This add-on hides the top toolbar AND the answer-key toolbar during review of cards. It helps save screen space.

To return to the menu, press D. To answer cards, use shortcuts like 1,2,3,4.

If you would like to view the durations for the answer keys (but without their buttons), edit the code:

1. Open Anki and go to “Tools” on the menu bar, then click “Addons”
2. Click on “Fullest Screen” and then click on the button “View Files”
3. Use a text editor to open the file called “Hide .py”
4. Scroll down to the part that says “TOGGLE HERE”
5. Replace the phrase HideAll.css with HideSome.css
6. Completely close Anki and reopen it.

To hide the top titlebar (as opposed to toolbar), press the green button on the top left corner of the Anki window on Macs. On a PC, hiding the titlebar may depend on the Windows version you’re running, so Google “How to go fullscreen in Windows X” with X being your Windows version.

Tested and working on Anki 2.1 for Mac.

If you’d rather have the bottom toolbar untouched, see here: https://ankiweb.net/shared/info/742922254

CREDIT

Original code for hiding the top toolbar by Steve AW. Edited to port to Anki 2.1.

For removing the bottom toolbar, I used some code from the add-on “Simplified Review GUI” and modified it to either hide the review bar or simplify it. Got permission from that author, who goes by the name J718.

Author of remaining code is Joseph Yasmeh.

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Reviews (22)

👍 2025-01-03

on 2024-11-19 20241119update: Tested on Version ⁨24.06.3 (d678e393)⁩ Python 3.9.18 Qt 6.6.2 PyQt 6.6.1

for anyone who want to use the pure clean reviewer(enven without tittle bar of the window), I modified the codes to compatible the new Anki version (with QT6), you can go: tools->Add-ons->slect the addon->select ‘View files’ option->edit the hide.py file with the content below(modify, you can backup old content first)

from anki.hooks import wrap
from aqt import mw
from aqt.main 

### 👍 2024-01-05

While answering the cards, when I right click the top menu bar becomes present again, any way to prevent that from happening, or hide it immediately or hiding it again when answering the next card?
Good addon otherwise!

### 👍 2023-07-30

How to put the bar buttons in transparent mode ?

### 👍 2023-07-02

I'm using pc but when i click the buttons for full screen nothing happens..

### 👍 2023-06-16

Still works with Version ⁨2.1.65 (aa9a734f)⁩, thanks!

### 👍 2023-06-13

Still works with Version ⁨2.1.65 (aa9a734f)⁩, thanks!

### 👍 2023-03-11

FINALLY found an addon that looks good and works with my speed focus add-on "more time" hotkey!! Thank you!!

### 👍 2022-11-13

does what it says on the tin

### 👍 2022-07-29

Still working! Thank you to this creator and the most recent comment made on 10/25/2021.

To 100% piggyback on the previous comment and that suggestion, here is the formatted ideal Hide.py file for 100% fullscreen immersion.



https://pastebin.com/dDkFyEsA

### 👍 2021-10-26

Great.Change the code if you want to hide top titlebar also 

def hide_toolbar_reviewing(self, oldState):

    self.toolbar.web.hide()

    # Hide top titlebar

    mw.setWindowFlags(mw.windowFlags()| Qt.FramelessWindowHint)

    mw.show()

def show_toolbar_not_reviewing(self, state, *args):

    #Rather than tracking the state of the toolbar's visibility

    #leave it to Qt to handle. m

    self.toolbar.web.show()

    # Unhide top titlebar

    mw.setWindowFlags(mw.windowFlags() & ~ Qt.Frame

### 👍 2021-09-25

Great!

### 👍 2020-09-22

I use "No distractions full screen…" and I don't want to change right now, but I give you thumbs up.

### 👍 2020-02-14

Making a already great addon even better for focus. Thank you.

*EDIT* Does not hide bottom bar with recent Anki updates (2.1.20)
Comment from author
Thanks for putting that on my radar. I'll look into a fix when I get a chance.



In the meanwhile, if anybody could post the error message they get, it would help.



EDIT on 6/9/2020: I've tested it on Anki 2.26 and it's working for me.

### 👍 2020-02-06

Great. Change the code if you want to hide menu bar also



def hide_toolbar_reviewing(self, oldState):

    self.toolbar.web.hide()

    # Hide menu bar

    mw.menuBar().setMaximumHeight(0)



def show_toolbar_not_reviewing(self, state, *args):

    #Rather than tracking the state of the toolbar's visibility

    #leave it to Qt to handle. m

    self.toolbar.web.show()

    # Unhide menu bar

    mw.menuBar().setMaximumHeight(9999)

### 👍 2020-02-01

For those that want to keep the answer buttons floating but still hide the bottom bar: https://ankiweb.net/shared/info/1049863218

### 👍 2020-01-31

Excellent add on! absolutely love it.



I changed the background color to FFFAFA to match night mode theme. It took me a while to figure out that the CSS didn't like it when I used #FFFAFA so I removed the hex and it fixed the issue.



Thank you!

### 👍 2019-12-16

An excellent add-on, it helps a lot on a 13 inch screen. Thanks!!!



There is an idea how to make it even more convenient to use. 

Namely, not to completely remove the bottom panel with buttons, but to make it possible, if necessary, to show or hide it, by moving the cursor to the very bottom of the window or by pressing certain keyboard shortcuts.

I think a lot of this is missing.
Comment from author
You're welcome. You might want to check out my other add-on, Fuller Screen, which doesn't hi

### 👍 2019-12-10

Excellent – especially with the option `HideSome.css`. Many thanks!

### 👍 2019-11-17

That's awesomeness! Md7 really likes your addon!

### 👍 2019-09-16

great, I keep seeing the number of remainder(Chinglish) and distract

### 👍 2019-08-01

Great add-on and idea, but it isn't hiding the bottom bar (macOS High Sierra, Anki 2.1), just the top one. Tried to edit some files, but it doesn't work.



https://imgur.com/a/hZbHUyP (using HideAll config)



Edit*: Nvm, it started working all of a sudden (I haven't disabled any other add-on, or messed with the OG code of your add-on; I'm not sure what happened)



Edit2*: I love you, this is great



Edit3* It seems like this add-on interferes with the Night Mode add-on somehow. Whenever I to

### 👍 2019-07-16

Love it. :) I wonder if it'd be possible to hide everything (no menu and titlebar).