Looking for a good Anime organization program

[forgiven444]

Hey,
Not sure if this goes in this forum or under the recommendation forum.
Since it's not an anime/manga recommendation, I figured it should go under here.

Feel free to move it if I'm wrong.

Pretty much what I'm looking for is the best website (or program if there is one) to keep track of the anime that I have watched and my ratings for them, and the animes I want to watch and am currently watching.

I would prefer a site with minimal ads and a nice interface.

Thanks!

[Southrop]

Try these?

1. AniDB + AniDB O' Matic
2. Anime-Planet
3. MyAnimeList

You could also develop your own spreadsheet for it, like I did, or code your own, like my friends did. My friends have released their program though, so you could use it. It's called PythonAnimeList, or PAL for short. A Google search should find you it, but if it doesn't, ask me. It's totally ad/ware free and totally independent. There is a GUI now, though it used to be command-line based.

[mgz]

did you try windows, or linux or OSX, i hear they let you make folders and name things which allow them to be organized in any manner you see fit

[geoffreak]

I use Plex, a Mac only media center. It is based off XBMC which is available for all systems.
Also, ad blockers exist for a reason.

[altlavista]

i don't understand what's the big deal.

make anime folder
make folders for each series
place files in respective folders

is that a solution to your problem? or do you want to be able to sort your anime not only by name but also with genres and tags? searching possible too, perhaps?

[blubart]

if he wants to store information about what he watched (and perhaps deleted), what he want to watch (and hasn't downloaded yet) just creating some folders doesn't cut it.
imo AniDB is the way to go. MyList (everything you watched), Wishlist, Votes, easy update through AniDB o Matic, no adds at all, etc. everything you would want

[iindigo]

i don't understand what's the big deal.

make anime folder
make folders for each series
place files in respective folders

is that a solution to your problem? or do you want to be able to sort your anime not only by name but also with genres and tags? searching possible too, perhaps?

The thing about plain folder organization is that it's very generic and not tailored to the task of anime organization, and grows more and more clunky feeling with each title added. A program that allows one to sort through his collection based on a number of things (title, genre, studio, etc), search through them, keep track of watched/unwatched, and maybe even acted as a player would be more convenient for some people.

[altlavista]

aha! i actually thought that topic creator wants to organize his anime collection (meaning data on hdd). now i see i was a bit off road

[forgiven444]

yah i was hoping for some program maybe like itunes search features + the anime-planet record thingy ;[ guess not
I'll be looking at the programs u guys rec'd tho thanks!

[mgz]

anidb has software doesnt it ?

[blubart]

jep, as pointed out: anidb o matic
anidb + anidb-o-matic seems to be exactly what you are looking for.