Anki 26.09b1

What's Changed

Add-on Compatibility Note

The following legacy modules have been removed: anki.importing and anki.exporting. See the docs for alternatives.

This affects the AnkiConnect add-on.

Notable Changes

• Fix audio playback in macOS 27 by @abdnh in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/5363
• Remove Python-based legacy importing/exporting handling by @chrislongros in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/5153
• Improve performance of reviewer initialization by lazy-loading MathJax by @BrayanDSO in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/5171
• Fix HTML dropdowns/datepickers growing indefinitely with scaled UI on Windows by @abdnh in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/5396
• Fix audio not being played automatically when attached in the editor by @JaksonSouza in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/5320
• Recompute FSRS data after changing deck by @user1823 in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/5339

Fixes

• Fix audio copy & paste handling in the experimental editor by @iamllama in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/5337
• Hide ease when fsrs is enabled but there is no memory state by @Luc-Mcgrady in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/5277
• Improve error reporting for the Tools>Check for Updates feature by @abdnh in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/5295
• Update FSRS memory state when card info opened by @Luc-Mcgrady in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/5326
• Fix MSI install is blocked if uninstall.exe exists at a drive root by @abdnh in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/5360
• Fix MathJax lazy loading causing flickering in some templates by @iamllama in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/5254
• Fix Add/Edit screens not closing in the experimental editor on some systems by @iamllama in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/5373
• Treat $ literally in non-regex find&replace replacements by @krMaynard in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/5216
• Fix experimental editor not playing pasted/dropped audio by @abdnh in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/5329
• Fix calendar graph year navigation buttons position in RTL layouts by @iDavi in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/5103
• Mirror help icon for arabic script rtl langs by @iDavi in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/5105
• Mirror toggle switches in RTL layouts by @iDavi in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/5214
• Apply RTL direction for some languages such as Uyghur in webview pages by @abdnh in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/5274
• Set webview font size to system font size in preferences menu by @GithubAnon0000 in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/5174
• Preserve scroll position after collapsing/expanding decks by @abdnh in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/5378
• Separate add-on entries in Tools menu with separator by @qais8r in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/5124
• Update redirected Browse Add-ons URL by @schmidhauser in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/5290
• Add a plural form for the tags field label in the editor by @Arthur-Milchior in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/5305
• Ensure editor is initialized before triggering browser hooks by @abdnh in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/5348
• Avoid KeyError on missing Content-type header in mediasrv by @fernandolins in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/5366
• Replace asserts inside except clauses with explicit error handling by @fernandolins in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/5365
• Use 'Add Media' string for the title of the media file picker in the editor by @abdnh in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/5402

Documentation Changes

• Update Persian manual translation link by @MSadraShakouri in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/5405
• Add tip to disable "check on save" in Rust analyzer on low-end machines by @user1823 in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/4489
• Clarify docs license by @abdnh in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/5292
• Exclude docs contributions from BSD license check by @SzilvasiPeter in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/5267
• Fix typos in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/5158
• Document the import_anki_package and export_anki_package APIs by @roostwp07 in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/5328
• Sync post-migration manual updates by @MSadraShakouri in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/5393
• Replace docs/ with symlinks by @Luc-Mcgrady in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/5031

Development Changes

• Reduce dependabot noise with quarterly schedule and major grouping by @fernandolins in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/5280
• Document dependabot update process by @fernandolins in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/5370
• Unhook AnkiWebView when destroyed by @iamllama in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/5255
• Fix legacy editor's media buttons not using the legacy routines by @abdnh in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/5330
• Update VS Code's settings.json by @abdnh in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/5303
• Configure mypy extension for VS Code by @abdnh in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/5317
• Add browse empty/error state i18n strings by @ianoff in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/5263
• Set CARGO_TARGET_DIR for coverage-rust scripts by @abdnh in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/5266
• Replace use of EmbarkStudios/cargo-deny-action by @iamllama in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/5180
• Update Python test coverage threshold by @abdnh in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/5299
• Replace prepare-release workflow with local script (closes #5273) by @roostwp07 in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/5288
• Use cargo-nextest for Rust coverage tests (closes #5162) by @roostwp07 in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/5169
• Add tests for FSRS simulator by @Luc-Mcgrady in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/5150
• Add tests for fixing incorrect last review time entries by @Luc-Mcgrady in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/5146
• Do not let ftl string copy/move land new strings in deprecated sections by @ianoff in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/5332
• Add portability fixes for FreeBSD by @chrislongros in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/5300
• Apply a consistent Cargo profile in CI by @abdnh in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/5133
• Fix missing issue bot does not allow url in linked issues by @Luc-Mcgrady in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/5287
• Move .github/scripts/*.py to tools/ by @abdnh in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/5375
• Get linked issues using the GitHub API by @abdnh in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/5381
• Update e2e testing docs by @abdnh in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/5331
• Fix minilints exclusion for docs changes is not working by @abdnh in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/5315
• Add rust-analyzer component to .rust-toolchain.toml by @abdnh in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/5260
• Set strict_optional = True for editor_legacy.py by @abdnh in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/5367
• Add missing dependencies to ninja's cog actions by @abdnh in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/5341
• Bump rust toolchain to 1.97.1 by @iamllama in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/5316
• Bump the actions group across 1 directory with 14 updates by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/5272
• Bump vitest from 3.2.4 to 3.2.6 by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/4973
• Bump tar from 7.5.7 to 7.5.22 by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/5239
• Drop vulnerable h2 0.3.x, update h2 to 0.4.17 (RUSTSEC-2026-0258) by @fernandolins in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/5376
• Bump the python-minor-patch group across 1 directory with 14 updates by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/5310
• Bump the actions group with 3 updates by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/5311
• Bump anki-audio to 0.2.3 by @abdnh in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/5409

New Contributors

• @qais8r made their first contribution in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/5124
• @schmidhauser made their first contribution in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/5290
• @SzilvasiPeter made their first contribution in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/5267
• @JaksonSouza made their first contribution in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/5320
• @MSadraShakouri made their first contribution in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/5405

Full Changelog: https://github.com/ankitects/anki/compare/26.08.1...26.09b1