What is this?
PiliPlus is a free, open-source third-party client for Bilibili, the Chinese video platform, built with Flutter — an alternative app for browsing videos, anime and live streams with more features than the official app.
PiliPlus is a free, open-source third-party client for Bilibili, the Chinese video platform, built with Flutter — an alternative app for browsing videos, anime and live streams with more features than the official app.Do I need a Bilibili account to use it?You can log in — regular, cookie-based, or via Geetest captcha and SMS codes on Windows/Mac — but it also works logged out: guest mode shows recommendations anonymously and incognito mode plays videos as if you weren't signed in.
You can log in — regular, cookie-based, or via Geetest captcha and SMS codes on Windows/Mac — but it also works logged out: guest mode shows recommendations anonymously and incognito mode plays videos as if you weren't signed in.Is there anything the official app can do that this one can't?A few things: HD picture quality is not unlocked, hardware acceleration depends on your device model, and audio quality and decoder options vary per video. Danmaku, subtitles, speed control and picture-in-picture are all covered.
A few things: HD picture quality is not unlocked, hardware acceleration depends on your device model, and audio quality and decoder options vary per video. Danmaku, subtitles, speed control and picture-in-picture are all covered.Is this just an Android app, or does it run on desktop too?The README checklist covers Android, iOS and iPad, Windows and Linux, and Win/Mac login support is also listed, so macOS works too. CI workflows build releases for Android, iOS, Linux, Mac and Windows.
The README checklist covers Android, iOS and iPad, Windows and Linux, and Win/Mac login support is also listed, so macOS works too. CI workflows build releases for Android, iOS, Linux, Mac and Windows.Can I download videos to watch offline?Yes — offline caching and playback is a headline feature, alongside watch later, viewing history and full favorites management: create, edit, delete, copy, move, sort and multi-select delete.
Yes — offline caching and playback is a headline feature, alongside watch later, viewing history and full favorites management: create, edit, delete, copy, move, sort and multi-select delete.What features does it have that the official app lacks?Super-resolution upscaling, SponsorBlock sponsor-segment skipping, DLNA casting to a TV, AI translation of original audio, video-to-GIF export, merged danmaku and member-colored danmaku, WebDAV backup and restore of settings, and feed filtering that hides commerce and spam posts.
Super-resolution upscaling, SponsorBlock sponsor-segment skipping, DLNA casting to a TV, AI translation of original audio, video-to-GIF export, merged danmaku and member-colored danmaku, WebDAV backup and restore of settings, and feed filtering that hides commerce and spam posts.What are the video player controls like?Gesture-driven: double-tap to seek or pause, vertical swipe for brightness and volume, horizontal swipe to seek with a thumbnail preview, and long-press for 2x speed. There's also playback-position memory, subtitle and danmaku size controls, picture-in-picture and a highlight-marking progress bar.
Gesture-driven: double-tap to seek or pause, vertical swipe for brightness and volume, horizontal swipe to seek with a thumbnail preview, and long-press for 2x speed. There's also playback-position memory, subtitle and danmaku size controls, picture-in-picture and a highlight-marking progress bar.Can I manage my Bilibili account from inside the app?Yes, extensively: create and edit favorites and follow groups, manage watch later and history, send private messages with images, post dynamics and comments with rich text, emojis and @-mentions, edit your profile, remove followers, and use multiple accounts.
Yes, extensively: create and edit favorites and follow groups, manage watch later and history, send private messages with images, post dynamics and comments with rich text, emojis and @-mentions, edit your profile, remove followers, and use multiple accounts.Is this related to the pilipala project?Yes — it descends from that lineage: the author credits guozhigq/pilipala as the original and orz12/PiliPalaX as the upstream, saying this repo takes 'more aggressive modifications'. It is essentially a further-developed fork with its own long feature list.
Yes — it descends from that lineage: the author credits guozhigq/pilipala as the original and orz12/PiliPalaX as the upstream, saying this repo takes 'more aggressive modifications'. It is essentially a further-developed fork with its own long feature list.What are similar projects?pilipala, Kazumi, BiliPai, dart_simple_live, mangayomi, BBLL, animeko, Venera-Next
pilipala, Kazumi, BiliPai, dart_simple_live, mangayomi, BBLL, animeko, Venera-NextWhich topics is it in?unofficial, sponsorblock, danmaku, linux-desktop, live-streaming, webdav, anime, super-resolution, bilibili, video-player, dart, flutter
unofficial, sponsorblock, danmaku, linux-desktop, live-streaming, webdav, anime, super-resolution, bilibili, video-player, dart, flutter