Automation apps have gotten more popular over the years so yes, they are still a thing.
Sonarr/Radarr are the most popular ones but there are others too. Most work with torrents and usenet but you'd need to check the individual projects to be sure.
Book Automation | Link | Description |
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LazyLibrarian | https://gitlab.com/LazyLibrarian/LazyLibrarian | Audiobooks / Books / Magazines |
Mylar3 | https://github.com/mylar3/mylar3 | Comic Books |
Readarr | https://readarr.com | Audiobooks / Books |
Movies/TV Automation | Link | Description |
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DuckieTV | https://schizoduckie.github.io/DuckieTV | TV |
Medusa | https://pymedusa.com | TV |
Nefarious | https://lardbit.github.io/nefarious | Movies/TV app (using Jackett/Transmission) |
Radarr | https://radarr.video | Movies |
SickChill | https://sickchill.github.io | TV |
SickGear | https://github.com/SickGear/SickGear | TV |
Sonarr | https://sonarr.tv | TV |
Watcher | https://github.com/barbequesauce/Watcher3 | Movies |
Music Automation | Link | Description |
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Headphones | https://github.com/rembo10/headphones | Music |
Lidarr | https://lidarr.audio | Music |
General Automation | Link | Description |
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Autobrr | https://autobrr.com | Monitor IRC announce channels and RSS feeds |
FlexGet | https://flexget.com | Monitor RSS feeds |
RSSToolBot | http://rsstoolbot.infymus.com | Monitor and aggregate RSS feeds |