--- {"title": "How to see what the family has watched for family ratings keepers", "description": "Learn how a family ratings keeper can see what the family has watched, with a simple weekly routine and a look at Watcharr, a tool for public IMDb lists.", "url": "https://vlcleanplayer.com/how-to-see-what-the-family-has-watched-for-family-ratings-keepers/", "date": "2026-11-05"} --- Learn how a family ratings keeper can see what the family has watched, with a simple weekly routine and a look at Watcharr, a tool for public IMDb lists. A family can see what it has watched by keeping one shared record of finished movies and shows, agreeing on what counts as finished, and reviewing the record together each week. Watcharr works from public IMDb lists [^1], so check whether any tool records watched titles before you rely on it. | Option | What it reads | Setup | |---|---|---| | Watcharr | Any public IMDb watchlist or list, from the desktop site, the phone site or IMDb's other-language pages. [^1] | The hosted version needs nothing to install and no account. [^1] | | Another tool, not named here | not published | not published | ## What you need before you start A family ratings keeper needs one shared place where finished movies and shows are written down, so the whole household sees the same record. Settle what counts as finished before anyone starts, such as a film watched to the end or a show with its last episode done, so each person records titles the same way. Decide who can add entries and who can read the record. Choose how the record will be shared, whether through a single document, an app that several people can open, or a list that a tool reads from a public source. If a tool reads an IMDb list, that list must be public, because Watcharr accepts any public IMDb watchlist or list from the desktop site, the phone site or IMDb's other-language pages. [^1] Set one day each week for reading the record together. ## Step by step 1. Choose one place where the family's finished titles will be written down, and tell everyone to use only that place. 2. Agree on what counts as finished, so a half-watched show is recorded the same way by each person. 3. Write each title down when it is finished, with its name and the date if your tool allows a date. 4. Set one day each week to read the record together and note any titles that are missing. 5. Ask family members after the first week whether anything was missed, and change the rules where needed. 6. Before relying on a tool that reads a list, check whether it refreshes on its own and what it does when a read fails. ## Tools that can do it 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] The hosted version needs nothing to install and no account. [^1] Radarr and Sonarr add titles to a media library. Watcharr's links carry titles to add to those programs, so check whether that matches the family's need before you choose it for a record of what people have watched. [^1] This page does not name other tools, because it has no verified details about them. Before choosing one, check whether it records what each person has watched, how it reads a list, and whether everyone can view the same record. ## Common mistakes to avoid Avoid assuming that one list shows what everyone has watched. A list of titles to add is different from a record of finished viewing, so check each one separately. Avoid agreeing on the rules only in your head. Write down what counts as watched and tell everyone, so a half-finished show is not recorded one way by one person and another way by someone else. Avoid leaving old entries unchecked. A record becomes unreliable if nobody reviews it, so set a weekly check and remove anything that is wrong. Avoid skipping privacy checks. Review what each tool asks for and who can read the record before adding family members to it. ## Frequently asked questions ### How can a family see what everyone has watched? Keep one shared record of finished movies and shows, agree on what counts as finished, and read the record together once a week. Ask everyone to add titles in the same place so nothing is split across several lists. Check whether a tool records watched titles before you choose it, since that answer decides whether it fits this job. ### Does Watcharr keep a record of what people have watched? Watcharr turns a public IMDb list into one link for Radarr with the movies and one for Sonarr with the shows. [^1] Its links are built from the IMDb list's id, so the same list always gives the same two links. [^1] Check the product's own page for any feature beyond these before you rely on it for a viewing record. ### Does Watcharr need an account or installation for a family? The hosted version needs nothing to install and no account. [^1] Signed-in users can combine several IMDb lists into one Radarr link and one Sonarr link for the whole household, and a title on two lists is added only once. [^1] Its code can be read under the PolyForm Noncommercial 1.0.0 licence. [^1] ### How often does Watcharr refresh a family list? Radarr checks a Watcharr link every 15 minutes and Sonarr checks it every 5. [^1] 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] If a read fails, the links keep serving the last list that loaded correctly. [^1] ### What should a family check before choosing a tool for watched titles? Check whether the tool records what each person has watched, how it reads a list, and whether everyone can view the same record. Check how often it refreshes and what it does when a read fails. Watcharr keeps the last list that loaded correctly when a read fails. [^1] Write down the answers and compare each tool with the steps on this page. 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)