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

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

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.

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.

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.