Add-ons
Applies to: iPhone/iPad, Android native, Android Termux
Kioku runs Anki desktop’s add-ons. Install them as on a computer: Tools › Add-ons › Get Add-ons…, enter the add-on’s code from AnkiWeb, and restart Kioku. See Anki: Add-ons.
.ankiaddon files can be installed with Install from file… in the same
window.
What works
On the native apps (iPhone, Android) add-ons work unless they need one of:
- starting another program (iOS forbids it; on Android there is nothing to start). Example: MeCab readings in Japanese Support.
- Qt WebEngine features, such as AnkiWebView Inspector. Use Safari’s Web
Inspector or
chrome://inspectinstead. - Native libraries built for Windows, macOS or Linux PCs.
On the Termux variant, add-ons behave as on Linux.
Tested
All load on iPhone and Android:
| Add-on | Code | Result |
|---|---|---|
| AnkiConnect | 2055492159 | works (HTTP API on 127.0.0.1:8765) |
| Review Heatmap | 1771074083 | works; slightly wider than a phone screen |
| Anki Simulator | 817108664 | opens |
| AnKing Note Types Easy Customization | 952691989 | works |
| Advanced Browser | 874215009 | loads |
| Fill the blanks | 1933645497 | loads |
| Colorful Tags / Hierarchical Tags | 594329229 | works |
| Customize Keyboard Shortcuts | 24411424 | loads |
| Edit Field During Review Cloze | 385888438 | works |
| Speed Focus Mode | 1046608507 | loads |
| True Retention | 613684242 | works |
| HyperTTS | 111623432 | works on Android |
| Color Confirmation | 1084228676 | works |
| Japanese Support | 3918629684 | Kanji Stats works; MeCab readings don’t |
| AnkiWebView Inspector | 31746032 | doesn’t work (needs Qt WebEngine) |
Full results: docs/testing.md.
A broken add-on
If Kioku fails at start-up after installing an add-on:
- Termux: use Safe mode on the error screen, then remove the add-on.
- iPhone, iPad: delete the add-on’s folder in Files › Kioku ›
Anki2/addons21/(Tools › Add-ons shows each add-on’s folder name). - Android, native: if Kioku still opens, disable the add-on in Tools › Add-ons. Otherwise open an issue on GitHub: reinstalling keeps the add-on.
Report add-ons that work or don’t on GitHub.