# manga-download/hakuneko

Manga & Anime Downloader for Linux, Windows & MacOS

Repository: https://github.com/manga-download/hakuneko
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/hakuneko
Homepage: https://hakuneko.download
Language: JavaScript
License: Unlicense
License Family: permissive
Topics: manga, anime, novel, manga-downloader, anime-downloader, novel-downloader, manga-reader
Last push: 2026-03-29T11:43:19+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 56/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 74, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3354, "days_push": 157, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_readme
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 6310, forks 600 (observed 2026-08-28T04:09:41.659844+00:00)

## What it is
HakuNeko is a cross-platform desktop application (built on Electron) for downloading manga, anime, and novels from over 1200 websites via pluggable connectors. It provides a GUI with search, chapter filtering, download queues, content preview, and export to PDF or ebook formats.

## Use cases
- download manga chapters for offline reading
- download anime episodes from streaming sites
- export downloaded manga to pdf or ebook formats
- read manga offline on a laptop during travel
- find and download content from a specific manga website
- preview manga chapters before downloading
- manage download queues for multiple series

## When to choose
- you need a GUI tool to download manga/anime/novels for offline use on Linux, Windows, or macOS
- you want support for many websites via built-in connectors (1200+)
- you want ad-hoc downloading of specific chapters rather than mass scraping
- you need export to PDF or ebook formats

## When to avoid
- you want to bulk-download thousands of chapters for archival (against the tool's philosophy)
- you need a headless/CLI scraper for automation pipelines
- you expect the project to host content itself - it only downloads from third-party sites
- you need a mobile app

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: web-scraping, file-upload, pdf, gui
- domain: media, entertainment, web-development, cross-platform
- platform: windows, cross-platform
- tags: manga-downloader, anime-downloader, novel-downloader, manga-reader, connectors, ebook-export, javascript, linux, macos, electron, desktop

## Member repositories
- manga-download/hakuneko (main) score 56

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:41.659844+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:46:13.481915+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - homepage: https://hakuneko.download (fetched 2026-08-29T08:43:01.769154+00:00, sha 1301a54d5256)
  - site_page: https://hakuneko.download/docs/install (fetched 2026-08-29T08:43:01.777950+00:00, sha db24c93d42dc)
  - site_page: https://hakuneko.download/docs/troubleshoot (fetched 2026-08-29T08:43:01.780111+00:00, sha 5d33329586c7)
  - site_page: https://hakuneko.download/about (fetched 2026-08-29T08:43:01.781876+00:00, sha dd13988602b6)
  - site_page: https://hakuneko.download/docs/interface (fetched 2026-08-29T08:43:01.783646+00:00, sha 6e301ab1a907)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.