# How to upgrade web player?

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/how-to-upgrade-web-player/805217>\
**Category:** Plex Players\
**Tags:** plex-web\
**Created:** [August 20, 2022, 6:18am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/how-to-upgrade-web-player/805217 "2022-08-20T06:18:32Z")\
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**Author:** ![Rossdillon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e47c2d/32.png) [@Rossdillon](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Rossdillon)\
**Post date:** [August 20, 2022, 6:18am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/how-to-upgrade-web-player/805217/1 "2022-08-20T06:18:32Z")

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Server Version#: 1.25.3.5409  
Player Version#: 4.69.1

I would like to try the updated editions capability but the announcement page says that version 4.87.1 is required. I can’t for the life of me find out how to upgrade the web player version.

Thanks

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**Author:** ![FordGuy61](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/22d042/32.png) [@FordGuy61](https://forums.plex.tv/u/FordGuy61)\
**Post date:** [August 20, 2022, 7:59am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/how-to-upgrade-web-player/805217/2 "2022-08-20T07:59:21Z")

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[https://app.plex.tv/desktop/](https://app.plex.tv/desktop/) is always the current version.

The bundled version included with Plex Media Server, which you cannot update, is meant primarily for server management, not viewing media, and always lags the online version.

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**Author:** ![Rossdillon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e47c2d/32.png) [@Rossdillon](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Rossdillon)\
**Post date:** [August 20, 2022, 4:03pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/how-to-upgrade-web-player/805217/3 "2022-08-20T16:03:05Z")

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Never realized there was a difference. Thanks!

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/2/a/2acb9765406f63293d357b4ec509ec39aa28f2ad.png) [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)\
**Post date:** [November 18, 2022, 4:03pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/how-to-upgrade-web-player/805217/4 "2022-11-18T16:03:12Z")

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