profile manager for separate collections.

Use Anki’s own Sync button and your own AnkiWeb account for cards and review history. Keep a separate private backup of Folio’s appearance profiles and settings; AnkiWeb sync does not include them.

Included components and credits

Folio’s dashboard and focus timer are included. Core use requires no separately installed Anki add-on. Dashboard code is adapted from Awesome Dashboard 1.4.0, under its MIT license. Calendar support bundles icalendar 6.3.2, python-dateutil 2.9.0.post0, six 1.17.0, recurring-ical-events 3.8.2 and x-wr-timezone 2.0.1.

These libraries are included in the package. Their license texts and attribution remain available in Folio Settings → About → Licenses and credits. Optional calendar services and model servers are connections you choose, not required Anki add-ons.

Keep Folio updated

Choose Tools → Add-ons → Check for Updates, accept an available Folio update, then quit and reopen Anki. Anki can also notify you about updates at startup. Keep updating the same add-on, code 726304578, so your local settings and appearance profiles are retained. There is no separate timer add-on to install.

Compatibility and privacy

Folio 1.13.4 has been tested on macOS with Anki 26.09.3. Other Anki versions and operating systems still need testing. Folio’s interface runs in desktop Anki. Your cards can sync to AnkiWeb and supported mobile apps; the Folio interface, themes, and settings stay on your computer.

Your personal profiles and connection credentials stay separate from this public download. Optional calendar and AI features contact the services you choose. Google sign-in may show an unverified-app warning while review is pending, and some accounts restrict access.

Folio runs inside Anki with your computer account’s permissions; it is not an isolated application. The current release stores Google authorization tokens and saved AI keys in local profile files, not an encrypted Folio vault. Protect those files and private backups. Calendar accounts and AI are optional.

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