diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 21dc88b90..08e3b3e9d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -316,6 +316,7 @@ A third-party Golang SDK for Jackett is available from [webtor-io/go-jackett](ht
  * CrnaBerza
  * Dajiao (打胶) [![(invite needed)][inviteneeded]](#)
  * DANISH BYTES
+ * Dark-Shadow
  * DataScene (DS)
  * DesiTorrents
  * Diablo Torrent
diff --git a/src/Jackett.Common/Definitions/dark-shadow.yml b/src/Jackett.Common/Definitions/dark-shadow.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5cd572bb3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Jackett.Common/Definitions/dark-shadow.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,205 @@
+---
+id: dark-shadow
+name: Dark-Shadow
+description: "Dark-Shadow is a GERMAN Private site for TV / MOVIES / GENERAL"
+language: de-DE
+type: private
+encoding: UTF-8
+links:
+  - https://dark-shadow.me/
+legacylinks:
+  - https://dark-shadow.ml/
+  - https://projekt.dark-shadow.me/
+
+caps:
+  categorymappings:
+    # Movie
+    - {id: 32, cat: Movies/HD, desc: "Filme HD"}
+    - {id: 114, cat: Movies/UHD, desc: "Filme UHD"}
+    - {id: 140, cat: Movies/BluRay, desc: "Filme BluRay"}
+    - {id: 28, cat: Movies/SD, desc: "Filme SD"}
+    - {id: 138, cat: Movies, desc: "Filme Pack`s"}
+    # Serien
+    - {id: 57, cat: TV/HD, desc: "Serien HD"}
+    - {id: 139, cat: TV/UHD, desc: "Serien UHD"}
+    - {id: 60, cat: TV/SD, desc: "Serien SD"}
+    - {id: 59, cat: TV, desc: "Serien Pack`s"}
+    # Audio
+    - {id: 110, cat: Audio/MP3, desc: "Audio MP3"}
+    - {id: 48, cat: Audio/Lossless, desc: "Audio Flac"}
+    - {id: 52, cat: Audio, desc: "Audio Pack"}
+    - {id: 63, cat: Audio/Audiobook, desc: "Audio Hörbuch"}
+    - {id: 120, cat: Audio/Video, desc: "Audio Videos"}
+    # Apps
+    - {id: 12, cat: PC/0day, desc: "Apps Windows"}
+    - {id: 125, cat: PC/Mac, desc: "Apps Mac-OSX"}
+    - {id: 11, cat: PC/Mobile-Other, desc: "Apps Mobil"}
+    - {id: 141, cat: PC/ISO, desc: "Apps Other"}
+    # Doku
+    - {id: 14, cat: TV/Documentary, desc: "Doku HD"}
+    - {id: 15, cat: TV/Documentary, desc: "Doku SD"}
+    - {id: 123, cat: TV/Documentary, desc: "Doku Pack`s"}
+    # Spiel
+    - {id: 17, cat: PC/Games, desc: "Spiel PC"}
+    - {id: 24, cat: Console, desc: "Spiel Konsole"}
+    - {id: 126, cat: Console/Other, desc: "Spiel Mobil"}
+    - {id: 121, cat: Console, desc: "Spiel Wimmelbild"}
+    # Sport
+    - {id: 61, cat: TV/Sport, desc: "Sport HD"}
+    - {id: 62, cat: TV/Sport, desc: "Sport SD"}
+    - {id: 144, cat: TV/Sport, desc: "Sport Wrestling"}
+    # ePaper
+    - {id: 96, cat: Books/Mags, desc: "ePaper Zeitungen"}
+    - {id: 136, cat: Books/EBook, desc: "ePaper E-Book"}
+    - {id: 137, cat: Books/Comics, desc: "ePaper Comics"}
+    # XXX
+    - {id: 143, cat: XXX/x264, desc: "XXX HD / SD"}
+    - {id: 75, cat: XXX/Pack, desc: "XXX Pack's"}
+    - {id: 142, cat: XXX/ImageSet, desc: "XXX Pic's"}
+    #  Internal
+    - {id: 128, cat: Movies/HD, desc: "Internal Film HD"}
+    - {id: 129, cat: Movies/SD, desc: "Internal Film SD"}
+    - {id: 130, cat: TV/HD, desc: "Internal Serien HD"}
+    - {id: 131, cat: TV/SD, desc: "Internal Serie SD"}
+    - {id: 132, cat: Other, desc: "Internal Sonstiges"}
+
+  modes:
+    search: [q]
+    tv-search: [q, season, ep]
+    movie-search: [q]
+    music-search: [q]
+    book-search: [q]
+
+settings:
+  - name: username
+    type: text
+    label: Username
+  - name: password
+    type: password
+    label: Password
+  - name: freeleech
+    type: checkbox
+    label: Filter freeleech only
+    default: false
+  - name: sort
+    type: select
+    label: Sort requested from site
+    default: added
+    options:
+      added: created
+      seeds: seeders
+      size: size
+      name: title
+  - name: type
+    type: select
+    label: Order requested from site
+    default: desc
+    options:
+      desc: desc
+      asc: asc
+
+login:
+  path: login.php
+  method: form
+  form: form[action="/login.php"]
+  cookies: ["JAVA=OK"] # avoid jscheck redirect
+  inputs:
+    username: "{{ .Config.username }}"
+    password: "{{ .Config.password }}"
+  error:
+    - selector: div#login_error
+  test:
+    path: index.php
+    selector: a[href="logout.php"]
+
+search:
+  paths:
+    - path: selection.php
+  inputs:
+    $raw: "{{ range .Categories }}c{{.}}=1&{{end}}"
+    search: "{{ .Keywords }}"
+    # 0 name, 1 descr, 2 both
+    blah: 0
+    orderby: "{{ .Config.sort }}"
+    sort: "{{ .Config.type }}"
+  keywordsfilters:
+    # prefix and postfix percent wildcard as well as replacing spaces between words
+    - name: re_replace
+      args: ["\\W+", "%"]
+    - name: re_replace
+      args: ["^(.+)$", "%$1%"]
+
+  rows:
+    selector: "div.selection_wrap{{ if .Config.freeleech }}:root:has(div.onlyup){{ else }}{{ end }}"
+
+  fields:
+    category_p1:
+      selector: div.kat_cat_pic_name
+    category_p2:
+      selector: div.kat_cat_pic_name_b
+    categorydesc:
+      text: "{{ .Result.category_p1 }} {{ .Result.category_p2 }}"
+      optional: true
+      default: Internal Sonstiges
+    title:
+      selector: a.selection_a
+      filters:
+        # remove [REQ] and anything else in [] that prefixes titles
+        - name: re_replace
+          args: ["^(\\[.*\\])(.*)", "$2"]
+    details:
+      selector: a.selection_a
+      attribute: href
+    download:
+      selector: a[href^="download_ssl.php?torrent="]
+      attribute: href
+    poster:
+      selector: div[id^="details"] img
+      attribute: src
+    size:
+      selector: div.selection_unter_ad
+    grabs:
+      selector: div.selection_unter_ae
+    date_day:
+      # Heute 13:30:04
+      # Gestern 09:10:10
+      selector: div.selection_unter_ab:not(:contains("."))
+      optional: true
+      filters:
+        - name: replace
+          args: ["Heute", "Today"]
+        - name: replace
+          args: ["Gestern", "Yesterday"]
+        - name: append
+          args: " +01:00" # CET
+    date_year:
+      # 30.02.2018 um 23:12:50
+      selector: div.selection_unter_ab:contains(".")
+      optional: true
+      filters:
+        - name: replace
+          args: [" um", ""]
+        - name: append
+          args: " +01:00" # CET
+        - name: dateparse
+          args: "dd.MM.yyyy HH:mm:ss zzz"
+    date:
+      text: "{{ if or .Result.date_year .Result.date_day }}{{ or .Result.date_year .Result.date_day }}{{ else }}now{{ end }}"
+    description:
+      selector: selection_unter_af
+    seeders:
+      selector: div.selection_unter_aa
+    leechers:
+      selector: div.selection_unter_aaa
+    downloadvolumefactor:
+      case:
+        ":root:has(div.onlyup)": 0
+        "*": 1
+    uploadvolumefactor:
+      text: 1
+    minimumratio:
+      text: 1.0
+    minimumseedtime:
+      # 36 hours (as seconds = 36 x 60 x 60)
+      text: 129600
+# 3xT
diff --git a/src/Jackett.Updater/Program.cs b/src/Jackett.Updater/Program.cs
index 1b9ef8e03..f57d88d25 100644
--- a/src/Jackett.Updater/Program.cs
+++ b/src/Jackett.Updater/Program.cs
@@ -337,7 +337,6 @@ namespace Jackett.Updater
                 "Definitions/cztorrent.yml",
                 "Definitions/danishbytes.yml", // migrated to C#
                 "Definitions/dariustracker.yml",
-                "Definitions/dark-shadow.yml",
                 "Definitions/darktracker.yml",
                 "Definitions/darmowetorenty.yml", // migrated to C#
                 "Definitions/datascene.yml", // switch to *-API #8682