Using HDoujin Downloader on Linux and MacOS

It is possible to run HDoujin Downloader on Linux and MacOS using CrossOver or Wine.

Running HDoujin Downloader with CrossOver

This is the easiest way to run HDoujin Downloader on MacOS. For best results, use a 32-bit Windows 10 environment.

  1. Create a 32-bit Windows 10 bottle
  2. Install .NET 4.X (latest version)
  3. Go to Run Command, and in the command box, browse to HDoujin Downloader.exe
  4. Run and Save Command as Launcher

These steps were helpfully contributed by lullabyforacat.

For more detailed steps (with screenshots), see the general usage guide for CrossOver provided here.

Running HDoujin Downloader with Wine

he following steps were tested with Ubuntu 16.04 and Wine 1.6, but should work with other Linux configurations.

  1. Install winetricks
  2. Install .NET Framework 4.0 with winetricks by running winetricks dotnet401
  3. Run HDoujin Downloader with wine "HDoujin Downloader.exe"2

1If you see an error message stating “[t]his package does not work on a 64-bit installation”, you need to set up a 32-bit Wine prefix.

2If you see an error message stating “Unknown heap type: #Schema”, make sure that you’re using a 32-bit Wine prefix.