Overseerr
Hacker ApprovedRanked 4 of 5 media automation tools by recommenders
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.
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.
13 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 11
- criticize it
- 2
- approval share
- 85%
Recommended in 5 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it carries the badge
- 11 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- 5.5 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 5 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Simple website for users
“This is simpler for users to go to a website instead of having to also use a VPN.”
Comment from 1 May 2026 in “Apple Says Mac Studio and Mac Mini Will Be in Short Supply for Months” “Simple and gets the job done for the solo-user scenario.”
Comment from 13 Apr 2026 in “State of Homelab 2026” Works with Plex and Jellyfin
“Seerr can use Plex accounts, assuming people are using OPs Plex library, there's no new accounts needed to be made.”
Comment from 1 May 2026 in “Apple Says Mac Studio and Mac Mini Will Be in Short Supply for Months” “i also recommend seerr to pair with jellyfin”
Comment from 14 Apr 2026 in “WiiFin – Jellyfin Client for Nintendo Wii” Surfaces shows you hadn't seen
“For discoverability you should check overseerr”
Comment from 23 Dec 2025 in “Show HN: CineCLI – Browse and torrent movies directly from your terminal” “Popped up, didn't even know when it was airing”
Comment from 2 Dec 2025 in “Netflix kills casting from its mobile app to most modern TVs”
Other media automation tools people recommend
The four most recommended other media automation tools, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sonarr | 38 | 4 | 90% | 9 | — | Approved |
| Radarr | 33 | 4 | 89% | 10 | — | Approved |
| *arr stack | 21 | 6 | 78% | 7 | 1.1 yrs5 owners | Approved |
| OverseerrThis page | 11 | 2 | 85% | 5 | — | Approved |
| Bazarr | 5 | 0 | 100% | 3 | — | — |
What people said
13 of the 15 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“The value wasn't there for me.”
“so me and others can quickly pick-out media to automatically download in a preset quality”
“Sounds great, but if my family wanted to access a web-ui”
“Seerr can use Plex accounts, assuming people are using OPs Plex library, there's no new accounts needed to be made.”
“It's nicer to use than Sonarr / Radarr, and a single interface for people to learn.”
“Seerr cannot expose itself to discord/telegram and requires users to have another account.”
“Using an ai for that is pretty wasteful.”
“This is simpler for users to go to a website instead of having to also use a VPN.”
“i also recommend seerr to pair with jellyfin”
“Simple and gets the job done for the solo-user scenario.”
“do yourself a favor and set up Jellyseerr too”
“For discoverability you should check overseerr”
“Popped up, didn't even know when it was airing”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.