# SickChill/sickchill

Less rage, more chill.

Repository: https://github.com/SickChill/sickchill
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/sickchill
Homepage: https://sickchill.github.io
Language: Python
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: episodes, nzb, season, torrents, tv, shows, sickbeard, tvdb, xem, plex, kodi, linux, windows, sickchill, dognzb, series, rarbg, torrent, media, videos
Last push: 2026-08-26T15:39:01+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 67/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3946, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2442, forks 575 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:52.428858+00:00)

## What it is
SickChill is a self-hosted, cross-platform automatic video library manager (PVR) for TV shows written in Python with a web interface. It watches for upcoming episodes, searches torrent and usenet (nzb) providers, sends downloads to your client, then renames, sorts, and post-processes files while integrating with Kodi, Plex, Trakt, and subtitle providers.

## Use cases
- automatically download new episodes of my favorite tv shows
- self-hosted pvr to manage my tv show library
- grab torrents and nzbs for shows as soon as they air
- rename and organize tv episode files automatically
- automatically download subtitles for tv shows
- keep my kodi or plex library updated with new episodes
- sick beard alternative for tv show automation

## When to choose
- You want a self-hosted PVR that watches for upcoming TV episodes and grabs them automatically from torrent and usenet providers
- You need broad provider support, including public and private trackers plus newznab/torznab indexers
- You use Kodi, Plex, or Trakt and want automatic library updates, metadata, artwork, notifications, and subtitle downloads

## When to avoid
- You want to manage movies, music, or other media types rather than TV shows
- You prefer a more modern, polished ecosystem such as Sonarr/Radarr-style tooling with larger active communities
- You need a fully hands-off media pipeline without configuring indexers, download clients, and post-processing

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: workflow-automation, scheduling, self-hosted, video-processing, web-scraping
- domain: media, self-hosted, entertainment
- platform: python, windows, cross-platform, self-hosted
- tags: pvr, usenet, torrents, tv-shows, sick-beard-fork, kodi, plex, subtitles, thetvdb, newznab, torznab, htpc, dvr, anime, automation, linux, macos, docker

## Member repositories
- SickChill/sickchill (main) score 67

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:52.428858+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 2026-08-30T02:30:41.260177+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/SickChill/sickchill (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:52.428858+00:00, sha d4d1a1cf5e58)
  - homepage: https://sickchill.github.io (fetched 2026-08-29T10:12:06.334638+00:00, sha e5d41e1963d3)
  - registry_pypi: https://pypi.org/pypi/sickchill/json (fetched 2026-08-29T10:12:06.343616+00:00, sha 4b6de38bc9c7)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.