# Overseerr

11 Hacker News commenters recommended Overseerr and 2 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 5 of 13 months. It meets the Hacker Approved badge rule.

**Verdict:** Free web app that lets household members request movies and shows for download to a Plex or Jellyfin library, with a simple interface that people recommend for solo and family use.

## Why people recommend it

- Simple website for users (2 comments): "This is simpler for users to go to a website instead of having to also use a VPN." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47974502)) "Simple and gets the job done for the solo-user scenario." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47747377))
- Works with Plex and Jellyfin (2 comments): "Seerr can use Plex accounts, assuming people are using OPs Plex library, there's no new accounts needed to be made." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47978218)) "i also recommend seerr to pair with jellyfin" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47768519))
- Surfaces shows you hadn't seen (2 comments): "For discoverability you should check overseerr" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46363972)) "Popped up, didn't even know when it was airing" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46117831))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Sonarr](https://hackerapproved.com/p/sonarr.md): 38 recommend
- [Radarr](https://hackerapproved.com/p/radarr.md): 33 recommend
- [*arr stack](https://hackerapproved.com/p/arr-stack.md): 21 recommend
- [Bazarr](https://hackerapproved.com/p/bazarr.md): 5 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Overseerr", https://hackerapproved.com/p/overseerr/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).