What is this?
PiliPala is an unofficial third-party client for the Chinese video platform Bilibili, built with Flutter. It lets you browse, watch and interact with Bilibili videos, live streams and anime from your phone outside the official app.
Is this a desktop program or a mobile app?
It's a Flutter mobile app targeting Android and iOS; desktop, tablet and smartwatch layouts are not supported yet.
Any notable limitations in the current features?
HD-quality playback isn't unlocked, and offline/download caching for videos is still on the roadmap rather than implemented.
Is it legal to use an unofficial Bilibili client like this?
The developer describes it as a personal, non-commercial project made for learning and testing, built on APIs collected from Bilibili's official site, and states it does not provide any cracked content.
Is the project still actively maintained?
No, the GitHub repository is archived, so no new releases, features or bug fixes are expected going forward.
What video playback controls does it offer?
It supports double-tap to play/pause or fast-forward, vertical swipe for brightness/volume, horizontal swipe to seek, long-press for 2x speed, hardware-accelerated decoding, danmaku (bullet comments) and subtitles.
Can I watch live streams and anime, not just regular videos?
Yes, besides uploaded videos the app covers Bilibili's live rooms, trending/hot lists, and bangumi (anime) listings.
What are similar projects?
PiliPlus, dart_simple_live, BiliPai, Kazumi, BBLL, JKVideo, mangayomi, tvbox
Which topics is it in?
material-ui, gesture-control, danmaku, live-streaming, bilibili, video-player, subtitles, dart, flutter, mobile-app, streaming, video