ankitects/anki

Consider enabling Briefcase's support for Flatpak/AppImage

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#4,830 opened on May 13, 2026

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Description

Briefcase supports Flatpak and AppImage for distribution, with the latter being strongly discouraged for a number of reasons (see link).

Related: #3753

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Research direction
Investigate Briefcase's existing support for Flatpak and AppImage, and determine changes needed in Anki's build scripts to enable it. Refer to related issue #3753.
Tech stack
rust
Domain
devops
Issue type
Feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
1-2 days
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
Fresh
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
Clear
Prerequisites
GitDocker
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
30