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Plex

Plex

Publisher: Plex
( 4182 Reviews )
License: Free
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License:Free
Category:Photo & video
User-rating:3.9 ( 4182 Reviews )
Publisher:Plex
Language supported:

English (United States)

Minimum
OS:Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows 10 Mobile, Windows Phone 8.1, Windows Phone 8
Architecture:ARM, x86, x64
Recommended
OS:Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows 10 Mobile, Windows Phone 8.1, Windows Phone 8
Architecture:ARM, x86, x64

Description

Plex organizes all of your video, music, and photo collections, and gives you instant access to them on all of your devices.


With the free Plex Media Server (download for free at www.plex.tv/downloads) software on your home computer and Plex for Windows, you can enjoy all of your personal media on your Windows device and easily share it with friends and family.


Plex also makes your media look beautiful with rich descriptions, artwork, and other related information. With an optional premium Plex Pass subscription, you can even sync videos, music, and photos to your smartphones and tablets to enjoy while offline.  Parental controls, premium music features, music videos, trailers and extras,  and powerful management tools are also part of our premium offering.


Getting up and running is fast and simple, so get started now!


Free functionality • Unlimited playback of on-device video and photos. • Fling unlimited photos and videos from your Plex Media Server (available for free at https://plex.tv/downloads) and the Camera Roll on your phone or tablet to other supported Plex apps, such as Roku, Android TV, Fire TV, Xbox One, and other apps.


Limitations of the free app • Playing media from your Plex Media Server on the device running this app is limited (one minute for music and video, watermark on photos) until the app is unlocked.


Unlock full functionality • Unlock unlimited streaming to your Windows device with a Plex Pass subscription that includes many other premium features (available at https://plex.tv/plexpass) -OR- a small one-time in-app purchase.


Here are some ways that Plex makes your media experience awesome: • Makes your media beautiful with artwork, descriptions, and more • Automatically converts your media on-the-fly to play on any device • Makes sharing your media with friends and family simple and easy • Plex Pass feature: Sync media to your phone or tablet for offline viewing. • Plex Pass feature: Sync media to your favorite cloud provider including Google Drive, Dropbox, and Box, so you can stream media even when your server is offline. • Plex Pass feature: Online Trailers and Extras for the movies in your collection! • Lets you browse, fling, and control your media on most Plex apps • Gives you access to a wide range of online channels such as TED Talks, Revision3, and TWiT • Enables you to queue online videos from sites like Vimeo and YouTube and then Watch Later on any device


Other features include*: • Accessibility: Connect to your Plex Media Server wherever you are, whenever you want • Plex Home: Use customized, managed accounts, and restrict content those users can access • Camera Upload: Automatically upload your photos from your device to your Plex Media Server • Mobile Sync: Sync media to your phone or tablet for offline viewing • Security: Enjoy your media away from home, knowing connection is securely encrypted • Plex Mix: Kick off a playlist of similar and related tracks from your collection at any time • Rotten Tomatoes: See how your movie collection ranks with ratings from Rotten Tomatoes • Related Movies and TV shows: Easily find similar movies based on selections in your library • Top Movies: View top movies by genre, director, and actor • Movie Extras and Music Videos: Access trailers, extras, and music videos from your libraries


*Please note, some features are only available to Plex Pass subscribers.


IMPORTANT: In cases where you have trouble, we're interested in assisting through our forums (https://forums.plex.tv/), so that things can be investigated and resolved to benefit all users.


NOTE: PLEX FOR WINDOWS IS CURRENTLY NOT COMPATIBLE WITH GOOGLE CHROMECAST. YOU MUST HAVE A PLEX MEDIA SERVER (AVAILABLE FOR FREE AT https://plex.tv/downloads) INSTALLED AND RUNNING TO STREAM MEDIA TO THIS APP. SERVER VERSION 0.9.8.14 OR HIGHER IS REQUIRED. DRM-protected content (such as video from the iTunes store), ISO disc images, and VIDEO_TS folders are not supported. DTS audio and some subtitle formats are not supported for Direct Play, and will be transcoded. Connecting to a Plex Media Server on the local machine requires a loopback exemption due to Windows application sandboxing.

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Reviews

  • 10/7/2017
    I Love Plex, but this is a let down. by Christopher

    For the moment, use the web portal. This app is very poor currently, and consistently continues to crash if left in the background. It also has issues connecting, or just running in general.

  • 6/1/2017
    We need a working app for Win 10! by Unknown

    I am a big fan of Plex and a Plex Pass member but this app for Win 10 is absolute garbage. I've got all the OS updates but the back button doesn't always work, the app crashes intermittently and scrubbing forward and backwards doesn't always work either. It's great on other platforms-Android, iOS and OS X, however this Win 10 store only app is useless. Please work on this, Plex! It's adversely impacting your reputation.

  • 4/19/2014
    by Randy

    Updated review from 4 to 5 stars. With the latest update adding the ability to filter libraries by synced content, this app has become the best multi media app on the market hands down. Everything works flawlessly streaming and couldn't be happier with the overall performance. For people complaining about the price, I challenge you to find a service that works as well as Plex does across a multitude of devices and configurations plus has an awesome online support community. For me, it's definitely worth every penny. The developers have regularly updated the WP app since release and each new version adds some great features. Can't wait to see what else is in store.

  • 8/14/2015
    Crippled until you pay $5. by Daiichi

    Since no one else is pointing this out in their reviews, here's the deal: This software is crippled in that you can only use it to browse media on your server and use it as a remote for other devices that have Plex on them. You can un-cripple it by paying $5 to have it unlocked, just like almost every other Plex app on just about every platform. I can understand how they can get away with doing that on platforms where there is no alternative, but on a PC you can simply open a browser and get full functionality for free. If you have a Plex Pass, the app is not crippled, but you should know that before you waste time downloading this. You get no features from this app that you don't get from the browser version, except maybe a shortcut icon you can move around, if you don't like making icons out of websites.

  • 12/11/2015
    Bought it months ago for $5, today it wants me again by Dave

    The app gets updated and I can't use it now because it keeps prompting me to buy it again...it says I own it but nope it just wants to keep complaining I didn't buy it, I did buy it I have the MS store receipt. Of course there is absolutely no support other than a blog that has absolutely nothing about the problem I'm having.

  • 11/12/2016
    Really getting good! by Ian

    This has worked flawlessly for me since the latest update. Unfortunately, there are definitely some missing features -- basics like next show in a series -- but looking forward to the next generations of the player. Keep up the constant updates and improvements! A few specific suggestions: - Better offline management system. It's quite hard to find out and manage what is sync'd online - Some way to jump directly into a TV series - Maybe a global search to make jumping around disparate content a little easier Still, overall, AWESOME app and system. Nothing better.

  • 4/9/2015
    by Aziz

    Super nice with Plex pass

  • 5/4/2017
    More work needed by Patrik

    Still a bit unstable and slow, in particular for music.

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