Sonarr Prefer X265 ((new))

Mastering Sonarr: How to Prefer x265 (HEVC) for a Space-Saving Media Library

This is the core of our setup. We'll create a Custom Format that looks for any release containing our magic keywords ( x265 , HEVC , h265 ) in its title and gives it a very high score. sonarr prefer x265

Click or manually add a condition by clicking Add Condition . Select Release Title from the condition dropdown menu. Mastering Sonarr: How to Prefer x265 (HEVC) for

x265 (HEVC) offers ~50% better compression than x264 at the same quality, saving significant storage space. However, it’s more computationally demanding to play back – fine on modern devices, but problematic on older hardware or Plex/Jellyfin without GPU transcoding. Select Release Title from the condition dropdown menu

A 1GB x264 episode often shrinks to ~500MB in x265 without visible quality loss.