TrackWatch
Automated music release tracker for Spotify with email notifications, discography generator, and ghost track cleaner (alternative to Release Radar).
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Still maintained? Yes: 16 commits in the last 90 days, latest release 2.1.2 (Aug 2026).
Comparisons in Media Management: Sonarr Cloud alternatives.
At a glance
TrackWatch quick facts
- Health score
- 69/100 SLOWING
- Stars
- 25
- Last commit
- 5 days ago (Oct 2026)
- Latest release
- 2.1.2, Aug 2026
- Licence
- MIT
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In its own words
The project's README opens: "Self-hosted music release tracker for Spotify users. Never miss a new release from your favorite artists again."
Why it ranks here
Health score explained
TrackWatch scores 69/100, #20 of 30 in Media Management: 16 commits in the last 90 days earn 18.7 of 35 points, the latest release (2.1.2, 3 months ago) earns 25.0 of 25, 25 stars add 5.7 of 20, an active, unarchived repository keeps 10 and Docker support adds the final 10. That places it in the slowing band (40 to 69). The biggest shortfall is commit activity, worth 16.3 more points.
Recomputed nightly from the GitHub API. How the score is calculated.
- Commit activity biggest shortfall 18.7 / 35
16 commits in 90 days (30+ scores full marks)
- Release recency 25.0 / 25
2.1.2 released 3 months ago
- Stars 5.7 / 20
25 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
- 16
- Last 90 days
- 120
- Last 12 months
- 5 days ago
- Last push
Ranked #20 of 30 tools in Media Management by health , between Medusa (#19) and MyTube (#21) .
Details
| Licence | MIT |
| Platforms | Docker |
| Latest release | 2.1.2 · 3 months ago |
| Stars | 25 |
| Open issues | 6 |
| Docker | Yes |
| Repository | emlopezr/trackwatch ↗ |
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TrackWatch: common questions
Is TrackWatch still maintained?
TrackWatch had 16 commits in the last 90 days and its last push was 5 days ago; the latest tagged release, 2.1.2, is from 3 months ago. Repoly recomputes this nightly.
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