Describe it, don’t configure it
Ask for the collection or the cleanup rule you want in plain words. By default the assistant tells you exactly what to set; switch it to Full and it makes the change itself, saying what it is about to do first.
For the server owner
Plex serves it. Kustos looks after it.
Kustos looks after the parts Plex and the *arrs don't: collections, artwork, overlays, tidying up, requests — and who in the house has watched what. $5.99 a month, and the first 30 days are free.
The big one
Knows who watched what
Kustos reads plays from Plex, Tautulli, Trakt and Simkl and merges them into one history per person — down to the episode.
- —Nobody else has to sign up for anything. Reading history works for everyone on your server, friends included.
- —A missed scrobble in one service can’t drop a show someone is still working through.
- —Keep, Rewatch and Dropped are per person, per title — so a half-watched episode can’t hold a whole season hostage.
- —Everything else leans on it: cleanup protection, per-person suggestions, requests, and who asked for what.
Built-in assistant
Describe it instead of setting it up
Ask for what you want in plain words. By default it reads your library and settings and tells you exactly what to set. Switch it to Full and it makes the change itself, saying what it is about to do first.
- Which shows are taking the most space and nobody has watched in a year?
- Make a collection of every A24 film I own, newest first.
- Draft a cleanup rule that keeps the last two seasons of anything unwatched for a year.
A cleanup rule it writes is created switched off unless you ask for it on, and nothing it matches is deleted that day — the scheduled pass previews it first.
Every night, quietly
Three jobs it does without being asked
Watch data, collections and artwork all refresh on a schedule, and everything that could remove something reports first.
What it covers
Control over the parts nobody automated
Every screen is a job you were otherwise doing by hand.
Everyone in the house
Per-person watch history, merged across services, with per-episode detail and no one asked to sign up for anything.
Watch-aware protection
A show nobody has finished never gets cleaned up. Keep, Rewatch and Dropped flags are per person, per title.
Collections
Fifty-five sources and hundreds of presets, kept true on a schedule rather than at the moment you press a button.
Poster Studio
Design artwork yourself — or enrol a show and let the nightly pass keep it filled in.
Overlays
Resolution, ratings, status, streaming-service and award badges stamped onto posters, per library and media type.
Cleanup rules
Watch-aware deletion with a safe mode, grace periods and a Leaving Soon queue you can review first.
Requests
Someone adds a title to their watchlist and it turns up here, tagged with who asked for it.
Suggestions
What to watch next, worked out per person from what they have actually watched, each pick with its reason.
Library tidying
Monitoring, quality profiles and tags kept the way you decided, across Sonarr and Radarr, continuously.
Plain about it
What Kustos is not
It replaces none of your setup. It looks after the gaps between the pieces.
- It is not a media server. Plex still serves your media.
- It is not a downloader. Sonarr, Radarr and your download client still do that.
- It is not multi-user software. One person runs it and nobody else signs in. An invite link just lets someone link their own Trakt account so their watchlist and plays count.
Pricing
One price, every screen
No tiers and no per-library pricing. Sign in with the Plex account that owns your server and the first 30 days are free — no card.
Monthly
$5.99/month
Cancel any time.
- —Every screen, every rule
- —Unlimited libraries and household members
Best value
Yearly
$60/year
Two months cheaper than paying monthly.
- —Everything in Monthly
- —One renewal, once a year
One operator
A link to connect an account, not a login
Kustos stays on your own network and only you use it. An invite link is a single page where someone links their own Trakt account — no Kustos account, no access to anything. For someone outside your home to open it, Kustos needs an address they can reach.