Offline mode
How to use the offline mode in Seanime
What it does
Seanime has an offline mode that allows you to use the app without an internet connection.
It is designed to feel like you are still online, but with all features that require an internet connection disabled.
Offline mode includes metadata and images for anime and manga, progress tracking and list management.
How it works
Seanime cannot constantly download all the data in your library (metadata, images) and keep it up to date for offline use. This would be incredibly data-intensive and would take up a lot of space on your device.
Instead, you decide what media you want in your offline library before going offline.
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Click on the offline icon above your avatar in the sidebar
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On the page that opens, click
Create new snapshot
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Select which anime you want to include in the snapshot
- The more shows you include, the longer it will take to download images and metadata
- Images will be downloaded to
'$SEANIME_DATA_DIR/offline/assets'
by default
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Manga series will be included automatically based on the downloaded chapters you have
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Click
Create snapshot
to start the process
A snapshot is a copy of your library data at the time you created it. It includes episode metadata, progress data, list data and images.
Thanks to this snapshot, you can access your library offline and continue to use Seanime as if you were online.
Changes you make will be saved in the snapshot and ready to be synced when you go back online.
Enable offline mode
To enable offline mode, set the offline
flag in your config.toml
file to true
and restart the server.
[server]
host = '0.0.0.0'
offline = true
port = 43211
Important notes:
- You must create a snapshot before going offline. If you don't, you won't be able to access your library offline.
- You can only have one snapshot at a time.
Syncing data
When you're back online, navigate to the offline page and click Sync data and delete
to update your AniList collection with the changes you made offline.
Limitations
- No media streaming