# Opensource Plex and Communicate Roadmap **URL:** \ **Category:** Feature Suggestions\ **Created:** [December 5, 2017, 7:09pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/opensource-plex-and-communicate-roadmap/216579 "2017-12-05T19:09:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Hakulaku](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/3bc359/32.png) [@Hakulaku](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Hakulaku)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2017, 7:09pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/opensource-plex-and-communicate-roadmap/216579/1 "2017-12-05T19:09:42Z")
Hi All, I would like to request the Plex server and webclient software to be opensourced together with the publication of a Roadmap. My main reason is out of personal frustration. Certain feature requests are high ranked here, without any comment from a developer or plex community manager regarding the status or where on the roadmap the feature is currently placed. I’ve searched for a roadmap, but haven’t found one as of yet. Especially for the Features requested in the Plex Pass Section, i would have expected a roadmap. So to throw it on a new pace, let’s opensource it. For me Plex is an awesome tool that i have available for me and my family on my homeserver. However, in my opinion there are certain features lacking (with some of them i had to hack them in) that are quite fundamental for a Media Server as Plex tries to place itself in (One example Picture metadata). I don’t mind working on those features, and offer pull request. But honestly, it frustrates me deeply that certain features are unfinished and there is no communication on when it will be completed. So, please consider it. Kind regards, Hakulaku ---
**Author:** ![marcelhehle](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/marcelhehle/32/110549_2.png) [@marcelhehle](https://forums.plex.tv/u/marcelhehle)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2017, 7:38pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/opensource-plex-and-communicate-roadmap/216579/2 "2017-12-05T19:38:23Z")
I fully support that idea! I would open up the opportunity to correct all those wrong decisions of the past few months. ---
**Author:** ![KarlDag](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/91b2a8/32.png) [@KarlDag](https://forums.plex.tv/u/KarlDag)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2017, 4:35am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/opensource-plex-and-communicate-roadmap/216579/3 "2017-12-06T04:35:36Z")
Voted LOL. Not happening, unfortunately. ---
**Author:** ![Hakulaku](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/3bc359/32.png) [@Hakulaku](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Hakulaku)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2017, 9:59am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/opensource-plex-and-communicate-roadmap/216579/4 "2017-12-06T09:59:50Z")
> @KarlDag said: > Voted LOL. Not happening, unfortunately. Maybe, maybe not… If it is never requested, it will never happen. For me it feels like not being taken seriously as a customer of Plex Inc. Voting for Features doesn’t have any impact and it’s unclear what the development team is putting it’s focus on. But we got Plex News! 😞 We got automatic picture tagging! (but no manual tagging) 😞 . To prevent the discussion “If you think you can do better, show it”, just give me the ability 😄 Kind regards, Hakulaku ---
**Author:** ![KarlDag](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/91b2a8/32.png) [@KarlDag](https://forums.plex.tv/u/KarlDag)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2017, 3:30pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/opensource-plex-and-communicate-roadmap/216579/5 "2017-12-06T15:30:28Z")
> @Hakulaku said: > > > @KarlDag said: > > Voted LOL. Not happening, unfortunately. > > Maybe, maybe not… If it is never requested, it will never happen. > > For me it feels like not being taken seriously as a customer of Plex Inc. Voting for Features doesn’t have any impact and it’s unclear what the development team is putting it’s focus on. > > But we got Plex News! 😞 We got automatic picture tagging! (but no manual tagging) 😞 . To prevent the discussion “If you think you can do better, show it”, just give me the ability 😄 > > Kind regards, > > Hakulaku Oh, it’s been requested alright. Communication has been bad to worse since I joined in 2013. Emby or Kodi are better bets to get what you want. ---
**Author:** ![Hakulaku](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/3bc359/32.png) [@Hakulaku](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Hakulaku)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2017, 8:58pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/opensource-plex-and-communicate-roadmap/216579/6 "2017-12-06T20:58:58Z")
> @KarlDag said: > > > @Hakulaku said: > > > > > @KarlDag said: > > > Voted LOL. Not happening, unfortunately. > > > > Maybe, maybe not… If it is never requested, it will never happen. > > > > For me it feels like not being taken seriously as a customer of Plex Inc. Voting for Features doesn’t have any impact and it’s unclear what the development team is putting it’s focus on. > > > > But we got Plex News! 😞 We got automatic picture tagging! (but no manual tagging) 😞 . To prevent the discussion “If you think you can do better, show it”, just give me the ability 😄 > > > > Kind regards, > > > > Hakulaku > > Oh, it’s been requested alright. Communication has been bad to worse since I joined in 2013. Emby or Kodi are better bets to get what you want. I wasn’t aware of that. Probably didn’t look good enough. Emby i didn’t know of, probably should take a look into that, thanks. I got lifetime so i guess i ended up with all others in the “Got Lifetime, Don’t Care” bin. Stupid Stupid decision to buy lifetime… ---
**Author:** ![AmazingRando24](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/amazingrando24/32/351517_2.png) [@AmazingRando24](https://forums.plex.tv/u/AmazingRando24)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2017, 9:11pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/opensource-plex-and-communicate-roadmap/216579/7 "2017-12-06T21:11:46Z")
Plex does fairly well in the collection and organization of media. Perhaps one could write third party player clients? ---
**Author:** ![bjoroy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/bjoroy/32/15840_2.png) [@bjoroy](https://forums.plex.tv/u/bjoroy)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2017, 9:32pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/opensource-plex-and-communicate-roadmap/216579/8 "2017-12-06T21:32:32Z")
You have openPHT/Rasplex which works quite well, but haven’t been updated to support HDR yet. Another road, which I’m exploring, is using Plex to manage my media and KODI w/Plex addon as player. ---
**Author:** ![KarlDag](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/91b2a8/32.png) [@KarlDag](https://forums.plex.tv/u/KarlDag)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2017, 12:21am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/opensource-plex-and-communicate-roadmap/216579/9 "2017-12-07T00:21:22Z")
> @Hakulaku said: > > > @KarlDag said: > > > > > @Hakulaku said: > > > > > > > @KarlDag said: > > > > Voted LOL. Not happening, unfortunately. > > > > > > Maybe, maybe not… If it is never requested, it will never happen. > > > > > > For me it feels like not being taken seriously as a customer of Plex Inc. Voting for Features doesn’t have any impact and it’s unclear what the development team is putting it’s focus on. > > > > > > But we got Plex News! 😞 We got automatic picture tagging! (but no manual tagging) 😞 . To prevent the discussion “If you think you can do better, show it”, just give me the ability 😄 > > > > > > Kind regards, > > > > > > Hakulaku > > > > Oh, it’s been requested alright. Communication has been bad to worse since I joined in 2013. Emby or Kodi are better bets to get what you want. > > I wasn’t aware of that. Probably didn’t look good enough. > > Emby i didn’t know of, probably should take a look into that, thanks. > > I got lifetime so i guess i ended up with all others in the “Got Lifetime, Don’t Care” bin. Stupid Stupid decision to buy lifetime… I got lifetime too, but over three years ago… so paying yearly or monthly would have been more expensive anyway. I’m mostly still here because Emby’s AndroidTV has major refresh rate switching issues for me, and I don’t really have the money to buy Premiere right now for mobile sync… otherwise, they have a very interesting offering. ---
**Author:** ![marcelhehle](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/marcelhehle/32/110549_2.png) [@marcelhehle](https://forums.plex.tv/u/marcelhehle)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2017, 5:44am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/opensource-plex-and-communicate-roadmap/216579/10 "2017-12-07T05:44:20Z")
> @AmazingRando24 said: > Plex does fairly well in the collection and organization of media. Perhaps one could write third party player clients? Why would you want to help Plex by writing a proper client after all those bulls\*\*\*\* decisions they took??? ---
**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:** [May 31, 2021, 11:32pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/opensource-plex-and-communicate-roadmap/216579/11 "2021-05-31T23:32:19Z")
Closed on May 31, 2021, 11:32pm UTC Early 2021 clean-up: duplicate(s) > [@\[Feature Request\] Make all Plex apps open-source](https://forums.plex.tv/t/feature-request-make-all-plex-apps-open-source/181762): > > I know it can be difficult to accept, (because for business reason), but you can see the Gitlab company model, who make a great web app product based on open source and have a business with more than 100 employees. You already have a great community, and I am sure there are lot of developers how can’t wait to participate to this awesome project! I will be the first to help you :). > [@More public roadmap for Plex.](https://forums.plex.tv/t/more-public-roadmap-for-plex/50448): > > My suggestion is for a more public roadmap of planned features/planned things to not be implemented.   Reason for this suggestion is there would be more of a one stop shop place to go to know what path Plex is ultimately taking as well as a list of things that are planned to not be supported.   This would also help to focus discussions in this forum into a more useful discussion. Now instead of broad catagories flying around shotgun blast style. Discussions could be focused on what it would … ---
**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, 12:43am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/opensource-plex-and-communicate-roadmap/216579/12 "2021-06-10T00:43:01Z")
Archived on June 10, 2021, 12:43am UTC