Changes in 23.10

Release: 2023-11-01

Notable changes

Anki's version numbering scheme has changed to year.month(.patch).
Quite a few add-ons will need updates to support this release. Some porting notes are available.
Support for FSRS (which improves upon the scheduling provided by SM-2) is now integrated into Anki. You can compute the model weights directly inside Anki, and no longer need to use custom scheduling. If you have previously used FSRS, please delete the text in the custom scheduling section before enabling FSRS, and ensure the helper add-on has been updated to the 23.10 version if you are using it. By @L-M-Sherlock with help from @dae and @asukaminato0721 in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/2633, #2654 and https://github.com/open-spaced-repetition/fsrs-rs.
Anki now has built-in support for creating image occlusions. Select the automatically-added "Image Occlusion" notetype in the add screen to use it. Glutanimate intends to update his add-on soon to work with the new system. By @krmanik, with help from @glutanimate, @hikaru-y, @abdnh and @dae in #2367, #2485, #2600, #2602, #2649, #2689, #2705 and more.
.apkg imports are able to merge changed notetypes, and can exclude scheduling data. By @RumovZ in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/2612
Performance improvements to things like browser loading in the official builds.
You can now customize the video driver in Qt6 in the preferences, which can help to work around graphical issues. @abdnh in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/2643
Add an option to stop the timer on answer by @abdnh in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/2673
Allow searching for missing custom data properties by @abdnh in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/2626
Support searching for custom data strings by @abdnh in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/2634
Support for the v2 scheduler has been dropped.
.apkg exports now default to the new format.
New cards can now be gathered by deck then random note.

Smaller tweaks/fixes

Check DB now fixes invalid UTF-8 in tags.

Create Python entry points for creating and editing IO notes by @glutanimate in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/2598
Add a backend method to add notes in bulk by @abdnh in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/2659
Add ability to tab to DuplicateLink by @SteelColossus in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/2646
Add profile name in profile deletion confirmation message by @chandraiyengar in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/2722
Add Sphinx documentation generation functionality by @gsingh93 in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/2720
added Translator by @platynowy in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/2653
Allow full screen mode on new Qt6 drivers by @abdnh in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/2660
Allow saving window position when window fullscreen on Qt 6
Better error messages when csv file is in the wrong format
Change “Delete Note” shortcut to cmd+backspace by @montyevans in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/2614
Close import log page on error by @abdnh in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/2639
Display a more friendly message when one or more add-ons fail at startup
Do not show [object Object] in import log by @abdnh in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/2636
Don't rely on the presence of revlogs to decide whether deck configs should be imported.
Fix a11y issues with Badge component by @adeleke5140 in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/2721
Fix an error when repositioning tags (thanks to @abdnh)
Fix an issue caused by adding a colon to the start or end of a deck name by @swektr in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/2748
Fix answer button tooltips not reflecting configured shortcuts by @abdnh in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/2657
Fix error when closing Find Duplicates screen early by @abdnh in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/2669
Fix intermittent browser error triggered by an early resize event by @abdnh in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/2671
Fix misleading warning when changing notetype from/to cloze by @abdnh in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/2744
Fix ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'distutils' by @virinci in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/2723
Fix pasting from external programs not working after copying text inside the editor.
Fix reversed float left/right icons
Fix some issues with undo/redo in mask editor by @hikaru-y in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/2649
Fix typo: notetypeId → noteId by @glutanimate in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/2615
Fix unable to save field dialog if certain fields are deleted by @swektr in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/2663
Fix unescaped HTML in type-in-the-answer by @abdnh in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/2658
Implemented support to audio_did_seek_relative by @evandrocoan in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/2632
Reduce shaking of bottom bar by @abdnh in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/2734
Rework media syncing to make it a little faster, and avoid duplicate errors when your password has changed. https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/2647
Skip template checks in Fields screen by @abdnh in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/2670
Support AVIF by @nihil-admirari in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/2630
Support Qt.TextFormat.MarkdownText in aqt.utils by @abdnh in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/2675
The "edit current card" window is now a main window, which fixes some shortcut keys on macOS. By @abdnh in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/2732
Tooltips for CSV import and import page refactoring by @RumovZ in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/2655
Tweak browser column labels to card type, note type by @Gustaf-C in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/2751
Update to Qt 6.5.3 on Windows/Mac

Notes for devs

If you wish to build Anki and have installed n2 in the past, please run tools/install-n2 before building.

New Contributors

@montyevans made their first contribution in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/2614
@nihil-admirari made their first contribution in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/2630
@SteelColossus made their first contribution in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/2646
@platynowy made their first contribution in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/2653
@swektr made their first contribution in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/2663
@meliache made their first contribution in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/2684
@martinetd made their first contribution in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/2703
@CarloQuick made their first contribution in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/2718
@virinci made their first contribution in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/2723
@chandraiyengar made their first contribution in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/2722
@gsingh93 made their first contribution in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/2720
@user1823 made their first contribution in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/2741
@Gustaf-C made their first contribution in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/2751

Changes in 23.10.1

Release: 2023-11-10

General:

Update all platforms to Qt 6.6. This change fixes Japanese input on macOS.
Fix Anki failing to run on older macOS versions.
The Linux Qt6 build requires a newer glibc, so older distros like Debian 11 won't work with it.
Fix syncserver failing to run in macOS packaged build.
Fix some potential security issues.
Fix 'creating backup' showing for longer than necessary.
Add tooltip to mask editor button.
Allow creation of empty filtered decks by @Gustaf-C in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/2788
Add confirmation for upload when AnkiWeb collection determined empty.
Fix add-ons screen showing 'requires Anki >= 2.1.231000'.
Fix overflowing filenames displacing import button by @RumovZ in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/2806
Fix Anki closing before 'your clock is wrong' message appears.
Hide "toggle masks" in "Hide One, Guess One" mode by @abdnh in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/2817
Change tooltip strings for image occlusion center alignments by @snowtimeglass in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/2815
Check video tags in media check.

FSRS:

Prompt user to save preset changes before they compute FSRS weights.
Fix panic when enabling FSRS with add-on-rescheduled cards.
Add an info box so the non-linear nature of desired retention can be seen
Improve presentation of log loss and RMSE by @user1823 in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/2805
Rename FSRS weights to parameters
Handle stability < 0.5 in stability graph