# Add the ability to pin note types for efficient access

**URL:** <https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/add-the-ability-to-pin-note-types-for-efficient-access/59239>\
**Category:** Suggestions\
**Created:** [April 18, 2025, 7:02am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/add-the-ability-to-pin-note-types-for-efficient-access/59239 "2025-04-18T07:02:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![Sqrt-1](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forums.ankiweb.net/sqrt-1/32/25270_2.png) [@Sqrt-1](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/Sqrt-1)\
**Post date:** [April 18, 2025, 7:02am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/add-the-ability-to-pin-note-types-for-efficient-access/59239/1 "2025-04-18T07:02:01Z")

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I have a lot of test note types, note types from other imported decks, and note types that I actually use.

It would be nice if there was an option to “pin” the note types I actually use, and if I wanted to use a notetype I didn’t use often, I could access them through some “Show more note types” option.

This could also happen automatically; the top 5 note types that you actually use are shown at the top etc.

Other people probably have a lot more note types.

> [@Too many basic types](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/too-many-basic-types/1290):
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> Hi, I’ve always noted that note type come in translated names and I consider that bad. Recently thought I also noticed variants as in this picture: I’d like to now why that happens and how to limit it. That also happens on note types that I created programmatically in an addon (Fleex) and when I decided to add a field I realized there where at least 3 identical variants of my note. How can I avoid having this mess? Thanks in advance for your help sandro

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**Author:** ![SuhasK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@SuhasK](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/SuhasK)\
**Post date:** [April 18, 2025, 11:05am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/add-the-ability-to-pin-note-types-for-efficient-access/59239/2 "2025-04-18T11:05:37Z")

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This is a good idea. If you need a temporary workaround for this until this gets implemented (if it does), maybe you could add characters like “!” to move some notetypes to the top and a “~” to move some notetypes to the bottom. (P.S., you’ll have to remember this for searches as well)

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**Author:** ![Sqrt-1](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forums.ankiweb.net/sqrt-1/32/25270_2.png) [@Sqrt-1](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/Sqrt-1)\
**Post date:** [April 19, 2025, 10:39am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/add-the-ability-to-pin-note-types-for-efficient-access/59239/3 "2025-04-19T10:39:20Z")

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[https://ankiweb.net/shared/info/969733775](https://ankiweb.net/shared/info/969733775)

For some addons like cloze overlapper, you cannot rename the notetype without breaking the addon. Otherwise this is a good kludge.