diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/syncproviders/SyncApi.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/syncproviders/SyncApi.kt
index 878e0cb3..dcb8bbea 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/syncproviders/SyncApi.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/syncproviders/SyncApi.kt
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.ui.SyncWatchType
 import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.ui.library.ListSorting
 import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.ui.result.UiText
 import me.xdrop.fuzzywuzzy.FuzzySearch
+import java.util.Date
 
 interface SyncAPI : OAuth2API {
     /**
@@ -124,6 +125,8 @@ interface SyncAPI : OAuth2API {
                 ListSorting.AlphabeticalZ -> items.sortedBy { it.name }.reversed()
                 ListSorting.UpdatedNew -> items.sortedBy { it.lastUpdatedUnixTime?.times(-1) }
                 ListSorting.UpdatedOld -> items.sortedBy { it.lastUpdatedUnixTime }
+                ListSorting.ReleaseDateNew -> items.sortedByDescending { it.releaseDate }
+                ListSorting.ReleaseDateOld -> items.sortedBy { it.releaseDate }
                 else -> items
             }
         }
@@ -158,9 +161,10 @@ interface SyncAPI : OAuth2API {
         override var posterUrl: String?,
         override var posterHeaders: Map<String, String>?,
         override var quality: SearchQuality?,
+        val releaseDate: Date?,
         override var id: Int? = null,
         val plot : String? = null,
         val rating: Int? = null,
-        val tags: List<String>? = null,
+        val tags: List<String>? = null
     ) : SearchResponse
 }
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diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/syncproviders/providers/AniListApi.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/syncproviders/providers/AniListApi.kt
index 8a82cf94..e528ebcc 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/syncproviders/providers/AniListApi.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/syncproviders/providers/AniListApi.kt
@@ -16,15 +16,16 @@ import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.syncproviders.SyncIdName
 import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.ui.SyncWatchType
 import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.ui.library.ListSorting
 import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.ui.result.txt
-import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.utils.AppUtils.parseJson
 import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.utils.AppContextUtils.splitQuery
+import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.utils.AppUtils.parseJson
 import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.utils.AppUtils.toJson
 import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.utils.AppUtils.tryParseJson
 import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.utils.Coroutines.ioSafe
 import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.utils.DataStore.toKotlinObject
+import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.utils.DataStoreHelper.toYear
 import java.net.URL
 import java.net.URLEncoder
-import java.util.*
+import java.util.Locale
 
 class AniListApi(index: Int) : AccountManager(index), SyncAPI {
     override var name = "AniList"
@@ -631,8 +632,9 @@ class AniListApi(index: Int) : AccountManager(index), SyncAPI {
                 ?: this.media.coverImage.medium,
                 null,
                 null,
+                this.media.seasonYear.toYear(),
                 null,
-                plot = this.media.description
+                plot = this.media.description,
             )
         }
     }
@@ -689,6 +691,8 @@ class AniListApi(index: Int) : AccountManager(index), SyncAPI {
                 ListSorting.AlphabeticalZ,
                 ListSorting.UpdatedNew,
                 ListSorting.UpdatedOld,
+                ListSorting.ReleaseDateNew,
+                ListSorting.ReleaseDateOld,
                 ListSorting.RatingHigh,
                 ListSorting.RatingLow,
             )
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/syncproviders/providers/LocalList.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/syncproviders/providers/LocalList.kt
index 00f8d00c..e7115cdb 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/syncproviders/providers/LocalList.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/syncproviders/providers/LocalList.kt
@@ -119,6 +119,8 @@ class LocalList : SyncAPI {
                 ListSorting.AlphabeticalZ,
                 ListSorting.UpdatedNew,
                 ListSorting.UpdatedOld,
+                ListSorting.ReleaseDateNew,
+                ListSorting.ReleaseDateOld,
 //                ListSorting.RatingHigh,
 //                ListSorting.RatingLow,
             )
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/syncproviders/providers/MALApi.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/syncproviders/providers/MALApi.kt
index 24ef7136..b4ecd1d9 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/syncproviders/providers/MALApi.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/syncproviders/providers/MALApi.kt
@@ -19,14 +19,18 @@ import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.syncproviders.SyncIdName
 import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.ui.SyncWatchType
 import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.ui.library.ListSorting
 import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.ui.result.txt
-import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.utils.AppUtils.parseJson
 import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.utils.AppContextUtils.splitQuery
+import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.utils.AppUtils.parseJson
 import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.utils.DataStore.toKotlinObject
 import java.net.URL
 import java.security.SecureRandom
 import java.text.ParseException
 import java.text.SimpleDateFormat
-import java.util.*
+import java.time.Instant
+import java.time.format.DateTimeFormatter
+import java.util.Calendar
+import java.util.Date
+import java.util.TimeZone
 
 /** max 100 via https://myanimelist.net/apiconfig/references/api/v2#tag/anime */
 const val MAL_MAX_SEARCH_LIMIT = 25
@@ -247,7 +251,7 @@ class MALApi(index: Int) : AccountManager(index), SyncAPI {
             getDataAboutMalId(internalId)?.my_list_status //?: throw ErrorLoadingException("No my_list_status")
         return SyncAPI.SyncStatus(
             score = data?.score,
-            status = SyncWatchType.fromInternalId(malStatusAsString.indexOf(data?.status)) ,
+            status = SyncWatchType.fromInternalId(malStatusAsString.indexOf(data?.status)),
             isFavorite = null,
             watchedEpisodes = data?.num_episodes_watched,
         )
@@ -445,6 +449,12 @@ class MALApi(index: Int) : AccountManager(index), SyncAPI {
                 null,
                 null,
                 plot = this.node.synopsis,
+                releaseDate = if (this.node.start_date == null) null else Date.from(
+                    Instant.from(
+                        DateTimeFormatter.ofPattern(if (this.node.start_date.length == 4) "yyyy" else if (this.node.start_date.length == 7) "yyyy-MM" else "yyyy-MM-dd")
+                            .parse(this.node.start_date)
+                    )
+                )
             )
         }
     }
@@ -509,6 +519,8 @@ class MALApi(index: Int) : AccountManager(index), SyncAPI {
                 ListSorting.AlphabeticalZ,
                 ListSorting.UpdatedNew,
                 ListSorting.UpdatedOld,
+                ListSorting.ReleaseDateNew,
+                ListSorting.ReleaseDateOld,
                 ListSorting.RatingHigh,
                 ListSorting.RatingLow,
             )
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/syncproviders/providers/SimklApi.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/syncproviders/providers/SimklApi.kt
index 27975d19..667b2cb9 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/syncproviders/providers/SimklApi.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/syncproviders/providers/SimklApi.kt
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.ui.SyncWatchType
 import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.ui.library.ListSorting
 import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.ui.result.txt
 import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.utils.AppUtils.toJson
+import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.utils.DataStoreHelper.toYear
 import okhttp3.Interceptor
 import okhttp3.Response
 import java.math.BigInteger
@@ -669,7 +670,8 @@ class SimklApi(index: Int) : AccountManager(index), SyncAPI {
                         this.movie.poster?.let { getPosterUrl(it) },
                         null,
                         null,
-                        movie.ids.simkl,
+                        this.movie.year?.toYear(),
+                        movie.ids.simkl
                     )
                 }
             }
@@ -701,6 +703,7 @@ class SimklApi(index: Int) : AccountManager(index), SyncAPI {
                         this.show.poster?.let { getPosterUrl(it) },
                         null,
                         null,
+                        this.show.year?.toYear(),
                         show.ids.simkl
                     )
                 }
@@ -1026,6 +1029,8 @@ class SimklApi(index: Int) : AccountManager(index), SyncAPI {
                 ListSorting.AlphabeticalZ,
                 ListSorting.UpdatedNew,
                 ListSorting.UpdatedOld,
+                ListSorting.ReleaseDateNew,
+                ListSorting.ReleaseDateOld,
                 ListSorting.RatingHigh,
                 ListSorting.RatingLow,
             )
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/ui/library/LibraryViewModel.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/ui/library/LibraryViewModel.kt
index 1bd01c86..51cef9bb 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/ui/library/LibraryViewModel.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/ui/library/LibraryViewModel.kt
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ enum class ListSorting(@StringRes val stringRes: Int) {
     RatingLow(R.string.sort_rating_asc),
     UpdatedNew(R.string.sort_updated_new),
     UpdatedOld(R.string.sort_updated_old),
+    ReleaseDateNew(R.string.sort_release_date_new),
+    ReleaseDateOld(R.string.sort_release_date_old),
     AlphabeticalA(R.string.sort_alphabetical_a),
     AlphabeticalZ(R.string.sort_alphabetical_z),
 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/utils/DataStoreHelper.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/utils/DataStoreHelper.kt
index 43124a53..2fa5f6a3 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/utils/DataStoreHelper.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/utils/DataStoreHelper.kt
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ package com.lagradost.cloudstream3.utils
 
 import android.content.Context
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonProperty
-import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.*
 import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.APIHolder.unixTimeMS
+import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.AcraApplication
 import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.AcraApplication.Companion.context
 import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.AcraApplication.Companion.getKey
 import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.AcraApplication.Companion.getKeys
@@ -11,6 +11,13 @@ import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.AcraApplication.Companion.removeKey
 import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.AcraApplication.Companion.removeKeys
 import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.AcraApplication.Companion.setKey
 import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.CommonActivity.showToast
+import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.DubStatus
+import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.EpisodeResponse
+import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.MainActivity
+import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.R
+import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.SearchQuality
+import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.SearchResponse
+import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.TvType
 import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.syncproviders.AccountManager
 import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.syncproviders.SyncAPI
 import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.ui.WatchType
@@ -18,6 +25,9 @@ import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.ui.library.ListSorting
 import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.ui.result.UiImage
 import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.ui.result.VideoWatchState
 import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.utils.AppContextUtils.filterProviderByPreferredMedia
+import java.util.Calendar
+import java.util.Date
+import java.util.GregorianCalendar
 import kotlin.reflect.KClass
 import kotlin.reflect.KProperty
 
@@ -195,6 +205,8 @@ object DataStoreHelper {
         return this
     }
 
+    fun Int.toYear() : Date = GregorianCalendar.getInstance().also { it.set(Calendar.YEAR, this) }.time
+
     /**
      * Used to display notifications on new episodes and posters in library.
      **/
@@ -242,7 +254,7 @@ object DataStoreHelper {
                 null,
                 null,
                 latestUpdatedTime,
-                apiName, type, posterUrl, posterHeaders, quality, this.id, plot = this.plot, rating = this.rating, tags = this.tags
+                apiName, type, posterUrl, posterHeaders, quality, year?.toYear(), this.id, plot = this.plot, rating = this.rating, tags = this.tags
             )
         }
     }
@@ -273,7 +285,7 @@ object DataStoreHelper {
                 null,
                 null,
                 latestUpdatedTime,
-                apiName, type, posterUrl, posterHeaders, quality, this.id, plot = this.plot, rating = this.rating, tags = this.tags
+                apiName, type, posterUrl, posterHeaders, quality, year?.toYear(), this.id, plot = this.plot, rating = this.rating, tags = this.tags
             )
         }
     }
@@ -304,7 +316,7 @@ object DataStoreHelper {
                 null,
                 null,
                 latestUpdatedTime,
-                apiName, type, posterUrl, posterHeaders, quality, this.id, plot = this.plot, rating = this.rating, tags = this.tags
+                apiName, type, posterUrl, posterHeaders, quality, year?.toYear(), this.id, plot = this.plot, rating = this.rating, tags = this.tags
             )
         }
     }
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index e68c22b9..a60744e5 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -797,4 +797,6 @@
     <string name="device_pin_error_message">Can\'t get the device PIN code, try local authentication</string>
     <string name="device_pin_expired_message">PIN code is now expired !</string>
     <string name="device_pin_counter_text">Code expires in %1$dm %2$ds</string>
+    <string name="sort_release_date_new">Release Date (New to Old)</string>
+    <string name="sort_release_date_old">Release Date (Old to New)</string>
 </resources>
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