FAQ

Cannot download from a certain site

• It seems, there are a lot of sites started using CloudFlare. Since FMD isn't actively developed nowadays, there is a workaround you can use, for now. First, check the site if it is using CloudFlare (you will see a notification screen).

Redo this method every now and then, because cookies expire. If this is not working, it means you have to do this from the start. A special thanks to @japzone1, for sharing this workaround with us in here:

1. For Kissmanga, try to disable Use Google DCP option (Options -> Websites -> Options tab).
2. Go to site (MangaDex, Kissmanga or something else), pass the captcha, and log into your user account for Mangadex. For Kissmanga etc, open a chapter.
3. Open your browser's developer tools, go to the Networking tab, refresh the page, then select a random item that appears in the list.
4. Under "Headers", copy the text that comes after "User-Agent:", go to FMD --> Options --> Sites --> Advanced --> MangaDex/Kissmanga/site, then paste the text next to "UserAgent"
5. Go back to the browser and go to the "Cookies" tab next to "Headers" from before, now copy each cookie into FMD, next to "Cookies", in this format (as one line):

• Mangadex : __cfduid=XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX; cf_clearance=XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX; mangadex=XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX; mangadex_rememberme_token=XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX; mangadex_session=XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
• Kissmanga : __cfduid=XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX; cf_clearance=XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX; idtz=XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

6. Now in FMD set "Enabled" to True, and set all the "Max-" and "UpdateList-" options to 1. Leave "UpdateListDirectoryPageNumber" empty (but if you know it, you can add it though).
7. Now refresh your Favorites (or restart FMD) to see if it works. PS: These instructions were made using Firefox. Location of some info might be different in your browser.

• The Kissmanga workaround below might not work nowadays, if the above one isn't working, try below.

Also, check if Encryption keys have changed:

1. Open kissmanga.com -> Open a manga chapter's first page.
2. Right click -> inspect element -> choose "console"
3. Type chko and hit enter. Copy and paste what has returned from that code to a blank text file. For example "mshsdf832nsdbash20asdm".
4. Now type CryptoJS.enc.Hex.stringify(iv) and hit enter. Copy and paste what has returned from that code to a blank text file. For example "a5e8e2e9c2721be0a84ad660c472c1f3"
5. Open FMD -> Go to "Settings -> Websites -> Options" tab. Paste those codes to Key and Initialization Vector.
6. Save.
7. Restart FMD.
8. Check again.

FMD loads only a few pages and then stops / FMD skips pages (MangaHere, MangaFox)

Try to decrease Downloaded tasks at the same time and Downloaded files per task option values (Options -> Connections tab)

Cannot download from Mangago

They add some encryptions/scramblers to their code each time FMD fixes it. Either read online or change your favorites until it is fixed. But don't expect too much, it will be broken again.

Fresh Install steps

If you are experiencing either empty chapter lists or some other problems, check if our ip isn't banned or your ISP hasn't blocked that site. After that, trying Fresh Install might be a solution for you. Here are the steps:

1. Backup Works\favorites.db file. If you want to keep downloaded chapters etc, backup Works\downloadedchapters.db and Works\downloads.db files too.
2. Backup Data folder. But if you are having problem with a site, backing up data files except that site might be a good choice. For example, delete Kissmanga.db before backing up, if you're having problem with that.
3. Write down your settings (like download path etc.) to a Notepad page or a paper. Backing up Config\config.ini file is the fastest way, but, your problem's cause might be it.
4. Backing up lua folder might be a wise choice. But a suggestion, try backing up except problematic lua module like database files. You can redownload that.