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What is ShiroAni?

ShiroAni is a desktop app that brings everything anime into one place — browse and watch with a built-in ad-free browser, track what you're watching, catch airing schedules, write in your diary, and hang out with a chibi companion on your desktop. All wrapped in a cozy, themeable UI that feels like home.

Screenshots

What's inside

Built-in Browser	Watch anime without ads — powered by Ghostery's ad-blocker; auto-detects watched episodes and updates your library
Your Anime Library	Track everything: watching, completed, plan to watch, on hold, dropped
Airing Schedule	Never miss an episode — weekly, daily, and timetable views from AniList
News Feed	Bookmarkable RSS feed of anime news and episode drops (EN + PL sources)
Discover	Random anime roulette and genre browser powered by AniList
Diary	A personal journal with a rich text editor, just for you
Desktop Mascot	A chibi companion who lives on your desktop — swap in your own sprite if you like
17 Themes	15 dark + 2 light, plus a visual editor for unlimited custom themes
AniList & MAL Sync	Two-way sync with AniList and MyAnimeList — push, pull, or both (experimental)
Discord Rich Presence	Show your friends what you're watching with customizable templates
Bilingual UI	English + Polish, auto-detected from your OS locale

Getting started

Grab the latest version for your system from Releases.

Windows

1. Download the .exe installer.
2. Run it — Windows might show a SmartScreen warning since the app isn't code-signed. Click "More info" then "Run anyway".
3. That's it! Future updates install automatically.

macOS

1. Download the .dmg file.
2. Open it and drag ShiroAni to your Applications folder.
3. macOS will block it because it's not code-signed. Open Terminal and run:

   xattr -rd com.apple.quarantine /Applications/ShiroAni.app
   

   This is a one-time step that only removes macOS's quarantine flag — the app isn't notarized yet, but nothing else is modified.
4. Auto-updates aren't available on macOS yet, so grab new versions manually from Releases.

Building from source

Want to hack on ShiroAni or build it yourself? See CONTRIBUTING.md.

Showcase images

The screenshots above are captured with @noctcore/showcase-kit. pnpm showcase rebuilds them: it builds the web renderer in a dedicated showcase mode with invented demo data (no real account, library or files), then captures every view in English and Polish. See CONTRIBUTING.md for details.

License

This project is source-available — see the LICENSE file for details. You're free to use the app and explore the code, but redistribution, reselling, and derivative works are not permitted.

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