FavThanker

This is an application used to automate thanking people for favorites on Furaffinity.

Specifications

• Java 11
• JavaFX 11
• HtmlUnit

System Requirements

• Windows, MacOS, Linux
• Java installed
• Must use the FA 'Modern' theme

Installation

Windows

• Download the Windows .jar file from the latest release.
• Create a folder named FavThanker somewhere on your computer.
• Cut and paste the .jar file into the FavThanker folder.
• Run the application by double clicking the .jar file.
  • Alternatively, open cmd, cd into the FavThanker folder and run java -jar FavThanker-windows.jar.

MacOS

• Download the Mac .jar file from the latest release.
• Create a folder named FavThanker somewhere on your computer.
• Cut and paste the .jar file into the FavThanker folder.
• Run the application by double clicking the .jar file. If a security dialog appears, click Cancel, then inside settings, open Security & Privacy and run the application anyways.
  • Alternatively, open a terminal, cd into the FavThanker folder and run java -jar FavThanker-mac.jar.

Linux

• Download the Linux .jar file from the latest release.
• Create a folder named FavThanker somewhere on your computer.
• Cut and paste the .jar file into the FavThanker folder.
• Run the application by double clicking the .jar file.
  • Alternatively, open a terminal, cd into the FavThanker folder and run java -jar FavThanker-linux.jar.

Usage

• Download and edit the JSON template.
  • Fill in your FA username.
  • Add pre-made messages to the message array.
  • Add groups for sending specific messages to specific groups of users.
  • Rename the file to your username (for example Seledrex.json).
• Cut and paste the JSON file into the FavThanker folder.
• Run the .jar file.
• Press Select User and select the JSON file.
• Add Cookie A and Cookie B into the text fields.
  • To view your cookies on Chrome, follow these instructions. Other browsers will have similar methods.
  • When viewing FA, there should be two cookies, one named a and the other b. You just need the corresponding values for these for the FavThanker application to work.
• Press start to begin thanking.

Notes

• Favorite notifications will be automatically removed from your FA.
• Favorite notifications and shouts will be saved in CSV format in the application folder.
• Cookies are saved to the application folder so the user will stay logged in.
• The application will not leave a shout on user pages where the user has left a shout in their own shout box.
• Shouts are made every 20 seconds to avoid FA spam warnings.

Compiling

mvn clean compile assembly:single

Todo

• Better packaging
• Command line version
• Create config file within the application
• Add exclude list