Plex Media Player is the go-to app for Home Theater PCs (HTPCs) connected to big-screen TVs. Your collection of videos, music, and photos never looked so good! Your HTPC running Plex Media Player gives you the best possible playback experience on a dizzying array of configurations. From PCs to Raspberry Pis to Mac Minis, the player is the most powerful, sophisticated way to play media in your home theater. Simple and intuitive controls give you the cleanest, most theater-like viewing experience. Power users and media junkies rejoice! The Plex Media Player app is designed from the ground up to be fast, powerful, stable, and to bring you closer to your personal media than ever. Plex Media Server connects your Plex clients with all of your local and online media.
Plex Media Player has powerful live search capabilities that allow you to quickly find that movie, show, or song you are looking for. Plex also provides helpful suggestions when you don’t really know what you want. Plex MediaPlayer gives you both a beautiful HTPC experience and a slick desktop media player experience. Whether you are home or away, you can easily play any file type with the world’s most powerful playback engine. It’s the ultimate media player!
Features and Highlights
Any Format
Support for all file types (well, virtually all), including hi-fi music and video formats.
Available Anywhere
Stream all of your media to all your devices, anytime, anywhere, with the same beautiful experience on all of them. (iOS, Android, and Windows apps require a one-time unlock fee for full playback if you do not have a Plex Pass.)
Library Organization
Organize all of your media–videos, photos, and music–and make it beautiful with artwork and info like plot summaries, bios, and more.
Privacy and Security
Enjoy your media while away from home, knowing your connection is securely encrypted.
Sharing
Effortlessly share libraries among friends to all discover and enjoy even more content together.
Recommendations and Discovery
Enjoy beautifully organized libraries that help you find and re-discover great gems in your collection.
Online Channels
Get online content from various sources, like TED Talks, NPR, Spike, Comedy Central, and Soundcloud, right in Plex.
Remote Control
Use the Plex app on your phone or tablet to control any Plex player.
Media Optimizer
Create optimized versions of your media for seamless streaming on whichever device you choose.
Watch Later
Save online videos to watch later or recommend videos to a friend.
Plex Cloud - Premium
Plex Cloud with Google Drive, Dropbox or Microsoft OneDrive is the simplest way to run Plex, without the need for an always-on PC or network-attached storage device (NAS).
Plex DVR - Premium
Record your favorite free HDTV digital broadcast channels right to your Plex Media Server—-including local news and sports—-then watch anywhere in the world! DVR recordings can be watched on any Plex-enabled device.
Cloud Sync - Premium
Sync content from your library to supported cloud storage providers to enjoy even if your server is offline.
Lyrics - Premium
See timed lyrics to your favorite songs when available.
Mood Mix - Premium
Find tracks in your collection based on the mood to help you wake up, wind down, and everything in between.
Plex Mix - Premium
Kick-off playback of similar tracks from your collection at any time — it’s like your own personal radio station.
Premium Music - Premium
Enjoy lyrics, automatic Plex Mix and Mood Mix playlists based on mood or similar tracks, and premium metadata matching for high-quality art, album reviews, artist bios and more!
Multiple Users - Premium
Create customized, managed accounts, and make user switching fast and easy with Plex Home.
Parental Controls - Premium
Enable parental controls to keep the kids away from inappropriate content.
Trailers and Extras - Premium
Automatically see high-quality movie trailers, cast interviews, and other extras for movies in your library.
Note: Requires Plex Pass account.
Also Available: Download Plex Media Player for Mac