# Anki 26.05 - Product: Anki (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/anki) - Vendor: Ankitects - Date: 2026-06-16 - Version: 26.05 - Original notes: https://github.com/ankitects/anki/releases/tag/26.05 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/anki/releases/26.05 - Labels: Platforms: Desktop What's New is an index, not a publisher: every entry below links to the vendor's own release notes, which are the authoritative source. Entries are labelled where they are hand-curated sample data, pre-releases, or drawn from a secondary source such as a developer blog. Reuse: the summaries, labels and curation here are © What's New. Quote freely with attribution and a link back; wholesale republication of the corpus is not permitted — terms: https://whatsnew.fyi/terms. The vendors' own release notes remain their publishers'. --- - **changed** — Replace terminal-based launcher with standard installation process - **removed** — Terminal window no longer shown on installation or update - **changed** — Installation no longer requires network access - **added** — Updates can be installed using Tools>Check For Updates - **added** — Standard MSI installer provided for Windows - **added** — Windows ARM64 build available - **changed** — macOS builds now require macOS 13 or later - **changed** — Linux x86_64 build now requires glibc 2.35+ - **changed** — Linux aarch64 build now requires glibc 2.39+ - **changed** — Minimum supported Python version is now 3.10 - **changed** — Qt updated to 6.11 - **changed** — User and developer documentation unified under single website - **added** — Python API docs available at dev-docs.ankiweb.net - **added** — Support for tag:nc:... syntax for case-insensitive tag searches - **added** — Syntax for multi-card cloze deletions - **changed** — Treat newlines as term breaks in search queries - **changed** — FSRS memory state updates faster through batched calculations - **changed** — Require three left-clicks to unlock FSRS parameter editing - **fixed** — FSRS short-term schedule now respected when using default parameters - **fixed** — Per deck retention now applied when card is moved to filtered deck - **fixed** — Desired retention refreshes when switching deck option presets ##### What's Changed ###### New Installer This release replaces the terminal-based launcher introduced in 25.07 with a more standard installation process: - Anki no longer shows a terminal on installation/update. - Installation no longer requires network access. - Updates can be installed using _Tools>Check For Updates_. - A standard MSI installer is provided for Windows. - A Windows ARM64 build is available. - The macOS builds require macOS 13 or later. - The Linux x86_64 build requires glibc 2.35+. - The Linux aarch64 build requires glibc 2.39+. - The minimum supported Python version is now 3.10 (The official builds still ship Python 3.13). - Qt has been updated to 6.11 _Note_: The _Tools>Upgrade/Downgrade_ option in 25.07+ cannot be used to upgrade to this version due to packaging changes. _By @abdnh @andrewsanchez @fernandolins @Luc-Mcgrady @iamllama in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/4629_ ###### Documentation Improvements - All user/developer documentation is now unified under a [single website](https://anki.mintlify.app/) deployed from the main repo. The different docs repos will be archived and existing issues moved soon. By @andrewsanchez @Luc-Mcgrady @abdnh in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/4882 - Python API docs can now be viewed in [dev-docs.ankiweb.net](https://dev-docs.ankiweb.net/en/latest/api-python.html). By @andrewsanchez in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/4579 ###### FSRS/Scheduling Changes - Rework the efficiency ratio graph in FSRS Help Me Decide by @Luc-Mcgrady in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/4452 - Require three left-clicks to unlock FSRS parameter editing by @Luc-Mcgrady in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/4372 - Speed up FSRS memory state updates by batching calculations by @DanielPechersky in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/4335 - Improve performance of `reviews_for_fsrs` function by @L-M-Sherlock in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/4339 - Fix/first and latest review dates should only consider entries with a rating. by @L-M-Sherlock in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/4360 - Fix/Ensure fuzz doesn't go backward during rescheduling by @user1823 in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/4364 - Fix/Per deck retention not used when card is moved to filtered deck by @Luc-Mcgrady in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/4413 - Restore retrievability SQL fix that was accidentally reverted by @Luc-Mcgrady in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/4424 - Fix/rounded corners on FSRS Simulator modal by @Luc-Mcgrady in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/4535 - Fix FSRS short-term schedule being ignored when using default parameters by @L-M-Sherlock in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/4412 - Use quantiles for FSRS retrievability stat ranges by @Luc-Mcgrady in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/4425 - Make descending retrievability a pure R sort by @user1823 in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/4400 - Don't reschedule suspended cards by @L-M-Sherlock in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/4453 - Apply deck-specific load balancer settings to filtered deck study by @MoamenAbdelsattar in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/4574 - Prioritize previously-attempted cards in the intraday learning queue by @user1823 in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/4393 - Improve sibling dispersal in the load balancer, including across presets by @jakeprobst in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/4640 - Fix desired retention not refreshing when switching deck option presets by @barisayyildiz in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/4610 - Improve FSRS invalid parameters error message with FAQ link by @AmandaSternberg-creator in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/4342 - Clarify ambiguous "this value" wording in desired retention tooltip by @Expertium in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/4647 - Expose `setParameterUnlockClickTimeoutMs` for FSRS parameter unlock timeout by @Luc-Mcgrady _[Truncated at 4000 characters — full notes: https://github.com/ankitects/anki/releases/tag/26.05]_