Settings
Anki
AnkiConnect URL
URL to the AnkiConnect server running as on addon inside Anki.
Deck
Anki deck where cards are sent.
Note Type
Anki note type to use for cards. A note type defines a "model" and a "view" for the cards. More specifically, a set of card fields, and an HTML template that determines how to render those fields on the card's front and back.
Card Fields
Each card field setting determines what content gets mapped to which field of the configured note type. The field label - Sentence, Definition, Word, Image, Audio, or URL - is the content - and the field value is the field inside the note type.
Fields will appear in the Anki Export Dialog in the order that they appear in the settings. The order can be changed using the ⋮ menu → Move Down or Move Up.
| Field | Content |
|---|---|
| Sentence (all tracks) | All subtitles at the mined timestamp |
| Definition | The user-provided word definition |
| Word | The user-provided word |
| Audio | Audio recorded from video source |
| Image | Screenshot of video source |
| Source | Subtitle file or video name and timestamp |
| URL | Current URL if card was mined from streaming video |
| Subtitle Track 1 | Subtitles from track 1 at the mined timestamp |
| Subtitle Track 2 | Subtitles from track 2 at the mined timestamp |
| Subtitle Track 3 | Subtitles from track 3 at the mined timestamp |
| Custom Fields | User-provided values |
Tags
Default tags to supply with each card.
Mining
Mining button default action
"Mining button" refers to the leftmost button that appears in the Overlay UI, and the button that appears next to subtitles in the Subtitle List. This setting configures what those buttons do.
| Setting | Behavior |
|---|---|
| Show Anki dialog | Record target subtitle in mining history and show Anki Export Dialog |
| Update last card | Record target subtitle in mining history and update the last card in the configured deck with all asbplayer-provided context - all fields except the user-provided definition, word, and custom fields |
| Export card | Record target subtitle in mining history and export a card only with asbplayer-provided context - all fields except the user-provided definition, word, and custom fields |
| None | Record target subtitle in mining history |
Post-mining playback state
Configures the desired playback state after triggering a mining action.
Play audio while recording from local video
asbplayer uses the browser's built-in MediaRecorder API to record audio from local video files. This setting configures whether sound should play during recording.
Re-encode audio as mp3
Recorded audio is not encoded as an mp3 by default. This setting will cause audio to be re-encoded as an mp3. In general there's no reason to turn this setting off, especially for users who want to review their cards on iOS.
Copy mined subtitles to clipboard
If enabled, copies the target subtitle to clipboard anytime mining action is triggered.
Audio padding start
How many milliseconds before the target subtitle to start recording audio.
Audio padding end
How many milliseconds after the target subtitle to stop recording audio.
Max image width/height
Max width/height in pixels of screenshots. 0 means "no limit."
Surrounding subtitles count radius
At the bottom of Anki Export Dialog there's a slider which can be used to adjust the selected time interval. The slider includes surrounding subtitles as additional context. This setting controls limits the number of those surrounding subtitles.
Surrounding subtitles time radius
At the bottom of Anki Export Dialog there's a slider which can be used to adjust the selected time interval. The slider includes surrounding subtitles as additional context. This setting controls the size of the allowed time interval around the target subtitle, for those surrounding subtitles.
Subtitle appearance
Subtitle track
asbplayer can load multiple subtitle tracks simultaneously. This dropdown selects the track(s) to which the settings below will apply. The default selection is "All." Modifying any appearance setting with "All" selected, modifies that setting for all tracks simultaneously. When you configure a track-specific value for a setting, that setting disappears from the "All" page.
| Setting | Description | CSS property |
|---|---|---|
| Subtitle color | Color | color |
| Subtitle size | Size in px | font-size |
| Subtitle outline color/thickness | Color/thickness of stroke | -webkit-text-stroke |
| Subtitle shadow color/thickness | Color/thickness of shadow | text-shadow |
| Subtitle background color/opacity | Background color/opacity | background |
| Subtitle font family | Font. A dropdown of available fonts appears when local font access is granted. | font-family |
| Subtitle blur | Applies a blur effect to subtitles. Unblurs on hover. | filter:blur(...) |
| CSS:<style key> | String value of any custom CSS property added using the Add Custom CSS dropdown. | Custom property |
| Subtitle width | Width of subtitle container as percentage of video element width. | width |
Subtitle alignment
Whether to place subtitles at the top or bottom of the video element.
Subtitle position offset from top
Distance from the top of the video element of all top subtitle tracks.
Subtitle position offset from bottom
Distance from the bottom of the video element of all bottom subtitle tracks.
Image-based subtitle scale factor
Scales the size of image-based subtitles. Image-based subtitles are ripped from BluRay discs and come in files with a .sup extension.
Keyboard shortcuts
Keyboard shortcuts can be used to access most of asbplayer's features.
| Behavior | Website shortcut? | Extension shortcut? |
|---|---|---|
| Mine current subtitle | ✓ | ✓ |
| Mine current subtitle and open Anki dialog | ✓ | ✓ |
| Update last-created Anki card with asbplayer-captured screenshot, audio, etc. | ✓ | ✓ |
| Export card to Anki, bypassing dialog. | ✓ | ✓ |
| Manually take screenshot, overriding the one that is automatically taken when mining | ✓ | ✓ |
| Manually start/stop audio recording, even when a subtitle file is loaded. | ✓ | ✓ |
| Select subtitle tracks to load. | ✓ | |
| Play/pause | ✓ | ✓ |
| Toggle auto-pause | ✓ | ✓ |
| Toggle condensed playback | ✓ | ✓ |
| Toggle fast forward playback | ✓ | ✓ |
| Toggle repeat mode | ✓ | ✓ |
| Toggle subtitles | ✓ | ✓ |
| Toggle subtitle track 1 in video | ✓ | ✓ |
| Toggle subtitle track 2 in video | ✓ | ✓ |
| Toggle subtitle track 3 in video | ✓ | ✓ |
| Toggle subtitle track 1 in asbplayer | ✓ | ✓ |
| Toggle subtitle track 2 in asbplayer | ✓ | ✓ |
| Toggle subtitle track 3 in asbplayer | ✓ | ✓ |
| Unblur subtitle track 1 in asbplayer | ✓ | ✓ |
| Unblur subtitle track 2 in asbplayer | ✓ | ✓ |
| Unblur subtitle track 3 in asbplayer | ✓ | ✓ |
| Seek backward 10 seconds | ✓ | ✓ |
| Seek forward 10 seconds | ✓ | ✓ |
| Seek to previous subtitle | ✓ | ✓ |
| Seek to next subtitle | ✓ | ✓ |
| Seek to beginning of current/previous subtitle | ✓ | ✓ |
| Adjust subtitle offset so that previous subtitle is at current timestamp | ✓ | ✓ |
| Adjust subtitle offset so that next subtitle is at current timestamp | ✓ | ✓ |
| Adjust subtitle offset by +100ms | ✓ | ✓ |
| Adjust subtitle offset by -100ms | ✓ | ✓ |
| Reset subtitle offset | ✓ | ✓ |
| Increase playback rate | ✓ | ✓ |
| Decrease playback rate | ✓ | ✓ |
| Toggle side panel | ✓ | ✓ |
Extension shortcuts
Some shortcut behaviors require privileged browser extension APIs, requiring the extension to implement the shortcut as a browser command rather than using vanilla key event listeners. Furthermore, when the browser extension is installed, settings are shared between the extension and the website, and so even on the website, some keyboard shortcuts are marked as "extension shortcuts." These shortcuts can only be edited in the browser's extension shortcuts editor.
- Chrome:
chrome://extensions/shortcuts - Firefox:
about:addons→Manage Extension Shortcuts
Streaming video (extension only)
Streaming video settings are available only when the browser extension is installed.
When loading subtitles, also open subtitle list via the app in a separate tab
Anytime subtitles are loaded into a video element, opens the website, and syncs the loaded subtitles with the website in a separate tab.
Enable controls overlay
Display the overlay UI on video elements with loaded subtitles.
Display subtitles
Display loaded subtitles on video elements.
Record audio when mining
When mining a subtitle, record the audio covered by the subtitle for inclusion in the flashcard.
Take screenshot when mining
When mining a subtitle, take a screenshot for inclusion in the flashcrd.
Clean screenshot when mining
When mining a subtitle and screenshots are enabled, keep the screenshot "clean" by removing any HTML elements on top of the video element before taking the screenshot.
Screenshot capture delay
How long to wait after the target subtitle appears before taking the screenshot.
Allow subtitle file drag-and-drop
Allow subtitle files to be drag-and-dropped into video elements.
Auto-load detected subtitles
If subtitle auto-detection is supported on the current website, load them automatically. If multiple tracks are detected, load the track for the preferred language. The preferred language is the one that was last loaded with the "remember these track choices" box checked.
Condensed playback minimum skip interval
When condensed playback is enabled, skip to the next subtitle only if the next subtitle is at least this amount of time away.
App URL
Determines where the extension fetches some configuration, and what URL to open when syncing subtitles to the website running in a separate tab. Essentially the website URL.
Misc
Theme
Display all asbplayer in a light or dark theme.
Remember subtitle offset
When enabled, timing offset is "sticky." Subtitles are loaded with the last-used offset.
Auto-copy current subtitle to clipboard
Automatically copies subtitle to clipboard when it appears on screen. Useful for sending subtitles to apps that can monitor the clipboard.
Always play after invoking 'Seek to beginning of current/previous subtitle'
Instead of retaining the current playback state, always play when using the keyboard shortcut that seeks to the beginning of the current/previous subtitle. Saves a keypress.
Mining history storage limit
Limits the number of cards that can be saved in the mining history.
Subtitle regex filter
Substrings matched by this regex will be replaced by the value of Subtitle regex filter text replacement
Subtitle regex filter text replacement
Substrings matched by the regex above are replaced with the value of this setting. If left empty, matched substrings are simply removed.
Subtitle HTML
How to handle HTML that appears in subtitle files.
Language
Language to display UI in.
Note: not all strings have been localized in every language that asbplayer supports. Unlocalized will be displayed in English. Feel free to help out with localization at the Crowdin project.
Auto-pause preference
When auto-pause is enabled, whether to auto-pause at the start or end of subtitles.
Auto-pause when mousing over subtitles
Auto-pause behavior when mousing over subtitles. "Enabled with auto-resume" means that playback will automatically resume when mousing off of subtitles.
Playback speed adjust step
Time increment to use when using the "increase/decrease playback rate" keyboard shortcuts.
Fast-forward mode playback rate
How fast to fast-forward when fast-forward mode is enabled.
Enable WebSocket client
Enables the WebSocket client. Allows asbplayer to be controlled using the WebSocket interface.
WebSocket Server URL
The URL of the WebSocket server to connect to when enabling the WebSocket client. Usually this would be a locally-running instance of the pre-packaged WebSocket server.
Import/export settings
Imports or exports settings as a json file. Settings files exported from older versions of asbplayer are not guaranteed to be importable into newer versions of asbplayer.
Profiles
A settings profile is a completely different set of settings values. The active settings profile can be changed from the settings UI or from the Load Subtitles and Anki Export dialogs.