# Plex htpc mouse
**URL:** https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-htpc-mouse/801804
**Category:** General Discussions
**Tags:** plex-htpc
**Created:** [July 23, 2022, 8:41pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-htpc-mouse/801804 "2022-07-23T20:41:02Z")
**Posts on this page:** 11
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### Author:  [@MoonWalker](https://forums.plex.tv/u/MoonWalker)
#### Post date: [July 23, 2022, 8:41pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-htpc-mouse/801804/1 "2022-07-23T20:41:02Z")
I have a home movie theater that is also heavily control using PC. I have PLex HTPC installed on a high-end computer. Mouse is very limited. If I want to play a specific part of a video, mouse is inactive. I have to use the keyboard. With one click the mouse could easily take me to that specific position.
Whoever created this is NOT a windows user.
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### Author:  [@sensei321](https://forums.plex.tv/u/sensei321)
#### Post date: [July 23, 2022, 8:42pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-htpc-mouse/801804/2 "2022-07-23T20:42:56Z")
Plex HTPC is made for keyboard, remote etc
Plex for Windows is made for mouse.
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### Author:  [@MoonWalker](https://forums.plex.tv/u/MoonWalker)
#### Post date: [July 23, 2022, 8:44pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-htpc-mouse/801804/3 "2022-07-23T20:44:54Z")
Thanks for replying.
I thought since it is installed on PC, we can use all the benefice of a mouse.
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### Author:  [@sensei321](https://forums.plex.tv/u/sensei321)
#### Post date: [July 23, 2022, 8:48pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-htpc-mouse/801804/4 "2022-07-23T20:48:36Z")
I honestly like the split between HTPC and the Plex Player.
On my setup I use Plex HTPC from the couch in the living room, mouse is not very practical. I control it with a small media keyboard instead. On my desktop I use the mouse driven program. 🙂
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### Author:  [@stratos99](https://forums.plex.tv/u/stratos99)
#### Post date: [July 24, 2022, 10:42pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-htpc-mouse/801804/5 "2022-07-24T22:42:29Z")
I am not a fan of having these 2 apps, because of this they removed companion support of Plex for Windows, and whenever I say something about it, they just say use plex HTPC but it doesn’t have mouse support so they tell me to use Plex for Windows, thanks to this now I would need to use 2 apps instead of 1 to do the same as before (golf clap).
OP plex HTPC doesn’t have mouse support and so far, they have expressed a negative attitude to adding mouse support, they have a you should use things “this way”.
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### Author:  [@MoonWalker](https://forums.plex.tv/u/MoonWalker)
#### Post date: [July 25, 2022, 10:59pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-htpc-mouse/801804/6 "2022-07-25T22:59:27Z")
The player is missing a **VERY IMPORTANT FEATURE** also. The ability to seek back and forth such as **10 sec back and 30 sec forward**. I’m very surprised they left the player so vague. Every player has these simple well needed features. I understand mouse control from the cough isn’t practical. It will be hard for Plex to attract new windows users with the no mouse features.
Give the people what they need and keep them happy. That’s how businesses prosper.
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### Author:  [@JohnAlex](https://forums.plex.tv/u/JohnAlex)
#### Post date: [July 26, 2022, 3:53am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-htpc-mouse/801804/7 "2022-07-26T03:53:45Z")
> [@MoonWalker](#):
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> The ability to seek back and forth such as **10 sec back and 30 sec forward**.
Works with my Harmony 650 remote ?
> [@MoonWalker](#):
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> Give the people what they need and keep them happy.
Start a feature request thread and get votes perhaps. Numbers talk.
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### Author:  [@sensei321](https://forums.plex.tv/u/sensei321)
#### Post date: [July 26, 2022, 9:01am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-htpc-mouse/801804/8 "2022-07-26T09:01:02Z")
> [@MoonWalker](#):
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> It will be hard for Plex to attract new windows users with the no mouse features.
Doubt this is an issue as the Plex app support mouse and is the app 97% of people should use.
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### Author:  [@OttoKerner](https://forums.plex.tv/u/OttoKerner)
#### Post date: [July 26, 2022, 9:12am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-htpc-mouse/801804/9 "2022-07-26T09:12:46Z")
> [@MoonWalker](#):
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> The ability to seek back and forth such as **10 sec back and 30 sec forward**.
It is working just like the “TV mode” of PMP worked before. Arrow keys left and right are jumping back and forward.
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### Author:  [@MoonWalker](https://forums.plex.tv/u/MoonWalker)
#### Post date: [July 29, 2022, 8:57pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-htpc-mouse/801804/12 "2022-07-29T20:57:30Z")
> [@OttoKerner](#):
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> It is working just like the “TV mode” of PMP worked before. Arrow keys left and right are jumping back and forward.
Thanks for that. Please add the buttons anyway.
It will make the player more attractive.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)
#### Post date: [October 27, 2022, 8:57pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-htpc-mouse/801804/13 "2022-10-27T20:57:46Z")
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