Jellyfin AniWorld Downloader

A Jellyfin plugin for searching and downloading anime and series from aniworld.to and s.to, directly inside Jellyfin's web interface.

Series View	Search View

Note: HiAnime seems to be discontinued since 13.03.2026, so this provider is currently disabled and will be removed completely if it really gets shut down.

Features

• Search and browse anime and series with cover art, popular titles, and new releases
• Download individual episodes, full seasons, or entire series
• Two sites supported: aniworld.to (anime), s.to (series) and hianime.to (currently disabled)
• Multiple languages: German Dub, German Sub, English Sub (aniworld), German Dub, English Dub (s.to)
• Multiple providers: VOE, Filemoon, Vidoza and Vidmoly
• Download manager with real-time progress, cancel, retry, and batch operations
• Automatic retries with exponential backoff and provider fallback
• Auto library scan so new episodes appear in Jellyfin immediately
• Jellyfin-compatible naming: Series Name/Season 01/Series Name - S01E01 - Episode Title.mkv

Looking for more?

This plugin is a lightweight downloader built into Jellyfin for convenience. If you need a standalone tool with its own web UI, more configuration options, and additional features, check out AniWorld-Downloader by phoenixthrush which I also actively maintain.

Requirements

• Jellyfin 10.11.0 or newer
• ffmpeg (bundled with Jellyfin)
• File Transformation plugin (optional, required for non-admin access)

Installation

Plugin Repository (recommended)

1. In Jellyfin, go to Dashboard > Plugins > Repositories
2. Add a new repository with this URL:

   https://raw.githubusercontent.com/SiroxCW/Jellyfin-AniWorld-Downloader/main/manifest.json
   

3. Go to Catalog, find AniWorld Downloader, and click Install
4. Restart Jellyfin

If the plugin does not show up in the Catalog, restarting Jellyfin made it appear.

Updates will show up automatically in the plugin catalog.

Manual Install

1. Download the latest .zip from Releases
2. Extract it to your Jellyfin plugins directory:

   /var/lib/jellyfin/plugins/AniWorldDownloader/
   

   The folder should contain Jellyfin.Plugin.AniWorld.dll and meta.json.
3. Restart Jellyfin

Build from Source

Requires .NET 9.0 SDK.

cd Jellyfin.Plugin.AniWorld
dotnet build --configuration Release

Then copy the output:

mkdir -p /var/lib/jellyfin/plugins/AniWorldDownloader
cp bin/Release/net9.0/Jellyfin.Plugin.AniWorld.dll /var/lib/jellyfin/plugins/AniWorldDownloader/
cp meta.json /var/lib/jellyfin/plugins/AniWorldDownloader/
sudo systemctl restart jellyfin

Configuration

After installing, go to Dashboard > Plugins > AniWorld Downloader to configure.

General

Setting	Description
Max Concurrent Downloads	How many downloads run at the same time (default: 2)
Max Retry Attempts	How many times to retry a failed download before giving up (default: 3)
Auto-scan Library	Trigger a Jellyfin library scan when a download finishes
Enable for non-admin users	Allow non-admin users to access the downloader via the sidebar (see Non-admin access)
Proxy Server	Route all network requests and downloads through a proxy (e.g. http://proxy:8080 or socks5://proxy:1080). Leave empty to connect directly. Requires a server restart after changing.

Per-site settings (aniworld.to / s.to)

Each site can be enabled or disabled independently and has its own settings. If a per-site setting is left empty, the global default is used.

Setting	Description
Enabled	Toggle this site on or off
Download Path	Where to save files (should point to a Jellyfin library folder)
Preferred Language	Default language for downloads
Preferred Provider	Default streaming provider
Fallback Provider	Backup provider if the primary one fails after all retries

Non-admin access

By default, the plugin UI is only accessible from the admin dashboard. You can enable it for all users so it appears as a sidebar entry.

Setup

1. Install the File Transformation plugin
2. Restart Jellyfin
3. Go to Dashboard > Plugins > AniWorld Downloader and enable Enable for non-admin users
4. Restart Jellyfin again

Non-admin users will see an AniWorld Downloader entry in the sidebar that opens the full UI in a modal overlay. The settings button is hidden in this view. Configuration is only available through the admin dashboard.

Note: The File Transformation plugin injects a script tag into Jellyfin's index.html at runtime (no files are modified on disk). Disabling the setting and restarting will remove the sidebar entry.

Usage

1. Open AniWorld Downloader from the admin dashboard sidebar (or the sidebar entry if non-admin access is enabled)
2. Use Search to find a title, or browse Popular / New Releases
3. Click a title to see its seasons and episodes
4. Hit Download on an episode, or use Download Season / Download All Seasons for batch downloads
5. Switch to the Downloads tab to monitor progress
6. Check History for past downloads and stats

How It Works

aniworld.to / s.to

1. Searches use each site's AJAX search endpoint
2. Series, season, and episode pages are scraped to find provider links
3. Provider redirect URLs are resolved to embed pages
4. Each provider has a dedicated extractor that pulls out the direct stream URL
5. ffmpeg downloads the stream and saves it as MKV

Supported providers

Provider	Site	Method
VOE	aniworld/s.to	Decodes obfuscated JSON (ROT13, base64, char shift) to extract HLS URLs
Filemoon	aniworld/s.to	Handles both modern Byse API (AES-256-GCM) and legacy packed JS
Vidmoly	aniworld/s.to	Extracts HLS URLs from JavaScript sources
Vidoza	aniworld/s.to	Extracts MP4 URLs from source tags

Known Issues

s.to downloads fail with "No JSON script blocks found in VOE page"

s.to has put their provider redirector (/r?t=...) behind a Cloudflare Turnstile gate that activates per-IP for "flagged" egress addresses. Many datacenter ranges (Hetzner, OVH, etc.) get the gate; most residential IPs don't. From a flagged IP, every download retry produces logs like:

Resolved to embed URL: "https://s.to/r?t=..."
No JSON script blocks found in VOE page
Failed to extract VOE source from page

Because the gate requires a real browser to solve an interactive Turnstile widget, the plugin can't bypass it on its own. Your options:

1. Route the plugin through a clean proxy. Set Proxy Server in plugin settings to a SOCKS5 or HTTP proxy on a residential / unflagged IP (e.g. socks5://user:pass@proxy:1080). Restart Jellyfin. This is the recommended fix.
2. Use a VPN on the Jellyfin host so all outbound traffic exits a clean IP.
3. aniworld.to is currently unaffected — if you only need anime, downloads still work normally on flagged IPs.

To check whether your server's IP is flagged, the repo includes scripts/check-sto-flag.sh: copy it to the server and run it.

License

This project is licensed under the GNU General Public License v3.0.