Bazarr

Automate subtitle downloading for your Radarr and Sonarr libraries.

Bazarr is a companion tool for Radarr and Sonarr that automates the downloading of subtitles for movies and TV shows. It’s built for homelab users who want a hands-off solution for ensuring that their media libraries are always accompanied by high-quality, well-timed subtitles. Bazarr seamlessly integrates with the other ARR apps, simplifying the process of subtitle management.

Key Features

Bazarr works by scanning your Radarr and Sonarr libraries, automatically searching for missing subtitles in over 30 different languages. It supports a wide range of subtitle providers such as OpenSubtitles, Subscene, Addic7ed, and more. This ensures you have access to the latest subtitles, including multi-language and hearing-impaired versions.

Once Bazarr finds matching subtitles, it downloads and syncs them to your media, ensuring everything is perfectly aligned. If a subtitle goes out of sync with your media files, Bazarr can automatically search for better-matching versions.

Integration and Automation

Bazarr integrates tightly with Radarr and Sonarr, monitoring them for any new downloads or changes in your media library. Once a new movie or episode is added, Bazarr kicks in, searching for and downloading the appropriate subtitle files. The app also allows for real-time monitoring and synchronization, ensuring that no media is left without subtitles.

For homelab users, Bazarr provides flexibility in how it handles subtitles. You can configure preferred subtitle languages, subtitle formats, and even set up specific subtitle delay offsets to ensure they match your personal preferences or regional settings.

Subtitles Sources and Formats

Bazarr pulls subtitles from various reputable sources, ensuring you have options based on language, quality, and timing. Some of the key providers include:

• OpenSubtitles
• Subscene
• Addic7ed
• Podnapisi
• Legendas.tv
• TVSubtitles.net

It supports common subtitle formats like SRT, VTT, and ASS, giving you flexibility in how subtitles are presented on your media players such as Plex, Emby, or Jellyfin.

Customization

Bazarr is fully customizable, allowing you to configure subtitle download rules based on your media preferences. You can set thresholds for subtitle scores, allowing only high-quality subtitles to be downloaded. Additionally, you can set language priorities, ensuring the correct language subtitles are fetched for each title in your library.

Bazarr also supports multiple profiles, allowing different settings for movies and TV shows. For example, you might prefer subtitles in English for movies, but prefer Spanish subtitles for TV shows. You can even enable automatic subtitle deletion after a period of time or based on subtitle file size.

Simple UI, Detailed Logs

Bazarr’s web-based user interface is simple and effective, allowing you to track subtitle download status, search for specific subtitles manually, or adjust settings with ease. It also provides detailed logs, giving you insight into which subtitles were downloaded, what was skipped, and why.

For homelab users who want monitoring options, Bazarr includes a Prometheus metrics endpoint for subtitle download statistics, making it easy to track subtitle coverage and download performance.

Conclusion

Bazarr takes the hassle out of managing subtitles in a homelab setup. Its tight integration with Radarr and Sonarr, combined with its automation features, makes it an essential tool for anyone who needs to ensure their media library is always paired with high-quality subtitles. Whether you’re streaming through Plex or managing a massive media collection, Bazarr ensures that you’ll never be stuck without subtitles again.