Anki

Anki is a spaced repetition system (SRS) commonly used to learn new languages. Information is placed on individual flashcards, which are sorted into decks. Anki is extensible using Python addons.

In addition to the desktop software, Anki has an iOS app, Android app, and web interface available. Decks/flashcards can be synced using a self hosted instance of anki-sync-server or an AnkiWeb account.

Installation

anki-bin is recommended over anki, due to anki being out of date (at the time of writing). Using old versions of anki may lead to decks being incompatible with newer versions.

NixOs

environment.systemPackages = [
  pkgs.anki-bin
];

nix-shell

$ nix-shell -p anki-bin

Installing Addons

Additional addons can be installed using the following syntax:

NixOs

environment.systemPackages = [
  (pkgs.anki.withAddons [
    pkgs.ankiAddons.passfail2
  ])
];

Note that as of writing, anki-bin does not support installing addons in this way.

Configuring Addons

Addons can be configured using .withConfig:

NixOs

environment.systemPackages = [
  (pkgs.anki.withAddons [
    (pkgs.ankiAddons.passfail2.withConfig {
      config = {
        again_button_name = "Incorrect";
        good_button_name = "Correct";
      };
    })
  ])
];