--- {"title": "How to keep titles in sync across watchlist services in 2026", "description": "Learn how watchlist syncers can keep the same titles consistent across several tracking services with practical steps.", "url": "https://vlcleanplayer.com/how-to-keep-the-same-titles-across-several-tracking-services-for-multiservice-watchlist-syncers/", "date": "2026-10-24"} --- Learn how watchlist syncers can keep the same titles consistent across several tracking services with practical steps. Watchlist syncers can keep the same titles across several tracking services by preparing one shared source list, choosing how each service reads that list, and checking that every title lands on the right service. | Option | How titles stay consistent | Cost details | |---|---|---| | Watcharr | Paste one public IMDb list and get one link for Radarr with the movies and one for Sonarr with the shows. [^1] | The hosted version needs nothing to install and no account. [^1] | | Manual comparison | Compare the lists on each service by hand and edit titles where they differ. | not published | | One shared list per service | Keep a copy of the same list that each service reads on its own schedule. | not published | ## What you need before you start Choose one source list that holds the titles you want on every tracking service, so the same movies and shows end up on each one. A public IMDb watchlist or list can be that shared source, because watchlist tools read it to add titles. [^1] Keep the source list current, since the titles on it are what each service sees. Radarr and Sonarr are free helper programs that many self-hosters run to find and add movies (Radarr) and shows (Sonarr) to their library. Confirm that Radarr and Sonarr are set up if they are the services that hold your titles. Keep the source list's stable address or id, because the links to each service are built from that id. [^1] Note that one list can hold both movies and shows, so decide how the two kinds of titles are split before you add the list anywhere. Decide who can change the source list, since any edit to it moves through to every service that reads it. Have the list readable by any service that needs it, and keep it public so the tools that read it can reach it. ## Step by step 1. Choose the one source list that holds the titles for every service, and keep edits to it in one place so nothing is added to one service but not another. 2. Write down which tracking service holds movies and which holds shows, and what each one reads to add titles. 3. Put the same source list in front of each service, following each service's own setting for reading an outside list. 4. Give the source list a stable address or id, so every service keeps reading the same list even after you add or remove a title. 5. After the first read, check that each title on the source shows up on the right service, and note the titles that were skipped. 6. Check the list on a regular day each week, and fix any titles the services could not match as you find them. 7. Ask a viewer or housemate after the first week what confused them about how titles get added, and adjust the steps to clear it up. ## Tools that can do it Watcharr is made by the team that publishes this site. Watcharr lets you paste one public IMDb list and get one link for Radarr with the movies and one for Sonarr with the shows. [^1] It accepts any public IMDb watchlist or list from the desktop site, the phone site or IMDb's other-language pages. [^1] You can paste, copy and browse from any screen in the web app. [^1] Each link acts like a small Radarr or Sonarr server, so Radarr checks it every 15 minutes and Sonarr every 5. [^1] The links are built from the IMDb list's id, so the same list always gives the same two links. [^1] A bookmark you click inside Radarr or Sonarr adds the list for you, using that app's API key without sending it anywhere else. [^1] Watcharr looks up TheTVDB ids through TVMaze and TMDB, leaves out shows it can't match, and tells you which ones it skipped. [^1] The page shows the list's covers in a row, each opening TMDB's plot, genres, rating, backdrop and trailer. [^1] The hosted version needs nothing to install and no account. [^1] No other tool is named here because no source facts about other tools were provided. Before choosing a tool, check how it keeps titles consistent across services, how it separates movies from shows, how it updates, and how it warns about skipped titles. ## Common mistakes to avoid Avoid editing titles in more than one place. If every service is to hold the same movies and shows, any change belongs in the one source list, or the services drift apart. Avoid choosing a tool without checking what happens when a source list fails to read. Confirm what the tool shows for a skipped or unreadable title instead of assuming every title gets added. Avoid forgetting to review which titles the services could not match. A skipped title can look missing for a long time if nothing tells you it was left out. [^1] Avoid skipping account and privacy checks. Review what a tool asks for, what access it uses, and what the licence allows before relying on it. ## Frequently asked questions ### How can watchlist syncers keep the same titles across several tracking services? A watchlist syncer chooses one source list, puts it in front of each tracking service, and checks that every title on the source lands on the right service. The important parts are keeping edits in one place, separating movies from shows, and reviewing any titles a service could not match. ### Can Watcharr feed both Radarr and Sonarr from one IMDb list? Yes. Watcharr lets you paste one public IMDb list and get one link for Radarr with the movies and one for Sonarr with the shows. [^1] Each link acts like a small Radarr or Sonarr server, so Radarr checks it every 15 minutes and Sonarr every 5. [^1] ### Does Watcharr need to be installed on the services? The hosted version needs nothing to install and no account. [^1] A bookmark you click inside Radarr or Sonarr adds the list for you, using that app's API key without sending it anywhere else. [^1] ### How does Watcharr tell you about titles it could not match? Watcharr looks up TheTVDB ids through TVMaze and TMDB, leaves out shows it can't match, and tells you which ones it skipped. [^1] If a read of the list fails, the links keep serving the last list that loaded correctly. [^1] ### What should be checked before choosing a watchlist syncing tool? Check how a tool keeps titles consistent across services, how it separates movies from shows, how it updates, and how it warns about skipped titles. Its code is available to read under the PolyForm Noncommercial 1.0.0 licence. [^1] Compare those details with how the tracking services are run before choosing. Its code is available to read under the PolyForm Noncommercial 1.0.0 licence; older versions remain under MIT. [^1] - [Visit Watcharr](/go/start-watcharr) ## Sources [^1]: Watcharr's own description of itself (the product of this site's publisher) (/go/start-watcharr)