Anki on Mac · controller-native

Review cards with a controller.
Keep your hands off the keyboard.

Turn the controller you already own into a fast, comfortable Anki remote. Again, Hard, Good, Easy, clozes, undo, audio, and AnKing resource jumps—all mapped and ready.

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ANKI REVIEWPROFILE ACTIVE
CARD 184 / 300

Which structure supplies the AV node?

Right coronary artery
XAgain
BHard
AGood
YEasy

No mouse travel. No hunting for number keys. One press, next card.

3 layersReview, productivity, resources
1 importBuilt into Community Profiles
0 desk lock-inStudy reclined or across the room
See it work

Your review loop, moved onto four buttons.

ControllerKeys sends real macOS keyboard shortcuts, so it works with desktop Anki without an add-on or browser bridge. The app automatically switches to your Anki profile when Anki becomes active.

  • Use the standard review ratings immediately
  • Replay audio, undo, edit, bury, and suspend
  • Reveal clozes and jump around long AnKing cards
AnKing profile included

Three layers. Nothing important buried.

The community-built AnKing profile covers everyday reviews first, then exposes power actions only while you hold a trigger or bumper.

01

Review

Always available. Your most common answers stay under your thumb.

  • X Again
  • B Hard
  • A Show answer / Good
  • Y Easy
02

Productivity

Hold Right Trigger. DualSense and DualShock lightbars turn red.

  • LB / RB Page up / down
  • View Suspend
  • Menu Bury
  • Touchpad Copy / paste
03

AnKing resources

Hold Right Bumper. Jump directly to the reference you need.

  • X First Aid
  • B Sketchy
  • A Pixorize
  • Y Pathoma

Profile contributed by anonrandomdoc in the ControllerKeys Discord.

Set up in minutes

Import once. Auto-switch forever.

  1. 1
    Install ControllerKeys

    Connect any supported controller by Bluetooth or USB.

  2. 2
    Open Community Profiles

    Import Anki—AnKing (USMLE), already included in the app.

  3. 3
    Open Anki

    The profile activates automatically. Base review actions work immediately.

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Quick answers

Before your next review session.

Does this require an Anki add-on?

No. Base review actions send standard Anki shortcuts. The optional resource-jump layer uses a small one-time snippet in the AnKing card template.

Does it only work with AnKing?

No. The standard Anki profile works with ordinary decks. The AnKing profile adds cloze controls and jumps to First Aid, Sketchy, Pixorize, Pathoma, and other card sections.

Which controllers work?

Xbox, PS5 DualSense, PS4 DualShock 4, Nintendo, Steam Controller, 8BitDo, and hundreds of SDL-compatible controllers. Lightbar layer colors require a DualSense or DualShock 4.

Can I change the buttons?

Everything is editable. Start from the included profile, then remap actions, sensitivity, layers, or shortcuts around your own study habits.

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Keep it if your hands notice.

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