# Compatibility with Jellyfin's local Metadata **URL:** \ **Category:** Feature Suggestions\ **Tags:** library-management\ **Created:** [February 14, 2026, 1:16pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/compatibility-with-jellyfins-local-metadata/936364 "2026-02-14T13:16:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ED04RD0](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/6bbea6/32.png) [@ED04RD0](https://forums.plex.tv/u/ED04RD0)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2026, 1:16pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/compatibility-with-jellyfins-local-metadata/936364/1 "2026-02-14T13:16:02Z")
I know this topic has been partially discussed already, but I see pre 2019 posts on this and no meaningful follow-up, so here I am. I am a happy Plex Pass owner, especially satisfied with Plexamp and features like watch together, but recently I also set up a Jellyfin server and in my experience it has one huge advantage that Plex currently lacks, which is the possibility to store metadata locally. This is excellent for portability and just a convenient feature in general. Plus the ability to actually personalize the agents to match the metadata helps a lot. I have stored for years the Game of Thrones extras (Histories & Lore and also all the Behind the Scenes, Featurettes etc) and it was only with Jellyfin that I was able to actually match them with metadata info from TMDB and store it locally. Now, the very least I would expect Plex to do is be able to read these local .nfo files and update the server database, instead of simply being limited to updating thumbnails and preview pics… Thank you in advance ---
**Author:** ![tom80H](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/tom80h/32/19753_2.png) [@tom80H](https://forums.plex.tv/u/tom80H)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2026, 1:41pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/compatibility-with-jellyfins-local-metadata/936364/2 "2026-02-14T13:41:27Z")
As you‘ve already established, there’s an existing feature suggestion for Plex to support nfo files — so I’ll close this as a duplicate. > [@With Plugin Support Dead - Can Plex finally have native .NFO support?](https://forums.plex.tv/t/with-plugin-support-dead-can-plex-finally-have-native-nfo-support/467992): > > Natively supporting .NFO files for metadata as part of the Local Media Assets would go a long way for helping people with tons of home movies, alternative versions of films/tv shows, and other difficult to scrape content. # That being said… you might want to take a look at this preview announcement: [https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-nfo-agent-forum-preview/936104](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-nfo-agent-forum-preview/936104) ---
**Author:** ![tom80H](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/tom80h/32/19753_2.png) [@tom80H](https://forums.plex.tv/u/tom80H)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2026, 8:31am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/compatibility-with-jellyfins-local-metadata/936364/3 "2026-02-15T08:31:31Z")
2026 clean-up: duplicate