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Medusa vs nefarious: catalog facts
Medusa	nefarious
Free Free to download and run on your own server.	Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0 licence.
Self-hosted	Web, Self-hosted
Tracks shows and fetches new episodes automatically Self-hosted, with a Dockerfile in the repository	Single app covering search, download, renaming and subtitles Quality profiles and keyword filters
Needs a server and download sources set up by you Focused on TV shows only	Depends on Jackett and Transmission running alongside it No tagged releases
Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License: GPL-3.0
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 24, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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