AnimeSync is capable of downloading anime episodes from popular streaming services. Episodes are downloaded as mkv files containing the h264 video and each subtitle. Metadata is downloaded as well, and includes posters and thumbnails. The metadata is compatible with Jellyfin and Emby.
Streaming services allow watching anime in a convenient and legal way. However, offline episode availability requires service-specific applications that are miles behind the user experience of popular video applications. While understandable from a business perspective, the service-specific applications are annoying for end users. Please do not abuse this application; download episodes for personal use and delete them when you do not have an active subscription. Without our financial support, streaming services cannot exist.
This application is not endorsed or affliated with any streaming service. The usage of this application may be forbidden by law in your country. Usage of this application may cause a violation of Terms of Service between you and the streaming service. This application is not responsible for your actions.
AnimeSync can be installed on Linux, Mac and Windows:
- Install Chrome following the instructions at https://www.google.com/chrome/
- Install NodeJS following the instructions at http://nodejs.org/ (
node>= 16,npm>= 7) - Run in Command Prompt/Terminal:
npm install -g animesync
Repeat step three to update to the latest version.
The following streaming services are currently supported:
- Crunchyroll
- Funimation (Deprecated; See #57)
- Vrv (Deprecated; See #57)
Usage: animesync [options] [command]
AnimeSync is capable of downloading anime episodes from popular streaming services.
Options:
-V, --version output the version number
-h, --help display help for command
Commands:
download [options] [seriesUrl...] Downloads series.
update|add [options] [seriesUrl...] Updates series.
browser Launch browser.
server Runs the server.
settings Manage settings.
help [command] display help for command
Streaming services require paid subscriptions to access all content, so can provide animesync with your credentials.
To set your Crunchyroll credentials, you can use:
animesync settings credential --crunchyrollUsername YOURUSER --crunchyrollPassword YOURPASS
To download a series, you can use:
animesync download [seriesUrl...]
For example, to download A Certain Scientific Railgun from Crunchyroll, you can use:
animesync download https://www.crunchyroll.com/a-certain-scientific-railgun
But if you're in the Crunchyroll beta, you have to use the beta page, so you can use:
animesync download https://beta.crunchyroll.com/series/G649J4XPY/a-certain-scientific-railgun
To download a series into a different directory, you can use:
animesync download --rootPath /path/of/the/directory [seriesUrl...]
To download missing episodes for all your series, you can use:
animesync download
To add a series without downloading episodes, you can use:
animesync add [seriesUrl...]
To update metadata for all your series, you can use:
animesync update
To avoid downloading every episode, you can run:
animesync download --skipDownload [seriesUrl...]
This generates tracker files in the .animesync directory. Delete one and run animesync download to download it.
To check the settings, you can use:
animesync settings
To check a settings section, you can use:
animesync settings [section]
To change a setting, you can use an option flag. For example:
animesync settings core --chromeHeadless false
To remove a custom user setting, leave an option flag empty. For example:
animesync settings core --chromeHeadless
Using a proxy server is supported in case you need to change region. For example:
animesync settings core --proxyServer https://example.com
Proxies often require authentication. You can use authentication like this:
animesync settings core --proxyServer https://username:password@example.com
You can use HTTP, HTTPS, SOCKS4 & SOCKS5 proxies. Examples:
http://example.comhttp://username:password@example.comhttps://example.comhttps://username:password@example.comsocks4://example.comsocks4://username:password@example.comsocks5://example.comsocks5://username:password@example.com
AnimeSync includes an OpenAPI server. You can run independently of downloads:
animesync server
Then navigate to http://127.0.0.1:6583/. Questions? Please ask.
While software contributions are welcome, you can also help with:
- Documentation
- Helping other people
- Feature requests
- Bug reports
Please make an issue if you have questions, wish to request a feature, etc.