This update makes it easier to bring images and recordings into Benkyo Box from other apps with the share sheet, or by dropping them on the app icon on iPad. We also fixed image annotations not zooming out enough in studies, blurry images added on the Mac, VoiceOver bugs, and several other issues. New Features: - Import images, audio files, CSVs, text files and folders in Benkyo Box from other apps using the share sheet, or by drag/dropping them to the Dock icon (on iPad). Improvements: - Better VoiceOver support: hear card rows, Library rows and annotation rows read as one item with clear labels. - Occlusions, arrows and pins are framed with more of the surrounding image while studying, and tapping can change the zoom level to full-image. Fixes: - Fixed VoiceOver collapsing and immediately re-expanding Today sections in the Library. - iPhone, iPad: Fixed the folder picker in the new card editor rarely showing. - iPhone, iPad: Home Screen quick actions now work when a study session was previously in progress. - Mac: Fixed images added on the Mac being saved at half their resolution, which made high-resolution images and screenshots look blurry. - Mac: RAW photos are now converted when added, like on iPhone and iPad.

Various subfolder improvements: Studying a folder includes cards in its subfolders, so that you can study everything of a subject at once. Also folders include their subfolder counts in their badge number, and Mac shows subfolders in their card list, so it's easier to tell how many cards you have left to study on a subject. We also fixed several import and stability issues, and made the app compatible with a new, human-readable Benkyo Box archive format that makes them easier to generate by apps and models. New Features: - Study a folder together with all its subfolders. - Choose the order of the score buttons in Settings (syncs via iCloud) - “Reset Cards” now lets you optionally include subfolders. - Mac: Browse subfolders above a folder’s card list and use the folder title to jump to an enclosing folder. Improvements: - Import zip-compressed .bboxarchive files made by other tools. - Scrolling days across the calendar should be smoother. - The natural language card suggestion on screen is saved when you finish or leave the editor. Fixes: - Fixed Anki imports on iOS and macOS 27 losing card templates. - Import previews now show cards inside folders and subfolders. - Fixed a background crash that would happen when customizing widgets. - Mac: Fixed a crash when studying a card with a long hidden inline answer. - Mac: Fixed double-clicking on .bboxarchive files not opening the correct window for import. - Mac: Fixed ⌘N not creating cards in the selected folder.

This update adds more ways to customize how you study, with score control options for iPad and iPhone Duo, plus lots of polish to the Duo experience. It also adds theme-colored app icons, a new monochrome theme, annotation arrangement controls, and fixes across iPhone, iPad, and Mac. New Features: - Customize the app icon to match your theme, and choose between Dark Cards and Dark Box styles for its dark appearance. - Added Yuki, a new monochrome theme. - Arrange overlapping image annotations with Bring to Front, Bring Forward, Send Backward, and Send to Back. - iPad, iPhone Duo: Customize the score control used while studying. Improvements: - iPhone Duo: Polished Study View and other layouts to better fit the device in different positions and orientations. - Improved hover effects on iPad. - Mac: Improved the appearance of Live Activities mirrored from iPhone in the menu bar. Fixes: - Fixed the calendar not preserving your scroll position when returning to a day. - Fixed number keys 1–4 not always matching the score controls from left to right. - Annotations have better contrast in selected rows. - Fixed the image attachment background in the Card Editor. - iPhone Duo: Fixed several layout issues in Study View, notifications, and the Welcome screens. - Mac: Fixed clicking an annotation answer field not immediately entering edit mode. - Mac: Fixed keyboard focus not moving to the card list when clicking on it.

This update starts preparing Benkyo Box for iPhone Duo, while bringing major improvements to iPad layouts, study controls, and color themes. Benkyo Box is also now available in Korean. New Features: - iPhone: You can now choose between the radial score control and score buttons in Appearance settings. - iPhone Duo: Added initial support for Duo, making better use of space in folded and unfolded modes. More Duo-specific functionality coming in the next update. - Benkyo Box is now translated to Korean Improvements: - iPad: Study scoring now uses the same labeled score buttons as Mac, with improved layouts for different window sizes and orientations. - Improved layouts throughout iPhone and iPad to make better use of narrow, wide, and changing window sizes, including more adaptable card lists, toolbars, images, and study controls. - Color themes now extend throughout more of the app. - Improved the study completion animation and appearance to match the selected theme. - The score swipe gesture is easier to control with resistance added between scores. - Better performance scrolling the Library and displaying study completion animations. Fixes: - Fixed add-card sheets and import flows being dismissed when resizing an iPad window or folding and unfolding iPhone Duo. - Fixed several layout and toolbar issues at narrow widths. - Fixed answer images not being revealed while editing a card. - Fixed tab navigation between Question / Answer in the card editor.

BenkyoBox 1.14 is ready for iOS and macOS 27, with smarter ways to create cards and improved support for more screen sizes. New Features: - Advanced Learner: Instead of writing cards manually as questions and answers, write a sentence you'd like to learn, and Apple Intelligence rewrites it as a card. - Advanced Learner: Get Apple Intelligence label suggestions while creating image annotations. Improvements: - iPhone: Layouts and controls now adapt more smoothly across a wider range of screen sizes. Fixes: - Fixed issues affecting annotations, selections, sidebars, imports, and card creation.

This update makes it easy to share folders using iCloud links, and adds a lifetime purchase option for Advanced Learner. New Features: - Share folders using iCloud links. Anyone with the link can import a copy of the folder, and you can upload changes for them to download later. - Manage folders you've shared and received from the new Shared Folders section, including checking for updates, searching your shared folders, and stopping or removing shares. - Advanced Learner is now available as a one-time lifetime purchase, in addition to monthly and yearly subscriptions. Improvements: - Improved performance throughout: initiating a study from a folder, scrolling card content, updating scores, and other areas. Fixes: - Mac: Fixed duplicate Zoom In and Zoom Out menu items.

This update fixes a crash on launch that slipped past our tests. Sorry about that.

This update focuses on polishing the annotation experience with undo/redo, adjustable emoji sizes, easier-to-see text scanning, tap-to-zoom annotations when studying, faster image loading, and other reliability fixes. New Features: - Undo and redo changes in the Annotation Editor. - Choose from different sizes when adding emoji annotations. - Tap the current annotation answer while studying to zoom in or out. - Scoring multiple selected cards from the Card List is now available on iPhone. Improvements: - Scanned text in the annotation editor is easier to see. - Canvas answers now zoom more smoothly and accurately based on image and annotation size, while respecting Reduced Motion. - Improved image loading performance in the Card Editor, widgets, and Live Activities. Fixes: - Reduced memory use in the app and widgets, which fixes a widget crash that would sometimes happen. - Fixed thumbnails sometimes missing from widgets and Live Activities. - Fixed archive import/export changing the file type of images unnecessarily. - Mac: Fixed image loading progress and stale overlays in the Card Editor.

This update adds a new Advanced Learner feature: LaTeX equations, which make it easy to create, study, print, and share mathematical flashcards. The equation editor has easy-to-use snippets and autocomplete so that you can start creating equations without having to know LaTeX syntax.

This update is mostly bug fixes and quality of life improvements, adds a demo folder, and improves study scheduling to better handle deadlines and longer spaced repetition intervals. Improvements: - Improved study scheduling so cards remain available until their deadline instead of completing early. - Added 2-month and 6-month study intervals. - Larger emoji thumbnails make image annotations easier to recognize. - Mac: Improved the screenshot tool with side resize handles and prevented zero-size screenshot selections. Fixes: - Fixed Quick Entry resetting the text cursor position while typing. - Fixed the score context menu not appearing when right-clicking on Mac. - Fixed arrows and freeform shape colors not being preserved when archiving and restoring cards. - Mac: Fixed the screenshot overlay sometimes requiring an extra click before drawing a selection. Thank you all for your feedback and being part of improving Benkyo Box.

This update brings new free features: draw irregularly-shaped annotations and hidden regions (perfect for map regions), choose annotation colors, turn off specific study intervals (for those who prefer less frequent studies), and a new Recents section in folder pickers. Benkyo Box is also now available in German and Brazilian Portuguese. New Features: - Highlight, label, and hide irregular areas of an image with freeform shapes. - Tap on the tool button to see the options - Choose colors for annotations and hidden regions. - Customize your learning schedule by disabling individual study intervals in Settings -> Study Intervals. Tap or click on an interval to disable it. - Folder pickers now have a "Recents" section that allow you to quickly access recently picked or created folders (it appears if you have more than 5 folders). - Translated the app to German and Brazilian Portuguese. Improvements: - Mac: When adding pin annotations, clicking places the pin pointing directly where you click. - Mac: Folder pickers now restore expanded and collapsed folder state. - Mac: Badges that show remaining studies look better with larger numbers. Fixes: - Fixed shortcuts that create folders not updating the folder list immediately. - Mac: Fixed the app not activating when launching folders via the menu bar icon. - Mac: Fixed the app unexpectedly quitting sometimes after deleting items. - Mac: Fixed widget and App Shortcuts colors not always matching the selected theme.

Fixed arrows not being saved correctly when adding them to a new image on iPhone.

This update adds extracting cards from PDFs (Advanced Learner), launch folders and create cards from the Menu Bar icon on Mac, and lots of little polish and bug fixes. New Features: - Advanced Learner: In addition to extracting cards from text using Apple Intelligence, you can now select a PDF file to extract cards from it. - Mac: Launch the app or specific folders from the menu bar. - Mac: Launch Quick Entry, create new cards or annotations from the menu bar. Improvements: - The current card's folder name is now visible while studying. - Mac: Smoother transition when switching annotations in the card list. Fixes: - Fixed annotation editor zooming and selection behavior after editing or deleting annotations. - Fixed the color of empty emoji annotation tool icons. - iPhone, iPad: Fixed page previews taking over the screen in landscape mode when printing. - Fixed various localization issues and added translations for new features.

This update adds sharing and exporting flashcards as PDF, printing physical study decks, and a new foldable zine format, so that you can study cards in a booklet when you are not on your phone. On Mac: now the current selection is used when exporting, sharing, and printing, so that you can only share a portion of your decks. New Features: - Export flashcards as PDF, share PDFs, and print flashcard collections. PDFs have 3 styles:  - Single page to study by occluding the paper - Double-sided to study by flipping the cards - A foldable flashcard zine format, to study questions in groups of 4. - Mac: The current selection is used when sharing, exporting and printing - Mac: Added a dedicated Page Setup screen for configuring flashcard print layouts. Fixes: - Fixed several Mac strings not being translated

Faster and more compatible Anki import, new screenshot menu bar tools on Mac, and many improvements to annotations, accessibility, and study workflows. New Features: - Import audio from Anki cards. - iOS: Added new General settings and reorganized annotation-related settings. - Mac: Added a menu bar icon to quickly create cards from screenshots. - Mac: Added a global keyboard shortcut for creating screenshots. - Mac: You can now move selected annotations with the arrow keys. Improvements: - Improved accessibility with better card list layouts at larger accessibility text sizes. - Improved performance when generating and extracting Anki `.apkg` archives. - Older Anki decks can now be imported. - Rectangular occlusions can now import from Anki. More complex shapes will come in the future. Fixes: - Fixed `.apkg` files appearing grayed out or failing to open in file pickers and app intents. - Fixed the area pointed-to by arrows not always being in view when studying.

New for Advanced Learner: Annotate images with emoji pins and arrows, a powerful and fun new way to learn from maps, diagrams, and photos. It's also incredibly effective for the Mind Palace technique of associating concepts to a familiar picture (e.g. associate the picture of flowers of your garden with a list of names). There's also a plethora of improvements around annotations and new card creation that we think you'll love. New Features: - New Arrow annotations for Advanced Learner: point to specific parts of an image with arrows customizable with eight colors. Perfect for remembering areas of an image with more irregular shapes. - New Emoji Pins for Advanced Learner: Place emoji markers anywhere on an image to mark locations, landmarks, map regions, and more. Perfect for learning from visual associations. - Picking content to turn into cards with the (+) button is easier: - Select what you want to add first (from the camera, image picker, folder, pasteboard etc), then we'll figure out what you can create from it (image card, annotation, quick entry, etc). No more complex nested menus. - The (+) button allows you to start an audio recording now. With Advanced Learner, it'll also automatically transcribe the text for creating one or more cards using Quick Entry. - Image Playground is now available from the Add Card menu. Improvements: - A more intuitive Annotations experience: - The Annotations Editor can now open without picking an image first, allowing you to choose how to add an image after launching it. Select from different sources, including new methods like drag and drop, and Image Playgrounds. - A new floating toolbar shows you all the tools that you have available and can be tapped for more tool options. - Lasso tool has been replaced with a new Select tool that allows you to more easily pan, zoom and select annotations in an image. Long press while the Select tool is active to activate the lasso. - Tapping on the canvas ends editing on the current annotation, not the whole editing session, so that you can more easily continue editing other annotations. - The keyboard stays active while you add annotations with the keyboard active, so that you can continue typing new ones easily. - Mac: Escape key now correctly cancels editor actions. - Cleaned up Quick Entry's design on both iOS 26 and iOS 18 Fixes: - Fixed pasted Finder images only importing file icons instead of the actual image. - Fixed issues where resizing annotations could accidentally trigger taps, deselecting them.

We’ve made major improvements to how you study annotations, along with a range of refinements across iPhone, iPad, and Mac. New Features: - Annotations are now studied on a canvas with the original image in the background, instead of being cropped. This provides better context while studying. - Go back to studying cropped annotations in: Settings -> Appearance - Mac: Open cards and folders in new windows with double-click or the Enter key. Improvements: - iPad: Improved touch tracking and hover animations in the Study View - Advanced Learner subscriptions screen actually does show that you can scroll. - Widgets updated with improved styling and better use of system tint colors. - Redacted area use consistent colors throughout the app. - Various UI polish and layout refinements across the app. Fixes: - Fixed annotation text not being selectable on iOS. The system translation tool also works correctly on them as a result. - Fixed Card Editor not updating when switching themes. - Fixed issues with popover tips not appearing. - Pasted text now cleans up - Mac: Fixed the contents of cards being shifted left by a small amount after appearing in studies.

Introducing the new List Widget: view cards that are ready to study, check on study progress of the list, and even create cards or start a study session right from the widget. New Features: - New List Widget for glancing at your cards from the home screen, with many customization options. Improvements: - In study sessions, longer cards that scroll used to disable the reveal and scoring swipe gestures to prevent conflicts. Now you can swipe from the corner of the screen to perform these actions. - Added many missing voiceover labels across the app and fixed some broken ones. - Advanced Learner: The Create Card shortcut action now transcribes audio if passed an audio file. - Improved the text detection UI in the annotation editor. Fixes: - Fixed question/answer text blocking other voiceover regions in the card editor - Fixed scanning text from photos not working correctly in photos taken via the in-app camera.

This update surfaces helpful information to various screens: Studies display your progress, and all lists of cards and calendar days show the number of cards on each section (upcoming, available, and finished cards). In addition, Shortcuts actions like Study Card and Get Card play back recorded audio. New Features - Study progress is now visible when studying - Card lists and calendar days now display section counts - The Study Card and Get Card shortcuts action can now play audio in cards that have audio. Improvements - Hidden regions are easier to see in Get Card and other card-previewing Shortcuts actions. - Hidden regions now better match search results in Shortcuts Fixes - Fixed hidden regions not honoring the "hide answer" setting in Shortcuts.

Fix poor study animations frame rate in folders and improve reveal and scoring gestures when cards are scrollable. 1.8.2 updates: Say hello to a new Advanced Learner feature: Audio Transcripts. Now you can read your recordings in studies and in lists whenever it's inconvenient to listen to them. In addition, you can now attach audio to new cards from Shortcuts, study performance is snappier on Mac and iPad, and the UI looks more solid (specially selection / inactive states) on Mac and iPad. New Features - Advanced Learner: Transcribe speech to text in flashcards, keeping the original audio file for reference. This works automatically on new recordings, or manually for anything imported. - You can now attach audio files in the Create Card Shortcut - record audio in your flashcards without entering the app. Improvements - [Mac, iPad] Brought some Study Session performance / battery usage improvements from iPhone to Mac and iPad. Fixes - [Mac, iPad] In Calendar, Don't highlight multiple rows when the same folder appears more than once. - [Mac] Fixed overlapping text in Study Progress on Mac - [Mac] Fixed layout spacing issues in Quick Entry on Mac - Fixed an issue where invalid cards could be imported or exported in certain edge cases. - [Mac, iPad] Fixed window inactive states, which were not graying accent colors and dimming content as expected. - Fixed losing typed in text if you add an image without dismissing the keyboard first. As always, thank you for using Benkyo Box.

Say hello to a new Advanced Learner feature: Audio Transcripts. Now you can read your recordings in studies and in lists whenever it's inconvenient to listen to them. In addition, you can now attach audio to new cards from Shortcuts, study performance is snappier on Mac and iPad, and the UI looks more solid (specially selection / inactive states) on Mac and iPad. New Features - Advanced Learner: Transcribe speech to text in flashcards, keeping the original audio file for reference. This works automatically on new recordings, or manually for anything imported. - You can now attach audio files in the Create Card Shortcut - record audio in your flashcards without entering the app. Improvements - [Mac, iPad] Brought some Study Session performance / battery usage improvements from iPhone to Mac and iPad. Fixes - [Mac, iPad] In Calendar, Don't highlight multiple rows when the same folder appears more than once. - [Mac] Fixed overlapping text in Study Progress on Mac - [Mac] Fixed layout spacing issues in Quick Entry on Mac - Fixed an issue where invalid cards could be imported or exported in certain edge cases. - [Mac, iPad] Fixed window inactive states, which were not graying accent colors and dimming content as expected. - Fixed losing typed in text if you add an image without dismissing the keyboard first. As always, thank you for using Benkyo Box.

This update makes the study view much smoother, specially when studying a folder. We also fixed several audio recording and copy/paste bugs. Improvements - Significantly increased animation performance and battery consumption when studying by preventing unnecessary work while a study session is active. - Improved error reporting when pasting unsupported clipboard content - Audio cards in lists have a slightly less prominent look Fixes - Fixed the audio recorder not playing back the whole file again after replacing an audio region. - Fixed the audio recorder waveform not updating smoothly when the file starts increasing size. Quality - Many many tests were added in the making of this release, in preparation for more ambitious future updates. Happy studies!

This update introduces a much requested feature: audio recording and playback for card questions and answers! These can be recorded within the app, from the file picker, or imported en-masse from a folder. It also includes visual refinements, and fixes to Live Activities. New Features - Record audio directly on cards and play it back while studying - Import one or more audio files via drag and drop, the file picker, or folder imports Improvements - Live Activity backgrounds now respect reduced luminance accessibility settings - Improved tap feedback of images in the CardEditor Fixes - Fixed an issue where answers could become slightly visible when the app returned to the foreground - Fixed previous Live Activities not ending correctly when a new study session is started. - Fixed starting the correct study session when re-launching the app from a Live Activity Happy learning!

This update introduces a Live Activity to keep track of your current study session, enables continuing studies on other folders when finishing a study session, adds a setting to help reduce the number of notifications coming from multiple folders, , and brings multiple stability and performance improvements across Mac, iPhone, and iPad. New Features - Keep track and resume your active study session with a Live Activity that appears in the lock screen, Dynamic Island, and in Stand By Mode when you exit a study session midway. - After finishing a study session, other folders that are ready to study can be navigated to and studied directly from the Study Completion screen. Upcoming folders can be navigated to as well. - Separating notifications by folder can be turned off from Settings, which reduces the number of notifications if various folders become available at the same time. Tapping on notifications on this mode opens "Today’s Cards". Improvements - Visual refinements to the Calendar’s Today screen for Liquid Glass - The Study Completion screen now shows how many cards are left per folder - Advanced Learner: When hiding a Folder that has subfolders, you can optionally hide its subfolders as well. - Mac: Annotation text fields now become first responder immediately after being added Fixes - Mac: Fixed context menus not appearing on all clickable areas of folders - Mac: Fixed the background of Settings in light mode - Mac: Fixed an issue where the Study view could scroll back up unexpectedly when using a trackpad

This update improves stability (Mac, specially), adds a folder picker to New card editors, and fixes notification previews of hidden areas. What’s New - The folder name field is focused automatically when creating new folders - Cards with Hidden Areas now display a thumbnail preview of the hidden areas in notifications instead of revealing the answer - iPhone, iPad: You can now change the folder new cards or annotations go to without having to navigate to it first Fixes - Dragging images on lists of cards now correctly uses the image filename as the default card answer. - iPhone, iPad: Fixed an incorrect "No cards found" message appearing after scanning and then converting scans to cards. - Mac: Fixed a crash that would sometimes happen when resizing windows that display lists of cards.