The Best Open Source IMDb AlternativesTop Movie Review Sites & Movie Databases like IMDb

The best open source alternative to IMDb is Showly. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to IMDb and 15 is open source so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source alternatives to IMDb are SeriesGuide, NeoDB, lib.reviews and Showly OSS.

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  1. Showly icon
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    Showly 2.0 is free, open source, modern TV Shows tracking app using the Trakt.tv api.

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    • Android
    • F-Droid
    • iPhone
     
  2. NeoDB icon
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    NeoDB is an open-source software and global community platform since 2021. It helps users to manage and explore collections, reviews, and ratings for various cultural products, including books, movies, music, podcasts, games, and performances.

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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
  3. lib.reviews icon
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    We believe that the information we use to make decisions -- about what book to read, what place to stay at or what product to buy -- will be of higher quality if we organize it transparently, through an open community.

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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
  4. Showly OSS icon
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    Showly is modern, slick, open source Android TV Shows Tracker. This fork gets rid of all proprietary tracking libraries.

    40 Showly OSS alternatives

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

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    • Android
    • F-Droid
     
  5. Cronica icon
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    Cronica's sleek design simplifies managing your watchlist and tracking episodes. Enjoy features like Up Next, release alerts, iCloud sync, trailers, and JustWatch streaming guides. Ideal for both binge-watchers and casual viewers, keeping you informed and entertained.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Apple Watch
    • Apple TV
    • visionOS
     
  6. libremdb icon
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    A FOSS alternative front-end to IMDb.

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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
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    libremdb vs IMDb Comments
    swapnilgnu
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    Technically, it is a FOSS front-end, not an alternative to IMDB. (It is good though.)

    • libremdb is Free and Open SourceIMDb is Freemium and Proprietary
    • libremdb is Privacy focusedIMDb is not according to our users
  7. MovieInfo icon
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    MovieInfo makes it easy for you to find information and aggregated ratings for movies, TV series and games.

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    • Online
     
  8. Memento icon
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    A GTK-based desktop app for GNOME that tracks watched movies, manages searchable and sortable watchlists, logs plays, provides dashboards with totals and activity, fetches data from TMDB, supports person stats, manages custom places, and allows metadata refresh.

    51 Memento alternatives

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    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
     
  9. Logline is an open-source Android app that provides a seamless movie browsing experience with an emphasis on user privacy and transparency. The app offers core functionality to discover, organize, and rate movies while ensuring that user data remains under their control.

    5 Logline - MovieApp alternatives

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    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
     
  10. CineLog icon
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    Rate and review movies and series you saw. Build your own review database !.

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    • Android
    • F-Droid
     
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    TerminalMdB is a *NIX command-line interface for the IMdB. It makes use of the excellent API over at www.omdbapi.com to retrieve basic movie information.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
     
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