A pure JS BitTorrent streaming environment, with a built-in list manager. Imagine qBit + Taiga + MPV, all in a single package, but streamed real-time. Completely ad free with no tracking/data collection. This app is meant to feel, look, work and perform like a streaming website/app, while providing all the advantages of torrenting, like file downloads, higher download speeds, better video quality and quicker releases. Unlike qBit's sequential approach, seeking into data that hasn't been downloaded yet will prioritise downloading that data, instead of simply closing MPV. Designed to be a similar experience to using a streaming website with functionality akin to MALSync and AniSkip.

Shiru

BitTorrent streaming software with no paws in the way—watch anime in real-time, no waiting for downloads!

🐾 The ultimate torrent-based anime player — lightweight, powerful, and paws-itively fast 🐾

📚 Wiki • ✨ Features • ❓ FAQ • 🔧 Building & Development • ⬇️ Download

📃 About

Shiru is a fork of Miru v5.5.10 that enhances the anime streaming experience with a feature-rich environment and full mobile support. It blends the power of BitTorrent streaming with the convenience of traditional streaming platforms.

Shiru allows you to stream anime in real-time with no waiting for downloads, combining the advantages of high-speed torrents, great video quality, and fast releases — all without ads or tracking.

✨ Key Features:

🪄 Anime integration with AniList & MyAnimeList
💬 Full subtitle support with softcoded and external files
⏩ Seamless video controls and keyboard shortcuts
🌐 Torrent streaming in real-time

🎥 Anime Features:

🪄 Full AniList & MyAnimeList Integration:
- Filter by name, genre, season, year, format, and status.
- Manage your watching & planning lists easily.
- Automatically mark episodes as completed after watching.
- Watch trailers and previews.
- Rate and score anime.
- Explore related anime.
🌐 Torrents:
- Auto-find torrents for episodes.
- Recognize torrents by anime.
- Support for custom RSS feeds and resolution settings.
- Stream in real-time with no wait.
- Selectable downloads' folder.
- Support for custom extensions.
- Support for most popular BEP's.
- Custom download/upload speeds.
🔔 Dub & Sub Notifications:
- Schedules and tracking for both dub and sub releases.
- Instant notifications on new episodes!

🎬 Video Playback Features:

💬 Full Subtitle Support:
- Softcoded and external subtitles (VTT, SSA, ASS, SUB, TXT).
- Picture-in-Picture (PiP) mode for multitasking.
🎮 Keybindings:
- S: Skip opening (seek forward 90s).
- R: Seek backwards 90s.
- →: seek forwards 2 seconds.
- ←: seek backwards 2 seconds.
- ↑: increase volume.
- ↓: decrease volume.
- M: Mute volume.
- C: Cycle through subtitle tracks.
- F: toggle fullscreen.
- P: toggle picture in picture.
- N/B: Next/previous episode.
- O: View anime details.
- V: Toggle volume limit increase.
- [: Increase playback speed.
- ]: Decrease playback speed.
- \: reset playback speed to 1.
- I: Show video stats.
- `: Open keybinds UI (edit keybinds by drag and dropping any key).
👏 Other Features:
- Miniplayer and media session support.
- Pausing when window focus is lost.
- Autoplaying the next episode.
- Switching between multiple audios.
- Discord Rich Presence integration.
- Preview thumbnails and autoplay next episodes.
- Torrent download progress visible on the seek bar.

⚙️ Installation

🐧 Linux Installation:

Arch:

paru -S shiru

Or if you use yay:

yay -S shiru

Debian/Ubuntu:

🔗 Download the linux-Shiru-version.deb from the releases page.
📦 Install using the package manager:
```
apt install linux-Shiru-*.deb
```

🖥️ Windows Installation:

Option 1: 💨 Install via Winget

For Windows 10 1809 or later, or Windows 11:

winget install shiru

Option 2: 🔄 Installer or Portable Version

🔗 Download from the releases page:
- Installer: win-Shiru-vx.x.x-installer.exe
- Portable: win-Shiru-vx.x.x-portable.exe (No installation required, just run it)

🔧 Building & Development

Credit to Migu for doing the legwork on this.

📋 Requirements:

PNPM (or any package manager)
NodeJS 20+
Docker (with WSL on Windows)
ADB & Android Studio (SDK 34)
Java 21 (JDK)

💻 Building for PC (Electron):

Navigate to the Electron directory:
```
cd electron
```
Install dependencies:
```
pnpm install
```
Start development:
```
pnpm start
```
Build for release:
```
pnpm build
```

📱 Building for Android (Capacitor):

Navigate to the Capacitor directory:
```
cd capacitor
```
Install dependencies:
```
pnpm install
```
Run the doctor to check for missing dependencies:
```
pnpm exec cap doctor
```
(First time only) Build native code:
- Windows:
```
pnpm build:native-win
```
- Linux:
```
pnpm build:native
```
(Optional) Generate assets:
```
pnpm build:assets
```
Open the Android project:
```
pnpm exec cap open android
```
Connect your device with ADB and start development:
```
pnpm dev:start
```
Build the app for release (APK will not be signed):
```
pnpm build:app
```

📜 License

This project follows the GPLv3 License.

Shiru RockinChaos

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