Sonarr Prefer 265 =link= Jun 2026

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.

Would you like a or Sonarr API script to auto-apply this across all profiles?

Sonarr doesn’t have a native “prefer 265� toggle. But you can strongly bias it using and Custom Formats . sonarr prefer 265

After setup:

: You can save between 25% and 50% of your disk space without a noticeable drop in visual quality. As the weeks went by, John's media server

John had recently upgraded his storage to a large SSD and wanted to make the most of it by storing his TV shows in the most efficient format possible. He had heard great things about H.265 (also known as HEVC), a video codec that offered significantly better compression than the older H.264 (AVC) standard.

HEVC: +100 x264: -10000 (avoid)

If H.265 is not listed as an option: