metropolitan-bronze•2mo ago

Browser extension not connected to anki

Anki extension 0.3.36 windows 11 Browser Thorium 130.0.6723.174 (chromium M130) Anki version 25.02 extension version 1.23.4 Everything was working fine until yesterday. Now inside anki it always says the browser extension is not connected. From the extension side it can see anki and send cards to it no problem which is strange.

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unwilling-turquoise•2mo ago

I'm having the same issue. I noticed it when the Global Hotkeys stopped working. Mac 14.7.5 Chrome for Mac Anki version 25.02 Extension version 1.23.4

flat-fuchsia•2mo ago

@Gainsly try with Chrome @Henrik (JST)

intermediate-olive•2mo ago

I'm having the same problem, and I'm using Chrome Temporary workaround - The legacy extension still connects with anki and lets you add syntax etc.

flat-fuchsia•2mo ago

@Thinh maybe this is on the extension end?

metropolitan-bronzeOP•2mo ago

ok I tried chrome, I tried on my laptop (normal chrome + windows 10 machine), I tried disabling every other anki addon, and tried restarting everything etc. problem was still there for me.

exotic-emerald•2mo ago

same for me, I'm using the Early Access extension on Mac M-series. Here more info on my problem: https://discord.com/channels/752293144917180496/1366786968666771498

afraid-scarlet•2mo ago

Can you open a browser, and navigate to this website: http://localhost:44432/ If Anki sets its server up correctly, it should say: 404: Not Found on a white website, if it doesn't work, it should say "Refused to connect" or something like that

metropolitan-bronzeOP•2mo ago

hey thanks for looking into this. I just checked, I get a white website with 404: not found

sunny-green•2mo ago

Just run into the same issue - Anki server doesn't seem to be the issue going off of Henrik's ask

constant-blue•2mo ago

Experiencing the same issue.

flat-fuchsia•2mo ago

@Henrik (JST)

afraid-scarlet•2mo ago

Can you guys tell me which Anki versions you're using? Also, please make sure that you test it with all other add-ons turned off. Also, which operating system are you using?

metropolitan-bronzeOP•2mo ago

anki version 25.02. its happening for me on windows 11 and windows 10 machines. Yes every single other addon was disabled and it is still not working. To reiterate, I can send cards from the browser extension to anki and that works, but somewhere anki cannot handshake with the extension however you guys have done it. The main thing not working is card reading/pitch syntax generation in anki

exotic-emerald•2mo ago

I’ve been using Anki 25.02.4 on a Mac M-series with MacOs Sequoia 15.4.1

conscious-sapphire•2mo ago

Same issue. Tried disabling all other add-ons and got the white website with the 404: not found. Mac M-Series MacOs Sequoia 15.4.1 Anki 25.02.4 Chrome Version 136.0.7103.49

unwilling-turquoise•5w ago

I'm using anki 25.02. Issue persists.

constant-blue•5w ago

@HulK (ping reply me)｜🇭🇰 (8k) any word on when we can expect a fix for this issue? This feature is the singular reason I'm subscribed to Migaku and many others seem to be in a similar situation. 😅

flat-fuchsia•5w ago

I can't give you an ETA. It's being looked into.

optimistic-gold•4w ago

Same issue here.

metropolitan-bronzeOP•4w ago

so.. can you guys replicate? is this pending?

fascinating-indigo•4w ago

Having this same error thanks Bah didn’t mean for that sticker lol

constant-blue•4w ago

@HulK (ping reply me)｜🇭🇰 (8k) I totally understand that you can't provide a precise ETA, but would it be possible to get some insight into the current state of the process?

flat-fuchsia•4w ago

So far the team has been unable to replicate this issue.

conscious-sapphire•4w ago

I have lifetime early access ext but doesn't connect to Anki Version ⁨25.02.4 but connects to the standard. I'm running a Mac M4, Sequoia 15.4.1, , Chrome Version 136.0.7103.93 (Official Build) (arm64) Im new lol sorry for the redundant message for the same issue here with the mac/early access

metropolitan-bronzeOP•4w ago

ok thank you for the update. that's interesting so it does seem specific to certain machines even though its happening across os's and different browser versions, ill try and test whatever I can. could you guys give any guidance on further ways we can help debug? is there a way we can log and report any errors on the addon python side

flat-fuchsia•4w ago

@Henrik (JST)

metropolitan-bronzeOP•4w ago

does this look right? browser window and anki open, 13680 is the anki pid and the other one is a chrome process

netstat -aon | findstr :44432
  TCP    0.0.0.0:44432          0.0.0.0:0              LISTENING       13680
  TCP    127.0.0.1:44432        127.0.0.1:51938        ESTABLISHED     13680
  TCP    127.0.0.1:51938        127.0.0.1:44432        ESTABLISHED     13064
  TCP    [::]:44432             [::]:0                 LISTENING       13680

netstat -aon | findstr :44432
  TCP    0.0.0.0:44432          0.0.0.0:0              LISTENING       13680
  TCP    127.0.0.1:44432        127.0.0.1:51938        ESTABLISHED     13680
  TCP    127.0.0.1:51938        127.0.0.1:44432        ESTABLISHED     13064
  TCP    [::]:44432             [::]:0                 LISTENING       13680

metropolitan-bronzeOP•4w ago

I found a clue! Here is what (chatGPT and) I found. inspecting the app window in the network tab I found there was only the srs-check get request working, there was nothing in the WS tab. according to chatgpt the migakuconnector class is a websocket endpoint so I literally just went in the console and typed:

new WebSocket("ws://localhost:44432/anki-connect")

new WebSocket("ws://localhost:44432/anki-connect")

and instantly the anki extension went green and said connected! BUT syntax generation failed with a "timed out" error. I think I just made a fake websocket that doesn't do anything, but it now seems pretty clear its a websocket problem on the extension side. No CSP errors occur in the app window, seems like permissions are sufficient. @HulK (ping reply me)｜🇭🇰 (8k) @Thinh

unwilling-turquoise•3w ago

Thank you @Gainsly ! Hopefully this is a clue that will help the Migaku team finally figure this out. @HulK (ping reply me)｜🇭🇰 (8k) , can you please investigate?

flat-fuchsia•3w ago

Thank you for the info. I'll pass it on to @Henrik (JST) .

afraid-scarlet•3w ago

I'm already on it. I was unable to resolve it last time, but that's a good clue

metropolitan-bronzeOP•3w ago

I actually got it working but I don't understand why, I was trying to figure out where it opened the websocket in the sources js so I added a XHR/fetch Breakpoint for URL contains "ws://" and then reloaded the app window, after I did that a websocket showed up and all of the features are working in anki now.

metropolitan-bronzeOP•3w ago

haha no problem, I wanted it fixed soo bad so I thought I would take it as far as I could. if you want you could try and replicate what I did and see if it gets yours working. open the dictionary window -> right click -> inspect -> sources and then add a breakpoint like i did and reload the window. idk maybe it was a weird fluke but that is the last thing I did

afraid-scarlet•3w ago

Weird indeed

afraid-scarlet•3w ago

@debido @a.e.doza @T Λ I P Λ N @Heishiro97 @japanesen1study Could you guys go to this website: https://websocketking.com/. And enter the this address in the bar: ws://localhost:44432/anki-connect, and click connect. It should look like this:

WebSocket King client: A testing and debugging tool for WebSockets

A WebSocket client for designed for testing and debugging WebSocket connections.

afraid-scarlet•3w ago

Of course, while having Anki open

unwilling-turquoise•3w ago

Thank you! I did that (although it's all greek to me) and it did work for me too!

unwilling-turquoise•3w ago

conscious-sapphire•3w ago

It did connect but are we to be expected to do this everytime we want to use the extension? Once it was connected on anki I closed the page ans went back to anki and is reflected disconnected again. Also, does this extension work with hianime? I tried animelon and it runs but the site itself is just mollasses slow. Thanks for your hard work it and getting this patched for now.

Minoqi•3w ago

Migaku doesn’t officially work with hianime but you can try and see if it’ll work

constant-blue•3w ago

have the exact same output setting the breakpoint makes the connection show up as connected in anki, but still all my requests (generate definitions) time out

useful-bronze•3w ago

hi I think I have the same exact problem as you, when adding a breakpoint do I do it exactly like this? After that what do I do next?

useful-bronze•3w ago

Hi man did you find a solution to this?

xenial-black•3w ago

Been having this issue as well since late April. I found that changing the "send card to" from "Migaku Memory" to "Anki" would somehow fix the connection to Anki temporarily. Just have to redo that each time you use them together. Also strangely, if you leave the "send card to" set to "Anki" and then close the extension, it messes the process up. Have to leave it set to "Migaku Memory" before closing.

useful-bronze•3w ago

it's still not working ;-; ok apparently this worked and it did connect, however whenever I click create card it doesn't automatically fill in the boxes of the map field

xenial-black•3w ago

yeah, I'm not sure about that aspect of it. I mostly just use it for the dictionary hotkeys while using Anki

useful-bronze•3w ago

xenial-black•3w ago

sending cards seems to work fine on my end, even when it says the browser extension isn't connected

xenial-black•3w ago

here's a video to demonstrate the behaviour of the connection based on what option is toggled when the extension is closed

useful-bronze•3w ago

Yeah safe to say that this happens exactly on my computer as well; it's just that even though its connected I still cant send any cards to anki

constant-blue•3w ago

omg that works for me, thank you so much!!

sunny-green•3w ago

Been on holiday so I haven't changed anything but it shows up as connected on my end again

other-emerald•3w ago

Same issue here. Trick chaning "send card to" back and forth didn't work. Always says browser extension is not connected.

xenial-black•3w ago

Maybe you've already done it this way, but just to make sure. Set the toggle to "Migaku Memory" first and then close the extension completely. Re-open it and then toggling it to "Anki" should work. It's important to always set it back to "Migaku Memory" before closing the extension or else it does nothing. Reproducible 100% of the time on my end.

passive-yellow•3w ago

I probably have a related issue here. I want to connect Migaku to Anki to import on a deck from the second, to the first. But as you can see on the screenshot I can't do it as I get a "You need to update the Migaku Add-on to the latest version." even though I have the latest version.

Minoqi•3w ago

Are you on chrome?

passive-yellow•3w ago

I'm on Brave, so chromium yes

Minoqi•3w ago

They only support officially chrome, try in there and see if you still have an issue

passive-yellow•3w ago

That was indeed the problem, thank you for your help

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