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

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