Snekbooru - The Ultimate Anime & Manga Browser

POWER YOUR BROWSING

Snekbooru combines advanced booru search, AI chat, hentais, manga reader, and bulk downloads in one sleek application. Browse hanime and manga from 8+ sources simultaneously with astonishingly low latency.

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KEY FEATURES

ADVANCED SEARCH

Powerful tag based search engine with intelligent auto completion, custom blacklist filtering, and multi source reverse image lookup through SauceNAO, IQDB, and Google Lens integration.

RICH MEDIA SUPPORT

Seamless playback of images, animated GIFs (with WebP adn Avif optimization), and videos. SNEK Apollo multimedia framework integration ensures compatibility with a good chunk of video formats and codecs.

INTEGRATED MANGA READER

Built in manga reader supporting e-Hentai and Mangadex (nHentai requires a API key and accounts now so I substituted it with e-Hantai as per _shidouuu's advice). Features include custom scrapping, smooth exporting to multiple formats, built in ad blocker, and reading history tracking.

SMART FAVORITES

Save and organize your favorite posts with custom categories and tags. Get personalized recommendations based on your browsing history and preferences for faster discovery.

BULK DOWNLOAD

Download multiple posts simultaneously with real time progress tracking, pause/resume capability, and automatic file organization. Supports custom naming patterns and batch operations.

HENTAI HAVEN TAB

Watch hentai and other NSFW content form Hentai Haven in a separate tab. Enjoy a safe and enjoyable experience without any distractions or interruptions, completely ad free and 100% free ;P.

AI CHAT ASSISTANT

Powered AI assistant with response streaming, multiple concurrent chat tabs, the ability to access all content on the platform, and customizable personality presets. Get instant help with search queries, recommendations, posts, and general questions.

CUSTOM THEMES (sCSS)

Fully customizable appearance using snek CSS (sCSS). Create or download themes from the community. Supports accent colors, layout adjustments, and complete UI overhauls thanks to the heavily customized PyQt5 library.

MINIGAMES & ACHIEVEMENTS

Interactive minigames including Tag Guesser, Image Scrammbler, and Post Showdown. Earn achievements, challange your own skill, and have fun with the app!

PRIVACY & SECURITY

Incognito browsing mode leaves no local history. Offline access to cached content. Multilingual support. All data stored locally - we never collect or transmit ANY personal information.

UNLIMITED CUSTOM SOURCES

Add any booru style website as a custom source. Simple Mode for standard APIs or Advanced Mode for full technical control. Mix and match sources for multi site searches.

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WINDOWS 7+ (64-BIT) ONLY

WIN_SNEKBOORU_INSTALLER_X64.EXE

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
• Windows 7 or later (64-bit)
• 2GB RAM (application runs on minimal resources)
• Internet connection for booru access
• 4Gb of storage space to be able to cache content and download videos

RECOMMENDED SPECIFICATIONS:
• Windows 10/11 (64-bit)
• 4GB RAM (typical usage ~200-500MB, bulk downloads and HHaven use more)
• 12Gb of SSD storage space for faster image loading and ability to save more images

GET STARTED

Download and run our SNEK Iluvatar installer above.
Follow installation wizard.
Launch from Start Menu or desktop.
Configure settings and API keys (optional).
Start browsing and downloading!

COMMUNITY

Join our Discord for help, bug reports, and community chat:

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CREATOR: atroubledsnake
CONTRIBUTORS:69st, nikolailol and _shidouuu
PORTFOLIO: ATroubledSnake

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VERSION HISTORY

Release Version 6.0.0

FINALLY got rid of VLC and Qt's video player, the app now uses its own video player that I wrote myself (I'll release the source code to SNEK_Apollo once I finish Linux compatibility)
Added 4 new languages (Korean, Turkish, Dutch and Italian) and introduced a great number of changes to the prexisting lngpcks
Multiple changes to the AI tab: added tool use (the AI can now search for images, tags and even inspect posts for you), fixed how markdown was parsed and improved how the AI handles requests
The new release uses SNEK_Iluvatar (to which I have released the source code on my GitHub) instead of Inno Setup
Removed a shitton of old code that wasn't used anymore and refactored some other parts of the code
Fixed ZeroChan thumbnails failing to load
Replaced nHentai with e-Hentai in the manga tab (thank _shidouuu for the idea)
Fixed a LOT of memory leak issues, so your device shouldn't explode after a while of using the app anymore

Release Version 5.0.8 Patch

Fixed issue with settings crashing the app on saving (I still have no idea how I let such a big error happen and how I let it into prod)

Release Version 5.0.8

Video Playback Overhaul: Switched to PyQt5's native QMediaPlayer, added comprehensive controls (Play/Pause, Seek, Volume, Skip).
Audio Improvements: Native audio playback with volume control and proper sync via Qt's multimedia engine.
Tag Suggestion System: Auto-complete suggestions as you type and a manual suggestion dialog.
Hentai Tab: New dedicated tab for hentai content.
Custom Sources: Re-introduced simple and advanced modes for adding custom booru sources.
Comprehensive Language Support: Updated all 12 language packs for new features.
Performance Improvements: Better memory management and optimized tag suggestion fetching.

Release Version 5.0.5

Significantly improved the UI of the Manga tab by organizing controls into logical groups for a cleaner and more intuitive layout.
Fixed an issue where the Browser tab's background color would not update correctly when changing application themes.
Added a new Manga Reader feature that allows you to view manga from Nhentai and Mangadex.

Release Version 5.0.3

Fixed multiple bugs in the minigames tab and made all the minigames actually playable and enjoyable again.
Multiple changes introduced to the downloads tab allowing for local media import and minor bugfixes.
Fixed random posts showing up only from Gelbooru.

Release Version 5.0.2

Introduced a better way to choose sources (via checkboxes) - this now allows mixing different sources instead of all or just one.
Refactored the downloads tab: Added tag saving and introduced thumbnail viewing.
Refactored favorites tab: Added categories/catalogues and changed the positioning and size of the post inspector.
Minor stability improvements.

Release Version 5.0.0

Overhauled the AI Chat Assistant: Implemented response streaming, added multiple chat tabs, and introduced customizable AI Presets.
Added a Hotkeys tab in Settings for full customization of keyboard shortcuts.
Added a "Go to Page" input field for direct page navigation.
Changed settings layout for a more user-friendly experience, including special toggles for content blacklisting and a unified API keys tab.
General stability improvements and major bug fixes.

Release Version 4.9.4

Added AI Chat Assistant with advanced personalization options.
Added Reverse Image Search tab with support for SauceNAO, IQDB, and Google Lens.
Added a link to the official Discord server on the home page.
Completely overhauled the README with detailed documentation for all features.
Minor bug fixes and performance improvements.

Release version 4.8.7

Added custom styling using sCSS (documentation provided in settings).
Added support for multiple languages.
New logo and improved scraping.
Added incognito mode.
Added a section for adding your own API keys.
Improved the recommendations bot even further.
Fixed multiple visual bugs.

Release Version 4.8

Fixed major bug causing frequent crashes in the video player.
Added more and improved video and sound controls.
Upgraded the recommendations robot.

Release Version 4.7.4

Multiprocessing implemented in order to stop app from crashing if a media causes VLC to crash.

Release Version 4.6.1

Fixed major bug causing crashes after searching for a second time.