Cambridge/Wiktionary fetcher

AnkiWeb addon 908965351

Fills Anki notes with dictionary data—definitions, examples, synonyms, part of speech, IPA, audio, and images—from Cambridge and Wiktionary sources, using configurable field mapping and typo suggestions.
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Votes: 2 (👍 2 · 👎 0)
Updated: 2026-03-23
Anki versions: 2.1.1~
License: MIT (from the license file in the package)
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Languages: Handlebars, HTML, Python, CSV, JSON
Description language: en

Maintenance

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Last update or commit: 2026-10-26 (6 days before the snapshot).
Test files: 19.
Commits in the last year: 79.
Issues: 0 open, 3 closed.
Pull requests: 0 open, 2 merged.
Median first response: 128 hours (3 answered issues and pull requests).

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Repository: buyolitsez/anki-cards-fetcher · more by buyolitsez
Stars: ⭐ 1 · forks 1 · open issues 0
Last commit: 2026-03-23
License: MIT
Languages: HTML, Python
Tests: 19

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2.1.0	2.1.1+	2026-03-23

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Description

Cambridge / Wiktionary Fetcher

An Anki add-on that fills notes with data from Cambridge Dictionary, ru.wiktionary.org, and en.wiktionary.org.

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Features

Fetches word, definitions, examples, synonyms, and part of speech.
Extracts IPA and audio when available.
Fetches from multiple sources at once.
Adds an image to a note field via a dedicated image search dialog.
Suggests close word variants when no exact match is found (typo/fuzzy suggestions).
Validates typo suggestions against real dictionary entries.
Writes data into your fields through configurable field mapping.
Auto-selects a preset by detected word language (English/Russian) when configured in Settings.

Image Search

The current version uses only DuckDuckGo.
Provider selection remains in settings, but only one provider is currently available.
Image settings: image_search.provider, image_search.max_results, image_search.safe_search.

Usage

Open Tools -> Dictionary Fetch (Cambridge/Wiktionary).
Enter a word and choose one or more sources.
Click Fetch and select a sense.
Optionally click Find Image and choose an image.
Click Insert or Insert & Edit.

Settings

Open Tools -> Dictionary Fetch - Settings.

Available options:

preset profiles for all fetch settings (note type, deck, sources, mappings, typo/image options, dialect, etc.);
language defaults for presets (English -> preset, Russian -> preset);
Cambridge dialect priority (UK/US);
image result count and safe_search;
typo suggestions on/off and max number of confirmed suggestions;
field mapping (word, definition, examples, synonyms, pos, ipa, audio, picture);
RU Wiktionary mapping (wiktionary.field_map.syllables).

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