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What systems is it compatible with?

Since version 1.6.0, Pixiv-MultiPlatform supports the following operating systems:

  • Windows
  • Linux
  • macOS
  • Android
  • iOS (partial support)
DANGER

Due to my lack of familiarity with Mac command line, the iOS package cannot be included in the CI release.

If anyone wants to try it, please download, compile, and install it yourself.

How should I choose the installation package?

  1. Click on the download page
  2. Windows users, please jump to Windows Installation
  3. Linux users, please jump to Linux Installation
  4. macOS users, please jump to macOS Installation
  5. Android users, please jump to Android Installation

Windows Installation

Direct Extraction Method

  1. Extract the files to a location of your choice
  2. Click on Pixiv-MultiPlatform.exe to launch

Using Windows Installer (.msi)

  1. Download windows.msi

  2. Double-click and select a suitable location for installation.

    WARNING

    By default, it will be installed to C:\Program Files\Pixiv-MultiPlatform. You can change the installation path if you prefer.

Linux Installation

Installation via Extraction

Use the tar related commands to extract the archive file to a location of your choice

Grant executable permissions: chmod +x ./Pixiv-MultiPlatform

Double-click the file to launch.

AUR Installation (Arch Linux only)

Currently, there are third-party packages available for AUR. You can use the yay -S related commands to install. We won't elaborate further on this feature.

macOS Installation

  1. Download the .dmg file
  2. Double-click the file
  3. Drag the icon to Applications
  4. Launch the App

Solution for when the dmg file cannot be installed on macOS

  1. Open

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  2. Click through the following

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  3. After entering your password, you can continue with the installation.

Android Installation

  1. Download the android.apk file to a location of your choice

    INFO
    The default storage location should be in Internal Storage/Downloads

  2. Open a file manager app on your phone (if you don't have one, please download a third-party file management tool like MT Manager), and locate the downloaded android.apk.

  3. Tap to install, and pay attention to options like Ignore Risk during installation.

Uninstallation

For Android, simply uninstall the app. For desktop versions, after deleting the folder, you need to remove residual files.

  1. Windows residual files are in C:\Users\username\.config\pmf. Simply drag them to the recycle bin.
  2. Linux residual files are in ~/.config/pmf. Simply delete them.