AI Card Explainer

AnkiWeb addon 1722505456

Provides instant AI-generated explanations for flashcards via a keyboard shortcut or button, requiring a locally stored OpenAI API key at roughly one cent per hundred explanations.
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Votes: 2 (👍 2 · 👎 0)
Updated: 2025-11-17
Anki versions: 2.1.1~
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Languages: Python, JSON
Description language: en

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Last update or commit: 2025-11-17 (349 days before the snapshot).

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Description

AI Card Explainer

Get instant explanations for flashcards.

HOW TO USE:

Flip to the answer side of any card
Press 'L' or click the caterpillar button (🐛)
Get an AI explanation
If you need more detail, click "I still don't get it" or "Need more context"
Press 'L' again to hide

SETUP

Install add on and then restart anki.
Once you restart anki, you will be guided through set up
You will need an OpenAI API key, platform.openai.com/api-keys
Add payment method to OpenAI account
Enter API key in the setup dialog Cost: $0.01 per ~100 explanations

Your API key is stored locally and only sent to OpenAI. Each user pays for their own usage.

What is an API key?

It's a unique code that you generate from an OpenAI account to let this add-on use ChatGPT to generate explanations. It's basically just a way for each person that uses this to pay for their own chatgpt use
You can add a minimum of $5 to your API key, and will be billed directly by OpenAI based on usage
You can generate over 100 explanations before you'll even be charged 1 cent