BetterTags v1.0.0 Download (Patreon)

Heya, fellow Anki add-on aficionados!

Get your tag-loving fingers ready, for BetterTags v1.0.0 is finally here!

Attached below you will find the first stable release of BetterTags. For more information on this release and some fancy videos / pictures please see the release announcement post.

Thanks to everyone who volunteered for testing over the past few days, the add-on should be well vetted (a huge shout-out to Nick, Blake, Forrest, and Tyson from the AnKing team, and Alessandro, Ashton, Brant, Clark, Daniel, darby, Doug, eotini, Harsha, Liam, and rave_and_study for taking the time to test everything!).

Requirements

BetterTags v1.0.0 should work on Anki 2.1.10 and up. However, for the best possible experience it's strongly recommended that you upgrade to Anki v2.1.17 or later.

There have been some major improvements to Anki's browser sidebar in these latest releases, and BetterTags v1.0.0 makes full use of them to deliver a significantly better experience in terms of performance and usability. Going forward, future releases of BetterTags will likely drop support for Anki versions earlier than 2.1.17, so this is a good time to upgrade.

However, before upgrading, please note that some add-ons will need to be updated first to work on newer Anki releases (Night Mode and Customize Sidebar in particular). To make sure you're using the latest version of each, before upgrading Anki / installing BetterTags, please first head to Tools → Add-ons, and use "Check for Updates" to download & install all outstanding add-on updates.

Installation

Please drag and drop the downloaded .ankiaddon file onto the Add-ons window, as showcased in this animation:

If you are already on a newer Anki release, then you can alternatively also just double-click on the downloaded .ankiaddon file to install it.

Known Issues

Despite my best efforts, there are a couple minor issues that remain with this latest release, and I thought it was important to make you guys aware of them before heading in:

• Anki 2.1.17+ on Windows: Tags in the tag entry drop-down box are slightly hard to read due to the background color
• All operating systems, with Night Mode installed: Tag entry drop-down box is rendered completely black or white. As a workaround you can disable "editor styling" in Night Mode's options for now. I will be working with Night Mode's dev to fix this.

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Alright folks, I think that wraps it up as far as all important information is concerned. Feel free to jump right into using BetterTags v1.0.0, or read up on the full list of changes below.

If you run into any issues whatsoever please do let me know. Very much looking forward to your feedback!

Thanks again for all of your guys' support in making this add-on a reality!

– Aristotelis (Glutanimate)

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BetterTags v1.0.0 Full Release Notes:

Added

• Support for the super-fast sidebar introduced in Anki versions 2.1.17 and up
• Support for multi-selections for almost all context menu actions
• In-place editing of tags by double-clicking on them or using the F2 hot-key
• Right-click action to pin tags to the top/bottom of the hierarchy
• Right-click action to add custom colors to tags
• Persistent storage of tag expansion state across restarting Anki, alongside storing pins and colors (thanks to qubrganor for the suggestion)
• Right-click action to expand all/collapse all sidebar items
• Option to expand/collapse all tags by default on opening the browser (thanks to qubrganor for the suggestion)
• Option to disable tag deletion confirmation pop-up (thanks to AnKing for the suggestion)
• A fully-featured options menu to configure all of these settings

Changed

• Fully rewrote the add-on with a focus on speed, stability, and usability.
• Optimizations across the board solidify best-in-class performance for all tag modifications (e.g. updating 15K notes in 1s)
• Dropped support for Anki 2.0. You can continue using earlier versions of BetterTags with Anki 2.0 of course
• Almost all actions performed by the add-on now properly preserve item selection and keyboard focus, greatly improving telegraphing of performed actions and keyboard usage
• Tweak scrolling behavior to keep modified items in focus, but at the same time only move the view around if necessary
• Added GUI-accessible logging and debugging capabilities for easier bug reporting
• In the rare case that operations take long, the add-on now shows an interactive progress bar
• Dropped enableHierarchicalTags option. To disable hierarchical tree rendering you can still set a different tag separator.
• Always display Find and Replace Tags window at the center of the browser
• Prevent accidental tag deletion on empty tag entries
• Better cross-addon- and Anki-compatibility by reducing the potential interaction surface for collisions
• Allow changing most settings without Anki needing to be restarted

Fixed

• Fix drag and drop of multiple tags causing Anki to freeze in some scenarios (thanks to galantra for the report)
• Fix tags list in sidebar closing when deleting tag (thanks to AnKing for the report)
• Fix item expansion state sometimes changing when performing drag-and-drop operations
• Fix drag-and-drop indicator jumping around on macOS (requires Anki 2.1.17+)
• Fix loss of focus when undoing actions

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Edit: Updated to BetterTags v1.0.3 (small bug-fix release addressing incompatibilities with Night Mode and Visual Feedback). If you're reading this in the future, make sure to check out the BetterTags filter here on Patreon to download whatever the latest release of the add-on currently is.