Someone asked me to help him export his decks from AnkiApp . I found that the zip export feature is paywalled now, and after reading this Reddit post , I managed to extract the cards’ data from the local database file and thought of releasing the code as an add-on. So here you go: https://ankiweb.net/…

Hiya, thanks for your work! I’m experiencing this error message upon attempting to import to Anki from AnkiPro [Screenshot 2024-04-03 at 21.15.24]

@sofia.98 You don’t have to access the config. Go to Tools > Copycat Importer > Import from AnkiApp. If you have AnkiApp installed, you should see something in the Data folder field. If so you can simply click Import to import your cards. Let me know if that’s not the case for you. @chlxek Make su…

Thanks for the reply! I’ve copied the AnkiProToken value into the Config page and restarted Anki, but importing still does not work. [Screenshot 2024-04-03 at 22.07.45] [Screenshot 2024-04-03 at 22.07.31] Also, I am logged in. However when I click the ‘open ankipronet to login’ button, a weird Y…

Hey! Thank you so much for your quick reply, there was something in the data folder and i clicked import but then it said “unable to locate database file in data folder.” What do i need to do next? Thank youuu, Sofia :slight_smile:

[image] chlxek: However when I click the ‘open ankipronet to login’ button, a weird YouTube video shows up lol. Can you post a screenshot? [image] sofia.98: there was something in the data folder and i clicked import but then it said “unable to locate database file in data folder.” What …

[Screenshot 2024-04-04 at 05.55.36] Super confused ahah

Hi, im trying to copy my cards from AnkiApp to normal Anki, but all the cards are blank When i try the data folder method, i get: “Unable to locate database file in data folder.” So i exported all my decks as .zips and tried importing using xml, but now all of the cards are blank Would really app…

[image] chlxek: Super confused ahah That’s funny. Not sure what’s going on here. It looks like a prank or virus. Do you have other issues on your computer? [image] luke_090904: So i exported all my decks as .zips and tried importing using xml, but now all of the cards are blank Someth…

Thanks @Wise-Turnover7325 for confirming. Just tested and I can see the same issue. Apparently the AnkiPro people added that intentionally to prevent people from importing their decks. Shady behavior to say the least. I’ll investigate a workaround.

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Super confused ahah

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