🔍 Content Search & Post Tags in Gallery
- Search post content and descriptions: Searching in the Gallery now looks inside post descriptions, titles, and creator tags, so you can find files even if their filenames don't say what they are.
- Expanded tag filtering: The tag menu now displays creator tags alongside your Known characters, letting you filter your gallery by themes, styles, and custom tags.
- Automatic character tagging for generic files: Numbered or generic filenames (like
image_01.png) are now automatically tagged if the character is mentioned in the post's title or description. - Direct tag searching: You can now search for specific tags in the Gallery search bar using
tag:name(such astag:swimsuitortag:"concept art"). - Blazing fast on huge collections: High-performance caching keeps searches and tag menus completely smooth, even for libraries with hundreds of thousands of files.
⏱️ Smarter & More Accurate Time Estimates (ETA)
- More accurate time remaining: The download countdown now adapts smoothly to your real network speeds, giving you much more dependable estimates from start to finish.
- Pausing no longer breaks estimates: Pausing and resuming downloads no longer causes the time remaining to skyrocket or report misleading speeds.
- Realistic estimates for videos and archives: Downloads with large videos or archives now estimate remaining time accurately instead of assuming every file is a small image.
- Failed downloads no longer skew the timer: Files that fail quickly (such as missing links or server errors) won't trick the timer into thinking downloads are finishing faster than they are.
⏸️ Independent Batch Pause & Queue Improvements
- Pause individual creator batches: You can now pause and resume downloads for a specific creator or post batch without interrupting any other ongoing downloads.
- Clearer cancel button: The batch cancel button now uses a distinct cancel symbol (
✕) instead of a pause icon so you can easily tell pause and cancel apart. - Queue display fixes: Status badges and progress counters no longer overflow card borders or overlap progress bars when processing large queues.
🎨 Filter Presets & Quick Keyword Profiles
- Filter presets for common files: Choose ready-made filter profiles from a new dropdown—such as skipping WIPs and sketches, filtering out low-resolution previews, or skipping watermarks—without having to type keyword rules manually.
- One-click keyword chips: Quick-add buttons under the filter boxes let you append terms like WIP, Sketch, Preview, and file size limits with a single tap.
- Automatic profile detection: Editing or clearing your filter keywords automatically syncs the preset dropdown to reflect your custom settings.
📥 Add & Queue Batches During Active Downloads
- Add links while downloading: You no longer have to wait for your current downloads to finish before adding more URLs or loading batch lists.
- Seamless queueing at the end: Entering a URL or adding batches automatically appends them to the end of the active download session without interrupting ongoing files.
- Independent filter settings per batch: Newly queued batches remember and respect their own filter settings, so each creator or URL can use different rules and size limits.
🛠️ Fixes & Reliability
- False "file does not exist" errors fixed: Transient server hiccups and busy connection drops are now automatically retried after a short pause instead of permanently marking files as missing.
- Disabled thumbnail settings now strictly honored: Low-resolution previews and post cover thumbnails are no longer downloaded when thumbnail options are disabled.
- Smarter rate limit pacing: Server cooldowns are now properly waited out so files no longer fail in rapid bursts when downloading large creator libraries.
- Automatic temporary link refresh: Large files hosted on temporary storage that previously failed with access errors now automatically refresh their download links and continue seamlessly.
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.
I work on Pawchive simply because I enjoy it, and it will always be free. If you'd ever like to support it, I have a Ko-fi page, but please only do so if you can comfortably afford it. It's never expected, and using the app and sharing your feedback already means a lot to me. 💙