# Anki 26.09b1

- Product: Anki (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/anki)
- Vendor: Ankitects
- Date: 2026-08-25
- Version: 26.09b1
- Original notes: https://github.com/ankitects/anki/releases/tag/26.09b1
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/anki/releases/26.09b1
- Labels: Pre-release; Platforms: Desktop

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- **removed** — Remove legacy modules anki.importing and anki.exporting
- **fixed** — Fix audio playback in macOS 27
- **changed** — Improve performance of reviewer initialization by lazy-loading MathJax
- **fixed** — Fix HTML dropdowns/datepickers growing indefinitely with scaled UI on Windows
- **fixed** — Fix audio not being played automatically when attached in the editor
- **changed** — Recompute FSRS data after changing deck
- **fixed** — Fix audio copy & paste handling in the experimental editor
- **fixed** — Hide ease when FSRS is enabled but there is no memory state
- **changed** — Improve error reporting for the Tools>Check for Updates feature
- **fixed** — Update FSRS memory state when card info opened
- **fixed** — Fix MSI install is blocked if uninstall.exe exists at a drive root
- **fixed** — Fix MathJax lazy loading causing flickering in some templates
- **fixed** — Fix Add/Edit screens not closing in the experimental editor on some systems
- **fixed** — Treat $ literally in non-regex find&replace replacements
- **fixed** — Fix experimental editor not playing pasted/dropped audio
- **fixed** — Fix calendar graph year navigation buttons position in RTL layouts
- **fixed** — Mirror help icon for Arabic script RTL languages
- **fixed** — Mirror toggle switches in RTL layouts
- **fixed** — Apply RTL direction for some languages such as Uyghur in webview pages
- **fixed** — Set webview font size to system font size in preferences menu

##### What's Changed

###### Add-on Compatibility Note

The following legacy modules have been removed: `anki.importing` and `anki.exporting`. See the [docs](https://anki.mintlify.app/addons/the-anki-module) 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/

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