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:
- Select it in Anki
- 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:
- Select it in Anki
- Press a to open advanced menu.
- Press c to start interactive selection.
- Seek to the previous/next subtitle with Shift+h and Shift+l.
- 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.