Anki Highlight Helper

Name: Anki Highlight Helper
Rating: 4.88 (8 reviews)
Author: Grant Didway

Easily create Anki cards from highlighted text in your browser.

As of June 2026, Anki Highlight Helper has 980 users and a 4.88/5 rating from 8 reviews in the Workflow & Planning category.

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1.5

Manifest V3

History

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Tracking since Apr 19, 2026.

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Date	Users	Rating	Reviews	Version
Apr 19, 2026	931	4.88	8	1.5
May 13, 2026	961	4.88	8	1.5
May 26, 2026	952	4.88	8	1.5
Jun 7, 2026	955	4.88	8	1.5
Now	980	4.88	8	1.5

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About

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

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----------
✅ One-Click Card Creation – Select text, right-click, and choose “Make Anki Card” to instantly add flashcards.
✅ Deck & Note Type Selection – Choose from your existing Anki decks and note types.
✅ Persistent Preferences – Your last-used deck and note type are saved for a seamless experience.
✅ Cloze Deletion Support – Easily generate Cloze cards without manual formatting.
✅ Dynamic Fields – Automatically adapts to different note types, ensuring a flexible workflow.

----------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.

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: Enhanced security and optimized extension permissions.
v1.3: General optimizations and minor bug fixes.
v1.4: Major UI update – improved design, persistent deck/note type selection, added Cloze card support, and dynamic field loading to accommodate different note types.