Open Source Sonarr AlternativesEpisode Downloaders & Download Managers like Sonarr

The best open source alternative to Sonarr is Jackett. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 10 alternatives to Sonarr and 16 is open source so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source alternatives to Sonarr are DuckieTV, Medusa - TV Library Manager, FlexGet and SickChill.

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Sonarr alternatives are mainly Episode Downloaders but may also be Torrent Search Engines or Download Managers.  Filter by these or use the filter bar below if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Sonarr.
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Sonarr alternatives page was last updated Aug 30, 2024
  1. Jackett icon
     30 likes

    Jackett works as a proxy server: it translates queries from apps Sonarr Radarr SickChill CouchPotato .

    12 Jackett alternatives
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    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
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    munteanzeno

    When Sonarr gets the episode naming wrong, which is often, Jackett is there for a good manual search. Also private sites or english categories can be configured in Jackett and used in Sonarr. They complement eachother.

    Top positive commentJul 5, 2019
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    Guest

    Jackett is a proxy for something like Sonarr ... not an alternative to Sonarr

    Top negative commentNov 29, 2019
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    pudsz TTIOT

    because its as close to it as it gets

    Positive commentJun 30, 2023
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    • This alternative is disputed. Jackett is a legitimate Sonarr alternative, but it might have issues that some users think are important.

    • Jackett is the most popular Web-based, Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Sonarr.

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

    • Jackett is Free and Open SourceSonarr is also Free and Open Source
    • Jackett is LightweightSonarr is not according to our users
  2. Medusa - TV Library Manager icon
     9 likes

    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...

    18 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
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    Mickael

    .Support more indexer TVDB IMDB TMDB TVMAZE .Support all languages indexers .Have a search template for show exceptions

    Positive commentOct 22, 2022
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    • Medusa - TV Library Manager is Free and Open SourceSonarr is also Free and Open Source
  3. FlexGet icon
     28 likes

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

    20 FlexGet alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
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  4. SickChill icon
     17 likes

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

    17 SickChill alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Cloudron

    SickChill Features

    1.  Digital Video Recorder
    2.  Personal Video Recorder
    3.  Network Video Recorder
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  5. Sick Beard icon
     40 likes

    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.

    16 Sick Beard alternatives
    Sick Beard screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    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.

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  6. Hatt icon
     4 likes

    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
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    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
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  7. OpenFLIXR icon
     12 likes

    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.

    5 OpenFLIXR alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • CouchPotato
    • SickRage
    • SABnzbd
    • Plex

    OpenFLIXR Features

    1.  Ebook Cloud Sync
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  8. SickGear icon
     5 likes

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

    6 SickGear alternatives
    Custom sections used to group shows

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted

    SickGear Features

    1.  Media library
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  9. TVShows icon
     17 likes

    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...

    14 TVShows alternatives
    TVShows screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    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.

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  10. MyTvShowOrganizer icon
     5 likes

    A Complete Set of tools to Organize, Get info and Automatically Download Torrents of Tv-Series Episodes.

    15 MyTvShowOrganizer alternatives
    MyTvShowOrganizer screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    MyTvShowOrganizer iconSonarr Icon

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  11. Catch icon
     4 likes

    Catch is the easiest way to use ShowRSS on OS X. It'll take care of everything. New shows will be downloaded as they are released.

    16 Catch alternatives
    Catch screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac

    Catch Features

    1.  Multiple languages
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    Comments about Catch as an Alternative to Sonarr
     
    Guest

    Best one going for Mac, I love it.

    Positive commentMar 16, 2016
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    • Catch is Free and Open SourceSonarr is also Free and Open Source
  12. Elementum icon
     1 like

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

    12 Elementum alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
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