Find and Replace Tags in Anki using Regular Expressions.
This add-on supports Anki 2.1.28 to 2.1.44. Starting with version 2.1.45, RegEx replacing for tags is possible with vanilla Anki.
- Full RegEx support (including backreferencing)
- Live preview
- Search history
You can download the add-on via Ankiweb or build it from Github.
In the browser, select the notes whose tags you want to edit. Then, choose “Find and Replace Tags (RegEx)” in the “Notes“ menu or use the shortcut Ctrl+Alt+Shift+R to open the Find and Replace dialog. Here you can type in the search and replacement patterns, toggle case sensitivity and enter arbitrary tags to preview how they would be changed. You will be able to confirm the Dialog only while both RegEx fields contain compilable patterns. When editing has completed, a brief summary is shown and you have the option to clear unused tags to reflect the changes in the browser's tag list.
Tags are Anki's straightforward way to organise notes independently of the deck structure. When editing them you should be aware that they are space-seperated and case-insensitive. So “foo bar” is a list of two tags and “Foo” is the same tag as “foo”. With tags you can browse your collection, create custom studies and keep track of certain notes without splitting your collection into subdecks (which is advised against). To make best use of them, one of Anki's most popular add-ons allows you to have hierarchical tags.
RegEx are a powerful tool in analysing and manipulating text-based data. If you have never heard of them before, you might want to check out one of the many excellent resources on the internet to learn about them. But while every decent word processor supports their usage, the syntax often differs slightly. You can find a Python-specific introduction here (note, though, that it covers far more than you need to know to make use of this add-on).
I appreciate bug reports and feedback on Github or the Anki forum. Feel free to ask for help there as well.
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