SickChill AlternativesEpisode Downloaders and other similar apps like SickChill

SickChill is described as 'Previously SickRage, is a fork of Sick Beard to automatically download TV shows from usenet or torrents' and is a episode downloader in the video & movies category. There are more than 10 alternatives to SickChill for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Linux, Self-Hosted and Web-based apps. The best SickChill alternative is Sonarr, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like SickChill are Jackett, Hatt, DuckieTV and Medusa - TV Library Manager.

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SickChill, previously SickRage, is a fork of Sick Beard to automatically download TV shows from...

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SickChill alternatives page was last updated Jun 30, 2024
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  1. Sonarr icon
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    Sonarr is an internet PVR for Usenet and Torrents.

    19 Sonarr alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • International

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Mac
    • FreeBSD

    Sonarr Features

    1.  Dark Mode
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    4.  Batch Rename Files
    5.  Automatic downloading
    6.  Media library

    Sonarr VS SickChill

     
    • Most users think Sonarr is a great SickChill alternative.

    • Sonarr is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to SickChill.

    • Sonarr is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to SickChill.

    • Sonarr is Free and Open SourceSickChill is also Free and Open Source
  2. Jackett icon
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    Jackett works as a proxy server: it translates queries from apps Sonarr Radarr SickChill CouchPotato .

    10 Jackett alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Torrent Search Engine
    2.  Support for MAGNET links
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  No registration required

    Jackett VS SickChill

     
    • Jackett is the most popular Web-based & Self-Hosted alternative to SickChill.

    • Jackett is Free and Open SourceSickChill is also Free and Open Source
    • Jackett is LightweightSickChill is not according to our users
  3. Hatt icon
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    This tool allows to search for files through multiple websites, with an intuitive user interface. Similarly to what Jackett does, but for DDL (direct download) and streaming.

    12 Hatt alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Discontinued

    The GitHub repository was archived in January 2025.

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  No registration required
    2.  Portable
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  Where to Watch
    5.  No Tracking
    6.  MP3 Downloader
    7.  Streaming

    Hatt VS SickChill

     
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    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

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted

    Medusa - TV Library Manager Features

    1.  Dark Mode
    2.  Media library
    3.  DVR

    Medusa - TV Library Manager VS SickChill

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

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • International

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD

    FlexGet VS SickChill

     
  6. Sick Beard icon
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    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.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • International

    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 SickChill

     
  7. Folx icon
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    Folx is a free application that combines two functionalities - of download manager and torrent client for Mac.

    101 Folx alternatives

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac

    Folx Features

    1.  Dividing a Download in parts

    Folx VS SickChill

     
  8. SickGear icon
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    SickGear has proven the most reliable and stable TV fork of the great Sick-Beard to fully automate TV enjoyment with innovation.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • International

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted

    SickGear Features

    1.  Media library

    SickGear VS SickChill

     
  9. NZBHydra2 icon
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    NZBHydra2 is a meta search for NZB indexers. It provides easy access to a number of raw and newznab based indexers. You can search all your indexers from one place and use it as indexer source for tools like Sonarr or CouchPotato.

    18 NZBHydra2 alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    NZBHydra2 Features

    1.  Indexed search

    NZBHydra2 VS SickChill

     
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    Cardigann is a torznab proxy search similar to Jackett but written in Go language. Cardigann compliments Jackett as it has support for many trackers which Jackett does not and vise versa.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Linux

    Cardigann VS SickChill

     
  11. Series icon
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    Series is a software for people who like watching TV shows. It download automatically episodes you don't have already downloaded.

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Discontinued

    Last release 2009

    Series VS SickChill

     
  12. Elementum icon
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    Elementum addon is an addon for Kodi, that manages your virtual library, syncs with your Trakt account .

    12 Elementum alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android

    Elementum VS SickChill

     
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