Anki add-on: Better Markdown Anki

Better Markdown Anki Github Repository A powerful React-based Anki add-on that transforms your flashcards with advanced markdown rendering, interactive features, and modern web technologies for an enhanced study experience. Announcement Generate Free Cards From PDF w/o Account Preview Features 🎨 Enhanced Visual Experience Theme-aware design that automatically adapts to Anki's light/dark mode Color-coded card sections with distinct styling for front, back, and extra content Modern UI components built with React and Mantine UI library 📝 Advanced Markdown Support Full markdown rendering with proper formatting for headers, lists, tables, and more LaTeX math support using KaTeX for both inline ( $...$ ) and block ( $$...$$ ) equations Syntax highlighting for code blocks with language-specific coloring HTML entity decoding for proper character display 🔄 Interactive Cloze Deletions Toggle switches for each cloze deletion to show/hide content dynamically Smart cloze processing that preserves formatting within code blocks and math expressions Visual indicators for active/inactive cloze states 🏷️ Smart Card Organization Tag display with styled badges for easy categorization Difficulty indicators to show card complexity at a glance Installation Download the add-on from the Anki add-on repository or by downloading the .apkg . In Anki, go to Tools → Add-ons → Install from file... Select the downloaded file and restart Anki The add-on will automatically create the necessary note types on first launch Alternatively, install the add-on using the Anki identification number. Note Types The add-on creates two specialized note types: Better Markdown : Basic Fields : Front, Back, Extra, Difficulty Use case : Traditional question-answer flashcards with markdown formatting Better Markdown : Cloze Fields : Text, Back Extra, Difficulty Use case : Interactive cloze deletion cards with enhanced markdown support Usage After having installed the add-on. Create a new note using one of the "Better Markdown" note types Write your content using standard markdown syntax The add-on will automatically render your markdown with enhanced styling Math expressions can be written using LaTeX syntax Use toggle switches to interact with cloze deletions dynamically Technical Architecture Core Technologies React 19 with modern hooks and functional components Mantine UI for consistent, accessible component design Vite for fast development and optimized builds TypeScript support for type safety Markdown Processing Pipeline ReactMarkdown for base markdown parsing remark-math + rehype-katex for mathematical expressions react-syntax-highlighter for code block formatting Key Features DOM mutation observation for real-time card updates Automatic theme detection from Anki's CSS classes Python backend integration with Anki's API Automatic template and field management with version control Development # Install dependencies npm install # Start development server npm run dev # Build for production npm run build Configuration The add-on includes automatic configuration management: Templates are updated automatically when the add-on loads Missing fields are added to existing note types Theme mode detection from Anki's CSS classes Content changes monitored through DOM mutation observation

GitHub repository: alexthillen/better-markdown-anki
Repository description: Creates a new Basic and a new Cloze Note Type that support Markdown and KaTeX
Languages: HTML, JavaScript, Python, TypeScript, CSS
Topics: addon, anki, code, flashcards, katex, latex, markdown, programming, syntax-highlighting