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Does anyone use/know of an alternative to Anki? Maybe I am just picky or I am simply not cut for SR systems but I find Anki clunky.

by curacao1962 4y ago

gofreddygo 4y ago
Yes ! Google Docs with 4 columns. - QnA - Score - Type - and ID * 1 Question on one row, its Answer on the next row. I use text color same as background color to hide the answer (putting the cursor on the cell shows the answer text in the formula bar up top). I just open the sheet, keep hitting down key and review. * score column is a range between 1 ( i remember this) and -1 (totally new question). I start with -1, once I get it right, then 0.9, then 0.5, then 0.1 then 1. Increment when I get it right, decrement if wrong. Being able to just sort questions by score is the most valuable part. * Type is either "q" or "a" based on the type of the row. Useful to filter out question rows only. * ID is for grouping question and answer rows. Q n A rows both get the same ID so I can sort and dont mix. * One workbook per subject. One sheet per topic. * Works on phone, desktop, work laptop, everywhere. Copy paste friendly. Super easy to share. Color coding helps, images are supported, search works, can export to PDF, never breaks, i can group related topics and questions, make cross references, focus is on the content not the tool. I don't need Anki. Don't need anything else. Just putting it out there for frustrated souls.
knubie 4y ago
I made Mochi[0] as an alternative to Anki, also tackling basically the same problem as OP. The app is based around markdown note/flash cards, but also has a lot of other features inspired by Anki and its various add-ons. [0] https://mochi.cards/ https://mochi.cards/
- kangruixiang 4y ago
  I actually looked into Mochi as well. I really like the ability to make edits inside the program. For me though, I like having my notes in markdown files so I could move it to places, upload to websites, etc.
- curacao1962 4y ago
  Hey, I remember having seen your program months ago here. I played with it a little bit now and it certainly looks interesting. A little bit of feedback if you dont mind: - Allow to deactivate the notifications for reviewed cards and the info on pressing the space bar. They can get annoying pretty fast. -At least for the desktop browser version put the preferences in a normal page, not a modal. It was a pain to scroll down since I use only a shitty trackpad,so no mouse-wheel.
jwrallie 4y ago
Anki is very powerful, but indeed that makes it a bit complicated to start with. However, once you get your note types created, which requires HTML notation, you mostly just have to create content. I mostly learned how to do that by downloading community decks and checking out how they did it, and combining the ideas myself. I create all my cards using Libreoffice Calc and saving as a csv file, then importing to Anki. Each column of the csv has a corresponding field on the note type. Sometimes I use Perl programs to generate huge csv files from source materials, automating most of the creation of decks, and I convinced my language tutor to give me example phrases in Excel format instead of Word to easily import on Anki. I think one of the most used alternative to Anki is Mnemosine, you can check it out, maybe it fits you better.
willlma 4y ago
Check out [RemNote](https://www.remnote.com/ https://www.remnote.com/) sounds a lot like what OP is achieving using MarkDown and Anki, but combined into a note-taking app like Notion/Roam. I've used it a bit and enjoy it, last I checked the iOS app isn't great, but the Android app is fine.

Does anyone use/know of an alternative to Anki? Maybe I am just picky or I am simply not cut for SR systems but I find Anki clunky.

gofreddygo 4y ago

Yes ! Google Docs with 4 columns. - QnA - Score - Type - and ID * 1 Question on one row, its Answer on the next row. I use text color same as background color to hide the answer (putting the cursor on the cell shows the answer text in the formula bar up top). I just open the sheet, keep hitting down key and review. * score column is a range between 1 ( i remember this) and -1 (totally new question). I start with -1, once I get it right, then 0.9, then 0.5, then 0.1 then 1. Increment when I get it right, decrement if wrong. Being able to just sort questions by score is the most valuable part. * Type is either "q" or "a" based on the type of the row. Useful to filter out question rows only. * ID is for grouping question and answer rows. Q n A rows both get the same ID so I can sort and dont mix. * One workbook per subject. One sheet per topic. * Works on phone, desktop, work laptop, everywhere. Copy paste friendly. Super easy to share. Color coding helps, images are supported, search works, can export to PDF, never breaks, i can group related topics and questions, make cross references, focus is on the content not the tool. I don't need Anki. Don't need anything else. Just putting it out there for frustrated souls.

knubie 4y ago

I made Mochi[0] as an alternative to Anki, also tackling basically the same problem as OP. The app is based around markdown note/flash cards, but also has a lot of other features inspired by Anki and its various add-ons. [0] https://mochi.cards/ https://mochi.cards/

kangruixiang 4y ago
I actually looked into Mochi as well. I really like the ability to make edits inside the program. For me though, I like having my notes in markdown files so I could move it to places, upload to websites, etc.
curacao1962 4y ago
Hey, I remember having seen your program months ago here. I played with it a little bit now and it certainly looks interesting. A little bit of feedback if you dont mind: - Allow to deactivate the notifications for reviewed cards and the info on pressing the space bar. They can get annoying pretty fast. -At least for the desktop browser version put the preferences in a normal page, not a modal. It was a pain to scroll down since I use only a shitty trackpad,so no mouse-wheel.

jwrallie 4y ago

Anki is very powerful, but indeed that makes it a bit complicated to start with. However, once you get your note types created, which requires HTML notation, you mostly just have to create content. I mostly learned how to do that by downloading community decks and checking out how they did it, and combining the ideas myself. I create all my cards using Libreoffice Calc and saving as a csv file, then importing to Anki. Each column of the csv has a corresponding field on the note type. Sometimes I use Perl programs to generate huge csv files from source materials, automating most of the creation of decks, and I convinced my language tutor to give me example phrases in Excel format instead of Word to easily import on Anki. I think one of the most used alternative to Anki is Mnemosine, you can check it out, maybe it fits you better.

willlma 4y ago

Check out [RemNote](https://www.remnote.com/ https://www.remnote.com/) sounds a lot like what OP is achieving using MarkDown and Anki, but combined into a note-taking app like Notion/Roam. I've used it a bit and enjoy it, last I checked the iOS app isn't great, but the Android app is fine.