MAL Updater OS X

Open Source macOS Scrobbler for Kitsu and AniList

Hachidori

macOS 11 Big Sur Compatibility and iOS 14/iPadOS 14

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Now that the dust has settled, we have finally tested our apps on macOS 11 and it seems that nothing broke. However, we want to start working on bringing some of macOS 11 Big Sur new features to Shukofukurou for macOS. With Shukofukurou for macOS 3.5, we will be dropping support for macOS 10.11 El Capitan, which is more than 5 years old at this point and we do not have any machines running that anymore. New versions will require macOS 10.12 Sierra or later. We will also work to get Shukofukurou compiled for Universal Binary 2 so it can work on Apple  new chips. This mean recompiling all the frameworks to Universal Binary, which we will be doing for Hachidori as well.

For Shukofukurou for iOS, once we release 2.0.9, which will have some fixes, we will begin work on 2.1, which will have support for iOS 14/iPadOS 14 support. Note that iOS 12 support will be dropped in the future after 2.1.x and we will only be supporting iOS 13 and iOS 14. This is because I do not have any devices that have iOS 12, which makes it difficult for me to test. Once a test version is ready, hopefully when public beta testing is underway, I will make the 2.1 beta builds available on TestFlight for active patrons. If you want to test the latest builds for iOS, you can learn how to support our projects by going to the donation page.

Hachidori 3.2.3 Released

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Hachidori 3.2.3 is now released, which fixes Funimation stream detection.

Also, we are aware of the crashes associated with the Discord Activities. We are trying to come up with an alternative solution such as a separate process to handle all the discord activities  so it won’t crash the whole application. We should have a fix ready in a few weeks.

The change log is below.

New Features

  • Fixed stream detection for Funimation

Known Issues

  • There is an issue with Discord support when the user quits Discord and relaunches it with Discord Activities enabled, it crashes. Will transition Discord support to a XPC Service to separate it from the Hachidori process to prevent future crashes.

Hachidori 3.2.2 Released and Updates

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Hachidori 3.2.2 is now released. This release fixes the Funimation history stream detection for Chrome based browsers. Also, this release adds Brave Browser and Opera (no support for sites that require HTML scraping or JavaScript) support for legal stream detection.

New Features

  • Fixed Funimation Watch History stream detection for Chrome-based browsers
  • Added support for Brave Browser and Opera for stream detection. (Opera does not support sites that require HTML scraping or Javascript)

Note for MyAnimeList Users

In Shukofukurou for iOS and macOS, there is currently no support for private lists. Apparently, this is a limitation with the official MAL API right now that we are trying to bring up to Media Do. I know this is stupid since you should be able to view your own list with your credentials, even if it’s private like with Kitsu and AniList with private entries. If you want to use the app, you would need to set the list to public for now. I will let everyone know once Media Do fixes this issue. For now, we apologize for the inconvenience.

Hachidori 3.2.1 Released

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Hachidori 3.2.1 is a minor bug fix release that fixes Edge browser detection and adds the ability to update from the Funimation’s watch history. The watch history is located in your My Account page. This is useful if you watch Funimation from your streaming device or mobile. You can have your browser auto refresh the history page with Auto Scrobble enabled to have your list automatically updated when you are away from your Mac.

New Features

  • Add ability to scrobble from Funimation’s watch history

Bug Fixes and Enhancements

  • Fixed stream detection from Edge Browser.

Shukofukurou for macOS 3.4 Beta 1 Now Released

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February has been a busy week. While I haven’t made much updates on the main websites, I kept my active Patrons posted as we didn’t have stable internet access until the middle of February. Now, Shukofukurou for macOS 3.4 Beta 1 is now released, which adds the update history, fixes a few bugs and make some changes to the adult content filter, required to meet Apple’s App Store Guidelines. However, non-app store versions can still view adult content and disable the filter by enabling the “Show 18+ Content” option in the settings. The update is uploaded to the Github Repo, but should be added to the Shukofukurou Next Appcast for automatic updates.

The change log is below.

New Features

  • Added Local Update History

Bug Fixes and Enhancements

  • Stream Links button shouldn’t appear until the data is loaded.
  • Implement content filtering to filter out mature content to comply with Apple’s Guide Lines. Non-App Store version can still view filtered content by enabling Show 18+ Content setting
  • Various fixes

Now I have received some questions regarding Hachidori and I will answer them.

I can’t see the Hachidori Icon, but it’s prompting me to login. Is the app working properly?

Yes. macOS will hide additional icons if you have too many icons on your menubar. This is common when you are using a lower resolution or make the text/UI elements bigger if you have a retina screen Mac. Note that all the functionality happens as a menuitem and you may need to remove some icons on the menubar or close the associated apps. If you can’t do that, I highly suggest using an app called Bartender which allows you to hide menu bar icons to a special area. Note that this is a shareware app and we do not provide support for it.

How do I use Plex detection with shared libraries?

You direct the URL to the plex server you are sharing and login with your Plex credentials. You shouldn’t need special privileges to use the Plex XML API used on a shared server. You may need to enable the “Allow Plugins” permission under Restrictions for the user.

How do I enable MultiScrobble?

You need a donation license to enable this feature or be an active Patron and use a Patron license key. Once you enter a donation key, you can enable this feature under Preferences and select which accounts to use for MultiScrobble. Note that the account needs to be logged in for the services you enable with this feature.

This applies to all apps:

I use AniList and none of the functions works. What gives?

Note that AniList OAuth tokens only last a year with no refresh token. This means you have to log out and log back in. In future versions, we will add a feature that allows you to simply reauthorize your account and prompt you for that. Note that when you reauthorize the account once this feature is implemented, it must be the same account or it will fail.

Hachidori 3.2 Now Release

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Hachidori 3.2 is now out of beta. 3.2 contains a bunch of improvements such as MyAnimeList support, ability to view scrobble logs with improved logging, transition to the official Discord SDK for activities support and more. This release is a free update for all users. It will be available via automatic updates soon.

The change log can be seen below.

New Features

  • Add stream detection support for Microsoft Edge for Mac
  • Transition from DiscordRPC to Discord SDK for Discord Activities (formerly Rich Presence)
  • Added MyAnimeList support
  • Added ability to view the scrobble log from General Preferences
  • Add support for Movist Pro and Macgo Blu-Ray Player Pro

Bug Fixes and Enhancements

  • Change help URLs to point to the new knowledge base for our apps, which replaces the Github wiki. (https://help.malupdaterosx.moe)
  • Fix crashing issue with blank actual title.
  • Fixed stream detection (decode any HTML escaped titles)
  • Removed Yahoo View support since the service is discontinued
  • Added prompt when refreshing of token fails
  • Fix crash with GBPing
  • A label will now show indicating the account the token refresh has failed for
  • Updated Sparkle Framework
  • Updated Copyright Year
  • Improved Token Refreshing (Token refreshes as needed when user confirms a title or updates the currently scrobbled title’s status)