Learning by List

An Anki add-on that adds a Learning by List button to the deck overview page.

Current behavior

• Injects a Learning by List button into the bottom-right corner of the deck overview screen.
• Opens a separate list-style page for the current deck.
• Shows configurable columns with live hide/show checkboxes.
• Includes a Start Study button that returns to Anki's native study flow for the same deck.
• Renders audio fields as compact ▶ play buttons when [sound:...] tags are present.
• Defaults to 200 rows per page and persists per-deck page size and visible columns.
• Supports two mutually exclusive filter groups:
  • Card State for state-based filtering
  • Today for Browser-style day filters such as Due Today, Added Today, Edited Today, Studied Today, First Review, Rescheduled, Again Today, and Overdue
• Uses a table-like list view without visible grid lines.

Install locally

On macOS/Linux, symlink this project into Anki's add-ons folder under the stable module name:

~/Library/Application Support/Anki2/addons21/ankilearningbylist

Then restart Anki.

Example:

ln -s /absolute/path/to/anki-learning-by-list \
  ~/Library/Application\ Support/Anki2/addons21/ankilearningbylist

Packaging

This project keeps three names separate on purpose:

• Repository name: anki-learning-by-list
• Display name: Learning by List
• Stable module/package name: ankilearningbylist

To build a local release package:

./package.sh

The script creates dist/anki-learning-by-list.ankiaddon and only includes release files. It excludes local state like meta.json, __pycache__, and development-only folders.

Release Materials

• Listing draft: ANKIWEB_DESCRIPTION.md
• Review checklist: RELEASE_REVIEW.md
• Changelog: CHANGELOG.md
• License: LICENSE
• Screenshots: screenshots/README.md

Notes

• The list is note-based, not card-based. Multiple cards from the same note are collapsed into one row.
• Fields are shown in a table-like list rather than stacked cards.