25.09

## Installing

- Install the latest launcher from below
- Run Anki. If you already had it installed, use Tools>Upgrade/Downgrade

## What's Changed

### New Features

* Per-deck desired retention by @L-M-Sherlock in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/4194
* Desired retention info graphs by @Luc-Mcgrady in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/4199
* Use cached workload values by @Luc-Mcgrady in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/4208
* Expected_workload_with_existing_cards implementation by @Luc-Mcgrady in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/4243
* Show health check and already optimal at the same time by @Luc-Mcgrady in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/4238
* Card stats update review time by @Luc-Mcgrady in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/4236
* Neaten dr graph x-axis by @Luc-Mcgrady in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/4251
* Enable nc: to only search in a specific field (#4276) by @maxr777 in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/4312
* Show the number of cards added when adding by @iamllama in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/4310
* Expose control over AppNap for AnkiConnect

### Launcher Updates

**Windows**

* You can now tell the launcher to store files in a custom location. Updated flash drive instructions here: https://github.com/ankitects/anki-manual/pull/444/files
* Fix 'applink' startup errors on some systems
* Fix launcher display on Upgrade/Downgrade on Windows 10

**macOS**

* New users will no longer see pop-ups prompting you to install developer tools, or warnings about install_name_tool.
* Fix install failures on systems with the wrong Xcode arch installed.
* Fix the launcher sometimes respawning terminals repeatedly.

**Linux**

* Added an experimental new mode to use your system's Qt version, for things like Fcitx: https://github.com/ankitects/anki-manual/pull/445/files
* Possible fix for launcher failing to appear to some Linux systems

**All platforms**

* The launcher now has a download mirror option for users in China, and no longer auto-downloads on first run. The version check should now also work with SOCKS proxies.
* Fix mirror configuration not working during launcher download by @aldlss in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/4280
* Fix install problems on some systems with UV_* env vars defined.

### Other Improvements

* A small clarification in deck-config.ftl by @Expertium in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/4264
* Add desired_retention field to NormalDeckSchema11 by @L-M-Sherlock in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/4292
* Chore/Remove CMRR from fsrs help modal by @Luc-Mcgrady in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/4290
* Fix #4253 by @Luc-Mcgrady in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/4259
* Fix crash when disabling FSRS
* FIX gap above bury by @GithubAnon0000 in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/4298
* Fix importing of Mnemosyne collections with missing cards
* Fix LRT database check for cards with no usable reviews by @user1823 in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/4284
* Fix Mnemosyne fact ID in error messages by @abdnh in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/4266
* Fix ninja BuildAction name sanitization by @memchr in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/4291
* Fix recording errors on some system
* Fix sync errors not being reported in some cases by @abdnh in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/4281
* Fix theme/checkboxes when path contains an apostrophe
* Fix/Invalid memory states in simulator after parameters changed by @Luc-Mcgrady in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/4317
* Fix/Learn count not included in workload graph by @Luc-Mcgrady in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/4274
* Fix/recompute memory state when deck-specific DR is changed by @L-M-Sherlock in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/4293
* Fix/Simulator intervals decending overflows by @Luc-Mcgrady in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/4275
* Fix/System locale for simulator percentages by @Luc-Mcgrady in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/4260
* Fix/Workload simulator config deck_size unset by @Luc-Mcgrady in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/4283
* Hi res microhpone icon for the recording dialog by @Madoshakalaka in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/4262
* Improve elapsed seconds calculation for learning cards in browser table by @user1823 in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/4255
* Increase randomness in random sorting of new cards by @user1823 in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/4286
* Make simulator fill missing values of DR and decay too by @user1823 in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/4269
* Replace activeWindow() with activeModalWidget() by @abdnh in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/4267
* Replace deprecated $app/stores with $app/state in SvelteKit frontend by @leedoughty in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/4282
* Revert "Fix/Retention help button bounds" by @dae in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/4258
* Update record dialog microphone icon to respect dark mode by @leedoughty in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/4297
* Use existing translation instead of adding new one (#4310) by @iamllama in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/4316
* Update stale comment by @user1823 in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/4235
* "Workload" variable typo by @Luc-Mcgrady in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/4239
* Fix/use real step count to simulate by @L-M-Sherlock in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/4240
* Statistics "Reviews" graph, make the color of "New" and "Learning" cards consistent with the color of card count by @thomasrixen in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/4245
* Fix simulator graph not visible when viewport height < 400px by @iamllama in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/4248
* Fix show_exception's messagebox always formatting as plaintext by @iamllama in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/4246
* Limit time studied today to minutes by @user1823 in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/4242
* Fix Cards with Missing Last Review Time During Database Check by @L-M-Sherlock in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/4237
* Use space-around for tabbed values by @Luc-Mcgrady in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/4252
* Fix/Retention help button bounds by @Luc-Mcgrady in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/4253
* Fix/Exclude new cards from is_due_in_days by @user1823 in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/4249
* Refactor IO fill tool target check logic by @iamllama in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/4222
* Fix/use current_retrievability_seconds in SQL to keep consistent with card info by @L-M-Sherlock in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/4231
* Update deck-config.ftl by @sommerluk in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/4319

## New Contributors
* @thomasrixen made their first contribution in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/4245
* @Madoshakalaka made their first contribution in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/4262
* @leedoughty made their first contribution in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/4282
* @memchr made their first contribution in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/4291
* @aldlss made their first contribution in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/4280
* @maxr777 made their first contribution in https://github.com/ankitects/anki/pull/4312

**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/ankitects/anki/compare/25.07.5...25.09