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Pixiv's search page has been updated, and I am currently working on adapting to it.

Pixiv has recently modified the search page, with a large number of changes to the code, and has also added a new /search search page, which may replace the original /tags page in the future.

Many features of the downloader on the search page have been affected, and I will fix them in the near future.

Fanbox Downloader Update Preview

The 4.8.0 version of Fanbox Downloader has been submitted for review.🎉 In response to requests from some users, I have added two new features:

1. New setting: Image size. When downloading images, you can choose to save the original image or thumbnail (max 1200px).

2. New feature: Save fan cards. The downloader's panel will display a button to save fan cards. On the Fanbox homepage, you can save fan cards for all creators you sponsor; on the creator's homepage, you can save the ...

I am currently developing the feature for automatically merging series novels

When crawling works, if a novel belongs to a certain series, the downloader will automatically crawl all novels in this series and merge them.

This feature is basically complete. I spent a lot of time on it, first modifying a large amount of code, and in the past two days, I conducted several large-scale crawling tests (total time exceeding 24 hours) to determine how large an interval time to set to avoid triggering Pixiv's warning.

During the tests, I discovered another issue: th...

Downloader Adapted to New Ranking Page

Recently, Pixiv updated the style of the ranking page, and the downloader has completed the adaptation and will be updated soon.

PS: Pixiv's page updates are rolled out in batches, so some users still see the old version, but eventually all users will update to the new version. Say goodbye to the old version that has accompanied us for a long time!

✨New Feature: Copy Image and Text Summary

In the upcoming 18.0.0 version, the downloader adds a new feature.

The downloader will display a copy button on the work thumbnail and within the work page. Clicking it allows you to copy the work's image and some data. You can paste it into other software to save or share with others.

Note: The pasting effect depends on the target application. You can view detailed explanations in the wiki:

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Improving usability

The Pixiv downloader's setting items previously only had simple help information. In the next version, you just need to click on the name of the setting item, or long press on the solid color button, and the downloader will open the corresponding Wiki page, where you can view more detailed instructions.

The Pixiv downloader's wiki has been updated🥳

The downloader's wiki hasn't been updated in two years, and I've spent a lot of time updating it lately. Now it adapts to the latest version of the downloader, and the content is more detailed and the user experience is better.

It currently supports Simplified Chinese and English. Users of other languages ​​can use the webpage translation function of their browser to view:

https://xuejianxianzu...

🦊 Pixiv Downloader is available on Firefox!

🎉You can install in ADD-ONS:

https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/powerfulpixivdownloader/

🦊Pixiv downloader is coming to Firefox support

There are often users who want to use Powerful Pixiv Downloader on Firefox, so I modified the downloader to support Firefox. I've submitted to the add-ons and am awaiting review 🥳

Fanbox Downloader Update Preview

Fanbox restrictions have recently become stricter, making large downloads more likely to result in account bans.

The next version of the Fanbox downloader will include settings to reduce the crawling and downloading frequency to reduce the risk of account bans. This version has been submitted for review.

The file name set by the downloader is not effective

Recently, many users have encountered problems with abnormal file names, such as garbled file names, folders not created as expected, etc. This is mainly caused by the recent update of IDM extensions (IDM Integration Module). If you have installed the IDM extension, you can temporarily disable it when downloading.

Here are the detailed instructions:

The downloader detects that the file name after downloading may be abnormal. If the file name is a string of random letters and numbe...

Explanation of Fanbox's failure to crawl:

Recently, Fanbox has restricted high-speed crawling and downloading, causing many users to fail to crawl. The downloader has submitted a new version to avoid crawling failures by slowing down the crawling speed, but it needs to wait for review, which usually takes about 3 days.

Fixed the "Show larger thumbnails" feature

Pixiv's web code changes caused the "larger thumbnails" to display abnormally. I fixed it a few days ago and tried to reduce the frequency of this problem. The review was slow this time and it was passed today (v17.6.1).

PPD 17.6.0 version update log

💡Added more tips for settings

Some settings previously had no tips or were too simple. Now the downloader has added more detailed tips to avoid user confusion.

🗑️Removed setting: Hide the download bar at the bottom of the browser

Chrome used to have a bottom download bar, but it has been gone since 2023, so this setting is no longer needed.

🗑️Removed setting: Add naming tag prefix

This feature only works for a few tags, and the prefix is ​​fixed ...

Some enhancements to the downloader are broken, I'm working on a fix

Recently, the code of Pixiv's website has changed, which has caused some enhancements to the downloader to break. Some users have been affected, and some users have not been affected yet (because Pixiv's updates are pushed in batches). I'm working on a fix, and some of the features will take more time.

Quickly set the minimum or maximum number of pages to crawl

In some pages, users can set the range of pages to crawl. Now the downloader has added two buttons to quickly set the minimum or maximum value.

The new homepage of Pixiv will be supported soon

Version 17.3.3 has been submitted for review and is expected to be updated in the near future.🥳

Poll: Do you have "show larger thumbnails" enabled?

I'm wondering if I should enable the "show larger thumbnails" feature in Enhancements by default. Do you think it is necessary?

New feature preview: Remove works from users in the "User Blocklist"

Previously, the downloader would not crawl the works of users in the "user block list". Starting from the next version, the downloader can also remove their works from the page, so you will not see the works of users you don't like.

PS: The works of blocked users will not be removed from their homepage, so you can view their homepage normally.

Poll: Should not downloading duplicate files be enabled by default?

The "Don't download duplicate files" feature in the "More"-"Download" category is disabled by default. Do you think this feature should be enabled by default?

New setting: Download interval (preview)

Some users have had their accounts banned by Pixiv for downloading too many files, and they want to add a setting to slow down the download speed. After the next update, you can see this setting in "More"-"Downloads".

You can set the interval time; if it is set to 1 second, a maximum of 3,600 files will be downloaded from Pixiv per hour.

The default value is 0, which means unlimited.

If you are worried about your account being banned because of downloading files too frequent...

Improved performance of EPUB novels with many images

Some novels have a lot of images in them, and when the novel is saved in EPUB format, they will be saved in the epub file.

Previously, the epub files generated by the downloader had performance issues. If the image size was large, some readers might freeze when opening the file. Now I have rewritten the relevant code to solve this problem (version 17.1.0).

Fix Fanbox downloader not crawling on creator's homepage

The reason for this was some changes in the data returned by Fanbox's API. I have fixed this issue, but it takes some time for the extension to be reviewed, so expect the extension to be automatically updated tomorrow.

The new version number is 4.4.0 and you can check if the new version has been reviewed by visiting the extension release page:

https://chromewebstore.google...

Improved crawling efficiency for Pixiv premium members in certain situations

Pixiv premium members can sort by popularity (number of collections) when searching for tags. If you set the number of collections when crawling, the downloader can avoid unnecessary crawling and save time significantly.

For example, there are 1,000 pages of works, and when you set the collection quantity > 10,000, only the first 10 pages of works are eligible. The downloader will skip subsequent pages.

This optimization is only valid for premium members, because only premium m...

Optimized the quality of GIF images

When the downloader saves animated images as GIF images, a few images will have obvious color deviations. This problem has now been improved.

Set the time interval for slow crawling

Previously the downloader used a 1600 ms interval, but some users said this was still causing 429 errors and they wished the interval could be increased.

Now I've added this setting, it's under "More" - "Crawl" - "Slow down crawl" - "Interval time".

Fanbox downloader new feature: file names must/cannot contain text

Now you can filter files by filename.

The files here refer to the attachments uploaded by the author, usually compressed packages, videos, and audios, and their file names will be displayed on the web page.

New: Export and import bookmark lists

You can export your own or other users' bookmark lists and then add bookmarks in batches. 

This can be used to copy another user's bookmark list. 

In addition, if you have multiple Pixiv accounts and want to synchronize their bookmark lists, you can first export the bookmark list of one account, and then use other accounts to import the bookmark list.

This feature can be found in the "More" category of the downloader when you are on your own or someone else's bookm...

Added some shortcut keys for the preview function

Starting from version 16.7.0, when you preview a work using the downloader, you can press the B key to bookmark the work. In addition, you can also use the arrow keys to switch images, which is useful for users who use touchpads, because the downloader previously only supported using the mouse wheel to switch images, but this is difficult to operate on touchpads.

Now, when you preview work, you can use these shortcut keys:

B(ookmark) Bo...

New feature: Remove the works of followed users from the search page

This feature is new in version 16.6.0 (More - Enhancements). After enabling this feature, the downloader will remove the works of followed users from the Tag search page and only display the works of unfollowed users.

The reason for adding this feature is that some downloader users follow too many users, making it difficult to find new users on the search page. This feature helps you discover new like users.