When is the Alpha releasing, and how will I know if I'm invited?

We've been getting this question a lot lately via our chat and mail, so here's a full update.

Right now, we're deep in development and internal testing and have taken on an independent team member with full availability just today to speed things up, focused on stabilizing OMNIS's backend and implementing features that matter most to you.

Your registration feedback has been incredibly valuable, it's exactly why we announced yesterday that Trakt sync will already be part of the alpha even if we didn't plan it so early but we seen how important it is.

Our current target for the private alpha launch is early Q3 2026 mid-July, if everything goes to plan.

How you'll know when it's live and whether you're invited:

1. Countdown timer, Once we lock in a release date for the Alpha, a countdown will appear on our website omnisapp.net

2. Email notification, You'll receive an email the moment the date is confirmed.

3. Announcement here, I'll post an update in this community as well. To be safe, follow my profile u/omnisapp in case I post it there first.

4. Your invite or waitlist info, Once the alpha goes live, you'll receive either your access code or further details if registrations have exceeded our alpha capacity.

(You should have received info about this during signup.)

5. Community post, It will be announced here too.

What about a Discord or Telegram?

There isn't one yet, intentionally. We're keeping things small and focused so the alpha runs smoothly, our focus right now is on stabilizing OMNIS and bringing it out into the World. Once the alpha launches, we'll create a dedicated space for alpha users to share feedback, ask questions, and connect with us directly.

More updates soon. Thanks for your patience. 🙏

👉 omnisapp.net

OMNIS Registration for the private Alpha is open

👉 Omnisapp.net

You asked, we listened: Trakt Sync is coming to OMNIS already once the private Alpha launches.

When we kicked off the private Alpha registration phase just recently, Trakt Sync wasn't on the roadmap for us for the Alpha phase as we worked on other features and their stability. After the first days of open Private Alpha registrations seeing how much Feedback we get we've moved it up and now work on shipping it already once Alpha opens and we recognize how important the feature is.

What you'll get:

Trakt recommendations surfaced directly in OMNIS

Two-way watchlist sync between Trakt and OMNIS

Full profile sync so everything plays nicely with OMNIS's own features

A settings page with real-time sync status, connection info, and import details

etc.

Implementing this properly across both frontend and backend will take some extra time, we want the experience to feel seamless, not bolted on. We'd rather take the time to get it right than rush OMNIS out the door half-baked.

Big thanks to those who signed up, and if you didn't yet, all info's at : 👉 Omnisapp.net

Ofc its vibe coded.

On omnisapp.net you'll find all the info :)

Hi Everyone. I can see that like me, more people got fed up with trakt and built their own alternative. Here's another one that I've been working on for a while, and now I feel is stable and feature complete enough to share.

The app is called Scrob, built in python and astro (Postgres DB) and is distributed as a docker container on dockerhub or ghcr. Self-Hosted and Open Source (AGPLv3).

Connects, syncs and scrobbles with Jellyfin, Emby and Plex. You can sync it with Trakt. And you can use the Kodi addon for scrobbling from kodi. Also works great if you want to keep your watch status in sync between two Jellyfin servers (for example).

You can also connect it to Sonarr and Radarr, and add items directly from Scrob.

Here's the full feature list:

• Multi-source sync: Import your full library, watch history, and ratings from Jellyfin, Plex, and Emby. Incremental syncs keep everything up to date.
• Keep all servers in sync: Keep your watched status in sync between all your servers. Supports multiple instances.
• Real-time scrobbling: Webhooks from Jellyfin, Plex, Emby, and Kodi update your watch state as you play - no manual sync needed.
• Manual scrobble: Start a watching session directly from any movie or episode page. Pause, resume, stop, or mark as watched - session progress shows live on the home screen.
• Trakt integration: Sync your watched history and ratings from Trakt, and push Scrob activity back to Trakt automatically.
• Watch history & ratings: Track every movie and episode you've watched. Rate them on a 10-point scale with optional reviews.
• Season ratings: Rate individual seasons separately from the overall show.
• Personal lists: Create and curate lists of movies and shows. Mark them public to share with other users on the same instance.
• Comments: Leave comments on movies, shows, seasons, and episodes.
• Social: Follow other users and see their activity.
• TMDB integration: Rich metadata for every title - posters, backdrops, cast, crew, trailers, collections, and more.
• Search: Search TMDB across movies, shows, people, and collections, merged with your local library data.
• Pick a Movie / Pick a Show: Get a suggestion on what to watch next from your library or your streaming services based on your preferences.
• Trending & Airing Today: Daily trending movies and shows from TMDB, plus episodes airing today filtered to your collection.
• Continue Watching & Next Up: Dashboard cards showing in-progress items and the next episode to watch in each series.
• Season & episode tracking: Detailed season views with per-episode watched state and progress.
• Cast & crew pages: Full filmography for any person, linked to your library.
• Radarr & Sonarr integration: Add movies and shows to Radarr/Sonarr directly from the Scrob UI.
• Plex watchlist automation: Automatically send items from your Plex watchlist (and selected friends' watchlists) to Radarr or Sonarr.
• Two-Factor Authentication: TOTP-based 2FA with backup codes, managed from the settings page.
• OIDC / SSO: Authenticate with any OpenID Connect provider (Authelia, Authentik, Keycloak, etc.).
• Progressive Web App: Install Scrob on any device - Android, iOS, or desktop - for a native app feel.
• Play your videos directly from Scrob.

If you want to try it you can find it here:

• Scrob - https://github.com/ellite/scrob
• Kodi Addon - https://github.com/ellite/scrob-kodi

I would love to hear your feedback if you try it. Feel free to create issues on the GitHub repo.

All the best!

Those users, slowly noticing, most of the features are being removed.... like:

• List collaboration removed
• Rewatch tracking very simplied
• Library collection feels removed
• CSV export & backup removed
• Limits on watchlists
• Getting banned on both forum and reddit
• API Always down
• Watch History complicated now
• and many more....

I've been maintaining a fork of Yamtrack for the past several months focused on the daily-driver experience: a history page, richer stats, shareable lists, daily use polish, and more media types like music and podcasts.

Here's some of what's landed this week:

• "No Status" filter added for finding owned library items you have not tracked yet.
• Season navigation got easier thanks to u/nakenyon, with season names now showing in the dropdown.
• Media detail pages now load a fast shell first, then heavier content like cast and recommendations fills in after.
• There's more, but most of it was not screenshot worthy. Check the release notes!

Docker image:

ghcr.io/dannyvfilms/yamtrack:latest

Happy to answer questions about setup or what's different from stock Yamtrack.

Let’s be honest!!!!

Lately, Trakt doesn’t feel like the same platform anymore....

(The original founder seems missing in action, features keep disappearing, and there have been too many API issues, outages, and random errors.) - feels like either it got acquired or v3 ui is very buggy...

Meanwhile, SIMKL... once the underdogm seems to be improving fast with great features, strong anime support, and an active developer/community presence.

Which one do you think is actually better right now, has the more sustainable future for tracking movies, TV shows, and anime?

The only problem right now with SIMKL is, its run by a small team and most of its amazing feature are behind v2 beta..

And SIMKL also does need a bit learning curve to understand the website...

(but I realized that you can also get the Free SIMKL Pro for LIFE, if you visit the site for 20 days)

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And also, why are users still using trakt? is there something, I am unaware of?

I originally built this for my own use, but a few people—especially those who use Trakt.TV—found it helpful and encouraged me to keep developing it.

I'd genuinely appreciate any feedback or thoughts you have as it evolves.

https://ReelRifter.com

I've been maintaining a fork of Yamtrack for the past several months focused on the daily-driver experience: a history page, richer stats, shareable lists, daily use polish, and more media types like music and podcasts.

Here's some of what's landed this week:

1. Customize your Home! Add your own rows and make home exactly what you want it to be.
2. Lists have been cleaned up to match other parts of the app.
3. Speeeed! Two different pages have been updated to load more quickly. More work to come to make sure the app is snappy and responsive!
   1. Home Screen: 11.95s / ~8995 queries, down to 1.216s / 41 queries
   2. Statistics: 3.071s / 197 queries / 392 eager images, down to 0.166s / 1 query / 0 eager

Docker image:

ghcr.io/dannyvfilms/yamtrack:latest

Happy to answer questions about setup or what's different from stock Yamtrack.