Installation¶

This document provides complete installation instructions for the following systems: Windows, Mac, Linux, Android, iOS and Windows Choco. Please contact the dev team if you find any errors or inconsistencies in this document.

Windows¶

Please see this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gC2tctOL5I8

Automatic Windows install¶

Add the following to a file named install.bat and then run it as Administrator;

::This installs choco, as found on https://chocolatey.org/docs/installation
@"%SystemRoot%\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -NoProfile -InputFormat None -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Command " [System.Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol = 3072; iex ((New-Object System.Net.WebClient).DownloadString('https://chocolatey.org/install.ps1'))" && SET "PATH=%PATH%;%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\chocolatey\bin"

choco install -y git mpv python3 aria2 nodejs
refreshenv && pip3 install -U git+https://github.com/vn-ki/anime-downloader.git && echo Testing providers, the install is done && anime test

Windows via `choco`¶

Contributed by @CodaTheOtaku

NOTE Ensure the Command Prompt (cmd) is being ran as Administrator.

Install Chocolatey Package manager.

Using the Chocolatey Package Manager;

choco install -y git mpv python3 aria2 nodejs

Once these are installed;

pip3 install -U git+https://github.com/vn-ki/anime-downloader.git

Then, the commands to view a show would be;

anime dl "showname" --provider *Insert provider name* --new --play *mpv or vlc*

Mac¶

Anime-Downloader is available from brew via the following command;

brew install anime-downloader

Linux¶

If you are using Linux, Python is probably already installed. Type pip --version into your terminal. If the command returns python2, replace all the following pip with pip3.

Install aria2.
Install Anime-Downloader via the following command;
```
pip3 install anime-downloader
```
To install the bleeding-edge version of Anime-Downloader use this alternative command;:

pip3 install -U git+https://github.com/vn-ki/anime-downloader.git
Enjoy.

Android¶

This does not require a rooted device to work.

Install Termux or similar Terminal Emulator.
Install Aria2c via the following command if using Termux;
```
pkg install aria2
```
Install Python via the following command if using Termux;
```
pkg install python
```
Install git via the following command if using Termux;
```
pkg install git
```
Install Anime-Downloader via the following command after python and git are installed;
```
pip3 install -U git+https://github.com/vn-ki/anime-downloader.git
```
The usage commands should now match the commands used on PC.

iOS (Jailbreak Required)¶

A jailbroken iPhone is required. Visit r/jailbreak on Reddit for the latest jailbreak news and information.

Tinkering May be Required.

Install the following packages from the mcapollo repo (https://mcapollo.github.io/Public/) using your favorite package manager;
```
Aria2, Python@3.7, git, nano (for File editing) and a Terminal Emulator (NewTerm is an example of this).
```
Open your Terminal Emulator and type in the following command;
```
python3 -m ensurepip
```
Pip and setuptools should now be installed.

The following steps install Anime-Downloader; - To install Anime-Downloader before the PR which moves an unsupported module into extras follow along, if not, skip to (continue);

Firstly, clone the repository via this command;

git clone https://github.com/vn-ki/anime-downloader.git

Next, change your directory into the cloned repo. To do so, use the following case-sensitive command;
```
cd anime-downloader
```
Following this, type in the following command to start editing the file;
```
nano setup.py
```
Navigate to the following line using the arrow keys;
```
'pycryptodome>=3.8.2',
```
Delete the highlighted line as to match the image below;

Press ctrl+o then enter then press ctrl+X.
If all the steps were performed correctly then you should be back to the command line.
(continue) Type the following command to install the project;
```
python3 setup.py install
```
Wait for the line to finish, then the program functions the same as the PC version.