Open Source GCstar AlternativesMedia Managers and other similar apps like GCstar

The best open source alternative to GCstar is TagSpaces. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to GCstar and many of them is open source so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source alternatives to GCstar are Tellico, Virtual Volumes View, Hydrus and tinyMediaManager.

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  1. TagSpaces icon

    TagSpaces

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    Privacy-first, multi-device organizer for files and folders with customizable tags, color labels, note editing in markdown or HTML, Kanban boards, S3 object storage support, web page clipping, vendor lock-in free filename tagging, open source option, and multi-format preview.

    97 TagSpaces alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once or Subscription)
    • Open Source (AGPL-3.0)

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Microsoft Edge
    • Google Chrome
    • Mozilla Firefox
    Cross-platform file tagging
     
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    Comments about TagSpaces as an Alternative to GCstar
    Guest
    Negative
    1

    It doesn't provide a database of physical media/objects.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Gary Moore
    Negative
    0

    TagSpaces is purely for organizing digital files. Not physical media or objects.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • TagSpaces is the most popular Windows, Mac, Linux & Self-Hosted alternative to GCstar.

    • TagSpaces is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to GCstar.

    • TagSpaces is Freemium and Open SourceGCstar is Free and Open Source
    • TagSpaces is Privacy focusedGCstar is not according to our users
  2. Tellico icon

    Tellico

     51 likes
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    Tellico is a software application for organizing your collections. It provides default templates for books, bibliographies, videos, music, video games, coins, stamps, trading cards, comic books, and wines. You can also create your own custom collection of anything you like!

    34 Tellico alternatives

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    Platforms

    • Linux
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  4. Virtual Volumes View icon

    Virtual Volumes View

     57 likes
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    VVV is an application that catalogs the content of removable volumes like CD and DVD disks for off-line searching. Folders and files can also be arranged in a single, virtual file system. Each folder of this virtual file system can contain files from many disks so you can...

    23 Virtual Volumes View alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • PortableApps.com
    Physical view, Windows
     
  5. Hydrus icon

    Hydrus

     52 likes
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    A personal booru-style media tagger that can import files and tags from your hard drive and popular websites. Content can be shared with other users via user-run servers.

    18 Hydrus alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Wine
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    Hydrus screenshot 1
     
  6. tinyMediaManager icon

    tinyMediaManager

     57 likes
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    tinyMediaManager is a media management tool written in Java/Swing. It is written to provide metadata for the Kodi Media Center (formerly known as XBMC), MediaPortal and Plex media server.

    16 tinyMediaManager alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    TV-Shows
     
  7. MediaChips icon

    MediaChips

     18 likes
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    This app for navigating your large video collection. Add tags, performers, websites, sort/filter videos, create playlists and play them in the built-in player.

    38 MediaChips alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once or Subscription)
    • Open Source (GPL-3.0)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    MediaChips screenshot 1
     
  9. Media Companion icon

    Media Companion

     25 likes
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    Free media manager for organizing movies and TV shows, supports XBMC syncing, scrapes metadata, artwork, trailers, and actor images, auto-renames files, exports HTML details with customizable templates, and handles missing episodes and Blu-ray folders.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    Positive
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    GC stars does not read existing movies on HDDs.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Media Companion is Free and Open SourceGCstar is also Free and Open Source
  11. BookLore icon

    BookLore

     7 likes
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    Self-hosted platform for managing personal book collections, offering responsive in-browser reading of PDFs and ePubs, automatic and manual metadata, multi-user support, organization by libraries and shelves, progress tracking, user permissions, and secure library management.

    31 BookLore alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
    BookLore screenshot 1
     
  12. Ember Media Manager icon

    Ember Media Manager

     21 likes
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    Ember Media Manager is just that: a media manager. Once configured, it let's you fetch, store, and view various details about your media collection. Movies and TV shows are the type of media that Ember can handle.

    16 Ember Media Manager alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Main interface for movies.
     
  13. MediaElch icon

    MediaElch

     40 likes
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    MediaElch is a MediaManager for Kodi. It directly accesses XBMCs database (SQLite and MySQL) and thumbnail cache to store information about movies and TV shows.

    16 MediaElch alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  14. BiblioteQ icon

    BiblioteQ

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    BiblioteQ strives to be a professional cataloging and library management suite. The SRU and Z39.50 protocols are used for retrieving data for books, journals, and magazines.

    38 BiblioteQ alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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