v1.8.3 BUG FIXES

[np4abdou1]

Full Changelog: v1.8.2...v1.8.3

🏷️ v1.8.3 — Fixes #5, Downloads/Favorites/RPC Stability

This release focuses on production reliability and download quality-of-life improvements.

Added

• Quick episode download from the episode list with D.
• Batch download improvements for long lists:
  • G to jump to episode
  • R to mark episode ranges
• New settings for:
  • Default download quality
  • Download engine mode (internal/aria2c/idm/auto)
  • Custom download path
• Local credentials cache fallback for better startup resilience when remote credentials endpoint is unavailable.
• Atomic JSON write helper to protect history/favorites/settings from corruption on crashes or power loss.

Improved

• Download UI flow is cleaner and non-blocking with improved centered progress/status screens.
• Download file naming is now safer across platforms, including Windows invalid filename character handling.
• Built-in downloader now has timeout + retry behavior for better reliability on unstable networks.
• Episode resume targeting is more accurate and returns to the correct episode position.
• Favorites compatibility between id/anime_id paths is improved.
• Cleanup flow is now idempotent to avoid duplicate shutdown side effects.
• Version consistency aligned to 1.8.3.

Fixed

• Issue The Download Option Does not Work #5: Windows download failures caused by invalid filename characters.
• Single-download quality label filename bug.
• Discord Rich Presence shutdown behavior now clears presence correctly on app close.
• Batch download completion flow and summary behavior.

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This discussion was created from the release v1.8.3 BUG FIXES.

[Mr-LenZo]

it seems that it isn't updated to 1.8.3 in the arch repository. and i cant use it unless i update to 1.8.3

[np4abdou1]

Please use PIP, it is working fine on arch so i dont need to bother updating aur.