Browser external editor

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Opens browser notes in separate external editor windows via context menu or configurable Ctrl+Alt+E shortcut, using a minimal wrapper around Anki's Edit current note dialog with autosync disabled.
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Votes: 7 (👍 7 · 👎 0)
Updated: 2022-05-18
Anki versions: 2.1.66~
License: MIT (from the license file in the package)
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Languages: Python, JSON
Description language: en

Maintenance

abandoned

Last update or commit: 2022-05-18 (1628 days before the snapshot).
Forks that may still be maintained: "📝Browser External Editor - open separate window (Fixed by Shigeඞ)" (1284875472).

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Min Anki	Max Anki	Updated
2.1.49	2.1.66+	2022-05-18

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The original addon and its forks. The best value in each column is in bold.

Version	Works on Anki 26.09.3	Maintenance	Last activity	Votes	Approval	GitHub stars	Notes
Browser external editor this addon original	likely	abandoned	18 May 2022	👍 7 · 👎 0	65%	–
↳ 📝Browser External Editor - open separate window (Fixed by Shigeඞ) (AI-detected; may be wrong)	supported	active	16 Oct 2026	👍 9 · 👎 0	70%	–

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Description

BROWSER EXTERNAL EDITOR Minimal implementation Anki addon (https://ankiweb.net/shared/info/2065559429) to open note(s) in separate window(s) from the browser.

**** All credit goes to Glutanimate (https://github.com/Glutanimate/) for the concept, this is just a minimal implementation written from scratch that works with current Anki (2.1.49 at the time of writing) ****

Remarks

Available from context menu in browser as well as keyboard shortcut Ctrl+Alt+E (configurable in Qt format, see https://doc.qt.io/qt-5/qkeysequence.html).
Supports multiple windows of the same note open as well as multiple windows of different notes but uses a single stored geometry (the same as for the Edit current note available from the reviewer).
Support thread Anki forum https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/browser-external-editor-support-thread/17223.
Very minimal wrapper around the core Anki "Edit current note" dialog (available from review).
"Continuous note autosync with DB" is disabled for the external editor windows which means the note is not updated in the editor if it is saved elsewhere while the window open. This is due to Anki implementation of Edit current note/Browser editor which results in the caret position being reset to the beginning of the field on every sync (which occurs every few seconds). It is therefore impractical to edit the same note in several windows simultaneously as:
If browser editor is open with the same note that editor will still autosync-and-reset-caret.
Having the same note open in separate external windows will lead to the version written to the DB be the one from the window that is closed last.

Changelog

2022-05-13: Qt6 implement shortcut/menu changes.
2022-05-18: Bug fix of shortcut/menu changes.