Desktop App

Download

macOS

Download the .dmg file from GitHub Releases.

Open the .dmg and drag Remoki to your Applications folder. On first launch, right-click the app and select Open to bypass Gatekeeper.

Windows

Download the .exe installer from GitHub Releases.

Run the installer and follow the prompts.

Linux

Download the .AppImage or .deb from GitHub Releases.

For AppImage: chmod +x Remoki-*.AppImage && ./Remoki-*.AppImage

For Debian/Ubuntu: sudo dpkg -i remoki_*.deb

Note

Remoki Desktop is currently available as pre-release builds from GitHub. Stable releases are coming soon.

Prerequisites

1. Anki + AnkiConnect

1. Install Anki if you haven’t already.

2. Open Anki and go to Tools → Add-ons → Get Add-ons.

3. Enter the code 2055492159 and click OK to install AnkiConnect.

4. Restart Anki.

Anki must be running whenever you use Remoki. The desktop app will show a red indicator if it can’t connect.

2. Yomitan Browser Extension

1. Install Yomitan in your browser.

2. Import your preferred dictionaries into Yomitan (e.g., JMdict, JitendEx, KANJIDIC).

3. In the Remoki desktop app, click the Yomitan status indicator to open the setup wizard. It will:

   • Guide you to enable Yomitan’s API
   • Help install the native messaging host
   • Verify connectivity

Tip

The built-in Yomitan setup wizard handles the tricky parts of API configuration automatically. Just follow the on-screen steps.

Configure Mining

Go to Settings → Mining to set up how Remoki creates your Anki cards.

Deck and Note Type

Select your target Anki deck and note type from the dropdowns. These are fetched directly from your running Anki instance via AnkiConnect.

Field Mappings

Map each field in your Anki note type to a Yomitan data marker. This controls what data goes into each card field.

Common markers include:

Marker	Description
{expression}	The word/expression
{reading}	Kana reading
{furigana-plain}	Expression with furigana
{glossary}	Dictionary definitions
{pitch-accents}	Pitch accent patterns
{audio}	Audio pronunciation
{sentence}	Context sentence
{clipboard-text}	Original shared text

The available markers depend on your Yomitan dictionaries and configuration.

Tags

Configure tags that are automatically added to every mined card. By default, a remoki tag is included so you can easily find cards created via Remoki.

You can add, remove, or rename tags at any time — they apply to all cards mined going forward.

Tag with Device Name

Below the tag list is a “Tag with device name” checkbox (enabled by default). When enabled, each mined card is automatically tagged with the device name configured in the mobile app that sent it.

For example, if your phone’s device name is set to “My iPhone”, cards mined from that device will be tagged my_iphone (lowercased, spaces replaced with underscores). This is useful when you mine from multiple devices and want to filter or review cards by source.

The device name is configured in the mobile app’s settings — see Mobile Apps for details.

Tip

Combine custom tags with device name tagging to build powerful filters. For example, you might use remoki to find all Remoki cards and my_iphone to narrow it to a specific device.

Pairing with Mobile

Go to Settings → Pairing to see your QR code. Open the Remoki mobile app and scan this code to pair your phone with your desktop. See Mobile Apps for detailed instructions.

You can pair multiple phones to the same desktop account.