Hard to use, Please optimize the user interface for the desktop App

[grooving]

thanks for your hard working and great contribution.

[Shigeyuki]

There is a lot of discussion and development on AnkiForums to make Anki easier to use, so if you post your specific ideas it will be helpful to the developers. (So far I think the development has maintained a balance between power users and novice users.)

If you’re in a hurry, there are many free add-ons to improve and customize Anki UI. (Addons only work on the desktop, and are basically developed by volunteers so they are not related to the official Anki.)

[1] These are add-ons that I customized or created:

• Anki Redesign - Make Anki Cool Design (Fixed by Shige)
• No Distractions Full Screen (Fixed by Shige)
• Enhance main window (Customized by Shige)
• Zoom for Anki24 - Keep zoom level after reboot (Fixed by Shige)
• Always On Top - permanently keep Anki as top (Fixed by Shige)
• TidyAnkiBear - Select and hide Anki menu bar items (Created by Shige)
• Rearrange home addons (Created by Shige)

[2] These add-ons are popular in Anki :

• Custom Background Image and Gear Icon
• Advanced Review Bottom Bar
• Beautify-Anki_2.0 (mizmu)
• Change Interface Font

If you frequently restart Anki (e.g. Advanced Review Bottom Bar for GUI), this my add-on I have developed for restarting Anki:

• AnkiRestart - Quick Anki Rebooter, for Customize & Develop (Created by Shige)

[3] Many gamification add-ons improve Anki UI because they add graphics, these are popular of the gamification add-ons I develop for learning gamification:

• Anki Killstreaks - Reward Medals for Correct Answers (Fixed by Shige)
• Anki Leaderboard - Compete with friends to boost motivation (Fork by Shige)
• Progress bar - Visualize reviewed cards and remaining (Fixed by Shige)
• Pokemanki Gold - Raising Pokemon with Anki (Customized by Shige)

[4] AnkiWeb

If you feel that Anki for desktop is too complicated you may want to try AnkiWeb for browser. AnkiWeb has the basic features of Anki (Free, official), it is simple and easy to use so there are no distractions. All you need to do is create cards and review them everyday, registration takes less than 2 minutes. https://ankiweb.net/