What is Anki?

Anki is a spaced repetition flashcard program which facilitates remembering things such as vocabulary items, for instance. Because it is a lot more efficient than traditional flash cards, you can either greatly decrease your time spent studying, or greatly increase the amount you learn.

“Anki is open-source software available free of charge. It is under active development and has a strong user base. The user interface is well-designed and provides a convenient way to keep track of your study progress. This is one of the better flashcard programs available, and is a useful tool for anyone studying languages.” Qiu Gui Su Anki is available for all platforms: Apple OSX, Ubuntu, and Windows. Anki is even available for the iPhone and for Android.

What is Spaced Repetition?

Spaced repetition is a learning technique that incorporates increasing intervals of time between subsequent review of previously learned material; this exploits the psychological spacing effect.

How do I use Anki?

Download Anki. Once you have installed the software, launch Anki. It will prompt you to download a database (“shared deck”). In the search box, type “Indonesian”. The decks “The Indonesian Way” No. 1-4 are ours. Currently there are about 900 words, but we will upload another 1000 words soon. You should use Anki on a regular basis, preferably every day for 10 minutes.

Read the following critical review of Anki.