Alternatives / Trakt.tv
Looking for an open source Trakt.tv alternative? We compared 3 open source TV and movie trackers by license, platforms, data sources, and sync. They are all apps rather than a web service like Trakt, and one of them depends on Trakt itself.
Written by Maxime DERAME
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| Alternative | Best for | License |
|---|---|---|
| SeriesGuide | Tracking shows and movies on Android | GPL-3.0-or-later |
| Showly | Android and iOS tracker (uses Trakt) | GPL-3.0 |
| Tonkatsu Box | Tracking games, movies, anime, and books | MIT |
We looked for open-source tools that overlap with Trakt's core: logging what you watch, keeping a watchlist, and following shows across devices. We verified each project's license, recent activity, stars, platforms, and releases in its repository. Trakt is a hosted web service with a community and API, and none of these replaces that service, so we note where each stores your data. See our methodology for the full criteria.
Trakt provides a web platform, a public API, and a large community that other apps plug into. SeriesGuide, Showly, and Tonkatsu Box are apps you install on your devices, with no equivalent social network or shared API ecosystem.
Showly is open source under GPL-3.0, but its repository belongs to the Trakt organization and it integrates tightly with Trakt.tv to sync your history across devices. It is therefore not an independent replacement, because you still use a Trakt account.
SeriesGuide is an Android app and does not run on iOS. Showly runs on Android and on iOS since January 2025. Tonkatsu Box is a Flutter app for Windows, Linux, macOS, and Android, and it tracks not only TV and movies but also games, anime, manga, and books.
SeriesGuide is GPL-3.0-or-later, with some parts such as its API library under Apache-2.0. Showly is GPL-3.0, and Tonkatsu Box is MIT.
All three projects were updated within days of this update. Showly's latest release was 3.61.0 on September 30, 2026, and Tonkatsu Box published v0.45.0 on October 3, 2026, but it is still a young, fast-moving project with version numbers below 1.0.
Trakt.tv is a proprietary service: your history is stored on its servers, some features such as advanced filters, VIP sync, and ad removal need a paid VIP plan, and your data depends on its availability. Open-source alternatives let you track locally, inspect the code, and avoid a subscription, at the cost of no shared social network and often a single platform.
| Alternative | Platforms | License | Data storage | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SeriesGuide | Android | GPL-3.0-or-later | On device | Android users |
| Showly | Android, iOS | GPL-3.0 | Synced with Trakt | Trakt users on mobile |
| Tonkatsu Box | Windows, Linux, macOS, Android | MIT | Local SQLite | Games, anime, and movies |
Want to track shows and movies on Android
SeriesGuide logs viewing history and watchlists using TMDb data, under GPL-3.0-or-later.
Want a mobile tracker for Android and iOS that syncs with Trakt
Showly is GPL-3.0 and syncs with your Trakt account, so it does not remove the dependency on Trakt.
Want to track games, anime, and books as well
Tonkatsu Box is an MIT Flutter app with local storage, tier lists, and visual boards for several media types.