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Downkyi (下载姬) was a desktop GUI tool for downloading videos, subtitles, and danmaku from the Chinese video platform Bilibili (B站) by reverse-engineering its private APIs and bypassing login authentication and anti-scraping protections. The repository has since been permanently shut down and is no longer maintained.
Downkyi (下载姬) was a desktop GUI tool for downloading videos, subtitles, and danmaku from the Chinese video platform Bilibili (B站) by reverse-engineering its private APIs and bypassing login authentication and anti-scraping protections. The repository has since been permanently shut down and is no longer maintained.Is this a desktop app or a command-line script?It is a desktop GUI application, not a web service or CLI tool, based on its listed desktop-app and gui tags.
It is a desktop GUI application, not a web service or CLI tool, based on its listed desktop-app and gui tags.Can I still download and install it from here?No. The repository has been permanently closed and no longer offers installers, releases, or source for download.
No. The repository has been permanently closed and no longer offers installers, releases, or source for download.Why was it shut down?The maintainer received a cease-and-desist letter from a law firm representing Bilibili, alleging the project reverse-engineered Bilibili's private APIs, authentication, and anti-scraping/paywall systems to bypass login checks and rip paid OGV shows, courses, and full-resolution videos with danmaku and subtitles.
The maintainer received a cease-and-desist letter from a law firm representing Bilibili, alleging the project reverse-engineered Bilibili's private APIs, authentication, and anti-scraping/paywall systems to bypass login checks and rip paid OGV shows, courses, and full-resolution videos with danmaku and subtitles.Who was this made for?Chinese-speaking Bilibili users who wanted to save videos, subtitles, and danmaku for offline viewing, including anime and member-only (paid) content.
Chinese-speaking Bilibili users who wanted to save videos, subtitles, and danmaku for offline viewing, including anime and member-only (paid) content.What exactly could downkyi download that a browser could not?It could bypass login walls and anti-bot/signature checks to grab full-resolution OGV anime episodes, paid courses, and member-only videos along with danmaku comments and subtitles.
It could bypass login walls and anti-bot/signature checks to grab full-resolution OGV anime episodes, paid courses, and member-only videos along with danmaku comments and subtitles.Is it legal to use a tool like this?No — Bilibili's lawyers treated it as copyright and access-control infringement, which is exactly why the project was forced to shut down.
No — Bilibili's lawyers treated it as copyright and access-control infringement, which is exactly why the project was forced to shut down.Can I find the code or a fork elsewhere?Not Stated In README; this repository itself no longer hosts any code, releases, or documentation.
Not Stated In README; this repository itself no longer hosts any code, releases, or documentation.Is development likely to resume?No — the closure is described as permanent, following a formal legal threat rather than a temporary pause.
No — the closure is described as permanent, following a formal legal threat rather than a temporary pause.What are similar projects?BiliRoaming, streambert, Kazumi, guoapp, pilipala, PiliPlus, BiliPai, tiktok-signature
BiliRoaming, streambert, Kazumi, guoapp, pilipala, PiliPlus, BiliPai, tiktok-signatureWhich topics is it in?anti-bot, danmaku, piracy, anime, bypass, video-streaming, subtitles, downloader, web-scraping, reverse-engineering, authentication, video
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