Radarr
Automatically download movies via Usenet and BitTorrent (fork of Sonarr).
- Media Management
- C#
- GPL-3.0
- Docker
- Actively maintained
GitHub stats
- GitHub stars
- 14,506
- Forks
- 1,232
- Open issues
- 452
- Commits, last 12 months
- 116
- Last commit
- Oct 4, 2026
- Latest release
- v6.4.4.10685Sep 16, 2026
- Created
- Dec 25, 2016
- License
- GPL-3.0Open source
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About Radarr
Automatically download movies via Usenet and BitTorrent (fork of Sonarr). Radarr is open source under the GPL-3.0 license and written mainly in C#, so you can read the code, run it on your own hardware and keep full control of your data.
The project has 14,506 stars and 1,232 forks on GitHub, with 116 commits over the last year. It ships a Docker image, which makes it a good fit for a small VPS or a home server running Docker Compose.
Topics
- movies
- couchpotato
- nzb
- torrent
- movie
- usenet
- bittorrent
- hacktoberfest
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What is Radarr?
Radarr is a free, open-source app you can host on your own server, listed in our Media Management category. Automatically download movies via Usenet and BitTorrent (fork of Sonarr). The source code lives at github.com/Radarr/Radarr, where it has 14,506 stars.
Is Radarr free and open source?
Yes. Radarr 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 Radarr with Docker?
Yes. Radarr provides a Docker image, so you can run it on any Linux server with Docker and Docker Compose installed. The project README lists the image name and the environment variables to set.
What are the best alternatives to Radarr?
Popular self-hosted alternatives to Radarr include Sonarr, MeTube and Seerr.
Is Radarr actively maintained?
The most recent commit to Radarr was on Oct 4, 2026 with 116 commits in the past twelve months. The latest release is v6.4.4.10685, published Sep 16, 2026. Check the open issues on GitHub to gauge how quickly maintainers respond.