Otakase
Desktop
The desktop app runs on Windows, macOS and Linux. Download it from the website.
Opening it
Once installed, Otakase is in your app menu (the Start menu, Launchpad or
your Linux launcher) and otakase opens it from a terminal; otakase
--launcher opens the launcher.
- Windows: the installer does both, and adds Otakase Launcher to the Start menu.
- macOS: with Otakase in Applications, choose Settings > Add to apps and
terminal for the command. macOS asks for your password when
/usr/local/binneeds it. - Linux: run the AppImage with
--install, or accept the offer the app makes on its first start (also under Settings > Add to apps and terminal). It moves to~/.local/share/otakase-app, links~/.local/bin/otakaseand adds the app menu entry and icon. If your terminal cannot findotakase, add~/.local/binto yourPATH.otakase --uninstalltakes it all out again and keeps your profiles and progress.
The window
The pages sit in a bar at the top, with the window buttons in the style of your system. Esc goes back. Moving the mouse over the player shows its controls.
Episode browsing
Go to episode accepts number keys or its keypad and selects the episode in the appropriate range without playing it. The title line and Episode details show the focused or hovered episode; the Menu or Info key on a focused card also opens its details. A pointer long press opens details on phone or desktop.
Focus outlines appear when you navigate with arrow keys or Tab. Moving, clicking or scrolling the mouse hides the outline while keeping the logical focus.
Settings > Playback > Hide episode spoilers defaults off. When enabled, unwatched titles are hidden and artwork is blurred behind a crossed-out eye. Reveal an episode from its details for the current visit without marking it watched.
Player keys
The player takes mpv's keys. ? shows this list in the player.
| Key | Does |
|---|---|
| Space / P | Play / pause |
| ← / → | Seek 5 seconds (Shift: 1 second) |
| ↑ / ↓ | Volume (9 / 0 for small steps) |
| M | Mute |
| F | Fullscreen (Esc leaves it) |
| Enter | Skip the opening or ending |
| < / > | Previous / next episode |
| PgUp / PgDn | Previous / next chapter |
| J / Shift+J | Next / previous subtitles |
| V | Subtitles on / off |
| Z / X | Subtitles earlier / later |
| # | Next audio track |
| [ / ] | Slower / faster ({ / } halve or double, Backspace back to normal) |
| , / . | Frame back / forward |
| S | Screenshot, saved in Pictures/Otakase |
| Q | Leave the player |
| Alt+O / Alt+E | Mark the opening / ending; press again where it ends |
| Alt+S | Send your marks to AniSkip |
| Alt+R | Forget your marks |
| Alt+U / Alt+D | The skip you got is right / wrong |
| Alt+K / Alt+N | In a watch party: vote to skip / for the next episode |
The launcher
Starting the app with --launcher opens a fixed-size popup. The menu fades
in on open and fades out when dismissed or when the popup loses focus.
Reduced motion skips both fades. Type to filter, use the arrows or
PageUp/PageDown to move, and press Enter to pick. Esc clears your
filter, goes back, then closes the menu. Ctrl+J and Ctrl+K move down and up.
Going back restores the previous filter and highlighted row. Type parts
of a title such as “solo lev” to filter, or choose Search for… to search
the catalog. The shortcut closes the popup when pressed again.
Playing from the popup fades out the menu and opens a normal player window. On Hyprland with Wayland layer shell, playback and the full app open in separate windows. Locked profiles ask for the profile code in the new window. Other desktops keep the unlocked session when reusing the popup window. Closing playback returns control to the desktop.
When your profile shows movies & shows (More > Display > This profile shows), the launcher lists the films and series you are watching and your Trakt watchlist, searches them along with anime, and has a Trending movies & shows list.
On Hyprland with Wayland layer shell version 4 or later, the launcher opens as a centered overlay. Hyprland’s window drag and resize shortcuts leave the overlay in place. On older Hyprland sessions, the popup falls back to a floating window and returns to center after a compositor drag. On sway and i3, the floating popup opens on the focused workspace. Windows, macOS and X11 open the popup above other windows on the display under the pointer.
Bind it to a keyboard shortcut in your desktop's settings to open Otakase from anywhere. On Hyprland, for example:
bind = SUPER SHIFT, A, exec, ~/.local/bin/otakase --launcher
Discord status
With the Discord app open on the same computer, your Discord status shows what is playing: the show, the episode, its cover and the time left, with links to AniList and MyAnimeList (or a Watch with me button while Watch with me is on). Films and series show too. Turn it off under Settings → Playback → Show what I watch in Discord.
Updates
The app checks for new releases and installs them:
- Windows: runs the new installer silently.
- macOS: swaps in the new app. It is not signed by Apple yet, so the first start needs right-click > Open.
- Linux: replaces the AppImage it was started from (the installed one
after
--install, so the menu entry andotakasestay the same). A copy it cannot replace (installed by a package manager, for example) gets a link to the download page instead.