# Feature Request:  Web Client can trigger playback on Plex client

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/feature-request-web-client-can-trigger-playback-on-plex-client/20886>\
**Category:** Feature Suggestions\
**Created:** [September 2, 2012, 2:24am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/feature-request-web-client-can-trigger-playback-on-plex-client/20886 "2012-09-02T02:24:59Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Ecklund](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/ecklund/32/313_2.png) [@Ecklund](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Ecklund)\
**Post date:** [September 2, 2012, 2:24am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/feature-request-web-client-can-trigger-playback-on-plex-client/20886/1 "2012-09-02T02:24:59Z")

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(like the iOS devices can)
Checking out the web client. Pretty cool and very fast/responsive.   
  
I think it would be great to have the ability to start playback of whichever video you have called up in the web client on your actual Plex Client (Mac, PC, etc.) as well as (read instead of) in the Web Client. A great way for those of use who surf while watching TV to be even lazier!

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**Author:** ![nicko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c2a13f/32.png) [@nicko](https://forums.plex.tv/u/nicko)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2012, 3:44am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/feature-request-web-client-can-trigger-playback-on-plex-client/20886/2 "2012-09-03T03:44:48Z")

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+1 for this  
  
  
  
I had played around with a bookmarklet that I could click when browsing the original Plex Media Manager via a browser that would Play on Plex client on MacMini. Havn’t had a chance yet to see if something similar could be done with the web client…anyway I’m all for having this a feature of the web client!

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**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 10, 2021, 3:03pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/feature-request-web-client-can-trigger-playback-on-plex-client/20886/3 "2021-01-10T15:03:12Z")

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Early 2021 clean-up: implemented (Plex Companion)

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**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, 1:02am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/feature-request-web-client-can-trigger-playback-on-plex-client/20886/4 "2021-06-10T01:02:28Z")

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