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# Yomichan # # Yomichan #
A while ago I started working on an [Anki](http://ankisrs.net/) plugin in an attempt to solve various annoyances I Yomichan is an [Anki](http://ankisrs.net/) plugin built to solve the various annoyances I encountered when trying to
encountered when trying to read Japanese books on my computer. Yomichan is the result of my efforts and makes Japanese read Japanese books on my computer. This tool makes vocabulary mining trivial by allowing you to focus on your reading.
sentence/vocabulary mining trivial. It can be used in conjunction with the [Yomichan extension for Yomichan can be used in conjunction with [Yomichan for Chrome](https://foosoft.net/projects/yomichan-chrome-ext) to
Chrome](/projects/yomichan-chrome-ext) to further enhance your learning experience by enabling flash card creation further enhance your learning experience by enabling flash card creation from your web browser.
directly from the Chrome web browser.
## Motivation ## ## Motivation ##
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Yomichan can be downloaded from the its [Anki shared addon page](https://ankiweb.net/shared/info/934748696). There is an Yomichan can be downloaded from the its [Anki shared addon page](https://ankiweb.net/shared/info/934748696). There is an
automatic update checker included in the plugin that (unless you disabled it in options) will notify you when new automatic update checker included in the plugin that (unless you disabled it in options) will notify you when new
versions become available. Developers can also clone the [repository on versions become available. Developers can also clone the [repository on
GitHub](https://github.com/FooSoft/yomichan-chrome-ext), assuming that they have [Git LFS](https://git-lfs.github.com/) GitHub](https://github.com/FooSoft/yomichan-chrome-ext); be aware that [Git LFS](https://git-lfs.github.com/) is
installed and have initialized the included submodules after pulling down the main project. required for downloading the included Japanese data files.
## Usage ## ## Usage ##
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### AnkiConnect ### ### AnkiConnect ###
AnkiConnect is a new and revolutionary feature which allows external applications to communicate with Yomichan, making AnkiConnect is a revolutionary feature which allows external applications to communicate with Anki, making it possible
it possible to query decks and create new flash cards directly. When enabled, Yomichan will initialize a simple to query decks and create new flash cards directly. This feature must be enabled through the preference dialog prior to
[AJAX](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ajax_(programming)) server running on port `8765` (only connections from use. AnkiConnect is also available as a [separate plugin](https://foosoft.net/projects/anki-connect) for those who want
`localhost` are accepted for security reasons) and begin accepting requests for Anki-related tasks. This functionality to get this feature in a smaller package.
was developed primarily to support interfacing with the [Yomichan extension for Chrome](/projects/yomichan-chrome-ext),
thus making it possible to create new cards directly from your web browser.
### Importing Vocabulary ### ### Importing Vocabulary ###