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Config file / Data directory
Troubleshooting
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Anime library
Scan your library
Manage anime files
Download / Auto-download
Watch on other devices
Playlists
Media streaming
Streaming
Torrent streaming
Debrid streaming
Online streaming
Manga
Manga and chapters
Reader settings
Download chapters
Extensions
Extensions
Create extensions
Offline mode
UI Customization

Manage anime files

Learn how to manage your local anime entries

After being successfully scanned, files from the same series are consolidated into a single entry which you can access from a page. From there, you can manage the files, edit metadata, and more.

Media entry

1. Locking files

Locking files

As mentioned on the scanning page, locked files are not scanned again. This is particularly useful when you have manually matched files and don't want them to be overwritten, or you want to speed up scanning. It also helps de-clutter the scan summaries.

Always lock your files as a good practice.

2. Bulk actions

Media entry
  • Click on the vertical ellipsis button to open the context menu.
  • From there, you can download, unmatch or delete some files.

3. Episode files

Unmatch

Media entry
  • Click on the ellipsis on the right side of an episode item to open the context menu.
  • Click on the "Unmatch" button to unmatch the file.

Edit metadata

The episodes are classified using AniDB data. This includes the episode title, and air date. The episode image and description are fetched from TheTVDB based on the AniDB episode ID.

Good to know
If the anime is not found on AniDB or the automatic mapping fails, the episode files will not have any metadata.

The mapping (how the AniDB entry is recognized) is done automatically by Seanime based on the AniList ID and what AniDB episode number the scanner assigned to each file. If you notice any discrepancies, you can manually edit the metadata. This is the mapping process in a nutshell: AniList anime ID -> AniDB anime ID -> AniDB episodes -> TheTVDB episodes.

Media entry
Media entry
Absolute episode numbers
Seanime's scanner has a built-in way of recognizing and handling absolute episode numbers in torrent filenames such that the final metadata will only contain the relative episode number.

Fix missing images

Media entry
Media entry

If one or more episodes have no images, you can fetch them from other sources.

  • Click on the vertical ellipsis button to open the context menu.
  • Click Metadata to open the metadata management modal.
  • Click Fetch / Reload [X] metadata to fetch up-to-date metadata for the anime
  • Seanime will fetch, cache and automatically apply the new images to the episodes.
  • Note: You need to perform this action each time you notice missing images.
  • Click Remove [X] metadata to undo and fallback to the default metadata.

Get filler info

Media entry
Media entry

You can automatically highlight filler episodes in the episode list.

  • Click on the vertical ellipsis button to open the context menu.
  • Click Metadata to open the metadata management modal.
  • Click Fetch filler info to fetch up-to-date filler information for the anime.
  • Seanime will fetch, cache and automatically apply the filler info to the episodes.
  • Note: You need to perform this action each time you notice missing filler info.
  • Click Remove filler info to undo and fallback to the default metadata.