Display

Language

Anki has been translated into a number of different languages. By default Anki will start up in the language your computer uses, but you can change this if you want.

Some dialog buttons won't reflect the new language choice until you restart Anki.

Show divider between question and answer

Draw a line to separate the question and answer

Put space between question and answer

add padding so the question is at 33% and answer at 66% of the screen.

Show next time before answer

Show the next time the card will appear above the answer buttons.

Show due count and progress during review

If this is disabled, most of the status bar and title bar is hidden to avoid distracting you.

Prevent edits until answer shown

Don't allow the card browser or inline editor to be opened until the answer is shown. This prevents you from accidentally seeing the answer.

Network

Synchronization

If you want to use Anki on multiple computers, or study from the web or your cell phone, you can use Anki's free synchronization features.

If you don't have an account, click 'create a free account' first, and make an account. Then put your username and password into the fields provided.

By default Anki tries to synchronize your deck each time you open or close it. If you are without internet access for a while, you can disable this automatic synchronization.

Proxy

If you need a proxy to access the internet, enter your details here. When specifying the host, don't include 'http://'.

Saving

Autosaving

Save after answering X cards

automatically save during review

Save after adding X cards

automatically save when adding in AddItems

Save when closing

Save when the deck is closed

Keep X backups of each deck

Set to 0 to disable. The default is 30.

Open backup folder

Open a file browser showing the backup folder.

Advanced

Alternative theme

Use this if you're on Windows or a Mac and want something a little different.

Show timer

show a counter in the bottom right of the screen indicating how long it takes to answer a card

Show tray icon

adds an icon to the system tray (top right or bottom right). This lets you keep Anki open but hidden.

Show study options on deck load

if this is disabled, jump straight to reviewing when deck is opened

Always open the last deck on startup

when starting Anki, open the last deck instead of the deck browser. This will happen automatically if you only have one deck.

Show decks with cards due first in browser

Sort the deck browser to show decks with cards due first. The default is to show decks in the order they were modified.

Delete original media on add

normally when you add sounds or pictures, the original files are not touched. If you don't need the originals and would prefer Anki deletes them, enable this option.

Add hidden char to text

This works around a bug on Mac computers where the last character of Thai text is sometimes cut off.