Flashcard Guru Remote — iPhone wireless remote

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Turns an iPhone into a wireless LAN remote for Anki Desktop, enabling QR-code pairing and review actions, including via 8BitDo controllers in Keyboard Mode.
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2026-05-10
Anki versions
2.1.55~
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LGPL-3.0 (from the AnkiWeb description)
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Python, C, JSON
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en

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  • Last update or commit: 2026-05-10 (175 days before the snapshot).

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Description

Flashcard Guru Remote turns your iPhone into a wireless review remote for Anki Desktop. Pair in 10 seconds via QR code, then drive Show Answer / Again / Hard / Good / Easy / Undo / Replay from your couch, treadmill, or wherever you're studying.

This add-on is the companion to the Flashcard Guru iOS app, which is free in the App Store. Both pieces are required.

Why another Anki remote?

  • Your phone is already a remote. No $40-60 hardware purchase.
  • The Flashcard Guru iOS app supports cheap 8BitDo controllers in Keyboard Mode — including the popular Zero 2 and Micro that AnkiMobile won't pair with. Plug your 8BitDo into your iPhone, and every button press becomes an Anki review action over Wi-Fi.
  • LAN-only. No cloud, no telemetry. Pairing token never leaves your network.
  • Open source (LGPL-3.0). Audit the code, fork it, contribute fixes.

Setup

  1. Install this add-on (Anki → Tools → Add-ons → Get Add-ons → paste this page's code), then restart Anki.
  2. Install Flashcard Guru on your iPhone.
  3. In Anki: Tools → Connect Phone (Flashcard Guru Remote)… — a QR code appears.
  4. In Flashcard Guru: Settings → Anki Remote → Pair with Mac — scan the QR code.
  5. Done. Open any deck on your Mac and your iPhone takes over.

First-launch macOS firewall

The first time the server starts, macOS asks "Allow incoming connections?" — click Allow. If you missed it, go to System Settings → Network → Firewall → Options and add Python.

Requirements

  • Anki Desktop 2.1.55+ (Qt6 builds recommended). Earlier versions don't have the gui_hooks API we rely on.
  • macOS — officially supported. Windows works but isn't actively QA'd.
  • iPhone with iOS 16 or later, on the same Wi-Fi as the Mac.
  • The free Flashcard Guru iOS app.

Privacy

  • No data leaves your LAN. Pairing happens over a local WebSocket the add-on opens on a private interface; we reject connections from non-private IP ranges as a safety measure.
  • Pairing tokens are stored on your Mac (Anki add-on config) and on your iPhone (iOS Keychain). Revoking a phone in Tools → Connect Phone invalidates its token immediately.
  • No analytics, no ads, no upload of your decks or cards.

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