# Anki 26.08b1

- Product: Anki (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/anki)
- Vendor: Ankitects
- Date: 2026-07-13
- Version: 26.08b1
- Original notes: https://github.com/ankitects/anki/releases/tag/26.08b1
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/anki/releases/26.08b1
- Labels: Pre-release; Platforms: Desktop

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- **changed** — Update to fsrs-rs 6.6.1, bringing performance improvements
- **added** — Strip FSRS parameters from deck configs on export without scheduling
- **added** — An experimental rework of the editor can be enabled from Preferences>Experiments to make it possible to integrate the editor into mobile clients
- **added** — A new Experiments section has been added to the Preferences screen for testing experimental features
- **fixed** — All-users MSI installation failing to detect existing installation
- **changed** — Bump minimum required macOS version to 13.0
- **fixed** — Do not block install if registry points to a deleted old elevated install
- **fixed** — Avoid interval FSRS regressions from fuzz
- **fixed** — Note editor jumps html focus
- **fixed** — Correct "1 tags" to "1 tag"
- **fixed** — Text input refocuses when list item shortcuts are pressed
- **fixed** — Deck config screen closing when optimizing all presets
- **changed** — Set minimum height for deck options
- **changed** — Improve support of newlines in browser search
- **changed** — Normalize whitespace in search query parser
- **changed** — Follow Anki's language preference in webview and native form controls
- **changed** — Cache FSRS config flags in CardQueues to avoid per-answer DB reads
- **fixed** — Race condition in media sync handling
- **fixed** — Empty card detection when template uses special field conditionals
- **changed** — Use rust-lld on Windows

##### What's Changed

###### New Features

- Update to fsrs-rs 6.6.1, bringing performance improvements. By @asukaminato0721 in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/4956
- Strip FSRS parameters from deck configs on export without scheduling by @chrislongros in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/4721
- An experimental rework of the editor by @abdnh in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/4029 can be enabled from Preferences>Experiments. The main goal is to make it possible to integrate the editor into mobile clients. May affect addon compatibility.
- A new Experiments section has been added to the Preferences screen. This is intended to bring experimental features such as the new editor early to users for testing and feedback. By @Luc-Mcgrady in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/5057
 
###### Other Changes

- Fix all-users MSI installation failing to detect existing installation by @abdnh in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/5038
- Bump minimum required macOS version to 13.0 by @abdnh in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/5010
- Do not block install if registry points to a deleted old elevated install by @abdnh in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/5054
- Avoid interval FSRS regressions from fuzz by @Tfc538 in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/4826
- Fix note editor jumps html focus by @Yuukidiv in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/4687
- Remove duplicate intro in README by @abdnh in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/5003
- Use "Getting started" as manual index page by @Luc-Mcgrady in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/5013
- Remove the uv launcher and old packaging code by @abdnh in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/5019
- Set up Prettier for formatting Mintlify website by @Luc-Mcgrady in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/5020
- Add unit tests for notetype service layer by @fernandolins in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/5014
- Add unit and integration tests for search service by @fernandolins in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/5024
- Correct "1 tags" to "1 tag" by @Arthur-Milchior in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/4967
- Move add_dynamic_styling_and_props_then_show to _on_load_finished by @Luc-Mcgrady in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/4993
- Fix failing syncserver Docker build by @konstantintutsch in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/5021
- Bump rust builder and base image for syncserver by @RedPine404 in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/5036
- Fix relative links in docs by @Luc-Mcgrady in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/5048
- Re-add missing doc pages by @Luc-Mcgrady in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/5049
- Fix text input refocues when list item shortcuts are pressed by @Luc-Mcgrady in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/5007
- Add translation support for docs website by @abdnh in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/5052
- Add hook system tests (closes #4931) by @roostwp07 in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/5023
- Add service-layer unit tests for scheduler and cards (#4924) by @fernandolins in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/5042
- Bump complexipy by @abdnh in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/5058
- Dont close deck config screen when optimizing all presets by @Luc-Mcgrady in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/4981
- Replace certain doc pages with redirects by @Luc-Mcgrady in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/5065
- Do not fail CI if Complexipy fails by @abdnh in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/5060
- Disable MSI compression on debug build by @abdnh in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/5063
- Fix flaky scheduler test by @krMaynard in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/5030
- Use built-in --healthcheck instead of wget in Dockerfile by @jeankhawand in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/5044
- Set minimum height for deck options by @nikosavola in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/5062
- Improve support of newlines in brow

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