# Nfo 2025 **URL:** \ **Category:** Metadata & Adding Files\ **Tags:** metadata\ **Created:** [November 1, 2025, 12:22pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/nfo-2025/933091 "2025-11-01T12:22:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Kaiser\_Austria](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/kaiser_austria/32/147758_2.png) [@Kaiser\_Austria](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Kaiser_Austria)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2025, 12:22pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/nfo-2025/933091/1 "2025-11-01T12:22:44Z")
> [@Pro Week ‘25: Fireside in the Forum AMA](https://forums.plex.tv/t/pro-week-25-fireside-in-the-forum-ama/931587/9): > > [Question:](https://forums.plex.tv/t/pro-week-25-fireside-in-the-forum-question-submissions/930736/84) What is I want to know what is the status of the NFO support, last year you said it was already started? Answer: We haven’t forgotten about NFO support! The good news is that this is a domino in the same row as the PMS API. Since that first domino has fallen, and we have released the PMS API (Pro Week [blog post](https://www.plex.tv/blog/plex-pro-week-25-api-unlocked/?utm_internal=pro_week_marcelo_blog_25) and [PMS API](https://developer.plex.tv/)) we now get to start accelerating on projects like custom agents and NFO support. I am happy to report that we are currently on track to get both of these featu… Does that mean that if I scrape all my movies with TinyMediaManager and move them to new hardware, I will still be able to use the data from the NFO files this year? In other words, will all the data then be available locally in the movie folder? ---
**Author:** ![la688](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d07c76/32.png) [@la688](https://forums.plex.tv/u/la688)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2025, 11:34am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/nfo-2025/933091/2 "2025-12-18T11:34:45Z")
My media isn’t listed on TMDB and plex is taking the information wrong. Can we please get nfo support? ---
**Author:** ![drzoidberg33](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/drzoidberg33/32/4184_2.png) [@drzoidberg33](https://forums.plex.tv/u/drzoidberg33)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2025, 12:32pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/nfo-2025/933091/3 "2025-12-18T12:32:50Z")
NFO support is actively being worked on, hoping to have the initial implementation in the next release (next year only sorry). ---
**Author:** ![Kaiser\_Austria](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/kaiser_austria/32/147758_2.png) [@Kaiser\_Austria](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Kaiser_Austria)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2025, 6:40pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/nfo-2025/933091/4 "2025-12-18T18:40:19Z")
Thank you. Next year is a very flexible term; it could also be next Christmas. 😎 ---
**Author:** ![Kaiser\_Austria](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/kaiser_austria/32/147758_2.png) [@Kaiser\_Austria](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Kaiser_Austria)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2025, 6:49pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/nfo-2025/933091/5 "2025-12-20T18:49:18Z")
Thank you. Next year is a very flexible term; it could also be next Christmas. 😎 ---
**Author:** ![nx6](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/nx6/32/103992_2.png) [@nx6](https://forums.plex.tv/u/nx6)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2025, 12:57am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/nfo-2025/933091/6 "2025-12-21T00:57:34Z")
> [@la688](#): > > My media isn’t listed on TMDB Why didn’t you add it then? TMDB and theTVDB are both crowd-sourced metadata databases. ---
**Author:** ![TommyVD](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/tommyvd/32/347116_2.png) [@TommyVD](https://forums.plex.tv/u/TommyVD)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2025, 8:36am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/nfo-2025/933091/7 "2025-12-21T08:36:50Z")
So someone can change what you put in there later? I prefer to control my own metadata. I don’t enjoy the idea of it being able to be changed (or sometimes vandalized) by any random person. .nfo files give you that level of control. ---
**Author:** ![nx6](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/nx6/32/103992_2.png) [@nx6](https://forums.plex.tv/u/nx6)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2025, 8:39am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/nfo-2025/933091/8 "2025-12-21T08:39:04Z")
> [@TommyVD](#): > > So someone can change what you put in there later? So others can potentially add additional info, and so other people can benefit from your contribution – much like you benefited from the contributions of a lot of other people providing the metadata for all the other media you have that _did_ match. ---
**Author:** ![TommyVD](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/tommyvd/32/347116_2.png) [@TommyVD](https://forums.plex.tv/u/TommyVD)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2025, 8:54am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/nfo-2025/933091/9 "2025-12-21T08:54:55Z")
Additional info perhaps, but not necessarily info I need or want. It’s true that I did scrape some info back in the day from TMDB and TheTVDB, but even that I edited to my needs. The way I do that may not suit others, so I just keep that stored locally. It comes down to a level of control. ---
**Author:** ![Kaiser\_Austria](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/kaiser_austria/32/147758_2.png) [@Kaiser\_Austria](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Kaiser_Austria)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2025, 12:15pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/nfo-2025/933091/10 "2025-12-22T12:15:04Z")
Hello, I see it that way too, because various media centers have already implemented this. ---
**Author:** ![la688](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d07c76/32.png) [@la688](https://forums.plex.tv/u/la688)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2025, 5:45pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/nfo-2025/933091/11 "2025-12-29T17:45:32Z")
The information is already there on tmdb and trakt but plex is unable to scape the details correctly. Many titles I have are sub versions and if I used the dub title it does not find the content. I don’t really want to keep track of dub titles and also original, as plex natively does not have alternative names. A lot of the time I want to add notes that I want to be customised and don’t really want it to be public. There is a need for nfo, otherwise it would not have been a requested feature. I also use nfo for Kodi which I want to play locally rather than transcoding or direct play via plex if I am at home. ---
**Author:** ![nx6](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/nx6/32/103992_2.png) [@nx6](https://forums.plex.tv/u/nx6)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2025, 6:02pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/nfo-2025/933091/12 "2025-12-29T18:02:22Z")
> [@la688](#): > > Many titles I have are sub versions and if I used the dub title it does not find the content. Please name the titles you can’t get to match. My files are a mix of romaji and localized titles, sometimes even shortened due to file path limits, and if I have issues it’s usually due to not having the year listed on the directory and some other show of the same name being picked as the match. Also, you always have the option of using the {tmdb- or {tvdb- tagging to point to the exact entry of things are not matching right. ---
**Author:** ![Valharion](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/valharion/32/145365_2.png) [@Valharion](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Valharion)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2026, 9:03pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/nfo-2025/933091/13 "2026-01-20T21:03:51Z")
Aaannnddd here we are in 2026 😁 Is there an ETA for NFO file support? ---
**Author:** ![NOForker](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/noforker/32/176574_2.png) [@NOForker](https://forums.plex.tv/u/NOForker)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2026, 4:02am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/nfo-2025/933091/14 "2026-01-29T04:02:03Z")
This feature is definitely needed. The answer of “add it to TheTVDB” or some form of that is problematic. One example is “MGM Cartoons” on TheTVDB. The information there is WRONG and INCOMPLETE, but an/the Admin there has LOCKED it for further editing. So, it is impossible to correct what is wrong or add any new information other than artwork. WHY?!!! ---
**Author:** ![napolij](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/a4c791/32.png) [@napolij](https://forums.plex.tv/u/napolij)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2026, 5:41am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/nfo-2025/933091/15 "2026-01-29T05:41:07Z")
Out of curiosity, where would one find the “correct” episode information? Are you using TVDB (aired) or TVDB (DVD) ordering? ---
**Author:** ![nx6](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/nx6/32/103992_2.png) [@nx6](https://forums.plex.tv/u/nx6)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2026, 4:43am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/nfo-2025/933091/16 "2026-01-30T04:43:36Z")
> [@NOForker](#): > > The answer of “add it to TheTVDB” or some form of that is problematic. One example is “MGM Cartoons” on TheTVDB. The information there is WRONG and INCOMPLETE, but an/the Admin there has LOCKED it for further editing. The series entry and seasons are locked, but the episodes themselves are still editable. It looks like the reason was likely people adding cartoons made by MGM but part of other series really in that entry (in other words, treating the “MGM Cartoons” entry like a Collection). If you don’t want to deal with TVDB’s staff with your concerns with the content, [the TMDB entry](https://www.themoviedb.org/tv/259887-mgm-cartoons?language=en-US) for MGM Cartoons is barely started, so you get an almost blank slate to make a correct entry, and TMDB is what Plex really uses as a base anyway. ---
**Author:** ![matthewwilliams505](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/91b2a8/32.png) [@matthewwilliams505](https://forums.plex.tv/u/matthewwilliams505)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2026, 6:24pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/nfo-2025/933091/17 "2026-02-03T18:24:17Z")
Same here. I have a lot of media, including certain concerts without “official” releases, plus home movies, that doesn’t belong on TMDB/TVDB. I used Tiny Media Manager to create and maintain the metadata for them, so I need either plugins like XMBCNforImporter or implementation of NFO files to be able to get the use I need out of Plex. I’ve been a loyal Plex user for years but without one of these two options I’ll be forced over to Jellyfin, and I really want to stay with Plex. ---
**Author:** ![drzoidberg33](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/drzoidberg33/32/4184_2.png) [@drzoidberg33](https://forums.plex.tv/u/drzoidberg33)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2026, 12:37pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/nfo-2025/933091/18 "2026-02-05T12:37:24Z")
The initial NFO provider work has already landed in our dev branch, however we’re still transitioning over to an entirely new build system and getting public test builds out at the moment is a bit of a challenge. I would like to release a preview build for this as soon as I can so I we can see what issues crop up before it gets publicly released. I’ll open a new preview thread for this once we’re ready. ---
**Author:** ![drzoidberg33](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/drzoidberg33/32/4184_2.png) [@drzoidberg33](https://forums.plex.tv/u/drzoidberg33)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2026, 9:42am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/nfo-2025/933091/19 "2026-02-06T09:42:41Z")
![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/4X/1/3/0/130d34bf4108d3478c1b8a6fe00fa3bfcb7c9fd4.jpeg) > [@Plex NFO Agent Forum Preview](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-nfo-agent-forum-preview/936104): > > Hi everyone! Official support for NFO files has been a highly requested feature for a long time and we promised it would be coming towards the end of last year. Some other priorities got in the way of that but today I wanted to share the first preview build to get some feedback and test it out in the wild before we release it publicly. This preview has support for movie and TV show (including season/episode) NFO files. Music NFO support is not currently on the roadmap but we will reevaluate th… ---
**Author:** ![TommyVD](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/tommyvd/32/347116_2.png) [@TommyVD](https://forums.plex.tv/u/TommyVD)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2026, 8:24pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/nfo-2025/933091/20 "2026-02-06T20:24:56Z")
That is good news. Will try it out with a test library. I tested it out and reported my issues in that thread. [Next page](https://forums.plex.tv/t/nfo-2025/933091.md?page=2)