Self-hosted alternatives to Letterboxd

A catalog and diary of watched films, self-hosted. Below are 12 open source options you host on your own server — with no monthly per-user fee and full control of your data.

Sonarr

★ 14,276

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 format becomes available.

Media Management GPL-3.0

MeTube

★ 14,071

Web GUI for youtube-dl, with playlist support. Allows downloading videos from dozens of websites.

Media Management AGPL-3.0

Radarr

★ 13,941

Automatically download movies via Usenet and BitTorrent (fork of Sonarr).

Media Management GPL-3.0

Seerr

★ 11,844

Manage requests for your media library, supports Plex, Jellyfin and Emby media servers (fork of Overseerr).

Media Management MIT

Lidarr

★ 5,453

Music collection manager for Usenet and BitTorrent users.

Media Management GPL-3.0

Pinchflat

★ 5,134

Download YouTube content built using yt-dlp.

Media Management AGPL-3.0

Ombi

★ 4,096

Content request system for Plex/Emby, connects to SickRage, CouchPotato, Sonarr, with a growing feature set.

Media Management GPL-2.0

tubesync

★ 2,754

Syncs YouTube channels and playlists to a locally hosted media server.

Media Management AGPL-3.0

yt-dlp Web UI

★ 2,507

Web GUI for yt-dlp.

Media Management MPL-2.0

Medusa

★ 1,970

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 GPL-3.0

Youtarr

★ 1,420

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, Kodi, and Emby.

Media Management ISC

Watcharr

★ 1,414

Add and track all the shows and movies you are watching. Comes with user authentication, modern and clean UI and a very simple setup.

Media Management MIT

Frequently asked questions

Is there a free self-hosted alternative to Letterboxd?

Yes. We've gathered 12 self-hosted, open source alternatives to Letterboxd — including Sonarr, MeTube, Radarr. You run all of them on your own server.

What is the best open source alternative to Letterboxd?

Sonarr is one of the most popular (14,276 GitHub stars). The "best" depends on your case — compare the options below.

Do I need a server to replace Letterboxd?

Yes. You can use a home server (homelab) or a cheap VPS (from ~€4/mo). See the hosting suggestions on this page.