An add-on for Anki that allows you to color deck names in the main browser for better visual organization.
🎨 Features
Intuitive graphical interface with dropdown menu for deck selection
Visual color selection via integrated color picker
Real-time preview to instantly see the result
Simple color management with apply/remove buttons
Compatible with Anki 25.02.6 and later
📦 Installation
Download the file deck_colors.ankiaddon
Open Anki
Go to Tools → Add-ons
Click Install from file
Select the file deck_colors.ankiaddon
Restart Anki
🚀 How to use
Open the configuration: Go to Tools → “Deck Colors…”
Select a deck from the dropdown menu
Choose colors:
Click Choose background color for the background
Click Choose text color for the text
Check the real-time preview
Apply: Click Apply Colors
Result: The colors will immediately appear in the deck browser!
🛠️ Functionality
Main interface
Deck dropdown menu: Automatically lists all available decks
Color buttons: Directly open the system color picker
Live preview: Instant visualization of the result
Color management: Easily apply or remove colors
Other functions
Refresh Deck List: If you added new decks
Remove Colors: Reset a deck’s custom colors
Auto-refresh: Browser updates automatically after every change
🔧 Advanced configuration You can also configure colors manually:
Go to Tools → Add-ons
Select Deck Colors
Click Config
Edit the JSON:
{ “colors”: { “Your deck name”: { “bg”: “#ff6b6b”, “fg”: “#ffffff” }, “Another deck”: { “bg”: “#4ecdc4”, “fg”: “#000000” } } }
🎯 Color examples
Color Hex Code Recommended use Red #ff6b6b Urgent/important decks Green #51cf66 Completed decks Blue #74c0fc Decks in progress Orange #ffa94d Decks to review Purple #b197fc Theory decks
📋 Requirements
Anki: 25.02.6 or higher
Operating system: Windows, macOS, Linux
Python: 3.9+ (included in Anki)
🐛 Troubleshooting
The menu doesn’t appear
Make sure the add-on is installed and enabled
Fully restart Anki
Colors don’t apply
Check that the deck name is exact (case-sensitive)
Try reloading the deck browser (F5)
Compatibility issues
This add-on was tested on Anki 25.02.6
For earlier versions, modifications may be required
📝 Changelog
v1.0.0
Complete graphical interface with dropdown menu
Color selection via color picker
Real-time preview
Compatibility with Anki 25.02.6
Robust configuration system
🤝 Contributing Feedback and contributions are welcome! If you encounter issues or have suggestions for improvements, open an issue in the repository.
📄 License This project is distributed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for details.
Reviews (2)
👍 2025-12-11
Grazie! E’ molto utile!
Question though… is this Add-On intended to work for only the Parent decks? I wasn’t able apply any colors for Sub-Division decks (”::”) and spelling was correct.
👍 2025-09-23
The add on is in Italian when you use it in tools. It was not working for me with the drop down menu. The options have combined decks. I changed the config to only the name of the deck that I wanted to color code rather than the full name of the combined deck, after doing this and restarting Anki it worked!
