riplex

Automates the tedious manual work around MakeMKV: figuring out what to rip, which MKV files are actually what, and organizing everything into Plex-compatible folder structures.

Why?

MakeMKV is great at one thing: reading a disc and dumping raw MKV files. But that's where its job ends and yours begins.

You're left with a pile of generically-named files (title_t00.mkv, title_t01.mkv, ...) and no idea which is the main film, which are featurettes, which are duplicates, and which is the play-all compilation you didn't need. For a multi-disc TV series, you're looking at hours of manual effort: reading disc cases, Googling runtimes, renaming files one by one, and building the exact folder hierarchy Plex demands.

We identified the best sources of disc metadata (TMDb for canonical titles and episode info, dvdcompare.net for per-disc content breakdowns) and automated the entire pipeline. riplex pulls that data, figures out what's on every disc in a release, tells you exactly which MakeMKV titles to rip (and which to skip), then matches, renames, deduplicates, splits, and organizes everything into the correct Plex structure automatically.

What it does

Command	What it does
orchestrate	Full pipeline: insert a disc, riplex handles detection, metadata lookup, ripping, and organizing. Multi-disc with swap prompts.
rip	Single-disc rip with smart title selection (skips play-alls, duplicates, junk).
organize	Scan existing MKV rips, deduplicate, match to metadata by runtime, move into Plex layout.
lookup	Preview disc contents and recommended rip strategy before touching MakeMKV.

Quick Start

Install

pip install riplex

Then run the setup wizard:

riplex setup

This walks you through creating your config file (TMDb API key, output paths) and checks that required tools are on PATH. If anything is missing, it offers to install it for you. It also runs automatically the first time you use any command.

For detailed installation instructions (including how to install Python if you don't have it), see the Getting Started guide.

Rip a disc (interactive)

Insert a disc and run:

riplex orchestrate --execute

riplex auto-detects the title from the volume label, looks up disc metadata, shows you what's on each disc, lets you choose which to rip, and organizes everything into Plex folders when done.

Rip a disc (unattended)

riplex orchestrate --execute --auto

Skips all prompts, uses best-guess defaults. Good for scripted or scheduled runs.

Organize existing rips

Already ripped with MakeMKV manually? Point organize at the folder:

riplex organize path/to/rips/Oppenheimer --execute

Requirements

• Python 3.11+
• TMDb API key (free)
• MakeMKV with makemkvcon on PATH
• ffmpeg (ffprobe) for metadata extraction
• MKVToolNix (mkvmerge, mkvpropedit) for chapter splitting and tagging

riplex setup detects missing tools and offers to install them automatically via winget (Windows), Homebrew (macOS), or apt (Linux).

Platform Support

riplex works on Windows, macOS, and Linux. All path handling, caching, and config locations follow OS conventions automatically.

Related Projects

• dvdcompare-scraper: Scrapes per-disc content metadata from dvdcompare.net (featurettes, interviews, deleted scenes, runtimes). Required dependency that powers riplex's disc content lookup. Contributions welcome.

Documentation

Full documentation is in the docs/ folder:

• Getting Started: installation, configuration
• User Guide: workflows, command-by-command guides
• CLI Reference: all options for all commands
• Architecture: design, data flow, project structure

License

MIT