MAL Updater OS X

Open Source macOS Scrobbler for Kitsu and AniList

Updates

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.

SwinsianDiscord 1.2.1 Now Released

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SwinsianDiscord is now updated to support the Music app under macOS 10.15 Catalina. Note that there is one limitation that elapsed time will not show since the app doesn’t provide this information. This update will appear in the AppCast for software updates later today.

Change log is below.

Adds support for the Music.app under macOS 10.15 Catalina. Note that elapsed time does not work with Music.app since the app does not provide this information.

SwinsianDiscord requires macOS El Capitan (10.11) or later.

New Features

  • Music.app support added (macOS 10.15 or later)

 

Year in Review and Future Plans

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With 2019 coming to a close, it’s time to take a look at what we have accomplished:

  • Raised about $374 in donations for 2019
  • So far, 4 active patrons supporting the development monthly.
  • Refined the releases of Shukofukurou for iOS/macOS and Hachidori
  • Implement MultiScrobble feature in Hachidori (including support for MyAnimeList as well)
  • Created a title id mapping service to help aid in episode notifications, exporting to MAL XML from AniList/Kitsu lists and also future implementation of list syncing between services
  • Restored MyAnimeList support (finally!). The macOS versions with MyAnimeList support is still in beta testing.
  • Added iOS 13/iPadOS 13 support for Shukofukurou including native dark mode support
  • Improved Patreon benefits unlocking (users can unlock donor features easily by using a Patreon key from the portal)

Of course, 2020 will be a big year. While I will be working full time, I will still actively develop the software on whatever free time I have after work, including weekends. These are what I want to implement in the near future:

  • List Syncing support in Shukofukurou.
  • History syncing between devices and the Mac version.
  • Implementing the finer social features such as the activity timeline in AniList/Kitsu and Forums in MAL (When the API becomes available).
  • Restoring Tags support for MyAnimeList
  • Possibly Expanding legal stream support with the Scrobble share extension in the iOS version of Shukofukurou. We are still investigating creating an in-app web browser to provide similar functionality as Hachidori for legal stream detection.
  • Improved Local List Statistics.

Since I will still be actively using the apps I develop, expect semi-fequent updates (at least once or twice a month) for the apps going forward. With that, I thank everyone who help support the development of these apps from downloading it off the App Store, obtaining a donation license or becoming a Patron. We hope to keep providing helpful apps that help you track of your anime and manga progress.

Open Beta for Hachidori 3.4 and Shukofukurou for iOS/iPadOS 2.0 Begins Tomorrow

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The open beta for the MyAnimeList API begins tomorrow (October 1, 2019), allowing us to release our first beta versions of Shukofukurou for iOS/iPadOS 2.0 and Hachidori 3.4. Hachidori 3.4 Beta will be available to the public, but Shukofukurou for iOS/iPadOS will only be available for active patrons via TestFlight.

If you want to test Shukofukurou for iOS/iPad OS, become a Patreon for as little as $1. By pledging, you help fund development for future version of our apps. The app for everyone else should be released late October/early November to the App Store depending on how many bugs are discovered.

Shukofukurou for iOS 1.4.3 and Shukofukurou for macOS 3.3.4 is now Released

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A little late on notifying everyone about this release, but Shukofukurou for iOS 1.4.3 and Shukofukurou for macOS 3.3.4 is now released. These are very minor bug fixes in regards to how title information is cached. Apparently, it wasn’t refreshing after a certain period of time. Now that is fixed.

As for any updates for adding MyAnimeList support, the development should start very soon once we receive the API keys. We anticipate that the open beta testing of the app with MyAnimeList support included will happen in October. However, we are still deciding to release a 2.0 version for the iOS/iPadOS release without MyAnimeList support for the time being. As of now, the app now fully works with the new iOS/iPadOS 13 betas.

Note that weekly development updates are only available to active patrons. If you want to support the project and gain access to the Shukofukurou for iOS/iPadOS betas once we start testing, become a patron today as little as $1 a month.

Additionally, a new alpha release for Hachidori is now out, which fixes Discord support.

Voluntary Donations Through Paypal/Ko-Fi No Longer Accepted

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Due to controversial changes to Paypal, in protest of them forcing a fee to refund (although we don’t do refunds on donations), in principle, we cannot accept donations through Paypal until they reverse this change that hurts customers and sellers. However, Fastspring, which is our payment processor for donation licenses are not affected by this.

You can see the video why we are doing this. If you want to support development, you may still do so by obtaining a donation license, through the Tip Jar on the iOS/macOS apps or supporting us through Patreon.