A powerful, feature-rich GUI application for downloading content from **[Kemono.su](https://kemono.su)** (and its mirrors like kemono.party) and **[Coomer.party](https://coomer.party)** (and its mirrors like coomer.su).
Built with PyQt5, this tool is designed for users who want deep filtering capabilities, customizable folder structures, efficient downloads, and intelligent automation, all within a modern and user-friendly graphical interface.
*This v5.0.0 release marks a significant feature milestone. Future updates are expected to be less frequent, focusing on maintenance and minor refinements.*
-**Direct Downloads from Your Kemono.su Favorites:**
- Enable via the "**⭐ Favorite Mode**" checkbox.
- The UI adapts: URL input is replaced, and action buttons change to "**🖼️ Favorite Artists**" and "**📄 Favorite Posts**".
- "**🍪 Use Cookie**" is automatically enabled and required.
-**Favorite Artists Dialog:** Fetches and lists your favorited artists. Select one or more to queue for download.
-**Favorite Posts Dialog:** Fetches and lists your favorited posts, grouped by artist. Includes search, selection, and known name highlighting in post titles.
-**Flexible Download Scopes for Favorites:**
-`Scope: Selected Location`: Downloads all selected favorites into the main "Download Location".
-`Scope: Artist Folders`: Creates a subfolder for each artist within the main "Download Location".
- Standard filters (character, skip words, file type) apply to content downloaded via Favorite Mode.
### 🎯 Advanced Character Filtering & `Known.txt` Integration
-**Enhanced Filter Syntax:**
-`Nami`: Simple character filter.
-`(Vivi, Ulti, Uta)`: Groups distinct characters into a shared folder for the session (e.g., "Vivi Ulti Uta"). Adds "Vivi", "Ulti", "Uta" as *separate* entries to `Known.txt` if new.
-`(Boa, Hancock)~`: Defines "Boa" and "Hancock" as aliases for the *same character/entity*. Creates a shared folder (e.g., "Boa Hancock"). Adds "Boa Hancock" as a *single group entry* to `Known.txt` if new, with "Boa" and "Hancock" as its aliases.
-**"Add to Filter" Button (⤵️):** Opens a dialog to select names from your `Known.txt` (with search) and add them to the "Filter by Character(s)" field. Grouped names from `Known.txt` are added with the `~` syntax.
-**New Name Confirmation:** When new, unrecognized names/groups are used in the filter, a dialog prompts to add them to `Known.txt` with appropriate formatting.
-**"Title+G.Num" Filename Style:** (Post Title + Global Numbering) All files across posts get the post title prefix + a global sequential number (e.g., `Chapter 1_001.jpg`, `Chapter 2_003.jpg`).
-**Optional Filename Prefix:** For "Original File" and "Date Based" manga styles, an input field appears to add a custom prefix to filenames.
-**"Scan Content for Images":** A checkbox to scan post HTML for `<img>` tags and direct image links, resolving relative paths. Crucial for images embedded in descriptions but not in API attachments.
- When "Download Thumbnails Only" is active, "Scan Content for Images" is auto-enabled, and *only* content-scanned images are downloaded.
-**"🎧 Only Audio" Filter Mode:** Dedicated mode to download only common audio formats (MP3, WAV, FLAC, etc.).
-**"📦 Only Archives" Filter Mode:** Exclusively downloads `.zip` and `.rar` files.
- Automatic fallback to `cookies.txt` in the app directory.
-**Multi-part Download Toggle:** Button in the log area to easily switch multi-segment downloads ON/OFF for large files.
-**Log View Toggle (👁️ / 🙈):** Switch between the detailed "Progress Log" and the "Missed Character Log" (which now shows intelligently extracted key terms from skipped titles).
-**Retry Failed Downloads:** Prompts at the end of a session to retry files that failed with recoverable errors (e.g., IncompleteRead).
-**Persistent UI Defaults:** Key filter scopes ("Skip with Words" -> Posts, "Filter by Character(s)" -> Title) now reset to defaults on launch for consistency.
-**Refined Onboarding Tour & Help Guide:** Updated guides accessible via the "❓" button.
-**🎨 Creator Selection Button:** (Next to URL input) Opens a dialog to select creators from `creators.json` to populate the URL field.
-**Page Range (Start to End):** For creator URLs, specify a range of pages to fetch. Disabled for single posts or Manga Mode.
-**📁 Download Location:** Browse to select the main folder for all downloads. Required unless in "🔗 Only Links" mode.
-**Action Buttons:**
-**⬇️ Start Download / 🔗 Extract Links:** Initiates the primary operation based on current settings.
-**⏸️ Pause / ▶️ Resume Download:** Temporarily halt and continue the process. Some UI settings can be changed while paused.
-**❌ Cancel & Reset UI:** Stops the current operation and performs a "soft" UI reset (preserves URL and Directory inputs).
-**🔄 Reset:** (In log area) Clears all inputs, logs, and resets settings to default when idle.
### Filtering & Content Selection
-**🎯 Filter by Character(s):**
- Enter character names, comma-separated.
-**Syntax Examples:**
-`Tifa, Aerith`: Matches posts/files with "Tifa" OR "Aerith". If "Separate Folders" is on, creates folders "Tifa" and "Aerith". Adds "Tifa", "Aerith" to `Known.txt` separately if new.
-`(Vivi, Ulti, Uta)`: Matches "Vivi" OR "Ulti" OR "Uta". Session folder: "Vivi Ulti Uta". Adds "Vivi", "Ulti", "Uta" to `Known.txt` as separate entries if new.
-`(Boa, Hancock)~`: Matches "Boa" OR "Hancock". Session folder: "Boa Hancock". Adds "Boa Hancock" as a single group entry to `Known.txt` if new (aliases: Boa, Hancock).
-**Filter: [Type] Button (Scope):** Cycles how this filter applies:
-`Filter: Files`: Checks individual filenames. Only matching files from a post are downloaded.
-`Filter: Title`: Checks post titles. All files from a matching post are downloaded.
-`Filter: Both`: Checks post title first. If no match, then checks filenames.
-`Filter: Comments (Beta)`: Checks filenames first. If no file match, then checks post comments. (Uses more API requests).
-**🚫 Skip with Words:**
- Enter words (comma-separated) to skip content (e.g., `WIP, sketch`).
-**Scope: [Type] Button:** Cycles how skipping applies:
-`Scope: Files`: Skips individual files by name.
-`Scope: Posts`: Skips entire posts by title.
-`Scope: Both`: Post title first, then filenames.
-**✂️ Remove Words from name:**
- Enter words (comma-separated) to remove from downloaded filenames (e.g., `patreon, [HD]`).
-**Filter Files (Radio Buttons):**
-`All`: All file types.
-`Images/GIFs`: Common image formats.
-`Videos`: Common video formats.
-`📦 Only Archives`: Exclusively `.zip` and `.rar` files. Disables archive skipping and external link log.
-`🎧 Only Audio`: Common audio formats (MP3, WAV, FLAC, etc.).
-`🔗 Only Links`: Extracts and displays external links from post descriptions. Disables download options.
-**Skip .zip / Skip .rar Checkboxes:** Avoid downloading these archive types (disabled if "📦 Only Archives" is active).
### Download Customization
-**Download Thumbnails Only:** Downloads small API preview images.
- If "Scan Content for Images" is also active, *only* images found by content scan are downloaded (API thumbnails ignored).
-**Scan Content for Images:** Scans post HTML for `<img>` tags and direct image links, resolving relative paths.
-**Compress to WebP:** If Pillow is installed, converts images > 1.5MB to WebP if significantly smaller.
-**🗄️ Custom Folder Name (Single Post Only):**
- Visible if downloading a single post URL AND "Separate Folders by Name/Title" is enabled.
- Set a custom folder name for that specific post's downloads.
### 📖 Manga/Comic Mode (Creator Feeds Only)
-**Chronological Processing:** Downloads posts from oldest to newest.
-**Page Range Disabled:** All posts are fetched for sorting.
-**Filename Style Toggle Button (in log area):**
-`Name: Post Title (Default)`: First file named after post title; subsequent files in the same post keep original names.
-`Name: Original File`: All files attempt to keep original names. Optional prefix input appears.
-`Name: Title+G.Num`: All files across posts get post title prefix + global sequential number (e.g., `Chapter 1_001.jpg`). Disables post-level multithreading.
-`Name: Date Based`: Files named sequentially (e.g., `001.jpg`) by post date. Optional prefix input appears. Disables post-level multithreading.
### Folder Organization
-**Separate Folders by Name/Title:** Creates subfolders based on "Filter by Character(s)" or post titles. Uses `Known.txt` as a fallback.
-**Subfolder per Post:** If "Separate Folders" is on, creates an additional subfolder for each post.
-**`Known.txt` Management (Bottom Left UI):**
-**List:** Displays primary names from `Known.txt`.
-**Add New:** Input field to add new names/groups.
- Simple: `My Series`
- Group (Separate Known.txt): `(Vivi, Ulti, Uta)`
- Group (Single Known.txt with `~`): `(Character A, Char A)~`
-**➕ Add Button:** Adds the name/group to `Known.txt`.
-**⤵️ Add to Filter Button:** Opens a dialog to select names from `Known.txt` to add to the "Filter by Character(s)" field.
-**🗑️ Delete Selected Button:** Removes selected names from `Known.txt`.
-**Open Known.txt Button:** Opens `Known.txt` in your default text editor for advanced editing.
-**Browse... Button:** Select a `cookies.txt` file (Netscape format).
-*Behavior:* Text field takes precedence. If "Use Cookie" is checked and both are empty, tries to load `cookies.txt` from the app directory.
-**Use Multithreading Checkbox & Threads Input:**
-*Creator Feeds:* Number of posts to process simultaneously.
-*Single Post URLs:* Number of files to download concurrently.
-**Multi-part Download Toggle Button (in log area):**
-`Multi-part: ON`: Enables multi-segment downloads for large files. Can speed up large file downloads but may increase UI choppiness or log spam with many small files.
-`Multi-part: OFF (Default)`: Files downloaded in a single stream.
- Disabled if "🔗 Only Links" or "📦 Only Archives" mode is active.
### Logging & Monitoring
-**📜 Progress Log / Extracted Links Log:** Main text area for detailed messages or extracted links.
-`👁️ Progress Log`: All download activity, errors, summaries.
-`🙈 Missed Character Log`: Key terms from post titles/content skipped due to character filters.
-**Show External Links in Log Checkbox & Panel:** If checked, a secondary log panel displays external links from post descriptions (disabled in "Only Links" / "Only Archives" modes).
-**Export Links Button:** (In "Only Links" mode) Saves extracted links to a `.txt` file.
-**Progress Labels:** Display overall post progress and individual file download status/speed.
### ⭐ Favorite Mode (Downloading from Your Kemono.su Favorites)
-**Enable:** Check the "**⭐ Favorite Mode**" checkbox (next to "🔗 Only Links").
-**UI Changes:**
- URL input is replaced with a "Favorite Mode active" message.
- Action buttons change to "**🖼️ Favorite Artists**" and "**📄 Favorite Posts**".
- "**🍪 Use Cookie**" is auto-enabled and locked (required for favorites).
-**🖼️ Favorite Artists Dialog:**
- Fetches and lists artists you've favorited on Kemono.su.
- Includes search, select all/deselect all, and a "Download Selected" button.
- Selected artists are added to a download queue.
-**📄 Favorite Posts Dialog:**
- Fetches and lists posts you've favorited, grouped by artist and sorted by date.
- Includes search (title, creator, ID, service), select all/deselect all.
- Highlights known names from your `Known.txt` in post titles for easier identification.
- Selected posts are added to a download queue.
-**Favorite Download Scope Button:** (Next to "Favorite Posts" button)
-`Scope: Selected Location`: All selected favorites download into the main "Download Location". Filters apply globally.
-`Scope: Artist Folders`: A subfolder (named after the artist) is created in the main "Download Location" for each artist. Content goes into their specific subfolder. Filters apply within each artist's folder.
-**Filters:** Standard "Filter by Character(s)", "Skip with Words", and "Filter Files" options apply to content downloaded from favorites.
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## Key Files
-**`Known.txt`:** (Located in the application's directory)
- Stores your list of known shows, characters, or series titles for automatic folder organization.
- Used as a fallback for folder naming if "Separate Folders" is on and no active filter matches.
-**`creators.json`:** (Expected in the application's directory)
- Used by the "🎨 Creator Selection Popup".
- A JSON file containing a list of creator objects. Expected structure: `[ [ {creator1_data}, {creator2_data}, ... ] ]` or a flat list `[ {creator1_data}, ... ]`.
- Each creator object should ideally have `name`, `service`, `id`, and optionally `favorited` (integer count for sorting in popup).
-*Example entry in the inner list:*`{"id": "12345", "name": "ArtistName", "service": "patreon", "favorited": 10}`
-**`cookies.txt` (Optional):**
- If "Use Cookie" is enabled and no direct string/file is provided, the app looks for this in its directory.
- Must be in Netscape cookie file format.
-**Application Settings:** UI preferences (like manga style, multipart preference) are saved by Qt's `QSettings` (location varies by OS). Cookie details and some filter scopes are session-based.
