I suggest creating a public roadmap, so users can see where Anki is heading, including upcoming changes and planned features. This transparency would give the community better insight into development priorities.
This idea was suggested back in 2021 with no reply:
Currently, to know what will be changed or added, I have to dig through both GitHub and the Anki forum. It would be much simpler to have a Trello board or something similar that clearly lists upcoming plans and progress.
A roadmap would be useful if available, but development involves many unpredictable factors so I think it would be very difficult.
e.g. Anki recently introduced a new launcher, I think this is a relatively big change. This change was caused by a build tool that had been used until now becoming obsolete due to lack of maintenance. The uv that Anki uses for its new launcher is currently the most popular and convenient tool, but it was only released last year. Both of these are not predictable in the long term.
Recently Anki has been trying to migrate from Qt to Svelte and so far it seems to be going well, but maybe in a few years a more convenient tool will be released or unexpected problems will arise, if so they will change development so I think it is uncertain in the long term.
One more reason is that all developers other than the official Anki are volunteers. e.g. AnkiDroid and FSRS have made several important developments, but if the core maintainers stop development it is likely that all development will stop. Volunteers are literally volunteers not employees so they are not obligated to continue development as planned a year later and no one can force them to do so.
Thank you for your reply.
I’m not asking for any fixed commitments or detailed long-term plans. I simply request a public board (something like Trello) where users can get a general idea of the broad direction and intentions for upcoming Anki releases. It doesn’t have to cover 6–12 months, just a rough outline for the next one or two releases.
Anki is by far the most important app I use. My entire study process depends on it. Having access to a Trello-like page with even vague updates would help me understand where the project is heading without having to wade through GitHub as an inexperienced user.
For example, I recently learned (mostly by chance) that the main focus right now is migrating Anki’s interface to Svelte, and that progress is ongoing. Knowing this reassures me that the app is alive and evolving, not stagnating.
I can live without a PC or phone and replace most tools with offline alternatives, but I cannot (and don’t want to) replace Anki. Digital minimalism is impossible for me, mainly because of it. There is no paper or app alternative that matches what Anki offers. It truly is my most valuable and favorite app.
So even a short, vague roadmap (just a paragraph) would mean a lot to users like me, if it’s possible.
For some of the larger releases, I use milestones on GitHub to track issues flagged for inclusion. This is mainly stuff that’s already being worked on, or things I plan to tackle personally, as volunteers work at their own pace and on the tasks they’re interested in, so there are no guarantees.