The AnKing's favorite Anki controller

Yes, you can review with a gamepad. It turns a study session into something you can play from the couch, and it is how we get through our own reviews. 8BitDo® Micro 8BitDo® Zero 2 Set it up Amazon affiliate links.

Choose your controller

We use two 8BitDo models. Pick yours, then the device you review on, and you get the AnKing button map and the setup steps for exactly that combination. 8BitDo® Micro Four shoulder buttons and a mode switch. Our current pick. 8BitDo® Zero 2 The classic. Two shoulder buttons, button-combo modes. Desktop Mac & Windows, Contanki iOS AnkiMobile Android AnkiDroid What every button does Hold the controller upright with your thumb on the face buttons. This is the AnKing mapping once you follow the steps below. Hover or tap a button to find it. 8BitDo Micro on desktop Download the Contanki profile Download the Contanki profile Save this diagram as an image Save this diagram as an image Save this diagram as an image Save this diagram as an image On Android the map is yours to choose. AnkiDroid assigns buttons from its own Controls screen and there is no profile file to import, so follow the steps below and set each action the way you like. We recommend mirroring the desktop map so switching devices feels the same.

Set up the Micro on desktop

Pairing plus mapping takes about ten minutes. Change the controller or device above and these steps follow. The Micro changes mode with the switch on its bottom edge. Read the manufacturer's manual if you want the full list of modes. Install the Contanki add-on Contanki lets Anki read a gamepad. In Anki go to Tools › Add-ons › Get Add-ons , paste the code from the Contanki AnkiWeb page and restart Anki. Switch to D mode and pair Slide the switch on the bottom edge to D . Press the Home button (the heart), then hold the small Pair button next to the switch for one second and connect to your Mac or PC over Bluetooth. Give the D-pad full control Hold Minus + D-pad left for five seconds. Without this the D-pad reports as a stick and Contanki cannot bind the four directions separately. Map the buttons Open Tools › Contanki in Anki. Pick 8BitDo Micro as the controller (press any button if it is not listed), then open Controls and map each Anki screen the way you like. To use our mapping instead, add the custom actions below in the Options tab first, then Import the profile. Custom actions are not stored in the file, so the import fails silently without them. Download ankingsmappingmicro.contanki Hint reveal H Reveal all hints ' Reveal IO N Reveal all IO , Deck screen D Our Contanki settings, screen by screen Options and custom actions Default (every screen) Deck browser Overview Review Question side Dialogs Quick select Install 8BitDo Ultimate Software Search the App Store for 8Bit

Prefer a different remote?

Any Bluetooth gamepad Contanki or AnkiMobile can see will work. These are the other ones we have tried and liked. See the other controllers