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ImageMaid

ImageMaid is a script developed by the Kometa team.

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ImageMaid is a script developed by the Kometa team. This tool is designed to help manage and clean up Plex directories by removing unused overlays, custom artwork, and clearing the PhotoTranscoder Directory. It also automates Plex maintenance tasks like emptying trash, cleaning bundles, and optimizing the database.

Platform availability

Available on 1 of 6 install platforms

  • Unraid
  • TrueNAS (not listed)
  • Umbrel (not listed)
  • ZimaOS (not listed)
  • Proxmox (not listed)
  • Helm (not listed)

Also on Docker Hub and GitHub

Health score

48/100 Fair

Maintained
59last commit 160 days ago
Popular
53437 GitHub stars
Easy to install
201 install platform, Docker image
Light to run
No data

Based on 3 of 4 factors.

How is this calculated?

A 0-100 score computed nightly from four factors: maintained (40%: recent commits and steady activity), popular (25%: GitHub stars, log scale), easy to install (20%: platforms, install notes, setup guides, Docker image) and light to run (15%: minimum RAM, ARM support). Factors without data are left out and the rest are rescaled.

Availability: platform listings confirmed today, links checked 5 days ago

GitHub stars
437
Open issues
25
Last commit
2026-05-02
Latest release
v1.2.0
License
MIT
Activity
stale

Checked yesterday - source: GitHub (Kometa-Team/ImageMaid)

Resources & Compatibility

ARM (e.g. Raspberry Pi) is supported.

Checked 10 days ago - source: Docker Hub image tags and published docs

First-install notes

No first-install notes yet.

Alternatives (6)

  • File Converter - File Converter is a handy tool that lets you quickly change file types or shrink their size.
  • Imagine - Imagine is a free tool for Windows that lets you easily view and organise your photos and animations.
  • JPEGView - Lightweight Simple Image Viewer with Slide show feature, Resize and Lossless-cut, Color correction, Rename, Multi-language and more...
  • Preview
  • Switcheroo Image Manipulation - Switcheroo is designed to give you a simple, quick, and easy-to-use tool to convert and manipulate your images in whatever way you like.
  • XnConvert - XnConvert is an easy image converter for graphic files, photos and images available on Windows, MacOSX and Linux.

Checked 7 days ago - source: AlternativeTo

Common questions

Can ImageMaid reduce Plex appdata backup time and size?

One user reported that running ImageMaid shrank the Plex appdata folder by 100 GB and 500,000+ files. That reduced backup time and the overall backup file size.

Can ImageMaid fail to run because of Plex errors?

Yes, it can fail if Plex returns a 500 Internal Server Error while downloading the database or logs.

Does ImageMaid remove unused posters and custom art?

Yes, it can clean bloated Plex image caches by removing unused posters and custom art automatically.

Is ImageMaid available as managed hosting?

Yes, ElfHosted offers managed ImageMaid hosting for cleaning up Plex image caches.

Answers sourced from docs.elfhosted.com, forums.plex.tv, www.reddit.com

Community

Collected 9 days ago - public community threads