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
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| 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
- Download the
.exe installer.
- Run it — Windows might show a SmartScreen warning since the app isn't code-signed. Click "More info" then "Run anyway".
- That's it! Future updates install automatically.
macOS
- Download the
.dmg file.
- Open it and drag ShiroAni to your Applications folder.
- 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.
- 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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