AnkiGit

AnkiWeb addon 1384407975

Exports each Anki note as a Markdown file in a local Git repository, enabling snapshots, selective import, diff previews, conflict resolution, and automatic syncing.
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Votes: 1 (👍 1 · 👎 0)
Updated: 2026-05-28
Anki versions: 25.09.2~
License: AGPL-3.0 (from the GitHub repository)
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Languages: Python, JSON
Description language: en

Maintenance

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Last update or commit: 2026-10-17 (15 days before the snapshot).
Test files: 15.
GitHub Actions workflows: 1.
Commits in the last year: 82.
Issues are turned off.
Pull requests: 0 open, 1 merged.
Median first response: 1 hour (1 answered issues and pull requests).
Outside pull requests: 100% of 1 merged.

GitHub

Repository: alexander-nilsson/anki-git · more by alexander-nilsson
Stars: ⭐ 5 · forks 1 · open issues 0
Last commit: 2026-10-17
License: AGPL-3.0
Languages: Python, Shell
Tests: 15

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Description

AnkiGit provides Git-based version control for your Anki collections. Export your collection to a human-readable Git repo, track every change, collaborate on decks, and roll back to any point in history.

How It Works

AnkiGit exports every note as a standalone Markdown file inside a local Git repository. Snapshots happen on demand or automatically on close — each commit records the full state of your collection in human-readable form.

Features

Export — snapshot your collection to a Git repo (one Markdown file per note)
Incremental export — only re-export changed notes since the last snapshot
Import — apply changes from your Git repo back into Anki
Selective import — pick individual notes and notetypes via checkboxes
Diff preview — git-style diff viewer before export/import
Conflict resolution — three-way merge detection with a Qt dialog and auto-resolve modes
Notetype tracking — clean YAML export with CSS separated into its own file
Auto-import on startup — automatically check for repo changes when Anki opens
Auto-snapshot on close — snapshot changes when Anki closes
Remote push — auto-push to GitHub/GitLab after snapshot

Example Note Format

Each note becomes decks/<DeckName>/<nid>.md:

# Note
guid: dc6H$t-~MK
notetype: iKnow! Sentences
### Tags
languages
japanese
jp-sentences
jp-transportation
## Expression
駅からはタクシーに<b>乗って</b>ください。
## Meaning
Please take a taxi from the station.
乗る -- ride, take
## Reading
えき からは たくしー に <b>のって</b> ください
## Audio
[sound:e3c984736d8b1c2bdc467f2a1c98659a.mp3]
## Image_URI
<img src="e2d8a60b59f2be8ebcbffafa165c7a0d.jpg">
## iKnowID
sentence:247153
## iKnowType
sentence

Quick Install

Anki Code: 1384407975

Source Code | AGPL-3.0

README

AnkiGit — Git Version Control for Anki

AnkiGit is an Anki addon that provides Git-based version control for your Anki collections. Export your collection to a human-readable Git repo, track every change, collaborate on decks, and roll back to any point in history.

Quick Install

Install directly from AnkiWeb:

Anki Code: 1384407975

Or browse at https://ankiweb.net/shared/info/1384407975

From source (development)

git clone <repo-url>
ln -s "$(pwd)/anki_git" ~/.local/share/Anki2/addons21/anki_git

How It Works

AnkiGit exports every note in your collection as a standalone Markdown file inside a Git repository. Snapshots happen on demand or automatically on close — each commit records the full state of your collection in human-readable form.

Example Note Format

Each note becomes decks/<DeckName>/<nid>.md:

# Note
guid: dc6H$t-~MK
notetype: iKnow! Sentences

### Tags
languages
japanese
jp-sentences
jp-transportation

## Expression
駅からはタクシーに<b>乗って</b>ください。

## Meaning
Please take a taxi from the station.
乗る -- ride, take

## Reading
えき からは たくしー に <b>のって</b> ください

## Audio
[sound:e3c984736d8b1c2bdc467f2a1c98659a.mp3]

## Image_URI
<img src="e2d8a60b59f2be8ebcbffafa165c7a0d.jpg">

## iKnowID
sentence:247153

## iKnowType
sentence

Notetypes are stored as YAML under notetypes/<Name>/ with CSS separated into style.css.

Screenshots

Diff Preview	Settings

Features

Export — snapshot your collection to a Git repo (one Markdown file per note)
Incremental export — only re-export changed notes since the last snapshot
Import — apply changes from your Git repo back into Anki
Selective import — pick individual notes and notetypes to import via checkboxes
Diff preview — git-style diff viewer before export/import
Conflict resolution — three-way merge detection with a Qt dialog and auto-resolve modes
Notetype tracking — clean YAML export with CSS separated into its own file
Auto-import on startup — automatically check for repo changes when Anki opens
Auto-snapshot on close — snapshot changes when Anki closes
Remote push — auto-push to GitHub/GitLab after snapshot
Progress feedback — animated progress bar with step-by-step status during operations

Development

uv sync                           # create venv + install deps
uv run pytest tests/ -m "not integration"   # engine-layer tests only
uv run pytest tests/              # all tests (needs anki/aqt)
uv run ruff check anki_git/ tests/           # lint
uvx ty check .          # type check
python3 build.py all              # creates .ankiaddon in build/

The build bundles GitPython (and its dependencies) into the add-on's vendor/ folder, so the add-on must be installed from the built .ankiaddon; a plain copy of anki_git/ will not have its dependencies. vendor/ is gitignored.

Architecture

See docs/architecture.md for the full architecture overview, module dependency graph, core flow diagrams, and sequence diagrams.

License

AGPL-3.0-only