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 "generated": "2026-10-30",
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 "notice": "Data from Open Source Everything (https://opensourceeverything.org), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0: use it freely, credit the site, link to the page, and share changes under the same license. Listings were drafted with AI assistance and are managed by the r/TrueOpenSource moderators; check a project's own page before relying on a fact.",
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 "name": "Automatic media library tools",
 "page": "https://opensourceeverything.org/g/media-automation/",
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 "job": "Requesting, organising and fetching shows, films and music automatically",
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   "id": "sonarr",
   "name": "Sonarr",
   "page": "https://opensourceeverything.org/p/sonarr/",
   "summary": "Sonarr is a program that watches for new episodes of your favorite TV shows, then downloads, sorts and renames them automatically. It is meant for people who already download media from Usenet or BitTorrent and want that process handled for them.",
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   "note": "Covers TV shows; README does not mention films or music.",
   "why": "Does part of the job · Advanced setup",
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   "id": "radarr",
   "name": "Radarr",
   "page": "https://opensourceeverything.org/p/radarr/",
   "summary": "Radarr is a tool that keeps a personal movie collection organised by automatically finding, downloading and renaming films. It is for people who run their own media library and want movies fetched without manual searching.",
   "kind": "self_hosted",
   "setup": "advanced",
   "setupWhy": "You run it on your own server (a computer you set up and keep running), or from the command line.",
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   "project": "radarr",
   "rank": 2,
   "fit": "partial",
   "note": "Covers movies only; the README does not mention shows or music.",
   "why": "Does part of the job · Advanced setup",
   "score": 37
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   "id": "lidarr",
   "name": "Lidarr",
   "page": "https://opensourceeverything.org/p/lidarr/",
   "summary": "Lidarr is a tool that watches for new music from your favorite artists, then downloads, sorts and renames the tracks for you. It is meant for people who keep their own music collection and use Usenet or BitTorrent downloads.",
   "kind": "self_hosted",
   "setup": "advanced",
   "setupWhy": "You run it on your own server (a computer you set up and keep running), or from the command line.",
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    "mac",
    "linux",
    "server"
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   "license": "GPL-3.0",
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   "website": "https://lidarr.audio",
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   "release": null,
   "family": null,
   "familyChildren": [],
   "howToHelp": null,
   "project": "lidarr",
   "rank": 3,
   "fit": "partial",
   "note": "Covers music only; README does not mention shows or films.",
   "why": "Does part of the job · Advanced setup",
   "score": 34.3
  },
  {
   "id": "prowlarr",
   "name": "Prowlarr",
   "page": "https://opensourceeverything.org/p/prowlarr/",
   "summary": "Prowlarr is a tool that manages search sites (called indexers) for file-sharing sources in one place, then passes them to other apps. It is for people who already use media apps like Sonarr or Radarr and want to set up their search sites once.",
   "kind": "self_hosted",
   "setup": "advanced",
   "setupWhy": "You run it on your own server (a computer you set up and keep running), or from the command line.",
   "platforms": [
    "windows",
    "mac",
    "linux",
    "server"
   ],
   "license": "GPL-3.0",
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   "stars": 7454,
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   "download": null,
   "release": null,
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   "rank": 4,
   "fit": "partial",
   "note": "Finds releases and feeds other apps; does not itself request, organise or download shows, films or music.",
   "why": "Does part of the job · Advanced setup",
   "score": 33.1
  },
  {
   "id": "jellyseerr",
   "name": "Jellyseerr",
   "page": "https://opensourceeverything.org/p/jellyseerr/",
   "summary": "Seerr is a free, open source web app that lets people request shows and movies for a shared media library. It is for households or groups who run a media server like Jellyfin, Plex or Emby and want users to ask for titles that an admin can approve.",
   "kind": "self_hosted",
   "setup": "advanced",
   "setupWhy": "You run it on your own server (a computer you set up and keep running), or from the command line.",
   "platforms": [
    "server"
   ],
   "license": "MIT",
   "licenseClass": "open",
   "licenseNeedsCheck": false,
   "stars": 13047,
   "forks": null,
   "status": "active",
   "verified": false,
   "latestRelease": null,
   "code": "https://github.com/Fallenbagel/jellyseerr",
   "website": null,
   "download": null,
   "release": null,
   "family": null,
   "familyChildren": [],
   "howToHelp": null,
   "project": "jellyseerr",
   "rank": 5,
   "fit": "partial",
   "note": "Handles requests and approvals; fetching is done by Sonarr and Radarr, not by Seerr itself.",
   "why": "Does part of the job · Advanced setup",
   "score": 32.3
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