Overseerr is a free, open-source media request and discovery app. It centralizes user requests for Plex/Emby/Jellyfin and automates delivery via Radarr/Sonarr. It is a UI-first request and approval workflow designed for discoverability, request tracking, and automation. It targets individuals, households, and small community groups that run self-hosted

Transmission is a lightweight, open-source BitTorrent client that provides native macOS, Windows, and Linux builds with a native GUI, web UI, and a headless daemon. One-sentence value: Transmission offers simple, efficient peer-to-peer file transfer with low resource use and no ads. It fits individuals who want a minimal desktop client

Prowlarr is an open‑source indexer manager that centralizes Usenet (Newznab) and torrent (Torznab) indexers for media automation apps such as Sonarr, Radarr, Lidarr and Readarr. It acts as a proxy and single source of truth for indexer configuration, searching and health reporting across a self‑hosted media stack. The

MeTube is a self-hosted web GUI that wraps yt-dlp/youtube-dl to let you queue, manage and archive videos from YouTube and many other sites through a browser interface. It exposes common yt-dlp options (format/quality, playlists, authenticated downloads) and is commonly run via Docker for home servers and small VMs.

Radarr is a free, open‑source movie collection manager that automates finding, downloading (via Usenet and BitTorrent), renaming, and organizing films. It monitors indexers, triggers your download client, upgrades quality when better releases appear, and keeps metadata and artwork in sync for media servers. It’s aimed at home media

qBittorrent is a free, open‑source BitTorrent client that delivers a full feature set without ads or bundled extras. It supports magnet links, DHT/PEX/LSD, IPv6, protocol encryption, RSS automation, an integrated search engine, a Web UI, and torrent creation—powered by libtorrent and a Qt interface. It suits

Sonarr is an open-source TV show manager that automates discovering, downloading, renaming, and organizing episodes from Usenet and BitTorrent sources. It monitors indexers, evaluates releases, and hands off downloads to your preferred client, then standardizes file names and folders so media servers can scan reliably. It’s designed for home