npm install ankifcreator
This library allows you to create Anki flash cards deck on javascript applications, it runs on the browser and also in Node.js.
In this example, we will create a deck and 2 functions, one function to add cards to the deck, the other one to download the deck.
<script src="../dist/AnkiFCreator.umd.js"></script>
<script>
let deck = AnkiFCreator.NewDeck("My new deck");//deck name
function addCard(front, back){
deck.newCard({front: front, back: back});
}
async function DownloadDeck(){
let blob = await deck.GenerateDeckFile();
console.log(blob);
let tempLink = document.createElement("a");
tempLink.setAttribute("href", URL.createObjectURL(blob));
tempLink.setAttribute("download", "testdeck.apkg");
tempLink.click();
}
</script>
You need to include the file sql-wasm.wasm(from https://github.com/sql-js/sql.js/) in the same folder as your HTML file.
Update from December, 2025: After trying to use the library again, I found out it wouldn't work with the sql-wasm.wasm that got downloaded from npm. It only worked with an old one from 2022, so I recommend trying with different sql-wasm.wasm versions.
Later if i remember, I will make more tests in order to provide better instructions. Feel free to create an issue on github if necessary.
This library currently doesn't support adding media to the anki deck, that includes images and audio. However, embedded media seems to work, but in this case, the images are saved in an external location in the web.
Also, html with base64 encoded images do work, but I don't recommend doing that because it will bloat the database with binary data.
The constructor of the class deck calls an asynchronous function, and you're not supposed to add new cards before this functions finishes executing. Usually, it takes less than a second
GPLv3