📋 Changelog

All notable changes to TOP Posters API

v1.4.3 Smarter Live Logo Placement & Blu-ray Cover Support LATEST
🧠 Smart Live Logo Routing Pro+
  • Live logo placement is now smarter and only kicks in when it actually helps
  • Localized posters keep their original artwork whenever possible, while problematic title/logo overlaps are handled automatically
  • Results are now more consistent across standard posters and Blu-ray / 4K cover renders
📺 Platform Originals on Posters Pro+
  • Posters can now display the original streaming platform when available
  • A cleaner way to highlight whether a title is a Netflix, Apple TV+, Prime Video, Disney+ original and more
🌟 New Rating Sources Pro+
  • Added Douban, one of the most popular movie and TV rating platforms in China, as a new rating source for posters
  • Added SensCritique, a leading French rating platform for movies and TV, as a new rating source for posters and episode thumbnails
🎬 Smarter Technical Specs Pro+
  • Technical Specs badges now better reflect the available stream sources shown by platforms like Stremio and Nuvio
  • Improved source matching across movies and series for more accurate specs banners
🎨 Dynamic Badge Logos Pro+
  • Badge logos can now adapt visually based on the rating range
  • High and low scores are easier to read at a glance thanks to more expressive badge variations
🎞️ Thumbnail Resolution Settings Premium
  • Episode thumbnails now support selectable output resolutions
  • Choose between 720p, 1080p and Max depending on your device and quality needs
📱 Device-Based Poster Resolution Pro+
  • User agent compatibility has now been extended to posters, starting with per-device resolution settings
  • Different apps and devices can now receive poster resolutions tailored to their own display and bandwidth needs
🏷️ New Poster Info Badges Pro+
  • Posters can now display Age Rating and Production Country as additional badges
  • A simple way to add more context at a glance alongside ratings and technical specs
⚡ Performance Improvements
  • Several under-the-hood optimizations make poster generation faster and more efficient
  • Improved processing helps keep previews and final renders more responsive across the app
v1.4.2 Thumbnail Styles, Waterdrop Posters & UI Redesign
🎞️ Thumbnail Rating Styles Premium
  • Episode thumbnails now support multiple rating badge styles
  • Choose between TOP Posters, RPDB and Waterdrop directly from the dashboard
  • Thumbnail rating and anime badges now render consistently across all supported styles
💧 Waterdrop Style for Posters Pro+
  • Poster rating badges now support the Waterdrop style
  • Introduces a premium glass-like look with full-edge highlight rendering
🌟 Rating Sources Update Pro+
  • Added Crunchyroll as a new rating source for anime titles
  • TOP Posters has been split into Community and Critics ratings
🎨 Complete API UI Redesign
  • Full redesign of the API dashboard and management interface
  • Cleaner layout, improved controls and refreshed previews across the app
🖼️ Higher Base Resolutions for Posters Pro+
  • Pro users can now select 1000px or Original resolution as the base poster resolution
  • Ideal for high-DPI displays and large-screen setups requiring maximum image quality
🗄️ New Image Sources
  • Posters can now be fetched from TVDB and Fanart.tv in addition to TMDB (default) Pro+
  • Episode thumbnails can now be fetched from TVDB and IMDb Premium
v1.4.0 Addon Wrapper, Plex Specs & Regional Ratings
🧩 Stremio Addon Wrapper All tiers
  • Built-in Stremio addon wrapper — import any Stremio addon directly from the dashboard
  • TOP Posters automatically replaces catalog poster URLs on the fly
  • Drag-and-drop catalog ordering, enable/disable per catalog, custom names
  • Trend tracking: detect which titles are rising or falling in the catalog rankings Pro+
  • Personal manifest URL generated per user, installable directly in Stremio
🎬 Plex Specs from Filename Pro+
  • Technical specs badges now read resolution, audio format and HDR standard directly from the Plex media filename
  • No external lookup needed — works offline and instantly
  • Supports common naming conventions (e.g. Movie.2160p.DV.TrueHD.mkv)
🖼️ Rating Badges on Thumbnails Premium
  • Episode thumbnails now support multiple rating badges at once, matching the multi-source poster workflow
  • Configurable from the dashboard with independent thumbnail badge controls
🌍 4 New Regional Rating Sources Pro+
  • Beyazperde — Turkish cinema ratings (critic & user)
  • FilmStarts — German cinema ratings (critic & user)
  • SensaCine — Spanish cinema ratings (critic & user)
  • AdoroCinema — Brazilian cinema ratings (critic & user)
  • Total: 36+ sources
v1.3.0 Specs Badges, Blu-ray Covers & Plex
🎬 Technical Specs Badges Pro+
  • New badge type showing resolution, audio format and HDR standard (e.g. 4K · Dolby Atmos · HDR10+)
  • Data based on real release information for high accuracy
  • Color customizable: gold or silver
  • Toggle on/off from the user dashboard
💿 Blu-ray & 4K Cover Posters All tiers
  • New cover_mode preference: standard (default TMDB poster) or bluray (black Blu-ray / 4K case style)
  • Selectable from the user dashboard
🌟 8 New Rating Sources Pro+
  • Kinorium, MovieMeter, FilmAffinity, ČSFD, MyDramaList, Filmweb, Filmweb Krytyków, Filmarks
  • Total: 28+ sources
🎞️ Plex Metadata Provider
  • Initial Plex integration — use TOP Posters as a custom metadata agent in Plex
  • Supports movies and TV shows
  • Poster selection served directly through the Plex metadata API
  • Setup URL: /{api_key}/plex/movie or /tv
🔞 Adult Content Filter All tiers
  • Posters for adult-rated titles are blurred by default
  • Can be disabled from the user dashboard
v1.2.0 TOP Rating API, 20+ Sources & Anime
🔗 TOP Rating API Integration
  • All ID lookups now route through TOP Rating API as primary source
  • Technical specs scraping offloaded to TOP Rating API
  • Automatic enrichment of ID mapping database
🌟 9 New Rating Sources Pro+
  • Simkl, AlloCiné Press, AlloCiné Spectateurs, MyMovies.it, MyMovies Pubblico, PORT.hu, OFDb
  • Anime Kitsu, AniList
  • Total: 20+ sources (up from 11)
🎌 Anime ID Support All tiers
  • New ID types: kitsu, anilist, anidb
  • Per-season poster detection (e.g. AoT S2 gets its own poster)
  • Thumbnails fully supported for all anime ID types
🎞️ Enhanced Episode Thumbnails Premium
  • Trakt and TMDb added as rating sources for thumbnails
  • Rating source selectable from dashboard
v1.1.1 Thumbnail Positions & Device Awareness
🖼️ Thumbnail Improvements Premium
  • New badge positions: top-center and bottom-center
  • Optional blur parameter for spoiler protection
  • Device-aware sizing via User-Agent, configurable per device in dashboard
💳 Tier Management
  • Flexible plan upgrades with extended expiry support
v1.1.0 TOP Posters Rating & Episode Thumbnails
⭐ TOP Posters Rating
  • New aggregated score calculated from all available sources for a cleaner look
🎞️ Episode Thumbnails Premium
  • Native support for episode thumbnails with automated rating overlays
  • Option to use MAL ratings instead of IMDb for anime titles
v1.0.0 Initial Release
🎬 Core Engine
  • Poster generation with multi-source rating badge overlays
  • IMDb, Metacritic, Rotten Tomatoes support
🔑 API Keys & Tiers
  • API key authentication with tier-based rate limiting (Free, Pro, Premium)