{"id":239,"date":"2011-01-08T09:11:42","date_gmt":"2011-01-08T09:11:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/?p=239"},"modified":"2026-02-14T20:40:24","modified_gmt":"2026-02-14T19:40:24","slug":"anki-a-friendly-intelligent-spaced-learning-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/anki-a-friendly-intelligent-spaced-learning-system\/","title":{"rendered":"Anki, the best of spaced repetition software"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Anki.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-11778 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Anki-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Anki-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Anki-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Anki-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Anki-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Anki.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Of all the various websites and programs out there to help you learning Chinese, Anki is probably the most important one. There are numerous programs to handle vocabulary learning, but in my experience, none of them is as versatile and dynamic as Anki.<\/p>\n<p>This article is not about why you should use spaced repetition software in the first place (you really should, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/?p=123\">read about it here<\/a>), but about Anki itself. <a href=\"http:\/\/ichi2.net\/anki\/\">Anki, a friendly, intelligent spaced learning system<\/a> (official website)<\/p>\n<h3>More about spaced repetition on Hacking Chinese<\/h3>\n<div class=\"add_posts\"><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/an-introduction-to-spaced-repetition-software\/\">Spaced repetition software: What it is and how to use it to learn Chinese<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/killing-leeches\/\">Chinese characters and words that refuse to stick: Killing leeches<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/how-to-best-use-flashcards-to-learn-chinese\/\">How to best use flashcards to learn Chinese<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/why-flashcards-are-bad-for-learning-chinese\/\">Why flashcards are terrible for learning Chinese<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/why-flashcards-are-great-for-learning-chinese\/\">Why flashcards are great for learning Chinese<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/why-spaced-repetition-software-is-uniquely-well-suited-to-learning-chinese-characters\/\">Why spaced repetition software is uniquely well suited to learning Chinese characters<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/diversified-learning-is-smart-learning\/\">Diversify how you study Chinese to learn more<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/when-spaced-repetition-fails-and-what-to-do-about-it\/\">When spaced repetition fails, and what to do about it<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/about-cheating-spaced-repetition-and-learning-chinese\/\">About cheating, spaced repetition and learning Chinese<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/ways-improve-review-chinese-characters\/\">Three ways to improve the way you review Chinese characters<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/flashcard-overflow-about-card-models-and-review-directions\/\">Flashcard overflow: About card models and review directions<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/if-you-think-spaced-repetition-software-is-a-panacea-you-are-wrong\/\">If you think spaced repetition software is a panacea you are wrong<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/is-your-flashcard-deck-too-big-for-your-own-good\/\">Is your flashcard deck too big for your own good?<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/chinese-character-challenge-towards-a-more-sensible-way-of-learning-to-write-chinese\/\">Towards a more sensible way of learning to write Chinese<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/you-cant-learn-chinese-characters-by-rote\/\">You can't learn Chinese characters by rote<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/measurable-progress-is-a-double-edged-sword\/\">Measuring your language learning is a double-edged sword<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/answer-buttons-and-how-to-use-srs\/\">Answer buttons and how to use SRS to study Chinese<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/vocabulary-in-your-pocket\/\">Chinese vocabulary in your pocket<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/spaced-repetion-and-rote-learning\/\">Spaced repetition isn't rote learning<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/anki-a-friendly-intelligent-spaced-learning-system\/\">Anki, the best of spaced repetition software<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>Anki<\/strong> Here&#8217;s a short summary of what you can do with the program (it&#8217;s all free and open source):<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Review all words with less effort<\/li>\n<li>Synchronise your words with any other device<\/li>\n<li>Study your words online on any public computer<\/li>\n<li>Download decks created by other learners<\/li>\n<li>Customise with extra plugins and features<\/li>\n<li>Customise flashcards, including pictures, sound, etc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In essence, this is what most programs will allow you to do, with the exception of synchronising and studying online. The online feature is one of the major strengths in Anki, because it doesn&#8217;t matter where you are; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/?p=468\">you can still review for five minutes if you have the time to spare<\/a>. However, there are two things that make Anki better than any other program I&#8217;ve tried.<\/p>\n<h3>It is more versatile than any other program I&#8217;ve tried<\/h3>\n<p>Other programs may have functions Anki lack (such as creating flashcards directly from dictionaries or automatically adding sentences), but no other program beats Anki when it comes to versatility. You can use it for anything you like, you can customise anything you like and if you aren&#8217;t a programming maven yourself, there will be others who might have already written the plugin providing the extra features you require.<\/p>\n<h3>Anki is under constant development and has an active community<\/h3>\n<p>Since there are so many other people using Anki, there is plenty of material shared for free. This includes decks for your favourite textbooks, plugins that provide extra functions and so on. Bugs (which are very rare indeed) are fixed quickly and new versions keep coming out, making the program slightly better for each version.<\/p>\n<h3>Anki compared to other programs<\/h3>\n<p>I&#8217;m not going to do a proper comparison with other programs, simply because it would take too much time. The important thing is that you&#8217;re using spaced repetition software (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/?p=123\">see the article about why<\/a>). I&#8217;ve introduced Anki and spaced repetition software to so many people I&#8217;ve lost count, and I intend to keep on doing so. Which particular program you choose to use is up to you.<\/p>\n<h3>More about spaced repetition software on Hacking Chinese<\/h3>\n<div class=\"add_posts\"><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/an-introduction-to-spaced-repetition-software\/\">Spaced repetition software: What it is and how to use it to learn Chinese<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/killing-leeches\/\">Chinese characters and words that refuse to stick: Killing leeches<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/how-to-best-use-flashcards-to-learn-chinese\/\">How to best use flashcards to learn Chinese<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/why-flashcards-are-bad-for-learning-chinese\/\">Why flashcards are terrible for learning Chinese<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/why-flashcards-are-great-for-learning-chinese\/\">Why flashcards are great for learning Chinese<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/why-spaced-repetition-software-is-uniquely-well-suited-to-learning-chinese-characters\/\">Why spaced repetition software is uniquely well suited to learning Chinese characters<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/diversified-learning-is-smart-learning\/\">Diversify how you study Chinese to learn more<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/when-spaced-repetition-fails-and-what-to-do-about-it\/\">When spaced repetition fails, and what to do about it<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/about-cheating-spaced-repetition-and-learning-chinese\/\">About cheating, spaced repetition and learning Chinese<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/ways-improve-review-chinese-characters\/\">Three ways to improve the way you review Chinese characters<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/flashcard-overflow-about-card-models-and-review-directions\/\">Flashcard overflow: About card models and review directions<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/if-you-think-spaced-repetition-software-is-a-panacea-you-are-wrong\/\">If you think spaced repetition software is a panacea you are wrong<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/is-your-flashcard-deck-too-big-for-your-own-good\/\">Is your flashcard deck too big for your own good?<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/chinese-character-challenge-towards-a-more-sensible-way-of-learning-to-write-chinese\/\">Towards a more sensible way of learning to write Chinese<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/you-cant-learn-chinese-characters-by-rote\/\">You can't learn Chinese characters by rote<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/measurable-progress-is-a-double-edged-sword\/\">Measuring your language learning is a double-edged sword<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/answer-buttons-and-how-to-use-srs\/\">Answer buttons and how to use SRS to study Chinese<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/vocabulary-in-your-pocket\/\">Chinese vocabulary in your pocket<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/spaced-repetion-and-rote-learning\/\">Spaced repetition isn't rote learning<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/anki-a-friendly-intelligent-spaced-learning-system\/\">Anki, the best of spaced repetition software<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Of all the various websites and programs out there to help you learning Chinese, Anki is probably the most important one. 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