A simple script to assist your language learning journey in any language by automatically capturing multimedia content from mpv to Anki. It extracts the current subtitles (target language and native/secondary language), corresponding audio, and screenshot when triggered, making it easy to create flashcards.
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- Automatically create Anki cards with extracted content
- Extract current subtitle text from MPV
- Capture audio segment corresponding to subtitle timing
- Take screenshots at current playback position
- Field mapping configurations
| Feature | Sub-feature | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Custom audio segment selection | Set custom start and end points for audio clips independent of subtitle timing | 1 |
| Quick card creation | Create cards directly without opening the editor window | |
| Documentation | IINA set-up | |
| Audio extraction | URL/Video stream support (platforms supported by yt-dlp) | 2 |
| Field mapping | Video filename mapping for [config.ANKI.FIELDS.SOURCE] |
Note 1: Currently, the audio extraction strictly follows subtitle timing.
Note 2: Audio extraction currently only works with local video files. For video streams I recommend using free tools like Abs Player that work directly in the web browser.
(all open-source)
- mpv (or any software built on mpv like IINA) - cross-platform media player
- ffmpeg - a suite of libraries to handle multimedia files
- Anki - powerful SRS flashcard app
- AnkiConnect - Anki add-on
Note: AnkiConnect add-on must be installed in Anki and Anki must be running while using this script.
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| Issues & Requests | Bug reports or feature requests |
| Contributing | Fork the repo and submit a PR |
| Discussions | Getting help and questions |
| Support | Support |
| Quick Start Guide | Quick Start Guide |
| Technical documentation | Technical documentation |
| Help Wanted | Need help with OS-specific testing |
This script has been primarily tested on macOS and Windows. I currently don't have access to a Linux machine for thorough testing.
While not a direct fork, this project acknowledges mpv2anki, an earlier Linux-specific implementation with similar goals that appears to be no longer maintained.