anki VS apy

Try the Anki system…there was someone who learned over 10 languages with that method:

https://apps.ankiweb.net/

And here is the source code for Anki: https://github.com/ankitects/anki

If you want to convince people to use your spaced repetition software over Anki, you need to tell us what's so wrong with Anki that can't be fixed with plugins and that's worth $10 per year.

You must demonstrate value above what Anki does.

I look at your list of projects in https://0xdev.gumroad.com/ and they're all pre-order of things that already exist elsewhere. To me, this smacks of "give me money, and I'll give you promises." Especially the project https://0xdev.gumroad.com/l/HelpFundMe?layout=profile

You want something for free? I'll give you something for free.

Anki absolutely can be improved. For new users, it's very confusing: having multiple decks, the separation between cards and notes, and the search interface are hard for new users.

Combine something that is simpler for new users with a demonstrably better algorithm and you might have a minimally viable product. But you need the product FIRST before you request money.

Give us something that we can run for one week and know that it's better than the free software that is Anki.

This support landed late last year as part of https://github.com/ankitects/anki/releases/tag/23.10

> .apkg imports are able to merge changed notetypes, and can exclude scheduling data

My main use case is for managing my Azeron Cyborg profiles. And recently I have been experimenting with using the mobile controller feature to help do Anki spaced repetition reviews.

Anki Flashcards

FYI, you may be interested to know there are other alternatives. I made apy, which is a cli tool in a similar spirit to yours, except it does not rely on AnkiConnect. I've also written a section in the README where I list other similar tools.

That's reasonable. I use Vim with apy, of course, but my workflow is CLI centerred: I run the apy commands in the terminal, but for editing and adding cards, I use Vim. I believe I've described my workflow... ah, yes, here: https://github.com/lervag/apy/wiki/Vim

Since you use Vim and Anki, you may also be interested in apy. I made it to simplify creating and editing Anki cards. It relies on Markdown and makes it easy to add code snippets in questions and answers.

I've made apy to make it easier for people who like to work in a terminal and with Vim/neovim to make and maintain flashcards in Anki. I combine it with some utility functions within neovim.

Cool! I'm an avid user of neovim and Anki, and I did something similar. I created apy. It skips the Connect-plugin and manipulates the Anki database directly through the Python APIs, and it allows to modify existing cards and to add new cards by use of a simple Markdown like syntax. I wrote a little bit of how I use Vim/neovim together with apy here.

There is also apy[1] which needs an Anki installation but at least doesn't actually run the Anki process.

[1]https://github.com/lervag/apy

It does not yet, it is missing way to many features, and also it requires anki to be open. I've never tried it, but someone in the comments mentioned apy which seems to do that :)

I've developed apy out of the similar desire to build and manage my Anki decks from a CLI (without keeping Anki open in the background). But it does not allow actually reviewing the cards. Personally, I'm fine with that, since I study all my cards from my phone (Ankidroid).

Thanks, this looks interesting. Good work! In case you were not aware of it, I'll be shameless and mention my similar tool apy. Similar, but also clearly different in functionality and goal, just to make that clear.