--- {"title": "How to see what each roommate has watched in 2026", "description": "Learn how roommates who share a watchlist can see what each person has watched, with setup steps and tool options to compare before choosing one.", "url": "https://vlcleanplayer.com/how-to-see-what-each-person-has-watched-for-roommate-watchlist-sharers/", "date": "2026-11-13"} --- Learn how roommates who share a watchlist can see what each person has watched, with setup steps and tool options to compare before choosing one. Roommates who share a watchlist can see what each person has watched by checking each person's accounts or apps against one shared list. Watcharr turns a public IMDb list into one link for Radarr and one for Sonarr [^1]. | Option | What it does | Setup and licence | |---|---|---| | Watcharr | Turns one public IMDb list into one link for Radarr and one for Sonarr [^1] | The hosted version needs nothing to install and no account [^1]. Its code is available under the PolyForm Noncommercial 1.0.0 licence [^1] | | Other tools (not described here) | not published | not published | ## What you need before you start Start by agreeing on one shared list that every roommate can open. Watcharr accepts public IMDb lists, so check that the list's privacy setting allows others to see it before you share it [^1]. Next, write down the accounts or apps each roommate uses to watch titles. The record of what someone has watched is kept with the account or app where they watched it, so you will need to be able to look at each one. Decide who will do the check and how often. One person doing the whole household's check each time can become a chore, so agree on a shared schedule and a shared place to write down the results. Finally, make sure everyone knows which list is the household list. If two lists are in use, the record will split, and people will compare different titles without noticing. ## Step by step 1. Choose one shared list of titles that the household wants to track, and make sure every roommate can open it. 2. Ask each roommate to name the accounts or apps they use to watch movies and shows, and write those names down. 3. Check each of those accounts or apps for the titles on the shared list, and mark which ones each person has watched. 4. Keep the marks in one place that everyone can read, such as a shared note with one line per title and one column per roommate. 5. Repeat the check on the same day each week or month, and update the note so it matches what has been watched. 6. After the first round, ask each roommate whether the note was easy to read, and change the layout to fix any confusion. If the household also uses Radarr or Sonarr to add titles, keep the shared list separate from the watch record, so that adding a title does not change who has watched it. ## Tools that can do it Watcharr is made by the team that publishes this site. Watcharr takes one public IMDb list and gives you 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]. The links are built from the IMDb list's id, so the same list always gives the same two links [^1]. The page shows the list's covers in a row, and each cover opens TMDB's plot, genres, rating, backdrop and trailer [^1]. The hosted version needs nothing to install and no account [^1]. Watcharr works with the list itself. For the record of who has watched what, check the accounts or apps that each roommate uses, and use Watcharr to keep the shared list in step with Radarr and Sonarr. Other tools are not described here because no source facts about them were provided. Before choosing one, check whether it keeps a record of each person's watched titles, how it reads a shared list, and what it costs. ## Common mistakes to avoid Avoid treating a watchlist as a watch record. A list shows what people want to watch, so the check of what has been watched still has to be made in each person's account or app. Avoid sharing a list that is private. Watcharr accepts public IMDb lists, so confirm the privacy setting before sending the link to anyone [^1]. Avoid mixing up the two links. The Radarr link and the Sonarr link carry different titles, so add each one to the correct app [^1]. Avoid assuming the list is always current. If you sign in, Watcharr re-reads your list about every 15 minutes and warns you when a list fails three reads in a row [^1]. Avoid trusting a single copy when a read fails. The links keep serving the last list that loaded correctly, so check whether the most recent changes have arrived [^1]. ## Frequently asked questions ### How can roommates see what each person has watched? Start with the accounts or apps each roommate uses to watch, because the record of a viewing is kept there. Keep one shared list of the titles the household chose, then check each person's account against that list and write the matches in one shared place. Repeat the check on the same day each week or month so the note stays current. After the first round, ask roommates whether the note is clear and adjust it if it is not. ### Does Watcharr show which roommate watched a title? Watcharr turns a public IMDb list into one link for Radarr and one link for Sonarr [^1]. The title details it shows cover the plot, genres, rating, backdrop and trailer from TMDB [^1]. Check the record of who watched what in each roommate's own account or app, and use Watcharr to keep the shared list up to date. ### Can Watcharr share one list across a whole household? Signed-in users can combine several IMDb lists into one Radarr link and one Sonarr link for the whole household, and a title that is on two lists is added only once [^1]. Signing in also turns on the automatic re-read, which runs about every 15 minutes and warns you when a list fails three reads in a row [^1]. Combining lists helps with the shared list, but the watch record still has to be checked separately. ### What licence does Watcharr use? The code is available to read under the PolyForm Noncommercial 1.0.0 licence, and older versions remain under MIT [^1]. Commercial use is not licensed, and no commercial licence is for sale [^1]. Read the licence text before you use or change the code, so you know which uses it allows. ### What should be checked before choosing a tool for roommates? Check whether the tool keeps a record of each person's watched titles, since the approved details for Watcharr describe lists and title pages rather than watch records. Check how it handles a failed read, how it treats a title that appears on more than one list, and whether it needs a sign-in. Watcharr keeps the last list that loaded correctly when a read fails [^1], and signed-in users can combine lists for a household [^1]. 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)