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Reaper, published by Scythe Labs and currently available in version 2026.8.7, is a media library maintenance utility designed to identify and remove unwatched content from a Plex library. The software addresses a common challenge faced by users of personal media servers: over time, libraries accumulate films and television episodes that have never been viewed, consuming storage space and adding clutter without providing value. Reaper automates the process of locating this unwatched media, giving library administrators a systematic way to assess which items in their Plex collection are no longer serving a purpose. The tool falls within the media management and library cleanup category, and it is aimed at users who operate Plex media servers in combination with dedicated media management applications. Rather than deleting content directly, Reaper carries out removal through integrations with Sonarr and Radarr, the widely used applications for managing television series and movies respectively. By routing deletions through these established tools, the software performs removal in a controlled and safe manner, consistent with the management workflows that users have already configured in Sonarr and Radarr. This approach means that Reaper functions as a companion within an existing media server ecosystem rather than as a standalone replacement for any component of it. Typical use cases include periodic library hygiene, in which an administrator runs Reaper to free up disk space occupied by content that has gone unwatched, and ongoing maintenance routines for large collections where manual review of every item would be impractical. The software is also relevant for users who wish to keep their Sonarr and Radarr instances aligned with what is actually being watched in Plex. Reaper has been released in five versions to date, with 2026.8.7 representing the current release. The availability of multiple versions indicates that the software has undergone several iterations since its introduction, reflecting continued development by Scythe Labs. Users evaluating Reaper should note that its functionality depends on the presence of Plex together with Sonarr and Radarr, making it a specialized solution for that particular media server configuration.
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