Note regarding upcoming updates: I will be away until September 25th and will not be releasing new updates or builds until I return. However, I will still be actively monitoring GitHub, answering questions, and reviewing any issue reports submitted during this time.
I hope you enjoy using Pawchive Downloader! If you run into any issues, notice unexpected behavior, or have ideas for improvements, please don't hesitate to open a bug report. Your feedback helps me make the app better with every update.
🖼️ Interactive Post Selection & Inspector
- Preview and select posts before downloading: Click "Select Posts…" next to the download button to browse a creator's posts and choose exactly what you want to download.
- Grid and List view modes: Switch seamlessly between visual thumbnail cards and a compact details list to quickly navigate large creator catalogs.
- Inspect posts and attachments: Open any post to view its full text description, extract embedded passwords, and pick individual files to download.
- Fullscreen media visualizer: Click any thumbnail in the inspector to open a full-screen image viewer with arrow-key navigation and a quick selection toggle.
- Accurate file tallies: Selection counters now display the exact number of selected files and posts across the entire catalog.
🏷️ Custom Filename Template Builder
- Interactive filename builder: Build custom file naming rules in Settings by clicking tag chips with a real-time live preview.
- Flexible naming tags: Mix and match tags like
{artist},{title},{post_id},{date},{orig_name}, and numbered sequence counters to format files exactly how you want. - Polished style picker: The filename format dropdown has been redesigned with category icons, clean descriptions, and smooth animations.
🗄️ Download Archive & Verification
- Dedicated Archive tab: Explore, search, and manage your entire offline history of downloaded posts and files in one dedicated place.
- Verify downloaded files: Check whether cataloged files still exist on your drives with a single click.
- Missing file highlights: Posts and files with missing files are highlighted in red with warning badges, with a one-click option to remove missing records from your database.
- Collapsible overview header: Collapse the archive stats and action buttons to maximize vertical viewing space for creator posts.
- Smooth list scrolling: Fluid scrolling with zero stuttering or position jumping when browsing long creator catalogs.
💾 Multi-Drive Storage & Creator Locations
- Track creators across multiple drives: If a creator's files are scattered across multiple storage drives, Watchlist now displays all their folder locations in one place.
- Smart disk balancing for updates: When "Multi-Drive Storage Overflow" is enabled in Settings, updates for existing creators automatically route to whichever drive has the most free space.
- Custom path management: Clean up or delete individual drive paths whenever you merge or reorganize folders.
⏳ Temporary Oversized File Downloads
- Download temporary oversized files: Full support for downloading large videos, games, and archives hosted on Pawchive's temporary storage server.
- Save files before expiry: Files marked with the clock icon on Pawchive are automatically detected and saved before their expiration window closes.
🎨 UI Refinements
- Dark theme tooltips: All tooltips across the application now feature sleek dark cards matching the app theme.
- Updated interactive tutorial: Added complete guides and tooltip references for post selection, the download archive, and custom filename templates across all 14 supported languages.