Prowlarr is an indexer manager and proxy for Usenet and BitTorrent services. It provides a central location for configuring indexers and making them available to compatible download automation applications.
The software is particularly useful alongside applications such as Sonarr, Radarr and Lidarr. Instead of maintaining separate indexer configurations in every application, users can manage supported sources through Prowlarr and synchronise the settings with connected services.
Prowlarr supports both Newznab-compatible Usenet indexers and torrent trackers. Its interface includes search tools, activity information and statistics, allowing users to inspect the behaviour and reliability of configured sources.
The application also provides more advanced controls for proxy connections, indexer-specific settings and search parameters. These make it suitable for users managing several indexers or running multiple media automation services.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Centralised management of Usenet indexers and torrent trackers.
- Supports Newznab-compatible Usenet indexers through a generic interface.
- Supports Torznab-compatible torrent trackers.
- Synchronises indexer settings with Sonarr, Radarr, Lidarr and other compatible applications.
- Reduces the need to configure each indexer separately in multiple applications.
- Uses Cardigann definitions for tracker-specific configuration and parsing.
- Manual searches across configured indexers and trackers.
- Category-based searching helps narrow results by content type.
- Parameter-based searches offer additional control over individual queries.
- Selected releases can be sent directly to compatible download clients.
- Supports sending multiple releases in a single operation.
- Indexer history and statistics show request activity and performance.
- Indexer health monitoring identifies connection failures and other problems.
- Individual indexers can use HTTP, SOCKS4 or SOCKS5 proxy connections.
- FlareSolverr integration is available for compatible services.
- Web interface centralises indexer management and search activity.
- Cross-platform support – runs on Linux, macOS, and Windows.
Website: github.com/Prowlarr/Prowlarr
Support:
Developer: Prowlarr developers
License: GNU General Public License v3.0
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