Ani

What is Ani?

Ani is a native desktop anime app for macOS focused on discovering, tracking, and watching anime in one place. It lets users browse shows, search across supported sources, play video with danmaku-style on-screen comments, and keep personal collections in sync with Bangumi. The app also supports offline caching and BitTorrent-based downloads for users who want to manage episodes locally for later viewing. On desktop, Ani is built for a full-screen or windowed viewing workflow rather than a browser-only experience, so it fits users who want a dedicated anime player and tracker on their Mac. It is published by Him188 and is also known as Animeko, the current project name used by the developer and repository.

Key features

• Search for anime and browse supported media sources
• Watch episodes in a dedicated desktop player
• Display danmaku-style on-screen comments while watching
• Sync collections and watch status with Bangumi
• Cache episodes for offline viewing
• Download and manage BitTorrent-based sources locally

Safety overview

Status: Mostly safe

This is legitimate media software for anime discovery, playback, collection syncing, and offline caching. Normal use may involve network access, local storage for cached media, and optional account connection for collection sync. Because the app can cache downloads and may use BitTorrent-based sources, users should be mindful of disk usage, bandwidth use, and the content sources they choose. Keep it only if you use its anime playback or tracking features, and remove cached media first if you want to free up space.

Recommendation: Keep Ani if you use it to watch anime, track progress, or sync collections on your Mac. If you no longer use it, removing the app is reasonable, and clearing its cached downloads first can recover the most space without affecting other apps.

Common paths

• /Applications/Ani.app
• ~/Applications/Ani.app

Related apps

• Animeko

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