Smart Insert (with ChatGPT mode)

AnkiWeb addon 1303065007

Enhances pasted content by splitting AI-generated questions and answers via prefixes, detecting headlines and paragraphs, removing line breaks for better layout, and replacing bullet symbols with a custom character.
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1 (👍 1 · 👎 0)
Updated
2023-04-17
Anki versions
2.1.61~
License
GPL-3.0 (from the GitHub repository)
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Languages
Python, JSON
Description language
en

Maintenance

abandoned

  • Last update or commit: 2023-04-17 (1294 days before the snapshot).
  • Commits in the last year: 0.
  • Issues: 4 open, 2 closed.
  • Pull requests: 0 open, 1 merged.

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Description

SmartInsert Add-on for Anki desktop Features
  • Detect pasted AI-generated questions by prefix to split question and answer
  • Analysis of pasted content to detect Headlines and separated paragraphs
  • Removal of line breaks to enhance the card's layout on different screen widths
  • Replacement of bullet symbol with a custom one (defaults to -)
Known issues
  • Headlines containing two or more lines are interpreted as headline and paragraph
  • Unable to detect headlines in a position other than the first line or more than one headline per paste
    • Workaround: Copy and paste them one after another
Contribute
  • For feature suggestions and bug reports, use the Issues tab on Github
  • For development, clone the repository and follow official tutorial in order to connect to your Anki installation.

README

Smart Insert Anki Add-on

Add-on for ankitects/anki that aims at enhancing the ctrl+v experience and and simplifying the import of AI-generated flashcards.

GPL v3 Anki

Installation

Go to the Add-on's official page, scroll down and copy the add-on's number. Open Anki, go to Extra > Add-ons > Download Add-ons and paste the number. After the process finishes, restart Anki.

Features

  • Analysis of pasted content to detect Headlines and separated paragraphs
  • Removal of line breaks to enhance the card's layout on different screen widths
  • Replacement of bullet symbol with a custom one (defaults to -)

How to generate flashcards with AI

When generating flashcards with ChatGPT, just prefix your input text wit something like this:

The following is a [text/wikipedia article/etc] about [Topic]. Create flashcards for use by Anki. Prefix each question with "Q:" and shorten the answers to two sentences.

Known Issues

  • Headlines containing two or more lines are interpreted as headline and paragraph
  • Unable to detect headlines in a position other than the first line or more than one headline per paste
    • Workaround: Copy and paste the paragraphs one after another

Contributing