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5 more ways to get Plex Media Server
Package managers
- winget
winget install --id Plex.Plex - Chocolatey
choco install plex - Homebrew
brew install --cask plex - Flathub
flatpak install flathub tv.plex.PlexDesktop - Snap Store
snap install plexmediaserver
About Plex Media Server
Plex scans a folder of films, shows and music, matches it against online databases for artwork, summaries and cast information, and streams it to a very wide range of client devices: phones, tablets, browsers, smart TVs, consoles and streaming sticks. The client experience is the most polished in this category.
Adding your media and streaming it around your home network costs nothing, but streaming from outside the house now needs a paid Plex Pass or the cheaper Remote Watch Pass. The server and the clients are closed source, and the account lives on Plex’s systems.
Strengths
- Automatic matching of films, shows and music with artwork and metadata
- Client apps on more devices than any comparable server, including most smart TVs
- Free on the home network with no subscription for local streaming
- Server packages for Windows, macOS, Linux, FreeBSD and most NAS devices
Limitations
- Streaming from outside the home needs a paid Plex Pass or Remote Watch Pass
- Closed source, and sign-in goes through a Plex account on the company’s servers
- The apps mix your own library with Plex’s advertising-supported free channels
Details
- Pricing
- Freemium · Adding media and streaming it on your home network is free. Streaming your library from outside the home requires a paid Plex Pass or Remote Watch Pass, and features such as hardware transcoding and downloads are Plex Pass only.
- License
- Proprietary
- Developer
- Plex Inc.
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux, Self-hosted, Web, Android, iOS
- How it runs
- Self-hosted, Downloadable app, Hosted service
- Account
- Required
- Works offline
- No
- Best suited for
- A home media server that family members can actually use
- Categories
- Media servers
- Last verified
- Added
- Provenance
- Selected from the TechWalrus downloads catalog (Media); facts checked against the developer's own pages, 4 sources on file.
Plex Media Server as an alternative
Listings that name Plex Media Server as an alternative.
Jellyfin
A free media server for your own films, shows and music, with no premium tier and no account.
Free software with no Plex Pass equivalent: remote streaming, hardware transcoding and mobile playback are included, and no account on a company server is involved.
Similar software
Related functionality, not necessarily a direct replacement.
Jellyfin
A free media server for your own films, shows and music, with no premium tier and no account.