ScrapMu

A box art and metadata scraper for MustardOS Andromeda on the Anbernic RG35XX family (all Allwinner H700 — Pro, Plus, H, SP, 2024). Built with LÖVE2D on the shared fskit kit.

Download ScrapMu-0.2.0.muxapp View Source on GitHub

Why ScrapMu?

Existing tools fell short when used alone:

Scrappy loses the preview image whenever a template is used (because templates like Retro Dither Style.xml declare only <output type="cover">), and text is limited to description + genre.
Artie provides detailed text metadata (synopsis, genre, developer, publisher, release date, players), but lacks a compositor for template box art.

ScrapMu combines the best of both: it queries ScreenScraper once per ROM to populate its local cache, generates the template box art offline, and extracts both the screenshot preview and the full Artie-style metadata text block from that same single query.

Features

Quota Conservation: Only 1 API query per ROM saves daily ScreenScraper quota.
Template Compositing: Full support for Skyscraper artwork.xml templates, including Retro Dither Style.
Rich Text Metadata: Formats complete game descriptions, developer, publisher, year, and rating into the MustardOS catalogue.
Single ROM & Batch Modes: Scrape full collections automatically or curate individual games with manual lookup refinement.
Embedded Web Dashboard: Run ScrapMu with an embedded HTTP server to monitor and initiate scrapes via Wi-Fi from your computer or phone.

Gamepad Controls

Home Screen

Button	Action
D-pad Left/Right	Cycle template (Retro Dither, etc.)
A	Start scraping selected systems
X	Open Single ROM two-column scraper
SELECT	Open scraping & account settings
B	Quit to MustardOS

Single ROM Screen

Button	Action
D-pad Up/Down	Navigate ROM list
A	Scrape artwork & metadata for highlighted ROM
X	Download manual to `ROMS/Game Manuals/`
Y	Toggle filter: show missing artwork only
SELECT	Open settings
B	Return to main screen

Output Structure

ScrapMu populates the standard MustardOS catalogue folders:

MUOS/info/catalogue/<system>/
├── box/         # Template-rendered 3D/2D cover art (e.g. Retro Dither)
├── preview/     # Cached screenshot preview
└── text/        # Artie-format metadata: synopsis, genre, rating & release year

Installation

Download the latest .muxapp from ScrapMu Releases.
Copy it to ARCHIVE/ on your SD card.
On the device: Applications → Archive Manager, select the file.
Launch from Applications → ScrapMu.