Watch Status, Watchlist & Favorites
Norri provides three ways to track your engagement with media:
- Watch Status — Has this item been watched?
- Watchlist — Items you want to watch later
- Favorites — Your permanent collection of loved content
Each feature is per-user, so every member of your household has their own personalized tracking.
Watch Status
Watch status tells you whether you’ve watched a movie or TV episode. Norri tracks this automatically based on playback progress, but you can also set it manually.
Status Indicators
| Status | Visual Indicator | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Unwatched | Clean poster | You haven’t watched this yet |
| In Progress | Amber progress bar at bottom | You started watching but didn’t finish |
| Watched | Checkmark in top-right corner | You’ve completed this item |
Automatic Detection
Norri automatically marks content as watched when you’ve seen most of it:
- 90% completion — Standard threshold (same as Plex and Jellyfin)
- 10 minutes remaining — Alternative threshold for long films with extended credits
This means you don’t have to watch through the entire credits for something to count as watched.
Manual Override
You can manually mark items as watched or unwatched:
- Open the movie or TV show detail page
- Click the eye icon in the action buttons
- The icon toggles between watched and unwatched states
You can also right-click (or long-press on mobile) any poster card to access the watch status toggle from the context menu.
TV Show Progress
For TV shows, watch status works at multiple levels:
Episode level:
- Each episode tracks its own watched status
- Progress bar shows how far you are in the current episode
Season level:
- Shows an unwatched count badge (e.g., “3” means 3 unwatched episodes)
- “Mark Season Watched” marks all episodes in that season
Show level:
- Aggregates status from all episodes
- A show is “watched” when all available episodes are complete
- A show is “in progress” when some episodes are watched
Watchlist
The Watchlist is your personal queue of items you want to watch. Think of it as your “watch later” list.
Adding to Watchlist
- Open the movie or TV show detail page
- Click the bookmark icon in the action buttons
- The icon fills in to indicate the item is in your watchlist
You can also use the context menu on any poster card.
Viewing Your Watchlist
Access your watchlist from the sidebar navigation under My Lists → Watchlist. Items are sorted by when you added them, with the most recent at the top.
Auto-Remove When Watched
By default, Norri automatically removes items from your watchlist when you finish watching them. This keeps your list focused on things you haven’t seen yet.
Watchlist vs Continue Watching
These are different features:
| Feature | Purpose | How Items Appear |
|---|---|---|
| Watchlist | ”I want to watch this someday” | You add items manually |
| Continue Watching | ”I started this, let me resume” | Appears automatically when you pause mid-watch |
An item can be in both lists. For example, you might add a movie to your watchlist, start watching it (now in Continue Watching), stop at 30%, and it remains in both until you finish.
Favorites
Favorites is your permanent collection of content you love. Unlike the watchlist, favorites are never automatically removed.
Adding to Favorites
- Open the movie or TV show detail page
- Click the heart icon in the action buttons
- The heart fills in (red) to indicate the item is favorited
Viewing Your Favorites
Access your favorites from the sidebar navigation under My Lists → Favorites. This is your curated collection of beloved content.
Favorites vs Watchlist
| Aspect | Watchlist | Favorites |
|---|---|---|
| Intent | ”I want to watch this" | "I love this” |
| Typical timing | Before watching | After watching |
| Auto-remove | Yes (when watched) | Never |
| Use case | Queue management | Collection building |
You can add the same item to both your watchlist and favorites if you want.
User Preferences
You can customize how these features work in your user settings:
Display Options
- Show watched indicators on posters — Toggle the checkmark overlay
- Show progress bars on posters — Toggle the amber progress bar
Behavior Options
- Auto-remove from watchlist when watched — Enable or disable automatic cleanup
Quick Reference
| Action | Icon | Button Style |
|---|---|---|
| Toggle watched | Eye | Outline when unwatched, filled when watched |
| Add to watchlist | Bookmark | Outline when not listed, filled when in list |
| Add to favorites | Heart | Outline when not favorited, filled red when favorited |
All three buttons appear in the action buttons row on movie and TV show detail pages, between the Play button and the Trailer button.
Related Topics
- Adding Media Libraries - Setting up your content
- Users & Profiles - Managing household members