AnkiWeb addon 539864050
Turns existing Anki decks into a free, customizable study experience with six interactive modes, XP and combos, progress tracking, themes, images and optional sound.
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| Min Anki | Max Anki | Updated |
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| 23.10 | 26.09.2+ | 2026-09-21 |
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Transforms the deck browser into a gallery of elegant cards with customizable covers, icons, progress indicators, and deck statistics for more visual, organized navigation.
Generates multiple-choice, matching, and written-answer practice questions from Anki decks, plus list-based manual study, customizable options, and session stats, without modifying existing Anki data.
Transforms Anki's interface into a customizable modern dashboard with themes, layouts, mini-games, Pokรฉmon companions, levels, and buildable hexagon islands.
Turns card reviews into Old School RuneScape-style skill training across six skills, gathering and crafting resources, with a bank, achievements, hiscores, a review HUD and optional online sync.
Turns eligible Anki review sessions into a Digimon-inspired RPG where you hatch, raise, digivolve partners, collect items, complete missions, and fight tactical battles and weekly bosses.
Generates randomized multiple-choice quizzes from Anki decks, with configurable question and choice counts, tag exclusion, scoring, feedback, history tracking, and optional HTML export.
โจ The biggest Vanilla Study update yet.
Turn the Anki decks you already own into an interactive, customisable study experience โ completely free.
๐ฎ 6 study modes ยท โก XP & combos ยท ๐ Progress tracking ยท ๐จ Custom themes ยท ๐ Local-first ยท ๐ธ No subscription
Vanilla Study has received a major upgrade.
Vanilla Study is a free, Quizlet-inspired study experience built directly inside Anki.
It brings familiar interactive ways of studying to the decks you already own.
There is no need to convert your decks or move your cards to another service.
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Free to use
๐ Works with your existing Anki decks
๐ง Multiple interactive study modes
โก XP, combos and progress tracking
๐จ Highly customisable
๐ Local-first
๐ซ No subscription required
Your Anki collection remains the source of truth.
Study your cards at your own pace with a clean, animated interface.
An adaptive study mode that changes as you improve.
Question types include:
You also get:
Get something wrong? It comes back in another round.
Get it right consistently? It progresses towards harder questions and eventually becomes mastered.
Build a quick test from your own deck.
Choose your:
Test yourself without having to create a separate quiz.
Race against the clock to match terms with their answers.
Choose between:
6 pairs ยท 9 pairs ยท 12 pairs
Match includes:
Can you beat your record?
Turn your deck into a classic memory game.
Flip tiles and find the matching term + answer pairs.
Build consecutive matches to increase your combo and earn extra XP.
Reconstruct answers from shuffled letters.
A completely different way to practise recall when ordinary flashcards start feeling repetitive.
Vanilla Study now includes its own progression system.
Earn XP by:
Your XP accumulates over time.
The Progress page includes a daily XP chart so you can see how much you've earned each day. ๐
Vanilla Study stores Learn progress separately for each deck.
When you return, you can:
โถ๏ธ Continue where you left off
or
๐ Start again
Track cards as they move through:
Still practising โ Learning โ Mastered
Your progress stays associated with the correct Anki deck.
Cards containing images can be used throughout supported Vanilla Study modes.
Images automatically scale to fit their available space without being stretched out of proportion.
Anki Image Occlusion cards receive their own Learn activity:
Your response feeds back into the adaptive Learn system.
Choose from several built-in themes:
๐ธ Vanilla
๐ชป Lavender
๐ฟ Sage
๐ Midnight
๐ฆ Sky
๐ Peach
๐ Teal
โ Mono
Each theme changes the interface rather than simply changing one accent colour.
Vanilla keeps its signature soft cream and rose aesthetic, while the other themes have their own independent colour palettes.
You can also customise things such as:
The first time you open Vanilla Study, a welcome experience helps you set everything up.
You can add:
There's also an optional tutorial that introduces the major parts of Vanilla Study.
Don't need it? Just skip it. โจ
Your dashboard gives you quick access to studying without digging through menus.
It includes:
Not every deck has only two fields.
Vanilla Study lets you choose which fields should be used as the question and answer, making it suitable for decks containing additional fields such as:
French ยท Word Type ยท English
The other fields can remain in your note without interfering with the activity.
No deck conversion is required.
Vanilla Study supports Anki card audio where available.
It also includes optional:
Music and sound effects can be disabled whenever you prefer silence.
Study without constantly reaching for your mouse.
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| Ctrl + Shift + V | Open Vanilla Study |
| Space | Flip flashcard |
| 1 | Again |
| 2 | Hard |
| 3 | Good |
| 4 | Easy |
| โ / โ | Previous / next flashcard |
| Enter, โ or N | Continue in supported activities |
Vanilla Study can run:
You can also optionally:
Everything can be changed later from Settings.
Your studying should stay yours.
Vanilla Study does not require an account.
Profiles, preferences and Vanilla Study progress are stored locally with Anki and are not sent to an external Vanilla Study account server.
An optional local account can be used to protect your Vanilla Study profile.
You can also export your Vanilla Study data for backup or transfer.
Important: Vanilla Study does not currently provide cloud account synchronisation between devices.
Vanilla Study is designed to work alongside Anki, not replace it.
It does not need to:
Deck paths are preserved internally, and Vanilla Study-specific progress is stored separately.
After installing the add-on, open:
Tools โ Vanilla Study
or press:
Ctrl + Shift + V
Then simply:
Pick a deck โ Choose a mode โ Start studying. ๐ธ
Vanilla Study is a free project built to make studying with Anki more interactive and enjoyable.
If you find a bug or have an idea for a future update, feedback is always welcome.
Vanilla Study is an independent Anki add-on inspired by modern interactive study interfaces. It is not affiliated with, sponsored by or endorsed by Quizlet.