# \[IDEA\] Appending Special Fields

**URL:** <https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/idea-appending-special-fields/66009>\
**Category:** Add-ons\
**Created:** [August 21, 2025, 10:27am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/idea-appending-special-fields/66009 "2025-08-21T10:27:30Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![samhangster](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forums.ankiweb.net/samhangster/32/27468_2.png) [@samhangster](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/samhangster)\
**Post date:** [August 21, 2025, 10:27am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/idea-appending-special-fields/66009/1 "2025-08-21T10:27:30Z")

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Does anyone know of an addon similar in functionality to special fields, but that appends information from selected non-special fields? in other words, given two decks, with all fields protected except field ‘X’, if I were to import with this addon, it would ADD field X onto field X of identical notes, rather than replacing field X. A use case for this could be a note type with a “lecture notes” field, wherein I would want to ADD someone’s lecture notes to my lecture notes instead of replacing them. Moreover, if there was anything identical in an “appending field” of this type in the card being added to, say an image, it would not add onto it.

lmk what you think

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**Author:** ![ZornHadNoChoice](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forums.ankiweb.net/zornhadnochoice/32/28874_2.png) [@ZornHadNoChoice](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/ZornHadNoChoice)\
**Post date:** [August 21, 2025, 3:30pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/idea-appending-special-fields/66009/2 "2025-08-21T15:30:22Z")

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Try this addon [https://ankiweb.net/shared/info/1898445115](https://ankiweb.net/shared/info/1898445115).

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**Author:** ![samhangster](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forums.ankiweb.net/samhangster/32/27468_2.png) [@samhangster](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/samhangster)\
**Post date:** [August 21, 2025, 5:18pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/idea-appending-special-fields/66009/3 "2025-08-21T17:18:56Z")

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Thanks so much, I think the “Copy After” should do what I desire