Ultra-Fast 4K/1080p Video Player
Powered by high-performance native renderers with AniSkip integration. Automatically skips opening and ending theme songs. Includes gesture brightness/volume controls, speed changer, and audio dub/sub switching.
Say goodbye to buffering, broken video links, and intrusive ads. KuroX is the reimagined open-source anime powerhouse with built-in instant Public API streaming, deep multi-tracker synchronization, biometric security, and cloudless decentralized P2P user data backup.
Direct HLS stream extraction. No third-party scraper lag or broken webview timeouts.
12-word seed phrase account backup. Seamlessly sync history and watchlists across devices without central servers.
Keep your custom manga bookmarks and watch history secured with device hardware biometrics.
Built as the modernized, actively maintained evolution of ShonenX. We fixed the upstream playback issues, solved package signature update locks, and introduced decentralized synchronization.
| Feature / Capability | ShonenX (Upstream) | KuroX (This Fork) |
|---|---|---|
| ⚡ Instant Native Public API Streamer | ❌ Often broken / slow scraping | ✅ 1s–3s instant start, 100% stable |
| 🌐 Multi-Device Sync Architecture | ❌ No cloud sync / manual export | ✅ Pure decentralized P2P Swarm & Seeder |
| 🔄 In-Place Android App Updates | ❌ Signature mismatch on new installs | ✅ Stable release keystore (clean updates) |
| 📺 Android TV 100% Remote D-Pad | ⚠️ Incomplete TV focus navigation | ✅ Native leanback D-pad controls |
| 🎮 Discord Rich Presence (RPC) | ⚠️ Desktop only, partial posters | ✅ Realtime live title, episode, & artwork |
| 📊 Multi-Tracker Integrations | ⚠️ AniList only | ✅ AniList, MyAnimeList, and Simkl |
| 🔒 Biometric Security Lock | ❌ Not available | ✅ Fingerprint, Face Unlock & PIN security |
| 🛠️ Extension Bridge Compatibility | ❌ Frequent "No video found" errors | ✅ Auto-extract stream resolver patches |
Whether you want to binge modern 4K simulcasts, read manga chapters offline, or keep your AniList library in perfect harmony.
Powered by high-performance native renderers with AniSkip integration. Automatically skips opening and ending theme songs. Includes gesture brightness/volume controls, speed changer, and audio dub/sub switching.
Immerse yourself with Webtoon vertical scrolling, traditional right-to-left manga mode, and double-page landscape spreads. Auto-downloads upcoming chapters in the background for offline reading.
No emails, no corporate databases, no data harvesting. Sign up with a cryptographic 12-word recovery phrase. Your device seeds encrypted snapshots to the swarm so you can restore your data on any device anytime.
Seamless two-way progress tracking with AniList, MyAnimeList (MAL), and Simkl. Mark episodes watched automatically the moment the credits roll.
Show your Discord friends exactly what you are watching in real time with high-definition anime cover art, current episode title, and playback timers.
Hardware-level biometric authentication (Fingerprint, Face Unlock, or PIN) keeps your personal favorites and private viewing history protected from prying eyes.
Everything you need to know about KuroX, ShonenX, installation, and streaming.
KuroX is a high-speed, open-source anime and manga client built as an advanced fork of ShonenX. It resolves upstream playback failures with an instant native Public API parser, adds decentralized P2P user synchronization, fixes extension bridge extractors, and delivers consistent release keystore signatures so updates install smoothly on Android.
Yes! KuroX is 100% free and open-source under the GPL-v3 license. There are no subscriptions, paywalls, banner ads, popup ads, or tracking cookies. You get pure, uninterrupted anime and manga.
Visit our Download Page, tap on Universal APK (or Arm64 for modern phones), and your browser will immediately download the APK file. Open the downloaded APK and enable "Install from Unknown Sources" if prompted. For Android TV, sideload the Universal APK using apps like "Send Files to TV" or a USB drive.
When you sign up in KuroX, the app generates an industry-standard 12-word cryptographic mnemonic phrase. Your watch history, favorites, and custom settings are end-to-end encrypted with your private key and shared as encrypted chunks across the active peer swarm. If you delete the app or get a new device, simply enter your 12 words to restore your entire profile directly from peers without relying on any central server.
Yes, KuroX provides direct OAuth2 integration with AniList, MyAnimeList (MAL), and Simkl. Once connected, your episodes and chapters synchronize automatically in the background.