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Unmanic vs Smart Video Processor: catalog facts
UnmanicSmart Video Processor
Free

Free to use, with source code published on GitHub.

Free

Free and open source under the GPL 3.0 or later.

Self-hosted Linux
  • Processes a library automatically instead of file by file
  • Docker support for running on a home server
  • Combines re-encoding, renaming and tagging in one tool
  • Adds metadata and artwork to videos automatically
  • Needs a server and some setup to run
  • Transcoding large libraries takes significant processing time
  • 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

Checked September 23, 2026

Checked October 1, 2026

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