AniWorld Provider

Legal And Jurisdiction Notice

Before enabling this provider, read the Legal Disclaimer.
You are responsible for ensuring that access, automation, and downloads are legal in your jurisdiction and allowed by the third-party service terms.

If you are setting up AniBridge for anime workflows, AniWorld is one of the main provider options.

Quick User Summary

AniWorld (formerly AniCloud) is a German-language anime-focused platform. For most users, it is known for German Dub and German Sub availability, with some English-sub entries depending on title and hoster.

Background And History

• Early 2021 – Popular unofficial anime streaming sites like Anime4You shut down, creating demand for alternatives. firmenbild.com
• Feb 2021 – AniCloud (also referred to as Animecloud) appears as a new anime streaming/aggregation site. AniWorld - Support
• 7 April 2022 – Official announcement that AniCloud rebrands to AniWorld, with domain migration to AniWorld.to. AniWorld - Support
• Oct 2023 – AniWorld site updates legal and terms pages under the AniWorld brand. AniWorld - Regeln
• Dec 2024 – Media coverage highlights AniWorld’s prominence and legality questions. GIGA

Because branding and domains in this ecosystem can change quickly, treat these details as point-in-time context.

What You Can Expect In AniBridge

• AniBridge can resolve AniWorld series slugs from your Sonarr/Prowlarr queries.
• Episode checks are performed per season/episode and language.
• Release names are generated so *arr tools can parse episodes more reliably.
• AniWorld specials (/filme) are handled with metadata-based mapping to reduce import mismatches.

Practical Notes For Setup

• Provider key in config: aniworld.to
• Slugs typically follow: /anime/stream/<slug>
• AniBridge can pull title index data from a live alphabet URL or a local HTML fallback.
• Default language candidates in AniBridge:
  • German Dub
  • German Sub
  • English Sub

Specials Handling

AniBridge includes dedicated mapping logic for AniWorld specials.
When AniWorld source numbering differs from Sonarr metadata numbering, AniBridge can:

• probe/download with AniWorld source coordinates
• still emit Sonarr-facing alias numbering in release names

This behavior reduces import mismatches for specials and extras.

Configuration

Common environment variables:

• CATALOG_SITES (include aniworld.to to enable)
• ANIWORLD_BASE_URL
• ANIWORLD_ALPHABET_URL
• ANIWORLD_ALPHABET_HTML
• ANIWORLD_TITLES_REFRESH_HOURS

Related specials-mapping controls are documented in:

• Environment

Things To Keep In Mind

• AniBridge does not control AniWorld uptime, layout changes, or regional blocking.
• AniWorld-side changes can temporarily affect search quality or episode resolution.
• The legal situation and site terms may change. Re-check them regularly.