Quick Image Search for Anki
An Anki add-on that adds a Search Images button to the editor toolbar. Clicking it opens an image search for the text in a configurable note field β making it easy to find images for your flashcards without leaving Anki.
Features
- Toolbar button in the Browse window editor
- Searches the configured note field (falls back to the first field if not found)
- Supports 12 Google country domains plus a custom domain option
- Configurable keyboard shortcut (default
Ctrl+Shift+1, shown as β§β1 on macOS)
- Simple settings dialog via Tools β Add-ons β Config
Installation
From AnkiWeb (recommended)
- In Anki, go to Tools β Add-ons β Get Add-ons...
- Enter code 183246496 (AnkiWeb page)
- Restart Anki
AnkiWeb installs get updates through Tools β Add-ons β Check for Updates.
From a .ankiaddon file
- Download
quick_image_search-<version>.ankiaddon from the latest GitHub release
- In Anki, go to Tools β Add-ons β Install from file...
- Select the downloaded file and restart Anki
Install it only one way. Anki treats a copy installed from a file as a separate add-on from the AnkiWeb one, so with both enabled you get two Search Images buttons and two copies of the shortcut. If you switch, delete the old copy in Tools β Add-ons first.
Configuration
Go to Tools β Add-ons β Quick Image Search for Anki β Config
| Setting |
Default |
Description |
field_name |
Front |
Which note field to search |
google_domain |
google.com |
Which image search domain to use |
shortcut |
Ctrl+Shift+1 |
Keyboard shortcut for the button (leave empty to disable) |
Supported domains include google.com, google.co.uk, google.de, google.fr, google.co.jp, and more β or enter a custom domain.
Requirements
- Anki 2.1.50 or later
- Tested on Anki 26.09.3
License
MIT
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