Plex for Windows and Windows Phone

Announcements
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1.7.0.0

Download beta here (PlexPass only).

NEW
  • Support for Play Queues
  • Improved playback performance for transcoded video
  • (Sync) Synced content can be marked watched or unwatched
  • (UI) Save applied filters and sorts for each library
  • (UI) Rename the old Queue to Watch Later
  • Improved bug reporting infrastructure
FIX
  • (UI) Library page semantic zoom wasn't being restored after removing the synced filter
  • (UI) Applied filter list in library pages could be too long
  • (UI) The Shared Libraries page wasn't displaying background art
  • (UI) The wrong artwork could be displayed for old Watch Later videos
  • (Video) Garbled playback when playing direct-streamed MP3 audio
  • (Video) Skipping back while transcoding was non-deterministic
  • (Video) Updated Media Info popup to more accurately predict transcode vs. direct stream
  • (Sync) A number of issues with saved playback state for synced video
  • Slow startup if Microsoft Push Notification server is unresponsive
  • A number of user-submitted crashes
42

1.7.0.1

Download beta here (PlexPass only).
 
NEW
  • (Internal) Updated to Player Framework 2.0
FIX
  • (PlayQueues) Made music play queue editing a little easier to access
  • (Music) Artist names could be clipped on low resolution screens
  • (Music) Tapping a track actually plays that track
  • (Video) No posters when playing video from certain versions of Plex Media Server
  • A number of user-reported crashes
43

1.7.0.2

Download beta here (PlexPass only).
 
NEW
  • (Music) Support Direct Play of wav/pcm audio files
FIX
  • (Sync) Sync operations wouldn't start
  • (Music) Artist names could be clipped on low resolution screens
  • A number of user-reported crashes
44

1.7.0.3

Download beta here (PlexPass only).
 
FIX
  • Align keyboard shortcut behavior with documentation
  • A number of user-reported crashes
45

1.7.0.4

Download beta here (PlexPass only).

FIX

  • (UI) Some pages didn't work well in snapped mode
  • (Play Queues) Error creating a Play Queue when filters are applied to a library
  • (Photos) Unable to view photos located at the root of the library
  • (Discovery) Publish multiple addresses to plex.tv if the client has multiple public addresses
  • A number of user-submitted crashes
46

1.7.1.0

Download beta here (PlexPass only).

NEW
  • (UI) New Movie library views: OnDeck, Folder, Recently Added/Released/Viewed
  • (UI) New Music library views: Album, Track, Folder, Recently Added
  • (UI) New Show library views: OnDeck, Folder, Recently Added/Aired/Viewed
  • (PlayQueues) Multi-selecting items to play or add to up next
  • (PlayQueues) Reorder video PlayQueues using drag and drop 
  • (Music) Swiping album art up or down skips to the next or previous track
 
FIX
  • (Music) Double-navigation when selecting a track with a keyboard or remote control
  • (Music) Navigate to artist and album page from music player
  • (Sync) Unable to reset storage location when external storage is unavailable
  • (Video) "No server available to transcode" errors when resuming
  • (Video) Fall back to full transcode if first playback fails
  • (Video) Request a transcode for AAC main profile audio
  • (Controller) 'Now Playing' popup for selected player wasn't working when controlling PHT
  • (Controller) Interface could stop updating when controlling a remote music player
  • (Controller) Don't send a localhost address to players when using a server on the same machine
  • (Controller) Restarting a video would result in a resume on the player
  • (UI) Filters containing certain characters (e.g. "nl/12") didn't work as expected
  • (UI) A number of fixes for snapped page views
  • (UI) Aligned Now Playing and selected player popup look and feel
  • (UI) Fixed some issues with focus and physical remote controls
  • (Connectivity) Unauthorized errors in certain situations when servers require authentication on the LAN
  • Improved crash reporting
  • A number of user-reported crashes
47

1.7.1.1

Download beta here (PlexPass only).

FIX
  • Don't show PlayQueue button for photo albums
  • A number of user-reported crashes
48

1.7.1.2

Download beta here (PlexPass only).

FIX
  • Crash entering video player page
49

1.7.1.3

Download beta here (PlexPass only).

NEW
  • Improved playback over HTTP Live Streaming
FIX
  • Semantic zoom issues on Windows 10 preview builds
  • Tapping an audio track with an existing playlist prompts before replacing
  • A number of user-reported crashes
50

1.7.1.5

Download beta here (PlexPass only).

NEW
  • Added Recently Viewed Shows view
FIX
  • (UI) Music library view sparse in Semantic Zoom mode
  • (Sync) Warn when files being synced are too large for the file system before downloading
  • (PlayQueues) Creating PlayQueues from shows with the unwatched filter enabled was including watched episodes
  • A number of user-reported crashes
51

1.7.1.6

Download beta here (PlexPass only).

FIX
  • A number of user-reported crashes
52

1.7.1.7

Download beta here (PlexPass only).

FIX
  • A number of user-reported crashes
53

1.7.2.0

Download beta here (PlexPass only).

NEW
  • Support for extras and cinema trailers
  • (UI) Disambiguated Now Playing button and Play button
FIX
  • (UI) Low resolution in Home Video thumbnails
  • (Sync) "Unsupported long path" error syncing files with long studio logo filenames
  • Memory leak when displaying background art
  • A number of user-reported crashes
54

1.7.2.2

Download beta here (PlexPass only).

FIX
  • A crash when navigating to a movie page
55

1.7.2.3

Download beta here (PlexPass only).

FIX
  • (UI) On Deck could disappear sporadically
  • A number of user-reported crashes
56

1.8.0.0

NEW

  • Plex Home support
  • Playlist support
  • (Video) Native MKV container support on Windows 10
  • (Video) Access Now Playing queue from video player
  • (Play Queues) Enable local Play Queues with synced albums and seasons
  • (Play Queues) Add Play Next option
 
FIX
  • (Music) Display actual artist when playing "various artist" albums
  • (Sync) Don't attempt to sync while playing video
  • (Sync) Sync composite images
  • (Interface) Moved account page to settings flyout
  • Explain automatic sign-out when plex.tv password changes
  • Indicate how many items are in a video Play Queue
  • A number of user-reported crashes
57
1.8.0.4
 
Download beta here (PlexPass only).
 
FIX
  • (Home) Display correct avatar for users not in a home
  • (Home) Remove drop-down menu when avatar is tapped
  • (Home) Rare cases where PIN entry might not work
  • (Sync) Differentiate out of disk space from reaching user-set storage limit
  • (Sync) Interface might freeze while transferring items
  • (Sync) Crash at startup when syncing at startup is enabled
  • (Playlists) Deleting videos from playlists could fail with 404 error
  • (UI) Make sure to blank current background art when switching accounts
  • (UI) A number of issues with item focus and remote controls
  • Sharing from IE to the watch later queue when automatic sign-in is enabled
  • Crash navigating to iTunes Music channel playlists
  • A situation that could cause hangs or out of memory errors
  • A number of user-reported crashes
58

1.8.0.5

Download beta here (PlexPass only).

NEW

FIX

  • (Sync) Disable location reset button when deleting sync content
  • (Music) Remember changes to music volume
  • (UI) Fix Home account PIN entry problems
  • A number of user-reported crashes
59

2.0.0.0

NEW

  • App is now free with certain usage restrictions. An in-app purchase activates full functionality. PlexPass accounts and prior purchases also activate full functionality.
  • Browse and cast your local video and photo content to any remote player
  • (Single Server) Add a server selector to the main screen
  • (Single Server) Use Ctrl+Shift+S to cycle between available servers

FIX

  • (Store) Fix problem accessing the Windows Store
  • A number of user-reported crashes
60

2.0.0.1

NEW

  • Fix crash on startup affecting some users.
  • A number of user reported crashes.