Quick Field Focus

AnkiWeb addon 1199312228

Jumps to a configured field in the card browser via keyboard shortcuts, letting you fill the same field across many notes quickly.
AI-generated summary; may contain mistakes.

note-managementshortcuts

Open on AnkiWeb GitHub Find alternatives

AnkiWeb

Votes
7 (πŸ‘ 6 Β· πŸ‘Ž 1)
Updated
2020-09-01
Anki versions
2.1.30~
License
Not found (this does not mean that the addon has no license)
Virus scan
No ClamAV match A match does not prove malware. No match does not prove that the code is safe.
Languages
Python, JSON
Description language
en

Maintenance

abandoned

  • Last update or commit: 2020-09-08 (2245 days before the snapshot).
  • Commits in the last year: 0.
  • Issues: 3 open, 0 closed.
  • Pull requests: 0 open, 0 merged.
  • Median first response: 11 hours (1 answered issues and pull requests).

Will it work on my Anki?

Version branches
Min AnkiMax AnkiUpdated
2.1.02.1.30+2020-09-01
History across monthly snapshots

Loading…

Similar addons

Quick Lookup fork

Looks up words, sentences, or kanji from a card's question field via button, keyboard shortcut, or right-click, with customizable shortcuts and search website.

shortcutsdictionary

6 votes 44% approval πŸ‘ 5 Β· πŸ‘Ž 1 ⭐ 0 Anki 2.1.48~ Updated 2022-09-19
Quick Image Search

Adds a Search Images button to the Browse editor toolbar that opens a Google image search for a configurable note field, with domain and shortcut settings.

card-creationshortcuts

1 votes 21% approval πŸ‘ 1 Β· πŸ‘Ž 0 ⭐ 0 Anki 26.09.3~ Updated 2026-10-24

Description

Quickly focus on a particular field in the card browser using a keyboard shortcut. When trying to populate a particular field for many notes at once, it's helpful to have a shortcut which jumps directly to a particular field from within the browser. Configuration You do need to configure the addon to tell it which field in your for a given note type needs to be focused. After installing the addon, select it in the Anki addon manager, then click Config For each shortcut that you need, add an entry which contains the note type, the keyboard shortcut, and the name of the field to focus on. For example, I have a note type called Chinese-Words, and within that note type, I want to quickly focus on field Example using shortcut Ctrl+T { "focus_field_shortcuts" : [ { "note_type": "Chinese-Words", "shortcut": "Ctrl+T", "field": "Example" } ] } Want to add multiple shorcuts ? Add them like this: { "focus_field_shortcuts" : [ { "note_type": "Chinese-Words", "shortcut": "Ctrl+T", "field": "Example" }, { "note_type": "Chinese-Words", "shortcut": "Ctrl+Q", "field": "Romanization" } ] } Support my work Become a Patreon fan for exclusive access, priority bug fixes: https://www.patreon.com/lucw Any Issues? Open an issue on https://github.com/lucwastiaux/anki-quick-edit Inspired by Quick Field Navigation

README

Anki Quick Field Focus

Quickly focus on a particular field in the card browser using a keyboard shortcut. When trying to populate a particular field for many notes at once, it's helpful to have a shortcut which jumps direcly to a particular field from within the browser.

Installation

Install from https://ankiweb.net/shared/info/1199312228

Configuration

You do need to configure the addon to tell it which field in your for a given note type needs to be focused. After installing the addon, select it in the Anki addon manager, then click Config

For each shortcut that you need, add an entry which contains the note type, the keyboard shortcut, and the name of the field to focus on.

For example, I have a note type called Chinese-Words, and within that note type, I want to quickly focus on field Example using shortcut Ctrl+T

Note: if you are a Mac user: declaring a shortcut as Ctrl+T will allow you to use that shortcut while pressing Command+T.

{
    "focus_field_shortcuts" : [
        {
            "note_type": "Chinese-Words",
            "shortcut": "Ctrl+T",
            "field": "Example"
        }
    ]
}

Want to configure multiple field ? Just add them this way:

{
    "focus_field_shortcuts" : [
        {
            "note_type": "Chinese-Words",
            "shortcut": "Ctrl+T",
            "field": "Example"
        },
        {
            "note_type": "Chinese-Words",
            "shortcut": "Ctrl+Q",
            "field": "Romanization"
        }            
    ]
}