MAL Updater OS X

Open Source macOS Scrobbler for Kitsu and AniList

Dev Log

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.

Discussions for Our Apps are Now Open

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In the past, we relied on separate Clubs/Threads on MyAnimeList, Kitsu, and AniList to provide support for our apps. Note that since I have a full time job and developing these apps are done on my free time, I don’t have the time to check the clubs and threads for support and feature requests.

Now, we have enabled the discussion feature in our Github repos, which allows users to discuss about the app while providing support. Issues should only be used if you encounter a bug and not general questions or discussing feature requests. The list below shows the discussion forums for the following apps:

We will be adding links to these discussion forums on our website.

Shukofukurou for macOS 3.5 Beta 1 Now Released

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As promised, Shukofukurou for macOS 3.5 Beta 1 is now available to the public. This release adds macOS Big Sur and Apple Silicon support and brings a bunch of new improvements. Believe it or not, it has been April 2020 when we last released a new version of Shukofukurou for macOS

Also, Shukofukurou for macOS now have a new icon as seen below.

The first beta can be downloaded can be downloaded here. Note that prerelease versions of Shukofukurou runs separately from the stable release.

The change log is below

This is the first public beta release, which contains support for macOS Big Sur and Apple Silicon
Requires macOS 10.11 or later
Shukofukurou Next builds run separately from the stable version

New Features

  • Add support for macOS Big Sur and tweaked main window interface for the new OS
  • Add native support for Apple Silicon (Apple M1) with Universal Binary 2
  • Redesigned App icon for macOS Big Sur
  • Add the ability to update start/finish dates for MyAnimeList anime and manga entries
  • Added Anime Blog Tracker and WordPress.com Reader for web links
  • Added ability to reauthorize AniList and MyAnimeList accounts without the need to removing and readding an account

Bug Fixes and Enhancements

  • Fixed issues with comments, number of rewatch/reread, and start/finish dates not populating for MyAnimeList anime and manga lists

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