# tonquer/picacg-qt

哔咔漫画, PicACG comic PC client(Windows, Linux, MacOS)

Repository: https://github.com/tonquer/picacg-qt
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/picacg-qt
Language: Python
License: LGPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: waifu2x, picacomic, bika, picacg, pyside6, qt6, r18, doujinshi, comic, realcugan, realesrgan
Last push: 2026-08-25T15:03:00+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 81/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 48, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2035, "days_push": 8, "days_rel": 186, "gap_med": 169, "n_releases_24m": 4}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 5194, forks 224 (observed 2026-08-28T04:09:12.005579+00:00)

## What it is
A cross-platform desktop client for the PicACG (Bika) comic platform built with Python and Qt6/PySide6. It implements most of the platform's features including browsing, searching, reading, and downloading comics, with optional Waifu2x/Real-CUGAN image upscaling.

## Use cases
- read picacg comics on desktop
- download manga for offline reading
- upscale comic images with waifu2x
- browse doujinshi on windows linux mac
- search and read bika comics on pc

## When to choose
- you want a native desktop client for PicACG instead of the mobile app
- you need comic downloading and offline reading on Windows, Linux, or macOS
- you want GPU-accelerated image upscaling while reading

## When to avoid
- you need a mobile or web client
- you want a general-purpose comic reader for other sources
- you cannot comply with the project's research-only usage restriction

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: gui, image-processing, http-client, file-upload
- domain: media, desktop-applications, cross-platform
- platform: windows, python
- tags: comic-reader, picacg, qt6, pyside6, waifu2x, manga, doujinshi, image-upscaling, comic-downloader, linux, macos, desktop

## Member repositories
- tonquer/picacg-qt (main) score 81

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:12.005579+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 2026-08-29T18:01:44.574694+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/tonquer/picacg-qt (fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:12.005579+00:00, sha 4c48e3f58f9d)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.