31 open-source apps
Best self-hosted Media Management apps
Ranked by GitHub stars
All 31 Media Management apps
Sonarr
Sonarr/Sonarr
Automatic TV Shows downloader and manager for Usenet and BitTorrent. It can grab, sort and rename new episodes and automatically upgrade the quality of files already downloaded when a better quality…
Active · last commit Oct 26, 2026
Media ManagementC#DockerMeTube
alexta69/metube
Web GUI for youtube-dl, with playlist support. Allows downloading videos from dozens of websites.
Active · last commit Oct 25, 2026
Media ManagementPythonDockerRadarr
Radarr/Radarr
Automatically download movies via Usenet and BitTorrent (fork of Sonarr).
Active · last commit Oct 26, 2026
Media ManagementC#DockerSeerr
seerr-team/seerr
Manage requests for your media library, supports Plex, Jellyfin and Emby media servers (fork of Overseerr).
Active · last commit Oct 26, 2026
Media ManagementTypeScriptDockerProwlarr
Prowlarr/Prowlarr
Indexer manager and proxy that integrates with Sonarr, Radarr and Lidarr.
Active · last commit Oct 25, 2026
Media ManagementC#DockerLidarr
Lidarr/Lidarr
Music collection manager for Usenet and BitTorrent users.
Active · last commit Oct 26, 2026
Media ManagementC#DockerPinchflat
kieraneglin/pinchflat
Download YouTube content built using yt-dlp.
Maintained · last commit Dec 16, 2025
Media ManagementElixirDockerOmbi
Ombi-app/Ombi
Content request system for Plex/Emby, connects to SickRage, CouchPotato, Sonarr, with a growing feature set.
Active · last commit Sep 29, 2026
Media ManagementC#Dockertubesync
meeb/tubesync
Syncs YouTube channels and playlists to a locally hosted media server.
Active · last commit Oct 25, 2026
Media ManagementPythonDockerMedusa
pymedusa/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.
Active · last commit Oct 18, 2026
Media ManagementPythonYoutarr
DialmasterOrg/Youtarr
Download videos from YouTube channels on a schedule via yt-dlp, with a web UI to browse and selectively download videos. Integrates with Plex Media Server and generates NFO metadata for Jellyfin…
Active · last commit Oct 25, 2026
Media ManagementJavaScriptDockerWatcharr
sbondCo/Watcharr
Add and track all the shows and movies you are watching. Comes with user authentication, modern and clean UI and a very simple setup.
Active · last commit Oct 26, 2026
Media ManagementGoDockerHomeTube
EgalitarianMonkey/hometube
Web UI to download videos and playlists from 1700+ sites into a Plex or Jellyfin library, with quality selection, SponsorBlock sponsor removal, subtitles, clip cutting and resilient playlist sync.
Active · last commit Oct 25, 2026
Media ManagementPythonDockernefarious
lardbit/nefarious
Automate downloading Movies and TV Shows.
Active · last commit Oct 25, 2026
Media ManagementPythonDockerMyTube
franklioxygen/MyTube
Downloader and player for yt-dlp-supported sites with channel subscriptions, cloud upload support, and local library organization.
Active · last commit Oct 22, 2026
Media ManagementTypeScriptDockerLingarr
lingarr-translate/lingarr
Automatically translate subtitle files in your Radarr and Sonarr media libraries, using LibreTranslate, local AI models, or SaaS translation services.
Active · last commit Oct 23, 2026
Media ManagementC#DockerDowntify
henriquesebastiao/downtify
Download Spotify music with album art and metadata.
Active · last commit Oct 26, 2026
Media ManagementPythonDockerReaparr
Reaparr/Reaparr
Cross-platform Plex media downloader that seamlessly adds media from other Plex servers to your own.
Active · last commit Oct 23, 2026
Media ManagementC#DockerLidify
TheWicklowWolf/Lidify
Music discovery tool that provides recommendations based on selected Lidarr artists, using Spotify or LastFM.
Active · last commit Oct 12, 2026
Media ManagementPythonDockerPodFetch
SamTV12345/PodFetch
Sleek and efficient podcast downloader.
Active · last commit Oct 24, 2026
Media ManagementRustDockerLidaTube
TheWicklowWolf/LidaTube
Finding and fetch missing Lidarr albums via yt-dlp.
Active · last commit Oct 22, 2026
Media ManagementPythonDockerDeleterr
rfsbraz/deleterr
Automated media cleanup tool that removes watched and stale content from Plex, Sonarr, and Radarr based on configurable rules.
Active · last commit Oct 24, 2026
Media ManagementPythonDockerChannelTube
TheWicklowWolf/ChannelTube
Download video or audio from YouTube channels on a schedule via yt-dlp.
Active · last commit Oct 22, 2026
Media ManagementPythonDockerYoutubeDL-Server
nbr23/youtube-dl-server
Web and REST interface to Youtube-DL for downloading videos onto a server.
Active · last commit Oct 22, 2026
Media ManagementPythonDockerHoundarr
av1155/houndarr
Scheduled backlog searches for Radarr, Sonarr, Lidarr, Readarr and Whisparr. Works through missing and cutoff-unmet items in small rate-limited batches with per-item cooldowns and hourly caps, to…
Active · last commit Oct 25, 2026
Media ManagementPythonDockerydl_api_ng
Totonyus/ydl_api_ng
Simple youtube-dl REST API to launch downloads on a distant server.
Active · last commit Sep 14, 2026
Media ManagementPythonyoutube-dl-nas
hyeonsangjeon/youtube-dl-nas
Authenticated yt-dlp download queue for video, audio and subtitles, with history, mobile sharing and NAS file management (fork of youtube-dl-server).
Active · last commit Oct 17, 2026
Media ManagementPythonDockerMKVPriority
kennethsible/mkvpriority
Selects preferred audio and subtitle tracks using configurable priority scores and sets the appropriate default and forced flags.
Active · last commit Oct 22, 2026
Media ManagementPythonDockerElengrab
neosy/elengrab
Fast cross-platform video and audio downloader and media viewer with flexible format and quality options. Supports 1000+ websites including YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, Twitch and more.
Active · last commit Oct 26, 2026
Media ManagementGoDockerTrackWatch
emlopezr/trackwatch
Automated music release tracker for Spotify with email notifications, discography generator, and ghost track cleaner (alternative to Release Radar).
Active · last commit Oct 25, 2026
Media ManagementPythonDockerRatelog
golmenero/ratelog
Movie tracker and rating app (alternative to Letterboxd).
Active · last commit Oct 23, 2026
Media ManagementKotlinDocker
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Comparisons, rankings and guides on the appsgit blog for media management apps.
What is the best self-hosted app for media management?
By GitHub stars, Sonarr is the most popular self-hosted app for media management with 17,432 stars, followed by MeTube and Radarr. The best fit depends on your needs, so compare Docker support, license and recent activity on each app page.
Are these Media Management apps free?
Yes. All 31 apps in this category are open source and free to run on your own server. A few also offer a paid hosted plan or enterprise add-ons, but self-hosting the open-source edition costs nothing beyond your hardware.
How do I install a self-hosted Media Management app?
29 of the 31 apps here ship a Docker image, which is the easiest route: rent a small VPS or use a home server, install Docker, and start the app with its Docker Compose file. Apps without an image list their native install steps in the README.
Which Media Management apps are most actively developed?
Measured by commits in the last twelve months, the most active projects are Reaparr (2,781 commits), MyTube (2,539 commits) and Youtarr (1,354 commits). Active development usually means faster bug fixes and security patches.