Anki Image Editor (Enhanced Edition)
An advanced image editing, cropping, and annotation add-on for Anki. It allows you to quickly crop, rotate, flip, annotate, and edit images directly within the Anki Note Editor without leaving your study workflow.
Credits & Attribution
This project is an enhanced fork of the original work by community developers:
- Original Author: BlueGreenMagick (GitHub Repository)
- Upstream Fixes & Maintenance: Shigeyuki (AnkiWeb Add-on #789309990 / Patreon)
- Enhanced Edition: Developed with modern cropping tools, multi-language internationalization (i18n), floating popover integration, remote image handling, and performance optimizations.
Comparison: Enhancements vs Original Add-on
| Feature |
Original / Upstream (789309990) |
Enhanced Edition |
| Instant Cropper Tool |
Not available (only full SVG vector canvas) |
Built-in fast cropper with aspect ratio presets (1:1, 4:3, 16:9, 3:2, Free), rotations (-90°/+90°), horizontal/vertical flips, and zoom controls |
| Floating Popover Button |
Not supported |
Automatic quick-action button injected into Anki's floating image bubble menu |
| Internationalization (i18n) |
English only |
Full localization across 40+ Anki languages (French, German, Spanish, Japanese, Chinese, Russian, Italian, Portuguese, Arabic, Korean, etc.) |
| UTF-8 & Non-ASCII Filenames |
Risk of corrupted paths on special characters |
Robust TextDecoder UTF-8 parsing for international filenames |
Screenshot

How to Use
1. Fast Cropping
- Click the Image Editor button on the floating image bubble popover.
- Adjust your crop area, select an aspect ratio preset, or use rotation/flip buttons.
- Press
Enter or click Save to update the image in your card.
2. Full Vector Drawing & Annotation
- From the Cropper window, click Full Editor (Shapes / Text) to switch to the vector editor.
- Add arrows, shapes, text boxes, freehand drawings, or highlights on top of your image.
- Click Save to replace the image with the annotated SVG version.
3. Creating a New Drawing from Scratch
- With no image selected, click the Image Editor toolbar button or press
Ctrl + Shift + I.
- Draw your diagram or illustration and click Save to insert it directly into your current field.
Keyboard Shortcuts
Ctrl + Shift + I: Open Image Editor on selected image, or open a blank canvas if nothing is selected.
Enter (in Cropper): Save the cropped image.
Esc (in Cropper): Cancel and close dialog.
Supported Languages
The add-on automatically detects your Anki language setting and provides native translations for:
- Arabic (
ar)
- Bulgarian (
bg)
- Catalan (
ca)
- Czech (
cs)
- Danish (
da)
- Dutch (
nl)
- English (
en)
- Esperanto (
eo)
- Estonian (
et)
- Basque (
eu)
- Persian (
fa)
- Finnish (
fi)
- French (
fr)
- German (
de)
- Greek (
el)
- Hebrew (
he)
- Croatian (
hr)
- Hungarian (
hu)
- Indonesian (
id)
- Italian (
it)
- Japanese (
ja)
- Korean (
ko)
- Malay (
ms)
- Norwegian (
nb_NO)
- Polish (
pl)
- Portuguese / Brazil (
pt_BR, pt_PT)
- Romanian (
ro)
- Russian (
ru)
- Slovak (
sk)
- Slovenian (
sl)
- Spanish (
es)
- Serbian (
sr)
- Swedish (
sv)
- Thai (
th)
- Turkish (
tr)
- Ukrainian (
uk)
- Vietnamese (
vi)
- Chinese Simplified & Traditional (
zh_CN, zh_TW)
Compatibility
- Anki 2.1.20 through Anki 23.x / 24.x / 25.x+
- Compatible with both Qt5 and Qt6 builds
- Tested on Windows, macOS, and Linux
License
This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License (AGPLv3) as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.