Plex App Store: A Solution to end user frustration and Plex income stream attempts

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I know we have seen the demise of plex plugins for whatever reason.

But a Plex App Store would solve many of the anger issues caused to users by Plex flailing around to try and generate income streams.

Apps would be provided by Plex and the community.

Apps could be free, incur a one-off payment, or a monthly subscription. 30%+/- of income from apps would go directly to plex for hosting the store and the service. the rest of the proceeds going to the devs of the app (if not developed by Plex).

This could then give an opportunity for plex to abstract features into a premium category instead of needlessly giving away new features (as current to lifetime pass members) and see an actual return from development time.

By separating non-core features into apps this would also allow users to customize their own plex instances. e.g “movies from plex” or “tidal integration” could be a free “App” for people that actually want Tidal integration (probably not many).

Monthly premium “Apps” could include things like:
(Generally, anything that would cost continual development time or 3rd party licensing/subscription fees for Plex)

  • Plex Movies without adds
  • Some kind of Crunchy Roll service
  • DVR

One-off payment “Apps” could include thing like:

  • Plex SudoTv
  • Spotify/Apple Music/Deezer Integration
  • Sonos support
  • Plex ebook Reader

Free Apps (Anything not included in plex core features that some people may not want on their plex instance but others would)

  • Podcasts
  • Web Shows
  • Tautulli
  • Sync Lounge
  • Smart Home integration apps

This solution would allow users to customize their own plex instances without be forced crap they don’t want.

This solution would stir a recently lost sense of community among users and developers.

This solution would also generate income from Lifetime pass members like myself.

I would personally pay for something like Sudo TV for Plex.

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it’s a beautiful thought, but I don’t see plex changing their minds to allow any user plugins, especially anything that could allow streaming from ‘questionable’ sources.

of course, its ok for them to develop their own ‘plugins’, such as movies & tv, podcasts, web shows/news.

because ‘they are they gatekeeper. they hold all the keys.’

but good luck in your quest, I wish it much success.

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Thanks TechnoJunky, hopefully having an official store would help with this, as apposed to the plugins.

Having an official store would mean that Apps had to be pre-approved to be on the store similar to how the apple app store works.

This should hopefully mitigate any streaming from questionable sources.

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until then you can simply disable the online media sources you don’t like.
https://app.plex.tv/desktop#!/settings/online-media-sources

(just in case you were not aware)

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Thanks, tom80H, I was aware of this.

I think a lot of people were pissed they had to turn it off at all. The fact it wasn’t an option to them and was forced upon them initially.