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Smart Video ProcessorMediaElch
Free

Free and open source under the GPL 3.0 or later.

 Free

Free and open source.

Linux Windows, macOS, Linux
  • Combines re-encoding, renaming and tagging in one tool
  • Adds metadata and artwork to videos automatically
  • Many metadata scrapers for film, TV and music
  • Writes Kodi-compatible nfo files
  • Small project with few users
  • Electron app with a larger footprint than native tools
  • Manages metadata only; it does not stream media
  • Built mainly around Kodi conventions
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Open source Open source
License: GPL-3.0-or-later License not stated
No account needed No account needed
Not stated if it works offline Not stated if it works offline

Checked October 1, 2026

Checked September 24, 2026

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