A Jellyfin plugin that downloads the IMDb ratings flat file daily and updates CommunityRating on all library items with an IMDb ID. No other metadata is touched.
Configuration page inside the Jellyfin dashboard
- Daily scheduled task (default 3 AM), also triggerable manually from Dashboard
- Downloads and caches the ~2MB compressed IMDb dataset with 23-hour cache
- Batch processing tuned to finish in well under a minute even for massive libraries
- Configurable minimum votes threshold (default: 1)
- Choose which library types to update (Movies, TV Series, or both)
- Season ratings (opt-in) calculated as the average of eligible IMDb episode ratings in your library
- Progress reporting in the Jellyfin task UI
- In Jellyfin, go to Dashboard > Plugins > Repositories
- Add:
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/voc0der/jellyfin-plugin-imdb-ratings/main/manifest.json - Install IMDb Ratings from the catalog
Note
Full repository of this author's plugins: voc0der/jellyfin-plugins.
- Download the latest release ZIP
- Extract to your Jellyfin plugins directory
- Restart Jellyfin
dotnet build --configuration ReleaseGo to Dashboard > Plugins > IMDb Ratings:
The daily run time is configured in Dashboard > Scheduled Tasks; 3:00 AM is only the default.
- Minimum Votes — skip items with fewer IMDb votes than this (default: 1)
- Include Movies — update movie ratings
- Include TV Series — update series and episode ratings
- Calculate Season Ratings — set each season's rating to the average of eligible IMDb episode ratings in your library; episodes without IMDb data or below the votes threshold are excluded (requires Include TV Series, default: off)