# Kemono Downloader - Feature Guide This guide provides a comprehensive overview of all user interface elements, input fields, buttons, popups, and functionalities available in the Kemono Downloader. --- ## 1. Main Interface & Workflow These are the primary controls you'll interact with to initiate and manage downloads. ### 1.1. Core Inputs > #### πŸ”— Creator/Post URL Input Field: > **Purpose:** This is where you paste the URL of the content you want to download. > **Supported Sites:** Kemono.su, Coomer.party, Simpcity.su, and their mirrors. > **Supported URL Types:** > - Creator pages (e.g., `https://kemono.su/patreon/user/12345`). > - Individual posts (e.g., `https://kemono.su/patreon/user/12345/post/98765`). > **Note:** When ⭐ Favorite Mode is active, this field is disabled. > #### 🎨 Creator Selection Button: > **Icon:** 🎨 (Artist Palette) > **Purpose:** Opens the "Creator Selection" dialog to easily browse and queue downloads from a list of known creators. > **Dialog Features:** > - Loads creators from the `creators.json` file. > - **Search Bar:** Filter the list of creators by name. > - **Creator List:** Displays creators with their service (e.g., Patreon, Fanbox). > - **Selection:** Checkboxes to select one or more creators. > - **Download Scope:** Choose to organize downloads by Characters or Creators. > - **Add to Queue:** Adds selected creators or their individual posts to the download queue. > #### Page Range (Start to End) Input Fields: > **Purpose:** For creator URLs, you can specify a range of pages to fetch and process. > **Usage:** Enter the starting page number in the first field and the ending page in the second. > **Behavior:** > - If left blank, all pages for the creator are processed. > - Disabled for single post URLs. > #### πŸ“ Download Location Input Field & Browse Button: > **Purpose:** Specify the main directory where all downloaded files and folders will be saved. > **Usage:** Type the path directly or click "Browse..." to select a folder. > **Requirement:** This field is mandatory for all download operations. ### 1.2. Action Buttons > #### ⬇️ Start Download / πŸ”— Extract Links Button: > **Purpose:** The primary button to begin the downloading or link extraction process. > **Behavior:** > - If "πŸ”— Only Links" is selected, the button text changes to "πŸ”— Extract Links". > - Otherwise, it reads "⬇️ Start Download". > #### πŸ”„ Restore Download Button: > **Visibility:** This button appears in place of the "Pause" button if an incomplete session is detected upon startup. > **Purpose:** Allows you to resume a previously interrupted download session from where it left off. > #### ⏸️ Pause / ▢️ Resume Download Button: > **Purpose:** Temporarily halt or continue the ongoing download. > **Behavior:** Toggles between "Pause" and "Resume". Some UI settings can be changed while paused. > #### ❌ Cancel & Reset UI Button: > **Purpose:** Immediately stops the current operation and performs a "soft" reset. > **Behavior:** Halts all background threads and preserves the URL and Download Location inputs, resetting everything else. > #### πŸ”„ Reset Button (in the log area): > **Purpose:** Performs a "hard" reset of the UI when no operation is active. > **Behavior:** Clears all input fields, resets all options to default, and clears logs. --- ## 2. Filtering & Content Selection These options allow you to precisely control what content is downloaded. ### 2.1. Content Filtering > #### 🎯 Filter by Character(s) Input Field: > **Purpose:** Download content related to specific characters or series. > **Usage:** Enter character names, comma-separated. > **Advanced Syntax:** > - `Nami`: Simple filter. > - `(Vivi, Ulti)`: Grouped filter. Matches posts with "Vivi" OR "Ulti". Creates a shared folder like "Vivi Ulti" if subfolders are enabled. > - `(Boa, Hancock)~`: Aliased filter. Treats "Boa" and "Hancock" as the same entity for matching and folder creation. > #### Filter: [Type] Button (Character Filter Scope): > **Purpose:** Defines where the character filter is applied. Cycles on click. > **Options:** > - **Filter: Title (Default):** Matches against the post title. > - **Filter: Files:** Matches against individual filenames. > - **Filter: Both:** Checks the title first, then filenames. > - **Filter: Comments (Beta):** Checks filenames first, then post comments. > #### 🚫 Skip with Words Input Field: > **Purpose:** Exclude posts or files containing specified keywords (e.g., WIP, sketch). > #### Scope: [Type] Button (Skip Words Scope): > **Purpose:** Defines where the skip words are applied. Cycles on click. > **Options:** > - **Scope: Posts (Default):** Skips entire posts if the title contains a skip word. > - **Scope: Files:** Skips individual files if the filename contains a skip word. > - **Scope: Both:** Applies both rules. > #### βœ‚οΈ Remove Words from name Input Field: > **Purpose:** Clean up filenames by removing unwanted text (e.g., patreon, [HD]). ### 2.2. File Type Filtering > #### Filter Files (Radio Buttons): > **Purpose:** Select the types of files to download. > **Options:** > - **All:** Download all file types. > - **Images/GIFs:** Download only common image formats. > - **Videos:** Download only common video formats. > - **🎧 Only Audio:** Download only common audio formats. > - **πŸ“¦ Only Archives:** Exclusively download `.zip` and `.rar` files. > - **πŸ”— Only Links:** Do not download any files. Instead, extracts and displays external links. > #### Skip .zip / Skip .rar Checkboxes: > **Purpose:** Individually choose to skip downloading `.zip` or `.rar` files. > **Behavior:** Disabled when "πŸ“¦ Only Archives" is active. --- ## 3. Download Customization Options to further refine the download process and output. > #### Download Thumbnails Only: > Downloads only the small preview images instead of full-resolution files. > #### Scan Content for Images: > Scans the HTML of posts for `` tags. Crucial for sites where images are embedded in descriptions but not listed as attachments. > #### Compress to WebP: > Converts large images to the space-saving WebP format (requires the Pillow library). > #### πŸ—„οΈ Custom Folder Name (Single Post Only): > When downloading a single post, this field appears (if subfolders are on) to let you specify a custom folder name for that post's content. --- ## 4. πŸ“– Manga/Comic Mode A specialized mode for downloading creator feeds in chronological order, ideal for sequential content. > **Activation:** This mode is active when downloading a creator's entire feed (not a single post). > **Core Behavior:** Fetches all posts from the creator and processes them from oldest to newest. > #### Filename Style Toggle Button (in the log area): > **Purpose:** Controls how files are named in Manga Mode. Cycles on click. > **Options:** > - **Name: Post Title:** Names the first file after the post title; subsequent files in the same post keep their original names. > - **Name: Original File:** All files keep their original server-provided names. An optional prefix can be added. > - **Name: Title+G.Num:** (Global Numbering) All files across all posts get a prefix from their post's title, followed by a global sequential number (e.g., `Chapter 1_001.jpg`, `Chapter 2_003.jpg`). > - **Name: Date Based:** Files are named sequentially (e.g., `001.jpg`, `002.jpg`) based on post date. An optional prefix can be added. > - **Name: Post ID:** Files are named after the post's unique ID, ensuring no name clashes. --- ## 5. Folder Organization & Known.txt Controls for how downloaded content is structured into folders. > #### Separate Folders by Name/Title Checkbox: > The master switch for enabling automatic subfolder creation. > #### Subfolder per Post Checkbox: > Creates an additional layer of subfolders, where each post's content goes into its own folder named after the post title. > #### Known.txt Management UI (Bottom Left): > **Purpose:** Manages a local list (`Known.txt`) of series, characters, or terms used for automatic folder creation. > - **List Display:** Shows the primary names from your `Known.txt` file. > - **βž• Add Button:** Adds a new name or group (e.g., `(Character A, Alias B)~`) to `Known.txt`. > - **‡️ Add to Filter Button:** Opens a dialog to select names from `Known.txt` and add them to the character filter input. > - **πŸ—‘οΈ Delete Selected Button:** Removes selected names from the list and the file. > - **Open Known.txt Button:** Opens the file in your default text editor. > - **❓ Help Button:** Opens the application's feature guide. --- ## 6. ⭐ Favorite Mode (Kemono.su Only) Download directly from your favorited artists and posts on Kemono.su. > #### Enable Checkbox ("⭐ Favorite Mode"): > Switches the downloader to Favorite Mode. > - Disables the main URL input. > - Changes action buttons to "Favorite Artists" and "Favorite Posts". > - Requires cookies to be enabled. > #### πŸ–ΌοΈ Favorite Artists Button: > Opens a dialog to select and download from your favorited artists. > #### πŸ“„ Favorite Posts Button: > Opens a dialog to select and download specific favorited posts. > #### Favorite Download Scope Button: > - **Scope: Selected Location:** Downloads all selected favorites into the main download directory. > - **Scope: Artist Folders:** Creates a subfolder for each artist and downloads their content into it. --- ## 7. Advanced Settings & Performance ### πŸͺ Cookie Management: > **Use Cookie Checkbox:** Enables the use of browser cookies to access restricted content. > **Cookie Text Field:** Paste your cookie string directly. > **Browse... Button:** Select a `cookies.txt` file (Netscape format). ### Use Multithreading Checkbox & Threads Input: > **Purpose:** Enable and configure the number of simultaneous operations. > **Behavior:** For creator feeds, this sets the number of posts processed concurrently. For single posts, it sets the number of files downloaded concurrently. ### Multi-part Download Toggle Button: > **Purpose:** Enables/disables multi-segment downloading for individual large files to improve speed. > **Note:** Best for large files; can be less efficient for many small files. --- ## 8. Logging, Monitoring & Error Handling > #### πŸ“œ Progress Log Area: > The main text area displaying detailed messages, progress, and errors. > #### πŸ‘οΈ / πŸ™ˆ Log View Toggle Button: > Switches the main log view between the Progress Log and the Missed Character Log (which shows posts that were skipped by your character filters). > #### Show External Links in Log: > When enabled, a secondary panel appears to display external links (Mega, Google Drive) found in post descriptions. > #### Export Links Button: > Appears in "Only Links" mode to save all extracted links to a `.txt` file. > #### πŸ†˜ Error Button & Dialog: > **Purpose:** Becomes active if files failed to download. > **Dialog Features:** > - Lists all failed files. > - Allows you to select and **Retry** failed downloads. > - Allows you to **Export** the list of failed URLs to a text file for manual handling. --- ## 9. Application Settings (βš™οΈ) > #### Appearance: > Switch between a Light and Dark theme for the application. > #### Language: > Change the display language of the UI. A restart is required for changes to take full effect.