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Smart Video Processor vs Tdarr: catalog facts
Smart Video Processor	Tdarr
Free Free and open source under the GPL 3.0 or later.	Freemium Free to use, with paid options described on the Tdarr site.
Linux	Self-hosted
Combines re-encoding, renaming and tagging in one tool Adds metadata and artwork to videos automatically	Automates transcoding across a whole library Can distribute work across several machines
Small project with few users Electron app with a larger footprint than native tools	Needs a server and some configuration Transcoding large libraries is processor-intensive
Downloadable app	Self-hosted
Open source	Closed source
License: GPL-3.0-or-later	License not stated
No account 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 October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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