Anki add-on: Animated background

Animated Background Animated Background lets you add GIF and video backgrounds to Anki’s main study screens, with a live preview and simple per-screen controls. IMPORTANT - Update note A fix has been released for the update issue some Windows users saw with Animated Background. What changed: Settings and imported media are now stored in Anki’s profile data instead of inside the add-on’s user_files folder. Packaged sample backgrounds are now stored as bundled read-only assets. The add-on now releases video/background media handles before Anki updates the add-on. Existing settings and imported media are migrated automatically on startup. If you already hit the update error, you may need one manual cleanup before installing this version: Close Anki completely. Go to your Anki add-ons folder. Remove the add on manually After this fixed version is installed, future updates should no longer depend on Anki’s fragile user_files backup step. You can also remove the add on via the anki window, this will trigger an error, then restart anki, remove it again. What It Does Adds animated backgrounds to: Reviewer Deck Browser Overview Supports: GIF WebM MP4 Includes packaged sample media Lets you use your own local media folders Offers live preview before saving Includes controls for: Opacity Blur Zoom Playback speed Trim start / trim end Mute How To Use Open Anki. Go to Tools > Animated Background . Choose a packaged sample folder or your own media folder. Select the screen(s) where you want the background to appear. Pick a GIF or video file. Adjust the preview and display settings. Click Save Settings . Notes Large GIFs and videos can affect performance. If a file is moved or removed, the add-on will safely disable that background until you choose a new one. MP4 and WebM playback depends on Qt/system multimedia support, so some files may not work on every machine. Support If you run into a bug or want to request a feature, please use the support page. Compatibility Desktop only Minimum Anki version: 24.06.0

GitHub repository: aloisth1/anki-animated-background
Repository description: Clean add on to animate your anki background.
Languages: Python