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Spaced repetition systems have gotten better

(domenic.me)
636 points domenicd | 3 comments | 18 May 25 11:42 UTC | HN request time: 0.691s | source
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aaldrick ◴[18 May 25 16:25 UTC] No.44022472[source]▶
I see a lot of discussion about SRS, and I think most can agree they have improved.

What I would like to see covered is a more vague area, but almost more important:

It’s the space in between reading/understanding something and the SRS. There are almost no standalone tools dedicated to creating flashcards easily from existing programs (web browser, PDF readers etc.) into popular SRS (Anki, Mochi etc.). They should work almost as OS additions to make everything feel native and frictionless; I don’t need another standalone tool that does X Y and Z, I just need some sort of pipe into an SRS that is Mac friendly and does the job whilst not being in the way.

If someone knows of such a tool, I would love to hear about it.

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1. HSO ◴[18 May 25 18:02 UTC] No.44023189[source]▶
On Mac, you could make a little Shortcut that accepts your text selection or maybe even a screenshot and sends it to AnkiConnect to make a new note. Add this Shortcut to your share sheet and you can create new notes from any app. Later, go over the notes in Anki and add questions or if really lazy send the backsides to an LLM to create those questions.
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2. aaldrick ◴[18 May 25 18:54 UTC] No.44023528[source]▶
Thank you - I hadn't considered this.
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3. HSO ◴[18 May 25 20:12 UTC] No.44023999[source]▶
Now I wanted it for myself and just made it. So at least I can confirm this works.

Only difference is I don´t actually use the sharesheet much so I do it with clipboard content: Step 1. Take screenshot or copy text. Step 2. Make a request to AnkiConnect and have it create a new card with clipboard in Anki.

Works flawlessly on Mac/Desktop but if you want to do it from mobile devices, you have to muck around with network permissions. Too much for this evening but this alone opens up possibilities.

Thanks for the stimulating question! :)