TrackWatch
Automated music release tracker for Spotify with email notifications, discography generator, and ghost track cleaner (alternative to Release Radar).
Activity has dropped noticeably. Check the repository before committing to it.
Commit activity more than 32% of tracked projects; popularity more than 2%. How this is calculated.
Commits, last 11 months
| Stars | 25 |
|---|---|
| Latest release | 2.1.2 · 4 Aug 2026 |
| Repo updated | 19 Sept 2026 |
| Licence | MIT |
| Built with | Docker |
Is TrackWatch actively maintained?
Over the last 11 months the project absorbed 109 commits, of which 17 arrived in the most recent quarter — roughly 6 commits a month.
Activity is cooling: commits are down 50% against the previous quarter. One slow quarter is normal; two in a row is a signal.
The most recent tagged release, 2.1.2, shipped about two months ago — a current, installable version exists today.
Note that TrackWatch depends on a third-party service to work fully. It is self-hosted, but not self-contained: if that external service changes its terms or disappears, your instance is affected.
TrackWatch ranks #25 of 31 tracked media management projects. Several better-maintained options exist in the same category — they are listed below.
What TrackWatch actually does
TrackWatch is an automated tool designed to monitor music releases on Spotify and send email notifications. It functions as an alternative to native features like Release Radar by also generating discographies and cleaning up ghost tracks.
Best fit: This is a suitable tool if you want an independent, self-hosted system to track your favourite artists' discographies outside of mainstream music streaming interfaces.
Worth knowing: With a relatively low repository star count and slowing maintenance activity, you may encounter unresolved bugs or lack ongoing support for Spotify API changes.
Deployment notes
As a containerised application, deployment typically requires persistent volume storage to retain your configuration and tracking data across container restarts.
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