AnkiWeb addon 413327949
During .apkg import, moves existing duplicate or conflicting cards sharing the exact same GUID into the imported deck while preserving their scheduling and review history.
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| Min Anki | Max Anki | Updated |
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| 25.09.2 | – | 2026-01-07 |
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Two-way syncs Notion toggle blocks and Anki cards, mirroring pages as decks, updating edits in place, handling images, formatting, priority tags, and orphan cleanup.
Imports and exports filtered decks as JSON for sharing, with toggles for suspended, new, or due cards, plus renaming and duplicate detection.
Imports multiple .apkg decks from a chosen folder at once, preserving the folder structure as nested parent decks; flat-structure importing is planned for a future version.
Copies notes into multiple decks based on tag hierarchies, creating matching decks and subdecks while leaving original cards untouched.
Lets users suspend, tag, delete, or move cards once they reach a chosen retirement interval, supporting Anki 2.1.45+ through a Tools menu entry.
Enables partial import of .apkg files by selecting cards through a card selection window with live preview, though duplicate checking currently does not work.
This addon adds a handy feature to the import process: it allows you to automatically move your existing cards to the new deck you are importing, if they are detected as duplicates or conflicting.
This is useful if you have cards sitting in a generic deck (e.g., 'Default'). If these cards are also present in the imported .apkg file, the addon will automatically move them from 'Default' to the specific deck declared in the imported file.
The addon hooks into Anki's import process to relocate cards. However, it operates under a Strict Identity Rule:
It only moves cards that share the exact same GUID (Global Unique Identifier) as the cards in the imported file.
It specifically looks for cards that Anki categorizes as:
If a card falls into any of these categories, the addon should moves your existing card to the deck specified in the imported file.
In the future I am considering implementing the following features to make the detection more flexible:
Currently, if a card has the exact same text as your existing card but a different GUID, it is ignored.
Support for importing and relocating via CSV/Text files (comma-separated) is also being considered after implement Content-Based Matching
To ensure the addon works correctly and to avoid data loss, please follow these rules:
When using the "Relocate" checkbox, do not select any of Anki's standard merge or update options (e.g., "Update notes," "Always," "If newer," etc.).
Why? The add-on doesn't handle Anki card updates well (it claims it does, but I haven't tested it much, to be honest).
Solution: If you need to update fields or merge content, perform the Relocate import first (with standard options disabled), and then run a second import specifically for merging/updating the note content.
Currently, this feature only works with .apkg (Anki Package) files.
This is an intermediate solution developed to solve a specific personal use case. While it works for its intended purpose, it is not a native Anki feature.
Please read this carefully before installing:
Before using this addon, please go to File > Export and create a backup of your collection. This addon deeply modifies how Anki handles your cards, so it is always better to be safe than sorry.
This addon modifies internal Anki methods to work its magic. These methods were not originally designed to be changed by addons. My strong recommendation is:
While the addon has been tested for imports, keeping it active during your daily study sessions could interfere with other Anki functions that I'm not aware.
If the addon does not work as expected, please report it on GitHub Issues. Since this is a personal project, immediate fixes aren't guaranteed, but reporting bugs helps me.
Before Relocation
After Relocation
This is a personal project released "as-is" for educational and learning purposes. I built this addon to solve a specific personal use case: moving existing cards to a new deck when importing. I am sharing the code for anyone interested in how it works or who wants to fork it, but I do not expect to maintain it actively.
Hopefully the devs could add this as a Built-in feature.
Please read this before looking at the code:
This addon relies heavily on Monkey Patching internal Anki methods that are not part of the public API. Specifically, it overrides:
RustBackend.import_anki_package_raw (to intercept Protobuf messages).MutationObserver on Anki's Svelte components.RustBackend causes side effects in other parts of Anki (e.g., syncing, exporting, or daily review).If you are reviewing the code, here is the flow:
import_anki_package_raw. It lets the original method run, intercepts the ImportResponse (Protobuf), calculates which cards need moving, and modifies the deck IDs directly in the database logic.MutationObserver to detect when the DOM is ready and injects the "Relocate" checkbox and the final status counter directly into the HTML.This project was developed with the assistance of Artificial Intelligence (LLMs). The AI was utilized for:
While AI assisted with the code generation, all logic was verified and tested manually for this specific use case.
os.path, so it should be cross-platform, but untested).Since this was a personal fix:
Use at your own risk.
AGPL v3