Sonarr Alternatives

Apps similar to Sonarr include Medusa - TV Library Manager, which is free and open source. Other options are SickChill, Jackett, DuckieTV and Sick Beard. You can choose from more than 10 Episode Downloaders like Sonarr for Mac, Windows, Linux, self-hosting and the web.

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Sonarr alternatives page was last updated Sep 23, 2026

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Elementum
1 like
Elementum addon is an addon for Kodi, that manages your virtual library, syncs with your Trakt account .
14 Elementum alternatives
Cost / License
Free
Open Source (MIT)
Application type
Torrent Search Engine
Platforms
Mac
Windows
Linux
Android
Good alternative?Is Elementum a good alternative to Sonarr?
MyTvShowOrganizer
7 likes
A Complete Set of tools to Organize, Get info and Automatically Download Torrents of Tv-Series Episodes.
Cost / License
Free
Open Source
Application type
Episode Downloader
Platforms
Windows
Good alternative?Is MyTvShowOrganizer a good alternative to Sonarr?
Mydia
2 likes
A modern, self-hosted media management platform for tracking, organizing, and monitoring your media library.
Cost / License
Free
Open Source (AGPL-3.0)
Application type
Media Manager
Origin
Canada
Platforms
Self-Hosted
Docker
Canada
+2
Good alternative?Is Mydia a good alternative to Sonarr?
Automatic
11 likes
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!
Cost / License
Paid
Proprietary
Application typeApplication types
Episode Downloader
Download Manager
Alerts
Discontinued
Platforms
Mac
Good alternative?Is Automatic a good alternative to Sonarr?
Youtarr
1 like
Self-hosted web app that automates downloading, organizing, and scheduling YouTube channel content with support for Plex, Kodi, Emby and Jellyfin.
Cost / License
Free
Open Source (ISC)
Application typeApplication types
YouTube Downloader
Video Downloader
Platforms
Self-Hosted
Docker
+1
Good alternative?Is Youtarr a good alternative to Sonarr?
Series
2 likes
Series is a software for people who like watching TV shows. It download automatically episodes you don't have already downloaded.
15 Series alternatives
Cost / License
Free
Proprietary
Application type
Episode Downloader
Alerts
Discontinued
Platforms
Mac
Good alternative?Is Series a good alternative to Sonarr?
Catch
5 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.
Cost / License
Free
Open Source (MIT)
Application type
Episode Downloader
Platforms
Mac
Good alternative?Is Catch a good alternative to Sonarr?

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Catch vs Sonarr Comments
Positive comment by Guest · Mar 16, 2016
Best one going for Mac, I love it.
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Catch is Free and Open SourceSonarr is also Free and Open Source
autofetch
1 like
Service automates downloads matching user-defined searches from media libraries, feeds, code repositories, or IRC/XDCC, sending jobs directly to a local client running on desktops, servers, or NAS, keeping tracking, retries, and errors visible in one place.
Cost / License
Free
Proprietary
Application type
Download Manager
Platforms
Mac
Windows
Linux
Good alternative?Is autofetch a good alternative to Sonarr?