Daniel Kabel

Daniel Kabel is an independent German developer who publishes MediaElch, an open-source media manager that automatically scrapes metadata, artwork, cast information, trailers and fan-art for movies, TV series and music, then exports ready-to-use Kodi (and Emby, Plex, MediaPortal) libraries. Built around a Qt interface, the program connects to TheMovieDb, TheTvDb, IMDb, Fanart.tv, Discogs and other public databases to fill NFO files, rename folders, download posters, episode thumbnails, season banners, clear-logos, character art and soundtrack tags, eliminating hours of manual curation for home-theatre enthusiasts who rip Blu-rays, record OTA broadcasts or archive disc images. Typical workflows include pointing MediaElch at a root folder of media files, letting the scraper identify each title by hash or filename, reviewing matches in a built-in table, choosing preferred artwork resolutions, and finally syncing everything into Kodi-style folder structures that can be copied to an HTPC, Raspberry Pi or Android box. Because the tool is portable and cross-platform, collectors often run it on Windows while keeping NAS shares mounted, schedule nightly updates through command-line flags, and share configuration templates in forums. Daniel Kabel’s software is offered free of charge on get.nero.com, where downloads are delivered through trusted Windows package sources such as winget, always fetching the newest release, and supporting batch installation alongside other applications.