anistream

anistream is an anime client with native apps for Mac, iPhone, iPad, Android, Android TV, Windows and Linux, and a terminal app for macOS, Linux and Windows. It browses AniList with no account, plays episodes in mpv, keeps your history on your device and syncs it to AniList, MyAnimeList, Kitsu, Simkl and Trakt.

anistream hosts no content.

Download

Every release on the releases page has the apps and the terminal app. Each file has a .sha256 beside it. The apps are not in the App Store or on Google Play, so each one needs a one-time step the first time you open it. The installation guide has the full steps.

Platform	File	First open
Mac, macOS 26 or later, Apple silicon	anistream-<version>-macos.dmg	Drag Anistream to Applications. The app is ad-hoc signed and not notarized, so macOS stops it once. Choose Done, then open System Settings › Privacy & Security and choose Open Anyway.
iPhone and iPad, iOS or iPadOS 26 or later	anistream-<version>-ios-unsigned.ipa	Add the source below in SideStore or AltStore, then install anistream from it. They sign the app with your own Apple ID.
Android 15 or later, 64-bit ARM	anistream-<version>-android-arm64.apk	Open the APK on the device and allow installs from your browser or file manager once.
Android TV and Google TV, Android 11 or later, 32-bit or 64-bit ARM	anistream-<version>-android-tv.apk	Install it with a sideloading app or adb install.
Windows 10 version 2004 or later, x64 or Arm64	anistream-<version>-windows-x64-setup.exe or anistream-<version>-windows-arm64-setup.exe	The installer is not signed: in SmartScreen, choose More info, then Run anyway.
Linux with glibc 2.41 or newer (Ubuntu 25.04 or later, including 26.04 LTS, Fedora 42 or later, Debian 13), x86-64 or ARM64	anistream-<version>-linux-x86_64.AppImage or anistream-<version>-linux-aarch64.AppImage	chmod +x, then open it. Ubuntu 24.04 is not supported.
Terminal app	See below	See below

The SideStore and AltStore source address, for Sources › +:

https://github.com/bitknox/anistream/releases/latest/download/sidestore.json

The terminal app comes as an installer or an archive for each system:

System	Files
macOS	anistream-<version>-aarch64-apple-darwin.pkg (Apple silicon), anistream-<version>-x86_64-apple-darwin.pkg (Intel), or the .tar.gz of either
Windows	anistream-<version>-setup.exe, or anistream-<version>-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.zip
Debian, Ubuntu	anistream-<version>-amd64.deb
Other Linux	anistream-<version>-x86_64.AppImage: chmod +x, then run it from a terminal. The x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu.tar.gz holds the binary alone.

The Linux builds need glibc 2.28 or newer. The terminal app drives mpv and ffmpeg, which are not bundled: install them first (brew install mpv ffmpeg on macOS). The apps have mpv built in. The terminal app is not code-signed, so macOS and Windows ask you to allow it once; the installation guide says how.

Updates

The apps check GitHub for a new release once a day and say when one is out, and an update keeps your history and settings. On the Mac, the app downloads the release, checks its signature and replaces itself. On Android and Android TV, it downloads the APK, checks it and installs it over the old one. On Windows, it downloads and checks the new installer, then runs it when you choose Restart to update. On Linux, the AppImage downloads and checks the new version and puts it in place of the old one. On iPhone and iPad, the notice opens SideStore or AltStore with anistream's source. The terminal app updates with anistream --update.

Sources and plugin stores

anistream finds episodes through sources. A source is a sandboxed WebAssembly plugin, a JSON API you host yourself, or the torrent transport, which has nothing to search until you supply an endpoint. A plugin can only reach the hosts it declares. anistream never works around DRM: a licensed stream opens in its own service.

A plugin store is a small server that one person runs for the people they invite. Everyone who joins can install the store's plugins from inside anistream and hears about new versions. Each device gets its own token, and every plugin list is signed with the store's key. anistream ships no store and lists none. You join one through an invite link. See plugin stores, running a store and writing a plugin.

Build from source

The Rust toolchain version is pinned in rust-toolchain.toml, and rustup installs it. For the terminal app, install mpv and ffmpeg, and cmake for the TLS library, then:

cargo run --release                      # the terminal app, from a checkout
cargo test --workspace                   # no network
cargo clippy --workspace --all-targets

• Mac, iPhone and iPad: apple/README.md. It needs Xcode 26, XcodeGen and an Apple silicon Mac.
• Android and Android TV: android/README.md. It needs Android Studio, the NDK, cargo-ndk and the aarch64-linux-android target.
• Windows: desktop/windows, a .NET solution. See docs/desktop-windows-bindings.md.
• Linux: desktop/linux, a Cargo project with GTK 4 and libadwaita. See docs/desktop-linux-app.md.
• Plugins: rustup target add wasm32-wasip2, then see docs/plugins.md.
• The website: cd website && bun run dev.
• Claude Code setup and efficient workflows: docs/claude-code.md.
• Accessibility: what each app supports and how to report a barrier is in ACCESSIBILITY.md.

Project layout

Folder	What it holds
crates/	The Rust workspace: the engine, the terminal app, the trackers, the plugin sandbox, the plugin store and the FFI layer the apps use
apple/	The SwiftUI app for Mac, iPhone and iPad
android/	The Kotlin and Compose apps for Android and Android TV
desktop/	The WinUI 3 app for Windows and the GTK 4 app for Linux
plugins/	Example plugins in Rust and TypeScript
wit/	The interface plugins are written against
deploy/	Ways to run a plugin store: containers and serverless hosts
packaging/	Release builds, installers and the release scripts
website/	The website and docs, in Astro and Starlight
docs/	Notes on plugins and plugin stores
assets/	Icons, shaders and the images used in the docs
tools/	Checks and helper scripts for the workspace

Links

• Website: anistream.tv
• Apps: anistream.tv/apps
• Docs: anistream.tv/docs
• Privacy: what anistream sends and what it keeps on your device
• Releases: github.com/bitknox/anistream/releases
• Security: SECURITY.md

Licence

anistream is open source under the MIT licence. Notices for what it bundles are in assets/THIRD-PARTY.md and ship with each release.