This add-on automatically moves new leeches (cards that are wrong X number of times) to a prespecified deck.
By default, the deck is ingeniously called Leech. You can customize the deck name in the code file by going to Tools > Addons > Anti-Suck > View Files > init.py. In that file the instructions should be clear and easy for changing the deck name. To be clear, all new leeches from all decks will end up in that one prespecified deck.
You can then give the separate deck its own intervals so you can be proactive (or not) about your tough cards.
CREDIT: This code is from the Anki 2.1 Add-On Guide (https://apps.ankiweb.net/docs/addons.html), which surprisingly wasn’t uploaded as an add-on. Some code comments and the cheeky add-on name is by Joseph Yasmeh.
Reviews (18)
👍 2024-02-15
The same feature as this add-on is included in the Leech Toolkit👍 Leech Toolkit 🩸 (Fork for Anki 23 by Shige) https://ankiweb.net/shared/info/1633380637
👍 2024-02-12
Not working on 2.1.61, am I doing something wrong or does this not work for this update? Thanks.
👍 2023-01-17
Awesome addon, works great!! Now I can focus on my leech cards better
👍 2022-03-22
Works great!
👍 2021-09-29
does it work on Mac? Because I’ve downloaded and installed it and there’s not leeches folder whatsoever
👍 2021-07-28
Works as described!
👍 2021-06-24
really nice and easy tool to use!
is there any way for the cards to leave the leech deck after you have gotten it right a certain amount of times?
👍 2021-03-09
is it possible to both move the card to a deck & also auto flag it red? i usually flag my cards red like one of the other users and would like to have both features. where would i copy and paste? “card.setUserFlag(1) # Red flag leeched cards” otherwise seems okay, will have to wait until i get a few incorrect to see if it works
👍 2021-02-26
Can’t believe this isn’t already a feature in Anki.
Very clear direction on how to change what deck to sort into. Thanks for that, python is scary.
👍 2021-01-23
Very useful quick code snippet to have around. I like to use the flags introduced a year or two ago to mark leeches. Replacing the code to change the with the following does this automatically, which makes me very happy:
card.setUserFlag(1) # Red flag leeched cards👍 2020-07-14
This is a much-needed add-on; thank you! Would this add-on work on the AnKing deck, which has many nested sub-decks? Also, I created a new deck for leeches called “FreqMissed,” and changed the name in the init.py file. Going forward, would this new deck get auto-populated based on the number of lapses specified under options, or do I need to put the newly created “FreqMissed” in the AnKing folder? Comment from author Yes, it will work with no further action on your end. Good luck, doc.
👍 2020-06-16
How can we make the card move to a “leech” subdeck of the current deck? Comment from author If the current deck is named Spanish, for example, set the leech deck name to Spanish::Leech.
That assumes you only have one current deck, like me. If you have more, this addon doesn’t have a built-in solution.
👍 2020-05-09
This helps in moving leeches into a deck with different options automatically.
👍 2020-05-08
question. Is it possible to add the old leeches from this deck to the SUCK deck? Comment from author Yup, you can do it manually: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePRqW7gWuxY
👍 2020-03-11
Works well, and props on the cheeky name :)
👍 2020-01-25
Thanks! It’s now working! Question though, will this work on ankidroid? AKA, does it automatically look for leeched cards during each start up? Comment from author Regarding the old question of whether you need to make a leech deck for this to work: No, it’ll make the deck for you when you have a new leech. But you can make one now and it should still work.
Regarding leeches automatically moving to a leech deck when using the phone app: the program is only downloaded on your computer, so it o
👍 2019-11-25
What deck options would you suggest? I feel like this has great potential but I can’t fully envision it. Comment from author I study just one deck—let’s call it “Spanish.” My intervals on this deck grow quickly, with steps days apart. With this addon, whenever I have a leech, it moves the card to a subdeck called “Spanish::Leeches.” My intervals in this subdeck are set up to grow slowly, with steps initially hours apart.
For example, the intervals I arbitrarily set up for the leech subdeck a
👍 2019-11-24
good idea.
