# Cannot add movie poster **URL:** \ **Category:** Plex Players\ **Tags:** player-windows\ **Created:** [June 7, 2022, 9:06am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/cannot-add-movie-poster/796057 "2022-06-07T09:06:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 2
**Author:** ![OttoKerner](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/ottokerner/32/10079_2.png) [@OttoKerner](https://forums.plex.tv/u/OttoKerner)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2022, 9:10am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/cannot-add-movie-poster/796057/2 "2022-06-07T09:10:14Z")
Known issue. Use the [hosted web app](https://app.plex.tv/) as a workaround for uploading posters. Better alternative: put the poster beside the video file. Suitably named of course. Thus ensuring you have it always available if the need arises to rebuild your library. > **[Local Media Assets - Movies | Plex Support](https://support.plex.tv/articles/200220677-local-media-assets-movies/)** > > The scanners and metadata agents used by Plex will work best when your major types of content are separated from... > **[Local Media Assets - TV Shows | Plex Support](https://support.plex.tv/articles/200220717-local-media-assets-tv-shows/)** > > The scanners and metadata agents used by Plex will work best when your major types of content are separated from... --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.plex.tv/t/cannot-add-movie-poster/796057)._