Update a selected card

January 22, 2026 ยท View on GitHub

This is particularly useful if you want to update a card that you created some time ago and has some reviews on it already.

You might run into a situation when you see a better fit, whether it's media or new subs that make it easier to understand.

To update a card from the currently visible subtitle line:

  1. Select it in Anki
  2. Press Ctrl+b to add subs and append media on it. (or Ctrl+Shift+b to overwrite it)

To update a card from two or more subtitle lines:

  1. Select it in Anki
  2. Press a to open advanced menu.
  3. Press c to start interactive selection.
  4. Seek to the previous/next subtitle with Shift+h and Shift+l.
  5. Press b to add subs and append media on it. (or Shift+b to overwrite it)

The maximum of selected cards (for your deck's safety) is set to only one by default. This behavior can be changed in config with card_overwrite_safeguard. Just remember, if you have multiple cards with the same sentence (and the same audio recording), that's typically a bad practice.