QuickFill – Smart Dictionary Autofill for Anki

QuickFill is an extensible Anki add-on that lets you instantly fill note fields with rich dictionary data (pronunciation, definitions, examples, inflections, and more) from configurable sources (online, local CSV, etc.) — by typing a word and pressing a button.

No more copy-pasting. No more manual formatting.
Just one click to perfectly structured Anki cards.

Features

• One-click dictionary lookup directly in the Anki editor
• Per-note-type (model) configuration and field mapping — different sources for Basic, Cloze, etc.
• Supports multiple dictionary sources (selectable directly from the edit window)
• Supports fetching from Local CSV files (with fast binary search for sorted CSVs)
• Supports fetching from online sources:
• Pluggable fetcher system – add your own sources
• Open source – fully extensible and transparent

Supported Sources

Installation

• Via Ankiweb

  1. (From Anki) -> Tools -> Add-ons -> Get Add-ons
  2. Enter code 834079017
  3. Restart Anki

• Manual install

  1. Clone the QuickFill repo:

     git clone https://github.com/moltencrux/QuickFill`
     

  2. Recursively copy QuickFill/QuickFillAddon to your Anki addon folder

     Linux (non-flatpak):

     cp -r QuickFill/. ~/.local/share/Anki2/addons21/addons21/quickfill/
     

     Linux (flatpak):

     cp -r QuickFill/. ~/.var/app/net.ankiweb.Anki/data/Anki2/addons21/quickfill/
     

     Windows

     mkdir "%APPDATA%\Anki2\addons21\quickfill" 2>nul && xcopy "QuickFill\QuickFillAddon\*.*" "%APPDATA%\Anki2\addons21\quickfill\" /E /Y /I
     

     MacOS

     mkdir -p ~/Library/Application\ Support/Anki2/addons21/quickfill && cp -r QuickFill/QuickFillAddon/* ~/Library/Application\ Support/Anki2/addons21/quickfill/
     

  3. Restart Anki

Configuration

QuickFill uses a note-type-based configuration. Define which fetchers to use for each note type.

Open Config

Tools → Add-ons → QuickFill → Config

Example config.json

{
  "models": {
    "Note Type": [
      {
        "config": {
          "parser": "html.parser"
        },  
        "fetcher": "cambridge_en_tc",
        "mapping": {
          "def_zh": 6,
          "examples": 7,
          "inflections": 3,
          "pos": -1, 
          "pronunciation": 1,
          "word": 0
        },
        "name": "Cambridge EC",
        "source_field": 0
      },

      {
        "config": {
          "csv_path": "/path/to/your/csv",
          "csv_search_field": "word",
          "csv_sorted": true,
          "delimiter": ","
        },
        "fetcher": "local_csv",
        "mapping": {
          "exchanges": 3,
          "frq": 10,
          "phonetic": 1,
          "pos": 8,
          "translation": 6,
          "word": 0
        },
        "name": "EC - Local CSV",
        "source_field": 0
      },

      {
        "config": {
          "parser": "html.parser"
        },
        "fetcher": "yahoo_en_tc",
        "mapping": {
          "def_zh": 6,
          "examples": 7,
          "inflections": 3,
          "pos": -1,
          "pronunciation": 1,
          "word": 0
        },
        "name": "Yahoo EC",
        "source_field": 0
      }
    ],
    "Basic": [
      {
        "name": "Forvo Audio",
        "fetcher": "forvo",
        "source_field": 0,
        "mapping": {
          "audio": "Audio"
        }
      }
    ]
  }
}

Config Fields

Usage

1. Open the Add Cards dialog (A)
2. Type a word in your source field (default: first field)
3. Click the QuickFill button (dictionary icon) or press Ctrl+Shift+F
4. Done! All fields are auto-filled.

Creating New Fetchers

Want to add support for your fadictionar or custom API? See the full guide: FETCHERS.md

Project Structure

QuickFill/
├── __init__.py
├── config.json
├── fetchers/
│   ├── __init__.py
│   ├── yahoo.py
│   └── csv_fetcher.py
├── images/
│   └── quickfill.svg
├── README.md
├── FETCHERS.md
└── LICENSE

Contributing

We welcome contributions!
Whether it's a new fetcher, bug fix, or UI improvement:

1. Fork the repo
2. Create a branch (feat/your-feature)
3. Commit your changes
4. Open a Pull Request

License

GNU General Public License v2.0

This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation.

See the full license: LICENSE

Acknowledgments

The QuickFill Anki Add-On was buitl with inpiration from

• AutoDefine Anki Add-On

Made with love for language learners