# Anki is lagging when using the spacebar to edit cards in the browser **URL:** \ **Category:** Help\ **Created:** [May 13, 2024, 6:47pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/anki-is-lagging-when-using-the-spacebar-to-edit-cards-in-the-browser/44751 "2024-05-13T18:47:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![kei\_kane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecc23a/32.png) [@kei\_kane](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/kei_kane)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2024, 6:47pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/anki-is-lagging-when-using-the-spacebar-to-edit-cards-in-the-browser/44751/1 "2024-05-13T18:47:09Z")
![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/anki2/original/3X/e/d/ed6b08566a14b2cbd97c3d8536d4f84326421e22.png) This problem only happens when editing in the browser, it doesn’t affect when adding cards. I wonder if this is related to another problem I’m having; when answering cards, sometimes, the next review time is from the card I previous answered, when I hover edit, the review time comes back to normal. ---
**Author:** ![Danika\_Dakika](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forums.ankiweb.net/danika_dakika/32/17815_2.png) [@Danika\_Dakika](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/Danika_Dakika)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2024, 12:58am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/anki-is-lagging-when-using-the-spacebar-to-edit-cards-in-the-browser/44751/2 "2024-05-14T00:58:30Z")
That sounds like it might be this same issue – > [@Bug: Anki freezes when using spacebar in card editor](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/bug-anki-freezes-when-using-spacebar-in-card-editor/44580): > > Hi! I’ve run into a very annoying problem using Anki on Linux. Here is my current version: Version ⁨24.04 (429bc9e1)⁩ Python 3.9.18 Qt 6.6.2 PyQt 6.6.1 When I’m in the card browser and want to edit a field of a card, Anki freezes and becomes unresponsive for up to 10 seconds whenever I press space. So putting text on cards via keyboard is very difficult. I’m currently typing the text I want in a google docs browser window and copy it over to Anki as a workaround. When the “space” is copied o… ---
**Author:** ![kei\_kane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecc23a/32.png) [@kei\_kane](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/kei_kane)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2024, 2:49pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/anki-is-lagging-when-using-the-spacebar-to-edit-cards-in-the-browser/44751/3 "2024-05-15T14:49:12Z")
Maybe. I’m using Windows 10, though… ---
**Author:** ![Danika\_Dakika](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forums.ankiweb.net/danika_dakika/32/17815_2.png) [@Danika\_Dakika](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/Danika_Dakika)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2024, 3:51pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/anki-is-lagging-when-using-the-spacebar-to-edit-cards-in-the-browser/44751/4 "2024-05-15T15:51:18Z")
There have been related reports in Windows as well. > [@Terrible text input lag](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/terrible-text-input-lag/44695): > > I am getting multi-seconds input lag delay when editing the “back” of cards. I am talking 3-5 seconds on average. It is getting to the point where Anki has become almost unusable. The lag has a very specific characteristic too. When I add characters to the end of any line in the text box, there is not much lag. But when I try and add characters or spaces before the end of the line, the lag is really bad. However this is only on the edit view - in the “add new card” view, the text input lag is t… ---
**Author:** ![kei\_kane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecc23a/32.png) [@kei\_kane](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/kei_kane)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2024, 11:08am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/anki-is-lagging-when-using-the-spacebar-to-edit-cards-in-the-browser/44751/5 "2024-05-16T11:08:52Z")
I see, thanks. Maybe the problem is multi-platform then? ---
**Author:** ![doaks80](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/838e76/32.png) [@doaks80](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/doaks80)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2024, 1:57pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/anki-is-lagging-when-using-the-spacebar-to-edit-cards-in-the-browser/44751/6 "2024-05-16T13:57:40Z")
Does anyone know what the last “good” version is? The problem is so bad the current version should really be rolled back on the web-site, it is basically unusable for editing at the moment. ---
**Author:** ![Danika\_Dakika](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forums.ankiweb.net/danika_dakika/32/17815_2.png) [@Danika\_Dakika](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/Danika_Dakika)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2024, 9:36pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/anki-is-lagging-when-using-the-spacebar-to-edit-cards-in-the-browser/44751/7 "2024-05-16T21:36:13Z")
I expect a roll-back would only be necessary if this problem were extremely widespread. At this point, it doesn’t seem to be. If you don’t remember what version you updated from, you could try 23.12+ first, and if that’s not better then 23.10+. Make sure to use – File \> Switch Profile \> Downgrade & Quit – to protect your database. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/anki2/original/1X/8f1279ababc5879d54e4838989f606cfe55af8c7.jpeg) [@system](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2024, 9:37pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/anki-is-lagging-when-using-the-spacebar-to-edit-cards-in-the-browser/44751/8 "2024-06-15T21:37:01Z")
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