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Hachidori 3.3.3 Released

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Hachidori 3.3.3 is now out. This release fixes the Anime Relations feature, meaning that titles with continuous numbering will detect properly.

In addition, support for the beta version of Crunchyroll’s website is now added. You are able to detect titles from the episode viewing page and the watch history. The difference is that Javascript is required to make detection possible, meaning it will only work on Safari and most Google Chrome-based browsers. Instructions on enabling this can be seen here.

The change log is below. You can install this update by checking for updates.

This release fixes Anime Relations feature and adds support for Crunchyroll Beta stream detection.

MAL Updater OS X Users: To receive a new format license, upgrade to the latest version of MAL Updater OS X 2.4.x and open the about window. The license key will appear. Copy that and use it to register Hachidori

Hachidori requires macOS 10.11 El Capitan or later.

New Features

  • Add support for Crunchyroll Beta Site (Requires Javascript)

Bug Fixes and Enhancements

  • Fixed Anime Relations feature

New Year, New Plans

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I hope everyone stayed safe and had a nice New Years. With 2021, we have some exciting things planned.

In 2020, we spent a good amount of time getting our apps ready for iOS 14 and the new Apple Silicon Macs. While it took two weeks to get our apps ready for Apple Silicon, it was relatively simple. I had to recompile all the frameworks and afterwards, we had a working Universal Binary 2 version. That took about 2-3 months.

Now, we plan on releasing a final version of Shukofukurou for macOS 3.4, which will finally have universal binary 2 support and some UI tweaks for Big Sur. However, more changes are planned as we are working on Shukofukurou for macOS 4.0.

It has been over two years since we last released a major version. The goal with 4.0 is to incorporate more UI additions in Big Sur, bunch of rewriting for the main interface window since it’s somewhat a mess, and list syncing. When 4.0 comes out, it will be a paid upgrade since it’s a major release, but existing users will be able to upgrade to the new version with a large discount as I plan to bundle the old version with the new version with a special pricing. From my understanding, if you own one of the app in the bundle, you just need to pay the difference in the bundle. More details on 4.0 will be shared for active Patrons along with test releases.

Note that 4.0 will only work on macOS Big Sur or later. The older 3.x release, which we will name as the Classic Branch will still be maintained for at least 2 years, but no new features will be added.

In addition, we need to work on an alternative to provide legal stream links in the title’s information view. Apparently, Because.moe stopped updating their dataset, leaving with AniList with a possible alternative. The only issue is that it doesn’t provide specific region availability. LiveChart also have this data too, but there is no accessible API or JSON file we can use the data from. However, we added LiveChart to the list of related sites for users to view additional information, including where to watch a particular show.

As for Hachidori, we plan to work on adding Emby support in the near future. It’s an alternative to Plex and some users have been asking for this. We will investigate how to add support for this in the coming months.

With that, we plan to release the stable version of Shukofukurou for macOS 3.4 later this month. Note that you can already use the beta version by going to its product page.

Hachidori 3.3 Now Released

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At last, judging from the bug reports, Hachidori 3.3 is now stable enough to release as a stable release. Hachidori 3.3 brings improvements such as support for Hulu and Retrocrush stream detection, macOS Big Sur and Apple Silicon support.

Also, we have redesigned the icon to match the style of Big Sur. I am not a big fan of iOS icons being on Mac, but it seems everyone is heading in that direction.

Shukofukurou for macOS will also receive a redesigned icon as well when the beta becomes public very soon.

With that, everyone can now update to this release by checking for updates. The change log is below:

Hachidori 3.3 is now out with support for macOS Big Sur and native Apple Silicon (Apple M1) support. This release also contains some fixes and improvements as well.

MAL Updater OS X Users: To receive a new format license, upgrade to the latest version of MAL Updater OS X 2.4.x and open the about window. The license key will appear. Copy that and use it to register Hachidori

Hachidori requires macOS 10.11 El Capitan or later.

New Features

  • Added macOS Big Sur support
  • Redesigned App Icon for macOS Big Sur
  • Now Universal Binary 2 for Apple Silicon
  • Added stream detection support for RetroCrush and Hulu
  • Added contextual menu to download torrents and add automatic download torrent rules in the Torrent Browser
  • Start and End Dates for MyAnimeList can now be set automatically

Bug Fixes and Enhancements

  • Fix Preference Window for macOS Big Sur
  • Reverted DiscordSDK to the old DiscordRPC framework for now
  • Removed old Patreon Support (Patreon Licensing replaces this)
  • Fixed toolbar icons

Hachidori 3.3 Beta 2 Released

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Hachidori 3.3. Beta 2 is now available, which fixes some toolbar icons that didn’t appear properly. Also, most of the frameworks are recompiled with the final macOS 11 SDK.

Your can update to the latest beta by doing an update. Make sure Beta channel updates are enabled if you want to install this version. The change log is below. If you want to download the release manually, you can do so here.

This is the second beta release of Hachidori 3.3 Beta 1 with macOS 11 Big Sur and Apple Silicon Support.

MAL Updater OS X Users: To receive a new format license, upgrade to the latest version of MAL Updater OS X 2.4.x and open the about window. The license key will appear. Copy that and use it to register Hachidori

Hachidori requires macOS 10.11 El Capitan or later.

New Features

  • Added contextual menu to download torrents and add automatic download torrent rules in the Torrent Browser
  • Start and End Dates for MyAnimeList can now be set automatically

Bug Fixes and Enhancements

  • Fixed toolbar icons
  • Rebuilt all the frameworks to use the stable macOS 11 SDK

Hachidori 3.3 Beta 1 Released

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Hachidori 3.3 Beta 1 is now available to the public. This release adds macOS Big Sur and Apple Silicon support, Hulu and Retrocrush stream detection support, and more. You can now update to this beta build by enabling the “Check for prerelease builds” option in the preferences under Software Updates.

The Changelog is below:

This is the first beta release of Hachidori 3.3 Beta 1 with macOS 11 Big Sur and Apple Silicon Support.

MAL Updater OS X Users: To receive a new format license, upgrade to the latest version of MAL Updater OS X 2.4.x and open the about window. The license key will appear. Copy that and use it to register Hachidori

Hachidori requires macOS 10.11 El Capitan or later.

New Features

  • Added macOS Big Sur support
  • Now Universal Binary 2 for Apple Silicon
  • Added stream detection support for RetroCrush and Hulu

Bug Fixes and Enhancements

  • Fix Preference Window for macOS Big Sur
  • Reverted DiscordSDK to the old DiscordRPC framework for now
  • Removed old Patreon Support (Patreon Licensing replaces this)

Shukofukurou and Hachidori is now in Alpha Preview

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For the past two months, time permitting since I have a full time job and this is my side job I do during the weekends, we have begun work on the next versions of Shukofukurou and Hachidori.

Shukofukurou 3.4 for macOS will be a minor release adding macOS Big Sur and Universal Binary 2 compatibility and adding features from the iOS version. Shukofukurou 2.1 for iOS will primarily add some quality of life improvements. As for Hachidori, it’s the same deal, but the addition of new legal streaming site support, macOS Big Sur/Universal Binary 2 support, and the ability to reauthorize accounts.

The next few months will be big as Apple is set to release the first few Macs with Apple Silicon. Currently, we have our apps ready for Apple Silicon aka ArchARM64. While we haven’t tested them yet since I don’t have a developer transition kit, I plan to get a Mac stat uses these new processors when they come out with a new Mac mini. The Mac mini will serve as a dedicated developer machine that I can remote into or use locally.

Currently, the alphas for the macOS version of Shukofukurou and Hachidori are available for Patrons only. Once the apps reaches beta, it will be available to everyone. Monthly donations/support allows me to cover the development costs of developing all three apps, primarily the domain name, hosting (including the web services the apps uses), and Apple Developer Program membership. Besides gaining access to precompiled prerelease builds by becoming a Patron, you also unlock all the donor features, read weekly developer updates on upcoming new features, gain free updates to major releases of Shukofukurou and Hachidori, and access to TestFlight for beta versions of Shukofukurou for iOS.

In short, we should have all the releases out for macOS and iOS out this fall. With that, thanks for the support thus far.