Easily create Anki cards from highlighted text in your browser.

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December 8, 2024
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Anki Highlight Helper Extension

Elevate Your Learning with Anki Highlight Helper! (Setup instructions below)

Effortlessly create and manage your Anki flashcards straight from your browser. Anki Highlight Helper is designed for students, educators, and lifelong learners who want to maximize their study efficiency. This intuitive Chrome extension integrates smoothly with Anki, enabling you to generate flashcards quickly and easily from any webpage.

With Anki Highlight Helper, your study sessions become more productive, allowing you to capture key information in just a few clicks. Whether you're browsing articles, research papers, or online textbooks, this tool ensures that you never miss an important detail.

----------Features----------
✅Simple Card Creation: Select text on a webpage, right-click, and choose \"Make Anki Card\" to quickly add new flashcards to Anki.

✅Deck & Note Type Selection: Choose your preferred deck and note type for each card.

----------Setup----------
⚠️NECESSARY STEPS⚠️
1) Open the Anki desktop application.
2) Navigate to Tools > Add-ons > Get Add-ons.
3) Enter the code 2055492159 to download and install the AnkiConnect add-on.
4) Go to Tools > Add-ons and find AnkiConnect in the list.
5) Select AnkiConnect and click Config.
6) Update the address field from \"http://localhost\" to \"*\".
7) Save your changes and restart Anki to apply the configuration.

Support:
Need help? Contact us at [email protected].

Privacy:
We respect your privacy. No personal data is collected.

Mellowtel:
- This extension uses Mellowtel to monetize by allowing users to share a small portion of their unused internet bandwidth.
- Participation is completely voluntary. Users can opt-in or out at any time via the extension settings.
- Mellowtel does not collect, share, or sell personal data.

Support Us: Your participation helps support the development and maintenance of this free extension.

Version History:
v1.1: Improved setup instructions and error handling.
v1.2: Removed scripting permisions
v1.3: Made compatible with Mellowtel version 1.5.2
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Source Manifest.json

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How to download and manually install Anki Highlight Helper extension for Chrome

Looking for a way to install Anki Highlight Helper extensions for Chrome, you can search for them in the Chrome Web Store, clicking the "Add to Chrome" button, and following the straightforward process.

However, you may need to install Anki Highlight Helper extensions manually, this article outlines two simple methods to effortlessly install Anki Highlight Helper extensions, whether they come as unpacked folders in compressed formats like .zip or as .crx files.

Method 1: Download Anki Highlight Helper extension and manually install through Drag &Drop

If you ever need to manually install a Anki Highlight Helper extension for Chrome, don't worry, it's a simple process. Just follow these easy steps, and you will have your extension ready to use in no time.

Step 1: Download the Anki Highlight Helper Extension by clicking the "Download CRX" button on the website.

Look for the Anki Highlight Helper extension you wish to install. Go to the website and download the Anki Highlight Helper extension package, which is usually a .CRX file and comes in a zipped file. Here ".crx" file is the format for Anki Highlight Helper extension that contains all the data.

Step 2: Extract &Arrange Files

Once the file is downloaded, extract that file into its own folder. Similarly, give that extension files a permanent home. In other words, keep it in a folder that you don't accidentally delete it because these files will be needed to make that extension work.

Step 3: Go to the Chrome Extensions Page

Open Google Chrome and in the address bar, type chrome://extensions; it will open the Google Chrome extensions page. Make sure that "My extensions" is selected in the sidebar.

Step 4: Drag and Drop the Extension

Now, go to the folder where you extracted the Anki Highlight Helper extension and drag &drop the extension file from there anywhere onto the extension page within Google Chrome.

Step 5: Complete the Installation

Once you drag and drop the extension file, follow the steps that Google Chrome takes you through. Similarly, if the extension file is of .crx file format, you will be required to review the permissions and then add the extension.

Now, you can manage that added extension as you would like to with any other Chrome extension that you added through Chrome Webstore. Its icon will also appear in the Google Chrome Menu on the right side of the address bar once you activate it.

Method 2: Download Anki Highlight Helper extension for Chrome and install in Developer Mode

This is another method to install Anki Highlight Helper extension manually, but the twist is that here, you install by enabling the developer mode option provided in Google Chrome. This mode is commonly used for testing extensions or running unpublished tools.

Step 1: Download the Anki Highlight Helper extension file

Select and download the Anki Highlight Helper extension by clicking the 'Download CRX' button on the website.

Step 2: Extract the downloaded contents

Convert the file to a ZIP file if it is in CRX format then extract the Anki Highlight Helper extension zip file or folder that you downloaded. Make sure you extract it using the same folder name and keep it safely in another folder, so you don't delete it by mistake. The extracted folder will be needed to keep your Anki Highlight Helper extension running.

Step 3: Open Chrome Extension Setting Page

In the address bar of Google Chrome, type chrome://extensions and open the Chrome Extension Page.

Step 4: Enable Developer Mode

After opening the Chrome Extension page, look at the top right side, and you will find the toggle option of "Developer mode."Simply enable that developer mode option.

Step 5: Load the Unpacked Extension

Once you enable the developer mode option, you will see the menu of Load Unpacked, Pack Extensions and Update. From that, select the option "Load unpacked."

Step 6: Select the Extension Folder

Once the pop-up opens upon clicking Load unpacked, select the Anki Highlight Helper extension directory and click on the "Select Folder "button.

Step 7: Confirm and Install

After you select an extension folder of a Google Chrome extension you're installing manually, confirm its installation for the final time and let the installation complete.

Conclusion

Here we've made a step-by-step guide on How to manually install Anki Highlight Helper extension in 2 ways. We hope this guide proves helpful.

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User reviews

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Feras Natsheh (ID: 000000f39c3cb1c5) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 07/20/2023 Found it very helpful and utilizable. I've been looking for an extension with such features for a while and I'm so glad I found one!!

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Marharyta Tkachenka (ID: 000000ade115ed33) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 07/20/2023 Absolutely loved it! Very useful!