MovieSieve

A Portable GUI application developed using python-eel and svelte, for managing movie collection.

Features

• Filter movies in your movie folder based on genre
• Search movies by name or year of release
• Display basic details about the movie on selecting
• In case details for any movie is unavailable in MovieSieve, you can either fetch it using its IMDb ID or manually add the details
• Export/Import movie data as moviesieve (.ms) file
• Save movie data for offline use

Prerequisites

• Movie name should be in the format Name (Year)
• Internet connection is required for setting up movies in a folder for the first time.

User Manual

• Choose movie directory by clicking the Browse 📁 button in the toolbar
• Wait till details for all the movies in the selected directory is retreived
• Once the details are fetched, movies will be listed on the left sidebar
• Click any movie to see its details
• Use the Filter Dropdown to filter movies by genre
• To search movies by name/year, use the Search
• Movies, for which details were unavailable will be in red color
• Click the movie to add its details manually
• Use the Import ⬇️ button in toolbar to import data from MovieSieve(.ms) file
• Use the Export ⬆️ button in toolbar to export data into MovieSieve(.ms) file
• Please Save 💾 before exiting. Else, latest additions wont be available, next time you open the app.

Installation Guide

• Download the latest version executable (MovieSieve.exe) from here
• Run the .exe file to launch the application
• Once you launch the application, MovieSieve.data file will be created next to the .exe file
• ⚠️ Application data will be stored in MovieSieve.data. Hence, entire data will be lost if it is deleted.

Launching Application from Source Code

• Install the necessary libraries by running the command pip install -r requirements.txt
• cd into UI folder and install the dependancies through npm install
• Compile the svelte app by running the command npm run build
• Launch the application by executing the file MovieSieve.py
• Refer Eel to understand the working and for packaging info.