Stop manually hunting for x265 torrents or NZBs. Let Sonarr do the heavy lifting. Your hard drive (and your electricity bill) will thank you.
Go to and select your active profile (e.g., "1080p"). sonarr prefer x265
Check the raw release name. Is x265 actually in the title? Some indexers hide the codec in the description. Sonarr only sees the release name. Fix: Add HEVC and H.265 to your preferred terms. Stop manually hunting for x265 torrents or NZBs
In Sonarr, go to Settings > Custom Formats . Create a new format for x265 using a regular expression to match common naming conventions. Authoritative guides like TRaSH Guides recommend including terms like x265 , h265 , and HEVC to ensure maximum coverage. sonarr prefer x265
In your Quality Profile (Settings → Profiles):