Launcher Updates

Windows

• You can now tell the launcher to store files in a custom location. Updated flash drive instructions here: https://github.com/ankitects/anki-manual/pull/444/files
• Fix 'applink' startup errors on some systems
• Fix launcher display on Upgrade/Downgrade on Windows 10

macOS

• New users will no longer see pop-ups prompting you to install developer tools, or warnings about install_name_tool.
• Fix install failures on systems with the wrong Xcode arch installed.
• Fix the launcher sometimes respawning terminals repeatedly.

Linux

• Added an experimental new mode to use your system's Qt version, for things like Fcitx: https://github.com/ankitects/anki-manual/pull/445/files
• Possible fix for launcher failing to appear to some Linux systems

All platforms

• The launcher now has a download mirror option for users in China, and no longer auto-downloads on first run. The version check should now also work with SOCKS proxies.
• Fix mirror configuration not working during launcher download by @aldlss in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/4280
• Fix install problems on some systems with UV_* env vars defined.

Other Improvements

• A small clarification in deck-config.ftl by @Expertium in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/4264
• Add desired_retention field to NormalDeckSchema11 by @L-M-Sherlock in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/4292
• Chore/Remove CMRR from fsrs help modal by @Luc-Mcgrady in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/4290
• Fix #4253 by @Luc-Mcgrady in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/4259
• Fix crash when disabling FSRS
• FIX gap above bury by @GithubAnon0000 in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/4298
• Fix importing of Mnemosyne collections with missing cards
• Fix LRT database check for cards with no usable reviews by @user1823 in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/4284
• Fix Mnemosyne fact ID in error messages by @abdnh in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/4266
• Fix ninja BuildAction name sanitization by @memchr in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/4291
• Fix recording errors on some system
• Fix sync errors not being reported in some cases by @abdnh in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/4281
• Fix theme/checkboxes when path contains an apostrophe
• Fix/Invalid memory states in simulator after parameters changed by @Luc-Mcgrady in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/4317
• Fix/Learn count not included in workload graph by @Luc-Mcgrady in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/4274
• Fix/recompute memory state when deck-specific DR is changed by @L-M-Sherlock in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/4293
• Fix/Simulator intervals decending overflows by @Luc-Mcgrady in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/4275
• Fix/System locale for simulator percentages by @Luc-Mcgrady in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/4260
• Fix/Workload simulator config deck_size unset by @Luc-Mcgrady in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/4283
• Hi res microhpone icon for the recording dialog by @Madoshakalaka in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/4262
• Improve elapsed seconds calculation for learning cards in browser table by @user1823 in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/4255
• Increase randomness in random sorting of new cards by @user1823 in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/4286
• Make simulator fill missing values of DR and decay too by @user1823 in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/4269
• Replace activeWindow() with activeModalWidget() by @abdnh in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/4267
• Replace deprecated $app/stores with $app/state in SvelteKit frontend by @leedoughty in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/4282
• Revert "Fix/Retention help button bounds" by @dae in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/4258
• Update record dialog microphone icon to respect dark mode by @leedoughty in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/4297
• Use existing translation instead of adding new one (#4310) by @iamllama in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/4316
• Update stale comment by @user1823 in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/4235
• "Workload" variable typo by @Luc-Mcgrady in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/4239
• Fix/use real step count to simulate by @L-M-Sherlock in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/4240
• Statistics "Reviews" graph, make the color of "New" and "Learning" cards consistent with the color of card count by @thomasrixen in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/4245
• Fix simulator graph not visible when viewport height < 400px by @iamllama in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/4248
• Fix show_exception's messagebox always formatting as plaintext by @iamllama in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/4246
• Limit time studied today to minutes by @user1823 in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/4242
• Fix Cards with Missing Last Review Time During Database Check by @L-M-Sherlock in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/4237
• Use space-around for tabbed values by @Luc-Mcgrady in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/4252
• Fix/Retention help button bounds by @Luc-Mcgrady in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/4253
• Fix/Exclude new cards from is_due_in_days by @user1823 in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/4249
• Refactor IO fill tool target check logic by @iamllama in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/4222
• Fix/use current_retrievability_seconds in SQL to keep consistent with card info by @L-M-Sherlock in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/4231
• Update deck-config.ftl by @sommerluk in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/4319

New Contributors

• @thomasrixen made their first contribution in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/4245
• @Madoshakalaka made their first contribution in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/4262
• @leedoughty made their first contribution in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/4282
• @memchr made their first contribution in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/4291
• @aldlss made their first contribution in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/4280
• @maxr777 made their first contribution in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/4312

Full Changelog: https://github.com/ankitects/anki/compare/25.07.5...25.09