# \[Feature Request\] Native NFO or similar support **URL:** \ **Category:** Feature Suggestions\ **Created:** [December 9, 2015, 5:09am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/feature-request-native-nfo-or-similar-support/126637 "2015-12-09T05:09:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![notanothername](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b4bc9f/32.png) [@notanothername](https://forums.plex.tv/u/notanothername)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2015, 5:09am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/feature-request-native-nfo-or-similar-support/126637/1 "2015-12-09T05:09:18Z")
For some types of media, the scrapers are rather lacking. It would be nice to be able to use a file containing metadata that can be used to populate Plex when the file is refreshed. Additionally, an export of the current metadata to that type of file would be helpful as well. ---
**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:** [December 9, 2015, 10:42am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/feature-request-native-nfo-or-similar-support/126637/2 "2015-12-09T10:42:11Z")
[https://forums.plex.tv/discussion/38402/metadata-agents-for-exported-xbmc-library](https://forums.plex.tv/discussion/38402/metadata-agents-for-exported-xbmc-library) ---
**Author:** ![notanothername](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b4bc9f/32.png) [@notanothername](https://forums.plex.tv/u/notanothername)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2015, 5:49pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/feature-request-native-nfo-or-similar-support/126637/3 "2015-12-12T17:49:53Z")
I’ve looked at this before, but it requires that you either have XBMC installed or manually create NFO files. It would be nice if Plex would handle its own import/export of the metadata I entered into it. I’ll take another look at the plug in though. ---
**Author:** ![random.server](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/random.server/32/12841_2.png) [@random.server](https://forums.plex.tv/u/random.server)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2015, 9:07pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/feature-request-native-nfo-or-similar-support/126637/4 "2015-12-13T21:07:59Z")
@notanothername you don’t need XBMC installed, you can use various media managers to create them for you. ---
**Author:** ![robot2xl](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/robot2xl/32/4102_2.png) [@robot2xl](https://forums.plex.tv/u/robot2xl)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2015, 1:39am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/feature-request-native-nfo-or-similar-support/126637/5 "2015-12-15T01:39:50Z")
ViMediaManager is nice [http://mariusth.heliohost.org/vimediamanager/](http://mariusth.heliohost.org/vimediamanager/) ---
**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:** [January 17, 2021, 2:05pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/feature-request-native-nfo-or-similar-support/126637/6 "2021-01-17T14:05:32Z")
Early 2021 clean-up: 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. ---
**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:** [June 10, 2021, 12:45am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/feature-request-native-nfo-or-similar-support/126637/7 "2021-06-10T00:45:25Z")