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Preview the details of the work

This feature was added in version 16.4.0 and can be found in More - Enhance. Not enabled by default.

When enabled, the downloader will display some details about the work when the mouse hovers over its thumbnail. It might look like the picture.

Ways to bypass the 429 (crawl frequency) limit (not perfect)

If you initiate a large number of crawl requests in a short period of time, Pixiv will return a 429 status code and reject your request for about 3 minutes.

How to bypass 429 restrictions? The easiest way is to log out of your Pixiv account so that the crawl frequency is not limited.

But this is not perfect, because when you are not logged in, Pixiv will not return some key data of R-18(G) works to you, such as the original image URL.

So, if you want to scrape illustrations ...

Unbookmark all deleted works

Have you thought about clearing deleted works in bookmarks? Now the downloader has added this function.

On your bookmark page, switch to the "More" tab of the downloader, and click the "Unbookmark all deleted works" button.

Batch following may result in your Pixiv account being restricted!

I don't know the exact limit, but it is recommended not to add more than 500 followers per day. Once this number is reached you can close the tab to stop adding, and do it again the next day. I'll be doing more testing recently.

UPDATE: I tested adding 1000 in slow mode without triggering the limit. After the next version is updated, the downloader will automatically stop after adding 1000 followers.

Synchronize followed users between different accounts

In the update of version 16.0.0, the downloader has added two new buttons on the Following page, which can be used together.

Use "Export Followed Users List (JSON)" to export a JSON file, and then use "Batch Follow Users (JSON)" to import this file to follow users in batches.

You can sync the follower list of one pixiv account to another pixiv account, or copy the follower list of other users.

Added "Stop Crawling" button

Starting with version 15.9.0, when the user clicks the "Start Crawling" button, a "Stop Crawling" button will be displayed next to it.

Previously the downloader didn't have the function to stop crawling, although you can stop the crawling by refreshing the page, but some users didn't know this and wanted to look for the "stop crawling" button, so now I added this button.

Optimized the mobile experience

The downloader was developed for the desktop Pixiv website, and had many issues when used on the mobile Pixiv website, which are now fixed.

v15.7.0

New feature: highlight following users

Version 15.6.0 has been submitted for review. This version adds a new feature: highlight followed users.

The names of people you're following will have a yellow background, or appear yellow (depending on whether you have Pixiv's night mode turned on).

This makes it easy for you to confirm whether you follow a user.

This feature is enabled by default. You can find it in the "Enhancements" category of the "More" tab.

The problem with abnormal file names

Certain extensions take over the browser's downloads, so the downloads I set up will be handled by them, possibly losing the filenames I set.

There are a lot of these extensions (even if they are not running on Pixiv and Fanbox will cause this problem). In recent feedback, the extension causing this issue is usually Patreon Downloader.

If the downloaded file name is unusual, please disable such extensions while downloading.

New settings for Fanbox downloader: Naming rule for non-image files

Now you can set separate naming rules for image files and non-image files (such as archives, PSDs, etc.).

Also, the default names of non-image files have been changed to their original filenames instead of serial numbers. (from {index} to {name})

New function: When previewing a work, press the shortcut key C to download the current picture

Previously, when previewing a work, press the shortcut key `D` to download the work.

But a work may have multiple pictures, sometimes users only want to download the previewed picture (for example: the second picture of this work), instead of downloading all the pictures in the work.

Since version 15.4.0, you can press the shortcut key `C` to download only the currently displayed image.

Added a marker on the title bar ☑

Previously, the downloader would display a ✓ mark on the page title when the download was complete.

Now the downloader adds a ☑ mark, if you see ☑, it means that the completed download task is not created from the current page. This avoids confusion at some point.

It replaces ✓ when:

1. When the download is complete, the URL of the page has changed from when the crawl started.

2. After the download is complete, if the user changes the page number of the current...

Download file in order

Although most people sort files by file name, some users sort by file modification time, so they want the downloader to save files to the hard disk in a specific order.

The downloader added this setting in version 15.2.0. In the "Downloads" category of the "More" tab, you can enable the "File download order" setting and choose the download order you need.

Distinguishing AI-generated work

Starting with version 15.1.0, you can crawl or exclude AI-generated works. 

The ability to distinguish AI-generated works has been added to the "Crawl" tab of the downloader. (Enable advanced settings first, then you can see this setting item)

Additionally, the downloader adds a new named tag `{AI}`. For AI-generated works, it will output `AI` so that you can identify AI works. E.g:

`{page_title}/{AI}/{id}` This will create an `AI` folder for AI-generated creations to r...

Fix the problem that the novel failed to save as EPUB

After the downloader was upgraded to Manifest V3, there was a problem with a third-party library, which caused an error to be reported when the novel was saved as EPUB and could not be downloaded. It is now fixed. (from version 15.0.1)

Explanation of the new permissions added by the downloader

The downloader will use the permissions provided by the browser to modify its own network requests to avoid cross-domain problems. Since the downloader has been upgraded to Manifest V3, the previous permission is no longer available, so the new permission declarativeNetRequest is used.

The browser will alert you to this, and you don't need to worry, because what the downloader does has not changed from before.

Powerful Pixiv Downloader has been removed from Edge Add-ons

Since Edge review is too slow (usually takes more than a week), and this important update (version 14.2.0) failed the review, I have removed this extension from the Edge extension store.

If your Powerful Pixiv Downloader is installed from Edge add-on, you can uninstall it first, then install it from Chrome Web Store: (Because Edge browser can install extensions from Chrome Web Store) 

2022-12-17 13:05:17 +0000 UTC View Post

Remind Edge browser users to update extensions

Starting with Chrome version 108, the downloader may get stuck converting WEBM videos due to internal changes in the browser.

I have released the 14.2.0 update on December 3 to solve this problem, but since the extension store of the Edge browser has not passed the new version so far, Edge browser users please install the 14.2.0 version from the Chrome Web Store:

2022-12-14 14:56:30 +0000 UTC View Post

Fanbox downloader added new name tag {create_id}

{create_id} is the creator ID displayed in the address bar URL, which is the creator's English name or Romaji.

For example `tsubasachyan` at `https://www.fanbox.cc/@tsubasachyan`.

Optimized crawl efficiency in specific situations

If the user sets the posting date range (such as setting to crawl works in 2022-2023):

Previously, the downloader would make a request for all fetched works to get their publication date.

Now the downloader has built-in time data of the works, and can know the approximate publication date of each work, and judge the works that do not meet the conditions in advance, so there is no need to crawl them.

This improves crawling efficiency.

Major update to Pixiv Fanbox Downloader

New in version 3.0.0:

- Resume unfinished download tasks

- padded with 0 in front of the sequence number

- Show notification when download is complete

- Do not download duplicate files

- Background picture

- Language

- Manage settings

Install the Pixiv Fanbox Downloader: https://chrome.googl...

New setting: Slow down crawl

This setting has been added since version 13.4.0.

If you enable this setting, the downloader will slow down the crawl to avoid you being temporarily restricted by Pixiv. But this will increase the crawl time.

429 error encountered while crawling

A large number of crawling in a short period of time has caused Pixiv to temporarily restrict your account. During the restricted period, you cannot open and view other works normally, and you cannot crawl the work data.

Wait a few minutes to get back to normal, and the downloader will automatically resume crawling after a few minutes.

Starting from version 13.3.1, the downloader will re-crawl works with 429 errors, please check if your extension version meet...

Added new sponsorship tiers

I added $10 and $20 sponsorship tiers, and for each tier I added an image and a line of poetry, a classic Chinese poem.

Thanks for your support!

latest update

Major updates as of version 13.1.0:

Add Korean text

Download images inserted in the novel

When previewing a work, press the shortcut key D to download it

Preview ugoira

What's new in version 12.7.0:

New setting: Preview ugoira

Added this setting in "More" tab - "Enhanced" category. This setting is enabled by default. 

When the user previews the ugoira (and right-clicks to view the original), the downloader can play the ugoira.

Download the cover image of the novel

What's new in version 12.6.0: 

New setting: Download the cover image of the novel 

 Added this setting in the "More" tab - "Downloads" category. This setting is enabled by default.

 After enabling this setting, when downloading a novel, in addition to the novel file (txt or epub), the cover image of the novel will be saved separately.

12.3.0 version update

1. The number of downloads remaining will be displayed on the page title

2. When downloading, you can click the Quick Download button to add a new download task

Optimize the function of previewing works

In the past, when previewing a work, the preview image did not cover the thumbnail of the work, so sometimes the preview image was displayed smaller.

As of version 12.2.0, a larger preview can be displayed.

show larger thumbnails

This feature has been added since version 12.0.0. Thumbnails appear larger for easier viewing.

Screenshot 1 enables this function, and Screenshot 2 does not.

You can also turn this setting off if you don't like it.