FlexGet AlternativesEpisode Downloaders and other similar apps like FlexGet

FlexGet is described as 'Multipurpose automation tool for all of your media Support for torrents, nzbs, podcasts, comics, TV, movies, RSS, HTML, CSV, and more' and is a episode downloader in the video & movies category. There are more than 10 alternatives to FlexGet for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Linux, Self-Hosted and CouchPotato apps. The best FlexGet alternative is Sonarr, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like FlexGet are CouchPotato, Medusa - TV Library Manager, SickChill and TED.

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FlexGet

Episode Downloader
Free • Open Source

FlexGet is a multipurpose automation tool for all of your media Support for torrents, nzbs, podcasts, comics, TV, movies, RSS, HTML, CSV, and more.

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Sonarr
Sonarr is an internet PVR for Usenet and Torrents.
21 Sonarr alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
- Episode Downloader
- Download Manager
Platforms
- Windows
- Linux
- Mac
- FreeBSD
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Sonarr Features
1. Dark Mode
2. Ad-free
3. Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
4. Batch Rename Files
5. Automatic downloading
6. Media library
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Sonarr VS FlexGet
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Comments about Sonarr as an Alternative to FlexGet

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sonarr does not download movies
Negative comment •Jan 22, 2017
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- Sonarr is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to FlexGet.
- Sonarr is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to FlexGet.
- Sonarr is Free and Open SourceFlexGet is also Free and Open Source

CouchPotato
Awesome PVR for usenet and torrents. Just fill in what you want to see and CouchPotato will add it to your "want to watch"-list. Every day it will search through multiple sources, looking for the best possible match.
7 CouchPotato alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
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Discontinued
no updates to the release in git since 2015

CouchPotato VS FlexGet
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Medusa - TV Library Manager
Medusa is a fork of Sick Beard (similar to other forks such as SickChill and SickGear ). It allows for automatic television series monitoring of episode information off the...
17 Medusa - TV Library Manager alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
- Episode Downloader
- Download Manager
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Self-Hosted
Medusa - TV Library Manager Features
Dark Mode
Media library
DVR
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Medusa - TV Library Manager VS FlexGet
Is this a good alternative to FlexGet?
- Medusa - TV Library Manager is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to FlexGet.
- Medusa - TV Library Manager is Free and Open SourceFlexGet is also Free and Open Source

SickChill
SickChill, previously SickRage, is a fork of Sick Beard to automatically download TV shows from usenet or torrents.
16 SickChill alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Episode Downloader
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Self-Hosted
- Cloudron
SickChill Features
Digital Video Recorder
Personal Video Recorder
Network Video Recorder
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SickChill VS FlexGet
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TED
The internet is great to provide us with our favorite TV shows free, early and watchable on demand. We always had to spend lots of time to keep up to date with the newest episodes. Until we created ted, our torrent episode downloader.
12 TED alternatives
License model
- Free • Proprietary
Application types
- Episode Downloader
- Download Manager
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
Discontinued
The website www.ted.nu is no longer available, but last version of the app, 0.9.72, released on 2011, can be still downloaded from SourceForge

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Sick Beard
Sick Beard is a PVR for newsgroup users (with limited torrent support). It watches for new episodes of your favorite shows and when they are posted it downloads them, sorts and renames them, and optionally generates metadata for them. It currently supports NZBs.
15 Sick Beard alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Episode Downloader
Platforms
- Windows
- Linux
Discontinued
The project seems to be no longer developed. Last commit was made in March 2016 and last version, build-507, was released in November 2014. It can be still downloaded from GitHub.

Sick Beard VS FlexGet
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Nefarious
nefarious is a web application that automatically downloads Movies and TV Shows.
20 Nefarious alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Download Manager
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Online
- Self-Hosted
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Nefarious VS FlexGet
Is Nefarious a good alternative to FlexGet?
- Nefarious is the most popular Web-based alternative to FlexGet.
- Nefarious is Free and Open SourceFlexGet is also Free and Open Source

OpenFLIXR
OpenFLIXR Media Server is an all-in-one media server for automated downloading and serving media. Tools like CouchPotato, SickRage, Headphones and SABnzbd to download and Plex Media Server to bring everything to your screens.
4 OpenFLIXR alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Self-Hosted
- CouchPotato
- SickRage
- SABnzbd
- Plex
OpenFLIXR Features
Ebook Cloud Sync
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Ombi
Ombi is a front end user facing request system. It connects with your other media managers (CouchPotato, SickRage, SickGear, Sonarr, Lidarr, and Radarr, etc) to automate user requests and adding them into your media library managers.
9 Ombi alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Platforms
- Windows
- Linux
- Android
- iPhone
- Self-Hosted
Ombi Features
Requests monitoring
User Management
Music Library
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Ombi VS FlexGet
Is Ombi a good alternative to FlexGet?
- Ombi is the most popular Android & iPhone alternative to FlexGet.
- Ombi is Free and Open SourceFlexGet is also Free and Open Source

Folx
Folx is a free application that combines two functionalities - of download manager and torrent client for Mac.
103 Folx alternatives
License model
- Freemium • Proprietary
Application types
- Download Manager
- Torrent Client
Platforms
- Mac
Folx Features
Dividing a Download in parts
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Folx VS FlexGet
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TVShows
TVShows is a Mac OS X application that automatically downloads your favourite shows. You dont need anymore to manually download torrent files, TVShows does it for you. Manage your subscriptions and preferences from within the TVShows application, and TVShows takes care of the...
13 TVShows alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Episode Downloader
Platforms
- Mac
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Discontinued
The project seems to be no longer maintained. Last version, 2.1r2 (631), released on November 18, 2013, can be still downloaded from the official website and the source code is available on Github.

TVShows VS FlexGet
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Automatic
Automatic allows you to setup subscriptions for your favorite content provided through RSS feeds. After setup, it works in the background to download the latest files with absolutely no user interaction required!
15 Automatic alternatives
License model
- Paid • Proprietary
Application types
- Episode Downloader
- Download Manager
Platforms
- Mac
Discontinued
This software was discontinued and replaced by Otomatic . Last version, Automatic 2, can be still downloaded from the official website.
Automatic VS FlexGet
Is Automatic a good alternative to FlexGet?
- Automatic is the most popular commercial alternative to FlexGet.
- Automatic is Paid and ProprietaryFlexGet is Free and Open Source