ani-skip

A script to automatically skip anime opening and ending sequences, making it easier to watch your favorite shows without having to manually skip the intros and outros each time.

Important: There's a chance ani-skip may not recognize the anime you're watching. It leverages the aniskip API. If an anime's episode(s) are missing, you can contribute or request its inclusion on their discord server.

Troubleshooting Errors

Should you run into problems, first ensure you're using the most recent version:

• For Linux:

  sudo ani-skip -U

• For Windows: Open Git Bash as an administrator and enter:

  ani-skip -U

If the issue remains unresolved, please create a new issue.

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Usage

ani-skip -h

    Usage:
    ani-skip [OPTIONS]

    Options:
      -q, --query
        Anime Title or MyAnimeList ID
      -e, --episode
        Specify the episode number
      -V, --version
        Show the version of the script
      -h, --help
        Show this help message and exit
      -U, --update
        Update the script
    Some example usages:
      ani-skip -q "Solo Leveling" # Returns MyAnimeList ID
      ani-skip -q "Solo Leveling" -e 3 # Returns MPV skip flag
      ani-skip -q 52299 -e 5 # Returns MPV skip flag

• Build MPV skip options directly using anime's title

  ani-skip --query "Black Clover (170 episodes)" --episode 10

  --chapters-file=/tmp/tempfile --script-opts=skip-op_start=140.153,skip-op_end=230.153,skip-ed_start=1301.824,skip-ed_end=1431
  

  script-opts with the script flag is produced by ani-skip when metadata for a specific anime's skip times exists in the database. It's important to append these flags at the end due to certain mpv nuances.

• Fetch MyAnimeList ID

  ani-skip -q "Solo Leveling"

  52299
  

  Persisting it will help building flags quickly when requesting the same anime for skip times.

• Build MPV skip options directly using MyAnimeList ID

  ani-skip -q 52299 -e 2

  --chapters-file=/tmp/tempfile --script-opts=skip-op_start=130.531,skip-op_end=220.531,skip-ed_start=1326.58,skip-ed_end=1416.58
  

  Use the stored or persisted MAL ID to expedite the process of fetching skip times.

Install

• Linux

  For Arch linux, ani-skip is available in the AUR as ani-skip-git.

  git clone https://github.com/synacktraa/ani-skip.git
  sudo apt install mpv fzf  
  sudo cp ani-skip/ani-skip /usr/local/bin
  mkdir -p ~/.config/mpv/scripts && cp ani-skip/skip.lua ~/.config/mpv/scripts

• Windows

  Make sure scoop is installed.

  • Open powershell and run:

    scoop install mpv fzf git

  • Open git bash

    git clone https://github.com/synacktraa/ani-skip.git
    cp ani-skip/ani-skip /usr/bin
    mkdir -p ~/scoop/apps/mpv/current/portable_config/scripts
    cp ani-skip/skip.lua ~/scoop/apps/mpv/current/portable_config/scripts

Dependencies

• grep
• sed
• curl
• fzf
• mpv - Video Player

Checklist

• MPV support
• MyAnimeList Id scraper
• VLC support
• Create packages for Windows, Linux and Termux
• Test it on Android termux and Mac