Built-in preset
Anki preset
Anki's review loop is four keys, and four face buttons under a thumb are faster and more comfortable than reaching for the number row for an hour. This preset maps the whole loop plus undo, audio replay, mark, bury, sync, and scrolling for long cards.
Face buttons rate the card (bottom = show answer / Good, left = Again, right = Hard, top = Easy). Bumpers undo and replay audio, stick clicks mark and bury, D-pad scrolls the card, sticks drive the pointer and scroll, triggers click.
Where it is in the app
It ships inside InputConfig: open the sidebar and look in its folder, or search for it. Activate it, or press Edit to see every row. It is also here as a file, identical apart from being inactive and ungrouped, for anyone who deleted theirs or wants it on another Mac.
Every binding
| Input | Sends | Options | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| A / Cross | Space | Show answer / Good (Space) | |
| X / Square | 1 | Again (1) | |
| B / Circle | 2 | Hard (2) | |
| Y / Triangle | 4 | Easy (4) | |
| LB / L1 | Command Z | Undo (Cmd+Z) | |
| RB / R1 | R | Replay audio (R) | |
| Back / Share / Select | D | Deck list (D) | |
| Start / Options | S | Study deck (S) | |
| L3 (left stick click) | Shift 8 | Mark / unmark (*) | |
| R3 (right stick click) | - | Bury card (-) | |
| Touchpad press | E | Edit card (E) | |
| Left stick left | Mouse motion left (speed 16) | Pointer left | |
| Left stick right | Mouse motion right (speed 16) | Pointer right | |
| Left stick up | Mouse motion up (speed 16) | Pointer up | |
| Left stick down | Mouse motion down (speed 16) | Pointer down | |
| Right stick up | Scroll up | Scroll up | |
| Right stick down | Scroll down | Scroll down | |
| Left trigger | Right click | Right click | |
| Right trigger | Left click | Left click | |
| D-pad up | Up | Scroll card up (Up arrow) | |
| D-pad down | Down | Scroll card down (Down arrow) | |
| D-pad left | Left | Left arrow | |
| D-pad right | Right | Right arrow |
23 rows. Button names are the Xbox / PlayStation pair the editor shows; a Switch Pro Controller fires by position. Options are the row settings that differ from the defaults.
Notes
The Anki guide explains why Space carries both show-answer and Good, and which small changes are worth making. The preset carries a light bar colour so the controller shows it is in study mode.
Download
- Anki presetFlashcard review: rate, undo, replay audio, mark, bury 10 KB
Open a downloaded preset with InputConfig, or drag it onto the app icon. It lands in the sidebar, ready to activate or edit. Any launch target inside a preset file is cleared on import; add one yourself in the editor if you want it.
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