Anki add-on: Bluetooth Audio Keep-Alive (macOS AirPods fix)

Stops macOS Bluetooth audio dropouts (AirPods / AirPods Pro) during Anki reviews. When Anki plays short audio clips in rapid succession, macOS spins down the Bluetooth audio route between clips. This causes the characteristic "click" or dropout you hear before every card — or worse, coreaudiod crashes that silence your entire session. This add-on fixes the problem by holding the CoreAudio output route open with a continuous, inaudible silent stream. Your audio hardware stays warm, and clips play without any spin-up delay. Requirements: macOS only. Anki 2.1.45+. Recommended: install mpv via Homebrew ( brew install mpv ) for gapless looping. Without mpv the add-on falls back to the system afplay . Configuration: Tools → Add-ons → Bluetooth Audio Keep-Alive → Config, or use Tools → Bluetooth Audio Keep-Alive… → Config tab. Source / bug reports: GitHub

GitHub repository: hudbmhelmi/anki-addons
Languages: Python