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Anki

Anki is a free and open-source flashcard program. It uses techniques from cognitive science such as active recall testing and spaced repetition to aid the user in memorization. The name comes from the Japanese word for "memorization"[citation needed] (暗記, anki; .mw-parser-output .IPA-label-small{font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .references…

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Available in
52 (desktop)/25 (AnkiMobile) languages
Developer
Damien Elmes
License
Desktop: GNU AGPL v3+ · Android: GNU GPL v3
Operating system
Windows, macOS, Linux, FreeBSD; Android and iOS (special versions)
Release
5 October 2006; 19 years ago (2006-10-05)
Repository
github.com/ankitects/anki

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Utility

Advanced semantic analysis

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Map overview Semantic statistics

Anki

Nodes40
Edges39
Triples178
Avg. degree1.95
Density0.05
Components1

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Anki

Top relations

related to Further reading · 49
Anki → Anki Review, Anki Teaches Text, April, Archived, Article, Audio, Baker, Canadian Press, David Harding, Featured Download, February, Final Jeopardy, Fluent Japanese, Fool's Flashcard Review, Gary Wolf, Glowing Face Man, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Images Through Repetition, ISBN, ISSN
related to App selections · 21
Anki → Albanian, Arabic, Biology, Chemistry, Chinese, Croatian, English, French, Geography, German, Hebrew, History, Japanese, Korean, Law, Mathematics, Music, Physics, Russian, Spanish
related to Other algorithms · 12
Anki → Anki's, At, Elmes, However, Piotr Woźniak, Since, SM-2, SM-20, SM-5, Some Anki, SuperMemo, The
related to history · 11
Anki → Anki's, August, Australian, Damien Elmes, December, Japanese, June, March, October, The, Version
related to Medical education · 11
Anki → American, AnKing, Another, In, Medicine, Step2, University, USMLE Step, USMLE Step1, Utah School, Washington University School
related to Mobile versions · 9
Anki → Android, AnkiDroid, AnkiMobile, AnkiWeb, GPLv3, Nicolas Raoul, The, Touch, Web
related to Current algorithms · 8
Anki → Anki's, Free Spaced Repetition Scheduler, FSRS, In, One, SM-2, SM-2's, SuperMemo
related to Notes · 6
Anki → Expression, Field, For, In Anki, Notes, Pronunciation
related to External links · 5
Anki → Android, App StoreSM2 AlgorithmAnki AlgorithmAnkiDroid, F-Droid, Flashcards, Official
related to Utility · 5
Anki → In, Jeopardy, Michael Nielsen, Roger Craig, While Anki

Important terminology Word statistics

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Important terminology

algorithm cards version supermemo also used 2009 decks repetition japanese users spaced flashcards 23 using learning released anki's free android

Entity relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
AnkiAvailable in52 (desktop)/25 (AnkiMobile) languages1.00infobox
AnkiDeveloperDamien Elmes1.00infobox
AnkiLicenseDesktop: GNU AGPL v3+1.00infobox
AnkiLicenseAndroid: GNU GPL v31.00infobox
AnkiOperating systemWindows, macOS, Linux, FreeBSD; Android and iOS (special versions)1.00infobox
AnkiRelease5 October 2006; 19 years ago (2006-10-05)1.00infobox
AnkiRepositorygithub.com/ankitects/anki1.00infobox
AnkiStable release26.08.1 / 5 August 2026; 19 days ago (5 August 2026)1.00infobox
AnkiTypeFlashcard1.00infobox
AnkiTypeSpaced repetition1.00infobox
AnkiWebsiteapps.ankiweb.net1.00infobox
AnkiWritten inRust, Python, TypeScript, Svelte, among others1.00infobox
Ankiis afree and open-source flashcard program0.90text

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