Updated best scripts and app to start Wanikani journey?

[hidenori]

Hello,

I recently got a lifetime subscription.
I want your list of recommended scripts to enhance the experience.
I did find some but they were from 2020 and before so I think this will be a good place to get updated information for new users.

Also, what app do you recommend for Android?

[simias]

@hidenori

Also, what app do you recommend for Android?

Smouldering Durtles.

As for scripts, I think double-check is a must-have. I also used to use reorder omega a lot but now that there’s a lesson picker it’s probably less important.

I would also recommend the phono-semantic composition script but it’s maybe not too useful very early on.

[juniormint]

The userscripts that I’m using (that work as of January 21st 2025):

1. Wanikani Open Framework - A necessary prerequisite for the below scripts.
2. Wanikani Double-Check - The number one missing feature for WK.
3. WaniKani Self-Study Quiz - In combination with the WaniKani Self-Study Fix.
4. WaniKani Open Framework Additional Filters - Dependency for Item Inspector.
5. 漢字の筆順のフォント (Kanji stroke order font) - Not a userscript, but still a dependency for Item Inspector.
6. Wanikani Item Inspector - A major enhancement for WK Self-Study.
7. WaniKani Reorder Simple - My own custom reordering script (very opinionated).

In addition to all of the scripts, I’m also using WaniKani Elementary Dark for dark mode. I think it’s an extremely underrated dark theme and I refuse to use WK without it. I don’t think it’s maintained anymore, but it still works for now (I will maintain it if it ever breaks).

Because I am using a dark mode stylesheet, I actually use a modified version of WK Self-Study Fix, which, in addition to fixing Self-Study, fixes a lot of the above userscripts’ issues with dark mode.

For Android, I use Smouldering Durtles which is absolutely magnificent. Works flawlessly.

[hidenori]

Thanks a lot!

[hiyyo_wo]

My top recommendations:

[Userscript] Media Context Sentences (formerly Anime Context Sentences 2)

This is a third-party script/app and is not created by the WaniKani team. By using this, you understand that it can stop working at any time or be discontinued indefinitely. So, my changes to the script were getting to be rather significant, and the thread for original author’s version was getting hard to follow because the author hasn’t updated it in quite some time. I had been updating a modified version in that thread, but it was getting lost in the mix. Therefore, I’ve decided t…

[Userscript] Keisei 形声 Semantic-Phonetic Composition

This is a third-party script/app and is not created by the WaniKani team. By using this, you understand that it can stop working at any time or be discontinued indefinitely. Keisei Semantic-Phonetic Composition by acm I am proud to release the stable version of my first script, Keisei Semantic-Phonetic Composition! Installation Instructions Get Tampermonkey (installation instructions in this thread) Click on the installation link (Tampermonkey should auto-detect .user.js files) I…

[Userscript] Back To Back

This is a third-party script/app and is not created by the WaniKani team. By using this, you understand that it can stop working at any time or be discontinued indefinitely. This is pretty much the only feature of Reorder Ultimate that I use when I am not working through a backlog of items, so I thought I would just publish it as a separate script and maintain it myself. What does it do It makes it so that meaning and reading questions appear after each other in reviews and lessons…

Kanji Search - Related words and English-to-Japanese mnemonics

This is a third-party script/app and is not created by the WaniKani team. By using this, you understand that it can stop working at any time or be discontinued indefinitely. Kanji Search Hello world! I’ve spent the past 3+ years filling up WaniKani note sections since I realized the value of contextual notes. By contextual notes I mean notes that answer common questions/mistakes, in the context of the current word, without having to open multiple tabs while searching for answers. I…

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This is a third-party script/app and is not created by the WaniKani team. By using this, you understand that it can stop working at any time or be discontinued indefinitely. Overview This script transforms everything in reviews and lessons related to kanji onyomi readings into カタカナ.You may find this helpful as this is the dictionary standard, and is also a great opportunity to become more familiar with these characters. Script installation: WaniKani Katakana For On'yomi Acknowledg…

^^ this one should really be part of the site tbh

[hidenori]

Thank you for the recommendations!
Yeah, the last one should be official!!