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Bazarr

Bazarr is a companion application for Sonarr and Radarr that automatically searches for, downloads, and manages subtitles for your TV shows and movies.

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Bazarr is a companion application for Sonarr and Radarr that automatically searches for, downloads, and manages subtitles for your TV shows and movies. You define subtitle preferences per title, and Bazarr keeps your media library's subtitles up to date.

Platform availability

Available on 6 of 9 platforms

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85/100 Excellent

Maintained
100last commit 17 days ago
Popular
52410 GitHub stars
Easy to install
856 install platforms, install notes, Docker image
Light to run
100256 MB minimum RAM, runs on ARM

Availability: platform listings confirmed today, links checked 15 days ago

GitHub stars
410
Open issues
2
Last commit
2026-09-26
Latest release
v1.6.2-ls366
License
GPL-3.0
Activity
declining

Checked 7 days ago - source: GitHub (linuxserver/docker-bazarr)

Resources & Compatibility

Minimum requirements: 256 MB RAM. ARM (e.g. Raspberry Pi) is supported.

Checked 15 days ago - source: Docker Hub image tags and published docs

First-install notes

  • Put Bazarr in its own folder On Linux, create a dedicated folder such as /opt/bazarr and put the Bazarr files there. Keeping everything in one predictable place stops the app or service from failing because it can't find its files. source
  • Run the app from that folder Once the Python packages are installed, run `python3 bazarr.py` from the Bazarr folder. This starts the web interface where you choose your media folders; without running it, Bazarr is installed but not actually doing anything. source
  • Let it start after a reboot If you set Bazarr up as a Linux service, run `sudo systemctl enable bazarr`. That tells systemd (a Linux background-app manager) to start Bazarr automatically after a reboot, so you don't have to run it by hand every time. source

Fetched 15 days ago - each note links to its source

Alternatives (1)

  • SubDownloader - SubDownloader is a program for automatic find and download/upload subtitles for your movies/series (MKV,MP4,AVI,etc).

Checked 12 days ago - source: AlternativeTo

Common questions

On Linux, what must I do after installing Bazarr from Python sources for it to do anything?

Use a dedicated folder such as /opt/bazarr for the files, then run python3 bazarr.py from that folder. Without running it, Bazarr is installed but not actually doing anything.

Will Bazarr improve a subtitle it has already downloaded?

Yes. It can search for matching subtitles regularly and upgrade a previously downloaded subtitle if a better one is found.

Have users reported Whisper producing false subtitle text?

Users report that Whisper can create hallucinated subtitle text during long silences. They ask whether VAD settings might help.

Does the LinuxServer.io Bazarr container receive updates?

The container is documented to receive regular and timely application updates. It also gets weekly base OS updates.

Answers sourced from github.com, github.com, www.bazarr.media, www.reddit.com

Community

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