[zengargoyle]

I used to mess around with Anki many years ago while studying Japanese. The approach I took was to figure out the database structure, then write a bit of code to expand the information on cards. Just alter the database directly. Mostly for things like adding dictionary words to existing kanji decks. Looks like it would be a nice addition to genanki to be able to read/modify/save existing an existing apkg.

[rsanek]

Yeah I evolve cards over time as well, it's interesting how even after 7 years of using SRS I still sometimes generate cards that end up being hard to review once I actually start using them. The way that I solve for the modify over time is to simply re-generate the whole set of cards -- on import, Anki will automatically update the older cards (if the generation time is greater than the last modified time within the Anki DB).

[kangruixiang]

That's why I like my note taking first approach to making cards. If I just focus on making high quality notes, then the cards are automatically updated over time.