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Overseerr vs Jellyseerr: Which Media Requester?
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Overseerr vs Jellyseerr: Which Media Requester?

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Quick Verdict Jellyseerr is the clear winner. Overseerr's repository was archived in 2024 — it's no longer maintained. Jellyseerr is the actively developed fork that adds Jellyfin support while maintaining full Plex and Emby compatibility. Use Jellyseerr for any new installation. Overview Overseerr and Jellyseerr are media request management tools. They give your users (family, friends, roommates) a clean interface to request movies and TV shows, which then get automatically sent to Sonarr and Radarr for downloading. Overseerr was the original project by sctx. It supported Plex only and provided a polished request/approval workflow with TMDB integration for browsing. The project was archived on GitHub in 2024 — no further updates or security patches. Jellyseerr is a fork of Overseerr by Fallenbagel. It adds Jellyfin and Emby support alongside the original Plex integration. Development is active with regular releases. Feature Comparison Feature Overseerr Jellyseerr Plex integration Yes

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