MAL Updater OS X

Open Source macOS Scrobbler for Kitsu and AniList

Dev Log

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)

Shukofukurou for iOS/macOS and Objectionable Content Changes

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Just recently, Apple has rejected a bug fix release of Shukofukurou for iOS because of objectionable content (pornographic content). While the titles they provide as examples are not exactly classified as adult content, Apple has strict guidelines when it comes to content ratings.

Since our app is rated 12+, this poses an issue with titles that contain “ecchi” or even Hentai in the title. As a result, I have to implement a filter to filter “gray area” titles so that Apple will be happy in regards to the App Store guidelines. Note that the non-App Store version of Shukofukurou will not have these changes as long as the “Show Adult Content” preference item is checked.

While you cannot search or browse gray area titles, you will still be able to edit entries that contain objectionable content and they will still appear in your library. However, when you view more information, you will only see your entry as it appears in your list, no additional information. Share and “View on (Service)” options will be disabled. To add adult and gray area content, use the macOS non-app store version or add the title on the respective service from your web browser.

This release for iOS will be available on TestFlight soon for testing and will be released in a few days. Also, I apologize for having to make these changes. Blame Apple’s App Store guidelines for these changes.

Hachidori 3.2 Beta 7 Released

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The seventh beta is now released. This release fixes the token refresh issues when you try to confirm a title and it fails to happen due to an expired token. The expired token is now refreshed to prevent this.

The stable release will happen sometime this week. Check for updates to install this update if you have the Beta update channel enabled.

Hachidori requires macOS 10.11 El Capitan or later. Compatible with macOS Catalina. The disk image is now notarized.

Bug Fixes and Enhancements

  • 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)

Hachidori 3.2 Beta 6 Now Released

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Happy 2020! The sixth beta of Hachidori is now released. This release contains a bunch of fixes and logging enhancements. If there is no bugs discovered, we will finally release 3.2 to public.

You can update to this release by checking for updates with the prerelease update channel enabled.

Bug Fixes and Enhancements

  • Fix crash with GBPing
  • Add support for Movist Pro and Macgo Blu-Ray Player Pro
  • Add timestamps to the log file
  • Add string description of the scrobbler status code in the log
  • A label will now show indicating the account the token refresh has failed for