Sonarr Prefer 265 Jun 2026

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As the weeks went by, John's media server became the envy of his friends, with its impressive collection of H.265-encoded TV shows. And John was happy to have made the switch, enjoying his favorite shows in the best possible quality. sonarr prefer 265

Sonarr does not have a "prefer x265" checkbox. Instead, you use (in Sonarr v4) or Preferred Words (in v3) to assign a higher "score" to x265 releases. Step 1: Create the Custom Format (Sonarr v4) Navigate to Settings > Custom Formats . Click the + (Plus) button to add a new format. Name it x265 . The end

If you want more control:

If some indexers have badly encoded 265 releases: sonarr prefer 265