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Lidarr

Music collection manager for Usenet and BitTorrent users.

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Still maintained? Yes: 41 commits in the last 90 days, latest release v3.1.6.5079 (Oct 2026).

Also an alternative to Sonarr Cloud.

Docker #5 of 30 in Media Management

At a glance

Lidarr quick facts

Health score
95/100 GOOD
Stars
5,790
Last commit
today (Oct 2026)
Latest release
v3.1.6.5079, Oct 2026
Licence
GPL-3.0
View Lidarr/Lidarr on GitHub ↗ Website ↗

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In its own words

The project's README opens: "Lidarr is a music collection manager for Usenet and BitTorrent users. It can monitor multiple RSS feeds for new tracks from your favorite artists and will grab, sort and rename them. It can also be configured to automatically upgrade the quality of files already downloaded when a better quality format becomes available."

Why it ranks here

Health score explained

Lidarr scores 95/100, #5 of 30 in Media Management: 41 commits in the last 90 days earn 35.0 of 35 points, the latest release (v3.1.6.5079, 4 days ago) earns 25.0 of 25, 5,790 stars add 15.1 of 20, an active, unarchived repository keeps 10 and Docker support adds the final 10. That places it in the good band (70 and above). The biggest shortfall is star count, worth 4.9 more points.

Recomputed nightly from the GitHub API. How the score is calculated.

  • Commit activity 35.0 / 35

    41 commits in 90 days (30+ scores full marks)

  • Release recency 25.0 / 25

    v3.1.6.5079 released 4 days ago

  • Stars biggest shortfall 15.1 / 20

    5.8k stars on GitHub (logarithmic)

  • Not archived 10.0 / 10

    Repository is active

  • Docker support 10.0 / 10

    Docker image or Compose file available

Commit activity

82 commits over the last 12 months
41
Last 90 days
82
Last 12 months
today
Last push

Ranked #5 of 30 tools in Media Management by health , between Seerr (#4) and tubesync (#6) .

Details

LicenceGPL-3.0
PlatformsC#, Docker
Latest releasev3.1.6.5079 · 4 days ago
Stars5,790
Open issues1,031
DockerYes
RepositoryLidarr/Lidarr ↗
Visit website ↗ Source code ↗

Lidarr vs its top 5 alternatives

Active tools that share a comparison page or a category with Lidarr (Media Management), scored on the same five terms.

Tool Health Stars Licence Last commit
Radarr 97 15k GPL-3.0 today
Sonarr 97 17k GPL-3.0 today
Lidarr (this tool) 95 5.8k GPL-3.0 today
Downtify 92 819 GPL-3.0 yesterday
Medusa 83 2k GPL-3.0 yesterday
TrackWatch 69 25 MIT 5 days ago

Lidarr: common questions

What does Lidarr replace?

Repoly lists Lidarr as an open-source alternative to Sonarr Cloud. Each comparison page ranks every alternative by the same health score, so you can see where Lidarr stands against the others.

Is Lidarr still maintained?

Lidarr had 41 commits in the last 90 days and its last push was today; the latest tagged release, v3.1.6.5079, is from 4 days ago. Repoly recomputes this nightly.