Downloading with ReinaManager

What is ReinaManager

ReinaManager is a lightweight, easy-to-use Galgame/Visual Novel management tool that helps you organize local games, aggregate metadata from multiple sources, and automatically track playtime.

Key features:

• 🌐 Multi-Source Data Integration — Fetch, merge, and display game metadata from multiple APIs
• 🔍 Powerful Search — Search games by title, aliases, custom names, and other metadata
• 🗂️ Filter & Sort — Filter and sort games across multiple dimensions, such as source, status, tags, etc.
• 📚 Library Management — Organize your game collection with groups and categories, supporting drag-and-drop sorting
• 🎮 Playtime Tracking — Automatically record game sessions, providing detailed playtime statistics and history
• 🎨 Personalization — Customize game covers, titles, descriptions, tags, and more to create your own unique game library
• 💾 Save Data Backup — Supports manual and automatic backups of game save data
• 🛠️ Tool Integration — Launch games with Locale Emulator region switching and Magpie scaling integration
• 📥 Download Integration — Receive game download tasks pushed from Shionlib for one-click library importing

Installing ReinaManager

You can download ReinaManager from the following page:

• ReinaManager Quick Start

• Installer Edition: Recommended for most users, supports automatic updates in subsequent releases.

• Portable Edition: Download the ZIP archive and extract to use immediately. Ideal for portable drives, though future updates may require manual operations.

Disabling or Enabling ReinaManager in Shionlib

ReinaManager appears in the download menu by default.

To disable it:

1. Open Settings in Shionlib
2. Go to Downloads settings
3. Locate ReinaManager under Game managers
4. Turn off its switch

Once turned off, ReinaManager will no longer be displayed in the download menu. On the same page, you can also set Send to ReinaManager as the default download method, after which clicking the Download button pushes directly.

ReinaManager can only receive games that have a Bangumi ID. When a game has no Bangumi ID, this entry in the menu cannot be selected; please use another download method.

Downloading with ReinaManager

1. Open the game page and find the resource and file you wish to download in the Downloads tab
2. Click the arrow beside the Download button on the right side of the file to open the Other ways to download menu
3. Select Send to ReinaManager from the menu
4. The page completes the human verification automatically
5. The browser will request to open ReinaManager
6. Confirm the game information and installation location in ReinaManager
7. Confirm to create the download task

After receiving the task, ReinaManager will:

1. Download the file and verify file size and hash checksums
2. Extract common archive formats such as 7Z, ZIP, RAR, etc.
3. Automatically strip meaningless outer folders inside archives
4. Scan and detect the game launcher executable
5. Fetch Mixed metadata
6. Match existing games based on the Bangumi ID or Hikarinagi ID
7. Update existing games or create a complete local game entry in one go
8. Associate the task with the final game entry

Pushed Information

ReinaManager receives the following information with each push:

Troubleshooting

Nothing happens after selecting ReinaManager in the download menu

Check the application logs first for entries related to the reinamanager protocol:

• The application usually automatically registers or repairs protocol registration upon startup
• If an error appears in the logs, try restarting ReinaManager first
• If it still does not respond, contact the author with the logs for assistance

The download task does not appear in ReinaManager

Check the following items:

• Whether the browser blocked the custom protocol
• Whether ReinaManager showed an installation confirmation window
• Whether the temporary download link has expired

Can I push directly if ReinaManager is not opened in advance?

Yes.

After selecting ReinaManager, the system will automatically launch the application and transfer the download task.

Download does not start after the human verification

Reopen the download menu and select Send to ReinaManager again.

Prompted that the link has expired during download

Temporary download links have an expiration time. Pushing the file again from Shionlib will generate a new download link.