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 #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 #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 #2643
Add an option to stop the timer on answer by @abdnh in #2673
Allow searching for missing custom data properties by @abdnh in #2626
Support searching for custom data strings by @abdnh in #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:
Add a backend method to add notes in bulk by @abdnh in #2659
Add ability to tab to DuplicateLink by @SteelColossus in #2646
Add profile name in profile deletion confirmation message by @chandraiyengar in #2722
Add Sphinx documentation generation functionality by @gsingh93 in #2720
added Translator by @platynowy in #2653
Allow full screen mode on new Qt6 drivers by @abdnh in #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 #2614
Check DB now fixes invalid UTF-8 in tags.
Close import log page on error by @abdnh in #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 #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 #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 #2748
Fix answer button tooltips not reflecting configured shortcuts by @abdnh in #2657
Fix error when closing Find Duplicates screen early by @abdnh in #2669
Fix intermittent browser error triggered by an early resize event by @abdnh in #2671
Fix misleading warning when changing notetype from/to cloze by @abdnh in #2744
Fix ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'distutils' by @virinci in #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 #2649
Fix typo: notetypeId ? noteId by @glutanimate in #2615
Fix unable to save field dialog if certain fields are deleted by @swektr in #2663
Fix unescaped HTML in type-in-the-answer by @abdnh in #2658
Implemented support to audio_did_seek_relative by @evandrocoan in #2632
Reduce shaking of bottom bar by @abdnh in #2734
Rework media syncing to make it a little faster, and avoid duplicate errors when your password has changed. #2647
Skip template checks in Fields screen by @abdnh in #2670
Support AVIF by @nihil-admirari in #2630
Support Qt.TextFormat.MarkdownText in aqt.utils by @abdnh in #2675
The "edit current card" window is now a main window, which fixes some shortcut keys on macOS. By @abdnh in #2732
Tooltips for CSV import and import page refactoring by @RumovZ in #2655
Tweak browser column labels to card type, note type by @Gustaf-C in #2751
Change export notes' parent window in card browser by @kelciour in #2761
Fix Linux install script CWD check by @virinci in #2775
Make it possible to silent uninstall with WinGet by @kelciour in #2757
Refresh reviewer as the day rolls over by @abdnh in #2756
Update to Qt 6.5.3 on Windows/Mac
Fix error on 'Previous Card Info' when deleting a note by @abdnh in #2790
Fix HTML editor not displaying properly when expanding field by @hikaru-y in #2792