Medusa
Automatic Video library manager for TV Shows. It watches for new episodes of your favorite shows, and when they are posted it does its magic.
- Media Management
- Python
- GPL-3.0
- Actively maintained
GitHub stats
- GitHub stars
- 1,985
- Forks
- 285
- Open issues
- 472
- Commits, last 12 months
- 36
- Last commit
- Oct 2, 2026
- Latest release
- v1.0.26Aug 21, 2026
- Created
- Feb 23, 2016
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About Medusa
Automatic Video library manager for TV Shows. It watches for new episodes of your favorite shows, and when they are posted it does its magic. Medusa is open source under the GPL-3.0 license and written mainly in Python, so you can read the code, run it on your own hardware and keep full control of your data.
The project has 1,985 stars and 285 forks on GitHub, with 36 commits over the last year. It installs natively rather than through an official Docker image, so plan for a short manual setup.
Topics
- episodes
- medusa
- nzb
- mediainfo
- subtitle
- shows
- trakt
- metadata
- torrent
- tv
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What is Medusa?
Medusa is a free, open-source app you can host on your own server, listed in our Media Management category. Automatic Video library manager for TV Shows. It watches for new episodes of your favorite shows, and when they are posted it does its magic. The source code lives at github.com/pymedusa/Medusa, where it has 1,985 stars.
Is Medusa free and open source?
Yes. Medusa is open-source software released under the GPL-3.0 license, so you can self-host it at no cost. You only pay for the server it runs on, and some projects also offer an optional paid cloud plan.
Can I run Medusa with Docker?
Medusa does not list an official Docker image. It installs natively (Python), so follow the install steps in its README or look for a community-maintained container.
What are the best alternatives to Medusa?
Popular open-source alternatives to Medusa include Sonarr, MeTube and Radarr.
Is Medusa actively maintained?
The most recent commit to Medusa was on Oct 2, 2026 with 36 commits in the past twelve months. The latest release is v1.0.26, published Aug 21, 2026. Check the open issues on GitHub to gauge how quickly maintainers respond.