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Is there software that tracks movies and TV shows I've watched and lets me manually add them to my library?

I use Jellyfin, but it lacks this feature. I'm looking for a solution that allows me to create placeholders for shows or seasons I've watched elsewhere, without having to download or create empty MP4 files.

It would be even better if this software integrates with Jellyfin.

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[–] mbirth@lemmy.ml 12 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (12 children)

After Trakt changed to a subscription, I’ve went with NeoDB. This is a federated network, so you can also host it yourself if you like. All entries there can be published into the Fediverse, too. It tracks movies, shows, books, and games. And it automatically imports from IMDb, TheMovieDB, Amazon, Steam, and many more. There’s just one little quirk: since this app started out in China, many actors show up with their Chinese names - but can be easily edited to their English names.

There’s also eggplant.place which is the development build of NeoDB and might be unstable but has more English content.

https://neodb.social/@mbirth/posts/522457362146719720/

[–] tatoko556@reddthat.com 2 points 5 days ago (2 children)

This seems great, but I don’t fully understand how it works with the Fediverse. Instead of everything being local, can I now share what I’ve watched with others and see their comments as well?

[–] mbirth@lemmy.ml 1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Yes, whenever you mark a movie or an episode as “to watch”, “watching” or “watched”, this gets published like a Mastodon post. You also have the option to automatically retoot this from your main Mastodon account. Others can follow you from Mastodon and react to your events. (For some reason, they don’t properly show up here, though.) And, of course, it all shows up for other users on NeoDB.

[–] tatoko556@reddthat.com 2 points 3 days ago
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