Using latex in Anki

How do you set up Anki to use Latex equations on its cards? I would love to be able to use Anki cards to review maths definitions, theorems, proofs etc.

I really hope someone in this community knows how to achieve this. I have scoured the Internet to no avail, but I cannot find any good guides on setting this up.

Here is the Anki app

Here are some things I have tried to decipher:

The answer should include how Latex is set-up within the Anki app itself, as well as any Latex set-up that is purely Latex specific (if any).

1 Answer

1. Install LaTeX

   • TeX Live: Essential programs and files support in your system

     sudo apt-get install texlive-base

   or

   • TeX Live: metapackage pulling in all components of TeX Live

     sudo apt-get install texlive-full

2. Start Anki

3. Create a deck

   Click the button Create Deck in the lower part of the main window and create a deck, in my example Math

4. Click the field Add below the menu bar…

   …and add some LaTeX, eg

   Does the sum below converge?
   [latex]\begin{displaymath}\sum_{k = 1}^{\infty}\frac{1}{k}\end{displaymath}[/latex]

   and click Add and Close

5. Click the entry Math

   and you will see this

6. Click Study Now…

   …and you have your LaTeX

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