phoenixthrush/AniWorld-Downloader v.4.0.0

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What's New

Download

• Switched from yt-dlp to ffmpeg: downloads are now .mkv instead of .mp4
• Configurable video codec: choose between copy, h264, h265, or av1 via ANIWORLD_VIDEO_CODEC

WebUI

• SSO / OIDC login: sign in via OpenID Connect provider, with optional force-SSO mode
• Persistent download queue: queue is now stored in SQLite and survives restarts
• Random anime button
• Downloaded badge: see which episodes you already have (requested by EasyCrashX)
• Language separation: optionally sort downloads into subfolders per language (german-dub/, english-sub/, etc.)
• Option to disable English Sub downloads: save disk space when downloading all languages
• Cancel downloads: gracefully stops after the current episode finishes (requests by TheMRX)
• Default port changed from 5000 to 8080

WebUI Security

• CSRF protection
• Bcrypt password hashing (replaces SHA-256)
• Password minimum length increased to 8

Configuration

• .env file support: all settings configurable via environment variables with a documented .env.example template
• DNS-over-HTTPS enabled by default

Docker

• Smaller image: switched to python:3.13-alpine
• Named volume for persistent config (~/.aniworld)
• Production WSGI server (waitress) instead of Flask dev server
• Comprehensive docker-compose.yaml with all config options documented

AniSkip

• Now uses the Jikan API for more reliable anime ID resolution (replaces MyAnimeList scraping)

Nuitka Status

• Linux: Basic CLI download and Web UI (-w) download tested and working. Other features (Anime4K, aniskip, etc.) have not been tested yet.
• Windows / macOS: Untested

Full Changelog: https://github.com/phoenixthrush/AniWorld-Downloader/commits/v.4.0.0