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These are screenshots of the new settings panel with background image and in dark mode.

I like this background image: https://www.pixiv.net/artworks/129686988

In the next update, version 18.9.1, I optimized the "Ugoira save format" feature🥳 The main changes are:

New formats: WebP image (lossy), WebP image (lossless), and Ugoira file

Multi-select: Previously, you could choose only one format. Now you can choose multiple formats and save Ugoira in multiple formats in a single download.

Default value changed: The previous default format was WebM video, and now it has been changed to WebP image. This will not change the format you selected before. It only affects new users of the downloader.

Conversion speed has been slightly improved.

Converting APNG images will no longer freeze the page.

In the previous version and the upcoming new version, PPD has received multiple updates, mainly including:

- Added some crawl filters, such as filtering original works, crawling only part of the images in multi-image works, and the highly anticipated "Do not crawl already downloaded works".

- Added and upgraded some naming settings. You can now set naming rules for novels separately, start numbering from 1, set tag aliases, create folders using matched tags, and remove Emoji from file names.

- Added some useful features, such as pinning any option and displaying a border on downloaded works to make them easier to distinguish.

- Improved some log messages and help information to make the downloader easier to use.

In the upcoming 18.6.0 version, I have added 3 new crawl filters: Original Work, Title Must Contain, and Title Must Not Contain. These filters can be very useful in specific scenarios.

In addition, this version also optimizes some existing features and improves several prompt messages. 🥳

Pixiv has recently modified the search page, with a large number of changes to the code, and has also added a new /search search page, which may replace the original /tags page in the future.

Many features of the downloader on the search page have been affected, and I will fix them in the near future.

The 4.8.0 version of Fanbox Downloader has been submitted for review.🎉 In response to requests from some users, I have added two new features:

1. New setting: Image size. When downloading images, you can choose to save the original image or thumbnail (max 1200px).

2. New feature: Save fan cards. The downloader's panel will display a button to save fan cards. On the Fanbox homepage, you can save fan cards for all creators you sponsor; on the creator's homepage, you can save the fan card for that creator.

When crawling works, if a novel belongs to a certain series, the downloader will automatically crawl all novels in this series and merge them.

This feature is basically complete. I spent a lot of time on it, first modifying a large amount of code, and in the past two days, I conducted several large-scale crawling tests (total time exceeding 24 hours) to determine how large an interval time to set to avoid triggering Pixiv's warning.

During the tests, I discovered another issue: the total size of images in some series is too large (one series has 4 GB of images), leading to merge failure. Next, I need to try to solve this problem.

After that, I plan to add naming rules specifically for "merging series novels", allowing users to customize the filename, so that this feature is considered complete.

Recently, Pixiv updated the style of the ranking page, and the downloader has completed the adaptation and will be updated soon.

PS: Pixiv's page updates are rolled out in batches, so some users still see the old version, but eventually all users will update to the new version. Say goodbye to the old version that has accompanied us for a long time!

In the upcoming 18.0.0 version, the downloader adds a new feature.

The downloader will display a copy button on the work thumbnail and within the work page. Clicking it allows you to copy the work's image and some data. You can paste it into other software to save or share with others.

Note: The pasting effect depends on the target application. You can view detailed explanations in the wiki:

https://xuejianxianzun.github.io/PBDWiki/#/en/Settings-More-Enhance?id=copy-button

The Pixiv downloader's setting items previously only had simple help information. In the next version, you just need to click on the name of the setting item, or long press on the solid color button, and the downloader will open the corresponding Wiki page, where you can view more detailed instructions.

The downloader's wiki hasn't been updated in two years, and I've spent a lot of time updating it lately. Now it adapts to the latest version of the downloader, and the content is more detailed and the user experience is better.

It currently supports Simplified Chinese and English. Users of other languages ​​can use the webpage translation function of their browser to view:

https://xuejianxianzun.github.io/PBDWiki/

🎉You can install in ADD-ONS:

https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/powerfulpixivdownloader/

There are often users who want to use Powerful Pixiv Downloader on Firefox, so I modified the downloader to support Firefox. I've submitted to the add-ons and am awaiting review 🥳

Fanbox restrictions have recently become stricter, making large downloads more likely to result in account bans.

The next version of the Fanbox downloader will include settings to reduce the crawling and downloading frequency to reduce the risk of account bans. This version has been submitted for review.

Recently, Fanbox has restricted high-speed crawling and downloading, causing many users to fail to crawl. The downloader has submitted a new version to avoid crawling failures by slowing down the crawling speed, but it needs to wait for review, which usually takes about 3 days.

Pixiv's web code changes caused the "larger thumbnails" to display abnormally. I fixed it a few days ago and tried to reduce the frequency of this problem. The review was slow this time and it was passed today (v17.6.1).

💡Added more tips for settings

Some settings previously had no tips or were too simple. Now the downloader has added more detailed tips to avoid user confusion.

🗑️Removed setting: Hide the download bar at the bottom of the browser

Chrome used to have a bottom download bar, but it has been gone since 2023, so this setting is no longer needed.

🗑️Removed setting: Add naming tag prefix

This feature only works for a few tags, and the prefix is ​​fixed and not flexible enough, so I removed this setting. Users can add prefixes in the naming rules themselves.

Recently, the code of Pixiv's website has changed, which has caused some enhancements to the downloader to break. Some users have been affected, and some users have not been affected yet (because Pixiv's updates are pushed in batches). I'm working on a fix, and some of the features will take more time.