mkv-episode-matcher 0.9.8

The MKV Episode Matcher is a tool for identifying TV series episodes from MKV files and renaming the files accordingly.

MKV Episode Matcher

Automatically match and rename your MKV TV episodes using The Movie Database (TMDb).

Features

• 🎯 Automatic Episode Matching: Uses TMDb and OpenSubtitles to accurately identify episodes
• 🔊 Speech Recognition: Uses OpenAI Whisper for accurate episode identification
• ⬇️ Subtitle Downloads: Integration with OpenSubtitles
• ✨ Bulk Processing: Handle entire seasons at once
• 🧪 Dry Run Mode: Test changes before applying

Prerequisites

• Python 3.9-3.12
• FFmpeg installed and available in system PATH
• TMDb API key (optional, for subtitle downloads)
• OpenSubtitles account (optional, for subtitle downloads)

Quick Start

1. Install the package:

pip install -U mkv-episode-matcher

2. Run onboarding to set up your configuration (first-time users or to update credentials):

mkv-match --onboard

• You will be prompted for:
  • TMDb API key (for episode matching)
  • OpenSubtitles API key, Consumer Name, Username, and Password (for subtitle downloads)
  • Show Directory (main directory of your show)
• If a config value already exists, you can accept the default or enter a new value.

3. a. If you setup the TMDb and Opensubtitles credentials above, automatically fetch subtitles with the --get-subs flag. b. Alternatively, manually download .srt subtitles files to ~/.mkv-episode-matcher/cache/data/Show Name/

4. Run on your show directory:

mkv-match --show-dir "path/to/your/show"

Onboarding & Configuration

The onboarding process will prompt you for all required configuration values if you run with --onboard or if no config file exists. You can re-run onboarding at any time to update your credentials or show directory.

Required information:

• TMDb API key (for episode matching)
• OpenSubtitles API key (for subtitle downloads)
• OpenSubtitles Consumer Name (for subtitle downloads)
• OpenSubtitles Username (for subtitle downloads)
• OpenSubtitles Password (for subtitle downloads)
• Show Directory (main directory of your show)

If a value already exists, it will be shown as the default and you can accept it or enter a new value.

Directory Structure

MKV Episode Matcher expects your TV shows to be organized as follows:

Show Name/
├── Season 1/
│   ├── episode1.mkv
│   ├── episode2.mkv
├── Season 2/
│   ├── episode1.mkv
│   └── episode2.mkv

Reference Subtitle File Structure

Subtitle files that are not automatically downloaded using the --get-subs flag should be named as follows:

~/.mkv-episode-matcher/cache/data/Show Name/
├── Show Name - S01E01.srt
├── Show Name - S01E02.srt
└── ...

On Windows, the cache directory is located at C:\Users\{username}\.mkv-episode-matcher\cache\data\

Reference subtitle files should follow this naming pattern: {show_name} - S{season:02d}E{episode:02d}.srt

Contributing

1. Fork the repository
2. Create a feature branch (git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature)
3. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add amazing feature')
4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/amazing-feature)
5. Open a Pull Request

License

Distributed under the MIT License. See LICENSE for more information.

Acknowledgments

• TMDb for their excellent API
• OpenSubtitles for subtitle integration
• All contributors who have helped improve this project

Documentation

Full documentation is available at https://jsakkos.github.io/mkv-episode-matcher/

Changelog

See CHANGELOG.md for a detailed list of changes.