Crunchyroll Downloader

Crunchyroll is one of the most popular anime streaming services out there, although it offers several other types of content as well. If you can’t watch your favorite shows online, or you prefer to have the option of viewing them offline, this application could prove useful.

Crunchyroll Downloader is an open-source utility that uses youtube-dl and FFmpeg to help you save shows locally, with or without subtitles, and even convert them to MKV. It features a simple, intuitive GUI and is very easy to use.

This application relies on youtube-dl for downloading content and FFmpeg for processing. If these components are not already available, they will be downloaded automatically on launch.

While you can use youtube-dl to download shows even without this program, the GUI is a lot more user-friendly, making the process accessible even for less experienced users.

Before anything else, you need to log in with your Crunchyroll account. Naturally, if you have a Premium Crunchyroll subscription, you will be able to access and download more content.

Once you’ve logged in, just paste the show’s URL, select the desired quality and specify whether or not subtitles should be grabbed as well. You also have the option of converting the downloaded video to MKV.

When you have started downloading something, a small window will be displayed on your desktop to let you know that the operation is in progress. However, the window cannot be hidden, nor can you minimize the application while a download is active.

Crunchyroll Downloader does the job very well, though it might get in your way while downloads are in progress. On the whole, it can prove very helpful for Crunchyroll users who want to watch their shows offline.