# Scheduling **URL:** https://forums.ankiweb.net/c/anki/scheduling/7.md [Latest](https://forums.ankiweb.net/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forums.ankiweb.net/categories.md) --- ## [About the Scheduling category](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/about-the-scheduling-category/15)
**Author:** [@dae](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/dae)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2020, 4:13am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/about-the-scheduling-category/15 "2020-06-10T04:13:01Z")
A place to discuss when and how cards are shown. Daily limits, SM2 options, and so on. For FSRS-related questions, please use the separate FSRS category. --- ## [Settings for New/Review Order](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/settings-for-new-review-order/71351)
**Author:** [@minit1](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/minit1)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2026, 2:26pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/settings-for-new-review-order/71351 "2026-10-13T14:26:28Z")
Hi, I’m pretty new to Anki, so I’m still trying to figure out the settings. I’m wondering if there’s a way to edit the New/Review Order so that it mixes with reviews but groups them toward the beginning of the study ses… --- ## [How to show cards sooner if they've been moved to the back of a deck](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/how-to-show-cards-sooner-if-theyve-been-moved-to-the-back-of-a-deck/71329)
**Author:** [@onaplain5](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/onaplain5)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2026, 7:02pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/how-to-show-cards-sooner-if-theyve-been-moved-to-the-back-of-a-deck/71329 "2026-10-06T19:02:16Z")
I am new to this platform, like two days in new. I was looking for an easy and AI-free alternative to Quizlet and whatever else there is out there. However, I have quickly come to realize that this is much more convolute… --- ## [Reduce my workload by half on a specific date](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/reduce-my-workload-by-half-on-a-specific-date/71273)
**Author:** [@possopo](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/possopo)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2026, 11:19am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/reduce-my-workload-by-half-on-a-specific-date/71273 "2026-10-01T11:19:34Z")
I want to reduce my workload by half on a specific date. the easy days option in the FSRS helper reduces the workload to zero. the easy days window in the deck options would do the job but it works for a specific day of… --- ## [Relearning queue repeatedly alternates between the same two cards](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/relearning-queue-repeatedly-alternates-between-the-same-two-cards/71149)
**Author:** [@drew345](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/drew345)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2026, 8:12am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/relearning-queue-repeatedly-alternates-between-the-same-two-cards/71149 "2026-09-20T08:12:06Z")
When several relearning cards remain, Anki sometimes stops cycling through the complete set and repeatedly alternates between only two cards. For example, I may have approximately 15 cards remaining. Anki initially show… --- ## [Number of new vocabs can be learnt per day](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/number-of-new-vocabs-can-be-learnt-per-day/70755)
**Author:** [@ViktorNguyen](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/ViktorNguyen)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2026, 9:50pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/number-of-new-vocabs-can-be-learnt-per-day/70755 "2026-08-20T21:50:19Z")
Hi everyone, I’m new to anki. I’m using a deck the have 2 types of cards for each note. I have my new cards limit per day at 20 and all burying options toggled on. The problem I recently encountered is that I want to le… --- ## [Number of flash cards that can be revised per day](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/number-of-flash-cards-that-can-be-revised-per-day/70656)
**Author:** [@Mino1](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/Mino1)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2026, 8:20pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/number-of-flash-cards-that-can-be-revised-per-day/70656 "2026-08-18T20:20:04Z")
Hi, I am new to Anki, I tried to change the number of cards that I can revise per day, however it looks as if this info was not retained by the system. I basically do not understand the criteria used by Anki to decide h… --- ## [Does Anki take into account average and total time for each card for scheduling?](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/does-anki-take-into-account-average-and-total-time-for-each-card-for-scheduling/70714)
**Author:** [@Geremia](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/Geremia)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2026, 4:23am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/does-anki-take-into-account-average-and-total-time-for-each-card-for-scheduling/70714 "2026-08-18T04:23:39Z")
Does Anki take into account the average and total times for each card when scheduling? --- ## [Hybrid crammed + spaced repetition scheduler?](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/hybrid-crammed-spaced-repetition-scheduler/70713)
**Author:** [@Geremia](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/Geremia)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2026, 7:33pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/hybrid-crammed-spaced-repetition-scheduler/70713 "2026-08-17T19:33:59Z")
Is there a way to do a sort of hybrid crammed + spaced repetition scheduling in Anki? Is there such a thing? For example, repeat the same card 10× before advancing to a new one? --- ## [Pressing "4" (Easy) reliably logs as Rating 1 (Again) — reproduced 3x across different note types, hardware/OS/add-ons ruled out](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/pressing-4-easy-reliably-logs-as-rating-1-again-reproduced-3x-across-different-note-types-hardware-os-add-ons-ruled-out/70684)
**Author:** [@danielj03](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/danielj03)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2026, 2:17pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/pressing-4-easy-reliably-logs-as-rating-1-again-reproduced-3x-across-different-note-types-hardware-os-add-ons-ruled-out/70684 "2026-08-16T14:17:31Z")
Summary Pressing the 4 key (which should rate a card Easy) has, in every clean test I’ve run, logged instead as Rating 1 (Again). This isn’t a one-off — I’ve reproduced it 3 separate times, including on a completely defa… --- ## [Changing decks daily limits](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/changing-decks-daily-limits/70483)
**Author:** [@alifiroozi80](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/alifiroozi80)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2026, 2:18pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/changing-decks-daily-limits/70483 "2026-07-21T14:18:25Z")
Hello everyone. I had a deck, and I was adding 20 new cards every day, and my Maximum reviews/day was 200. Everything was good until, after a while, I faced too many reviews. So I just changed the New cards/day to 10 a… --- ## [Can I setup a study order that goes back to the first card if I mess-up?](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/can-i-setup-a-study-order-that-goes-back-to-the-first-card-if-i-mess-up/70301)
**Author:** [@SPCY](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/SPCY)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2026, 8:53pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/can-i-setup-a-study-order-that-goes-back-to-the-first-card-if-i-mess-up/70301 "2026-07-03T20:53:34Z")
Im trying to study pathways, but it gets confusing when the cards don’t show up in the correct pathway order. Essentially what I want to do is see card 1, then card 2, but then go back to card 1 if I mess up card 3. And … --- ## [Did a card yesterday. Hit good. It should've come 3 months later but it's showing up today?](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/did-a-card-yesterday-hit-good-it-shouldve-come-3-months-later-but-its-showing-up-today/70196)
**Author:** [@farman](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/farman)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2026, 4:10pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/did-a-card-yesterday-hit-good-it-shouldve-come-3-months-later-but-its-showing-up-today/70196 "2026-06-24T16:10:53Z")
and this happened to a whole bunch of cards. So now if I hit good, it’s sending it even farther down hill. --- ## [Shorten the Hard, Good, Easy number of days](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/shorten-the-hard-good-easy-number-of-days/69937)
**Author:** [@garyn](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/garyn)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2026, 1:51am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/shorten-the-hard-good-easy-number-of-days/69937 "2026-06-02T01:51:10Z")
I want to shorten the intervals on the Due cards. I’m running v25.09.4, Python 3.13.5 Qt 6.9.1 Chromium 122, on windows 11. Apologies in advance, I did search, but I’m not seeing the fields pictured in earlier posts on… --- ## [Cloze review not on same day?](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/cloze-review-not-on-same-day/69874)
**Author:** [@ljfl](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/ljfl)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2026, 6:48pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/cloze-review-not-on-same-day/69874 "2026-05-26T18:48:20Z")
Is there a setting to not get multiple parts of a cloze card on the same day? I feel like this happens to me frequently: I’ll get a “{…} is the capital of Italy” card and then ten seconds later I’ll get “Rome is the capi… --- ## [Review cards appearing in less then number of minutes on button](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/review-cards-appearing-in-less-then-number-of-minutes-on-button/69754)
**Author:** [@Anki123](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/Anki123)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2026, 2:52pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/review-cards-appearing-in-less-then-number-of-minutes-on-button/69754 "2026-05-15T14:52:35Z")
I’m just starting a new deck and only have a few new cards. When I click any of the buttons with \<# (ex. \<10m). The card comes back immediately upon reviewing the cards available today. I thought they would come back … --- ## [Not mixing card categories 'New','Learn','Due'](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/not-mixing-card-categories-new-learn-due/69441)
**Author:** [@Tea](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/Tea)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2026, 9:20pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/not-mixing-card-categories-new-learn-due/69441 "2026-04-21T21:20:57Z")
Hi! I am fairly new to Anki, using it the past couple months, but still trying to understand the scheduling system. I have made my decks with sub-decks which I put my cards in and organise into topics e.g around 80 car… --- ## [Curious if Anki balances future due](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/curious-if-anki-balances-future-due/69473)
**Author:** [@NuclearBobr](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/NuclearBobr)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2026, 7:34am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/curious-if-anki-balances-future-due/69473 "2026-04-20T07:34:29Z")
This isn’t a help request. I’m not trying to fix anything; I’m just curious how Anki does things under the hood. Does Anki try to prevent lumping a bunch of cards on a single day? For instance, suppose today (D day) yo… --- ## [Normal retention rate?](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/normal-retention-rate/69344)
**Author:** [@Ideme](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/Ideme)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2026, 8:18pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/normal-retention-rate/69344 "2026-04-05T20:18:09Z")
Is it normal for the retention rate after 3 day interval to be 75%? I’m using the anking settings (Learning: 25m 1d, Graduating: 3d) and I get really frustrated when I can’t remember the cards after 3 days, even though m… --- ## [Controlling number of reviews](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/controlling-number-of-reviews/68896)
**Author:** [@Spanishistricky](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/Spanishistricky)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2026, 5:44pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/controlling-number-of-reviews/68896 "2026-02-18T17:44:51Z")
I have been on Anki for under 3 months. I am very active and have reached a point where I have over 100 reviews each day for each deck. I can’t find enough time to go through that many cards in my several decks every d… --- ## [Cards not waiting after I click "Again"](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/cards-not-waiting-after-i-click-again/68754)
**Author:** [@marianaromeo](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/marianaromeo)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2026, 10:45pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/cards-not-waiting-after-i-click-again/68754 "2026-02-08T22:45:29Z")
After I click “Again” when I get my card incorrect, it comes back immediately. It does not wait the 5m that I set it to wait. Is there something wrong with what I inserted in my options? Or is this a bug? New cards/day … --- ## [Skip words you already know](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/skip-words-you-already-know/68437)
**Author:** [@harouinu](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/harouinu)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2026, 4:25am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/skip-words-you-already-know/68437 "2026-01-29T04:25:27Z")
I’m giving Anki a try from studying on Renshuu for half a year. I’d like to cover any gaps I have in basic vocab, but I’m seeing my daily schedule clogged with words I already know! On Renshuu, you can click a word to sa… --- ## [Staging Release of Cards in a Deck](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/staging-release-of-cards-in-a-deck/68426)
**Author:** [@Blim](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/Blim)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2026, 8:39am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/staging-release-of-cards-in-a-deck/68426 "2026-01-28T08:39:16Z")
Hi All, I’m trying to create an Deck to help some teachers and I learn a local Aboriginal language. I’ve been using a text book to create a deck with words to memorise. This has worked well for me because I’ve been addi… --- ## [Reviewing cards in one session](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/reviewing-cards-in-one-session/68385)
**Author:** [@hwrk](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/hwrk)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2026, 4:23pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/reviewing-cards-in-one-session/68385 "2026-01-23T16:23:42Z")
Hello! I am very new to Anki. I’m using it for my MCAT in a couple short months so I’ve been very stressed since this occurred recently. Basically, after adjusting my settings to what was suggested in an MCAT video, I n… --- ## [Can Anki plan backwards?](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/can-anki-plan-backwards/68411)
**Author:** [@kimtaejoon8](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/kimtaejoon8)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2026, 3:38pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/can-anki-plan-backwards/68411 "2026-01-23T15:38:36Z")
I have over 3,000 cards. If I want to score above 85% on all 3,000 cards within 6 weeks, can Anki plan backwards and create a schedule for me \[how many cards I’d need to study per day, etc.\]? --- ## [Anki unable to pickup up new cards at RANDOM order](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/anki-unable-to-pickup-up-new-cards-at-random-order/67609)
**Author:** [@azaz44](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/azaz44)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2025, 8:24am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/anki-unable-to-pickup-up-new-cards-at-random-order/67609 "2025-12-22T08:24:43Z")
I have so much trouble in getting Anki present new cards at random order. I have this options \ And it seems to work initially. But If I make any shifting of cards between de… --- ## [Why "New Cards Ignore Review Limit" isn't preset specific?](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/why-new-cards-ignore-review-limit-isnt-preset-specific/67758)
**Author:** [@kfeine](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/kfeine)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2025, 4:13pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/why-new-cards-ignore-review-limit-isnt-preset-specific/67758 "2025-12-14T16:13:44Z")
Hi, I have several deck presets. For some, I want to check the option “New Cards Ignore Review Limit”, but for others I want to leave it unchecked. But it seems that this option is global: it applies to all presets (I’… --- ## [Very High Review Count Compared to My Peers](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/very-high-review-count-compared-to-my-peers/67458)
**Author:** [@Sav](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/Sav)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2025, 2:25am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/very-high-review-count-compared-to-my-peers/67458 "2025-11-16T02:25:22Z")
My daily review count is in the 600s/700s every day wheras my peers who are adding the same amount of cards on a daily basis have much less (300 max). Is it because I don’t have FSRS turned on, my correct answers on matu… --- ## [When edit opened, card shows up next day in daily review?](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/when-edit-opened-card-shows-up-next-day-in-daily-review/67442)
**Author:** [@Nono1](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/Nono1)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2025, 5:09pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/when-edit-opened-card-shows-up-next-day-in-daily-review/67442 "2025-11-13T17:09:15Z")
Often, to check my vocabulary, I look for some cards and then click on them to read them more easily. I feel like the next day, during my daily reviews, those cards show up. Maybe it’s just a coincidence ( maybe it just… --- ## [Move relearning cards at the end of review queue](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/move-relearning-cards-at-the-end-of-review-queue/67389)
**Author:** [@packie](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/packie)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2025, 2:59pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/move-relearning-cards-at-the-end-of-review-queue/67389 "2025-11-09T14:59:42Z")
I know that similar questions are asked frequently, but I can’t find an answer to my use case. Maybe this is simple, and I just don’t understand how scheduling works. On average, I have 150-200 cards to review per day. … [Next page](https://forums.ankiweb.net/c/anki/scheduling/7.md?page=1)