# Readarr/Readarr

Book Manager and Automation (Sonarr for Ebooks)

Repository: https://github.com/Readarr/Readarr
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/readarr
Homepage: http://readarr.com
Language: C#
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: audiobook, ebook, hacktoberfest, nzb, torrent
Archived: true
Last push: 2025-06-27T10:17:54+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 28, release rhythm 40, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2377, "days_push": 432, "days_rel": 444, "gap_med": 13.5, "n_releases_24m": 19}
- flags: prerelease_only, archived
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3476, forks 375 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:06.140763+00:00)

## What it is
Readarr is a self-hosted ebook and audiobook collection manager for Usenet and BitTorrent users, in the style of Sonarr, that monitors RSS feeds, grabs, sorts, and renames books. The project has been officially retired because its book metadata source became unusable and no maintainers took over.

## Use cases
- automatically download and organize my ebook collection
- monitor RSS feeds for new books from favorite authors
- manage audiobooks with usenet and torrents
- self-hosted pvr for ebooks like sonarr but for books
- sort and rename downloaded books automatically

## When to choose
- you already run it and only need non-metadata features during the transition
- you are willing to use unsupported third-party metadata mirrors at your own risk
- you want to fork or revive the project

## When to avoid
- you need a maintained, working book automation tool today
- you rely on the default metadata service, which is dead
- you want long-term support or new features

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: abandoned
- function: workflow-automation, http-server, search-engine
- domain: media, self-hosted, files
- platform: cross-platform, self-hosted, dotnet
- tags: ebook, audiobook, usenet, bittorrent, pvr, servarr, media-automation, retired, automation, docker, web-server

## Member repositories
- Readarr/Readarr (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:06.140763+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T18:36:31.366474+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/Readarr/Readarr (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:06.140763+00:00, sha c9492001ad08)
  - homepage: http://readarr.com (fetched 2026-08-29T09:30:29.009757+00:00, sha 8bebc8dd796f)
  - site_page: https://readarr.com/docs/api (fetched 2026-08-29T09:30:29.012531+00:00, sha 623e398d7d7b)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.