Plex Media Player

Plex Media Player v2.19.1 is now available to all macOS and Windows users.

FIXED:

  • Fixed an issue connecting to Plex Cloud servers
1 Like

Plex Media Player v2.20.0 is now available to all macOS and Windows users.

NEW:

  • Desktop web-client updated to 3.71.1
  • Improved stream titles (requires PMS 1.13.8 or higher)

FIXED:

  • Block app key shortcuts when entering subtitles search title
  • Sped up initial loading dashboard
  • Fixed blinking thumbnails when moving between items in photo player
  • Fixed missing empty dashboard message for managed/shared users with restrictions
  • Fixed background being lost when navigating away from news player
  • Fixed some edge cases around deleting media that could cause the app to become unresponsive
  • Fixed Chapter Selection focus box not showing sometimes
  • Fixed occasional unexpected focused element in app settings modal after closing via pointer click
  • Fixed some navigation bugs in home screen media types settings
  • Fixed settings changes not being immediately visible in the UI
  • Fixed pressing seek buttons during music playback making it impossible to bring up player controls afterwards
  • Fixed subtitles search modal title button width changing when focused
  • Fixed news ads playback putting the app in a broken state
  • Fixed progress bar being focusable during ads playback
  • Fixed news tags and news feed being visible during ads playback
  • Fixed news feed being slightly cut off at the bottom
  • Fixed issue preventing companion commands
  • Fixed display issues with long stream titles on preplay pages
5 Likes

Plex Media Player v2.21.0 is now available to all macOS and Windows users.

NEW

FIXED:

  • Fixed occasional loss of focus on library page when applying “unplayed” filter
  • Fixed settings failing to open in some circumstances
  • Fixed zip code not disappearing in News settings after selecting a country that doesn’t have zip codes
  • Fixed selecting a play queue item occasionally not starting playback
4 Likes

Plex Media Player v2.22.1 is now available to all macOS and Windows users.

NEW

  • Added recording progress to recording schedule
  • Subtitles search modal UI changes

FIXED:

  • Fixed player control state when playback starts or pauses without application control
  • Fixed case where focus was lost when navigating back after changing list styles
  • Fixed play queue starting playback automatically when app is reopened
  • Fixed non-functional action buttons on preplay pages in some circumstances
  • Fixed case where focus could be lost when navigating into the dashboard types header
  • Fixed unavailable indicator on preplay pages when media item file is unavailable
2 Likes

Plex Media Player v2.23.0 is now available to all macOS and Windows users.

NEW:

  • Desktop web-client updated to 3.77.2
  • Updated look of playlist/collection posters

FIXED:

  • Managed users can no longer change the Automatically Sign In setting
  • Improved image upscale quality for episode posters
  • Fixed sorting/filtering being reset when deleting item
2 Likes

Plex Media Player v2.24.0 is now available to all macOS and Windows users.

FIXED:

  • Fixed an issue where signing out or switching users could cause the app to freeze
  • Fixed an issue where the app could crash when loading a type view
  • Fixed an issue where focus would be lost after removing the last item from a list
  • Fixed as issue where enabling recording all episodes for certain shows could return in nothing getting added to the priority list
  • Fixed an issue that could cause a blank screen to appear after playback
  • Fixed loss of focus on episode preplay in some cases
3 Likes

Plex Media Player v2.25.0 is now available to all macOS and Windows users.

NEW:

  • Desktop web-client updated to 3.77.4
  • Added extended artist biography on artist preplay

FIXED:

  • Fixed podcast/web show episodes being marked as played as soon as playback is initiated
  • Fixed app settings sometimes wrongly showing an item as selected
  • Fixed media provider hubs occasionaly not loading
  • Fixed an issue where the application could show a blank screen when all servers are unavailable
1 Like

Plex Media Player v2.26.0 is now available to all macOS and Windows users.

NEW:

  • Added actions menu to Web Shows and Podcasts show preplay pages
  • Added Chapter Selection title to chapter selection menu
  • Don’t show ‘More…’ button when there is only one more item

FIXED:

  • Fixed possible error on user switcher screen
  • Fixed chapter selection sometimes losing focus at the end of the list
  • Fixed Live TV restarting from another position when enabling or disabling Closed Captioning
  • Fixed some issues with video transcoding when it can direct stream
2 Likes

Plex Media Player v2.27.0 is now available to all macOS and Windows users.

NEW:

  • Desktop web-client updated to 3.83.1
  • Support translation of relative time strings
  • Adjusted library page jump bar so more characters can be shown
  • Changed user menu from dropdown to full screen modal

FIXED:

  • Fixed playback controls not showing the correct duration when lightweight seeking
  • Fixed possible endless spinner when downloading subtitles
  • Fixed player controls sometimes not closing when playing from companion app
3 Likes

Plex Media Player v2.28.0 is now available to all macOS and Windows users.

NEW:

  • We’ve updated our tooling to provide an improved user experience
  • AAC audio streams are no longer automatically converted to AC3, EAC3, or DTS during Direct Stream or Transcode when the related Settings > Audio setting is enabled. Instead they will play without conversion

FIXED:

  • Fixed loss of focus when going to an empty web shows page
  • Fixed navigation order after switching to the admin user
  • Fixed News and Podcasts directories so they don’t touch navigation bar
  • Fixed extended info poster not positioned properly
1 Like

Plex Media Player v2.29.0 is now available to all macOS and Windows users.

NEW:

  • Renamed ‘More…’ subtitles option to ‘Search…’

FIXED:

  • Fixed image not loading in actions modal during playback
  • Fixed an issue where the wrong images could be displayed for items played from other shared or own servers
  • Fixed an issue where focus could be lost after reordering types or changing types visibility
  • Fixed loss of focus on My Webshows/Podcasts when one or more is removed
  • Fixed companion pre-play being lost after companion playback
  • Fixed an issue where focus could be lost on back navigation
  • Fixed regression that caused videos with AC3 audio tracks to direct play and result in no sound
1 Like

Plex Media Player v2.29.1 is now available to all macOS and Windows users.

FIXED:

  • Fixed an issue where search results would come from local machine’s server instead of specified server
  • Fixed an issue where selecting a search result would open a blank page
1 Like

Plex Media Player v2.30.0 is now available to all macOS and Windows users.

NEW:

  • Desktop web-client updated to 3.83.2
  • Fixed playing media when controlled by remote player
  • Fixed positioning of poster/text in Live TV conflict items

FIXED:

  • Fixed regression with search shortcut
  • Fixed issue changing audio or subtitles during playback of multi-part files
  • Fixed focus order issue on photo tag page
  • Fixed missing Playlists link for Other Videos
  • Fixed an issue that prevented playing tracks on playlists with items of different sources
2 Likes

Plex Media Player v2.30.1 is now available to all macOS and Windows users.

FIXED:

  • Fixed dashboard not loading when one or more Online Media Sources is disabled
2 Likes

Plex Media Player v2.31.0 is now available to all macOS and Windows users.

NEW:

  • Added subtitles offset controls for external subtitle files

FIXED:

  • Fixed podcasts related episodes getting cut off
  • Fixed user ratings showing the wrong value on the extended info screen
2 Likes

Plex Media Player v2.32.0 is now available to all macOS and Windows users.

FIXED:

  • Fixed user icon in settings modal displaying square instead of round initially
4 Likes

Plex Media Player v2.33.0 is now available to all macOS and Windows users.

FIXED:

  • Fixed blurry letter avatar in user menu
  • Fixed text getting cut off in related hubs
  • Fixed user avatar not appearing in playlists with shared content
  • Fixed quick links hubs not correctly positioned with line borders
  • Fixed On Right Now hub for Live TV not showing “More…” button
  • Fixed loss of focus when only server goes offline
3 Likes

Plex Media Player v2.34.0 is now available to all macOS and Windows users.

NEW:

  • Added a new base background image
  • Preview Plex’s new PMP experience with many major enhancements including
    • Customizable / always accessible sidebar navigation
    • Ability to pin and reorder your favorite libraries to the sidebar
    • Quick access to all of your media through the “More” menu item
    • Redesigned tab views that remember your previous view within each library
    • A customizable home screen including pinning content rows from any library to home

FIXED:

  • Fixed missing news hubs
  • Fixed titles missing for music videos in playlist
5 Likes

Plex Media Player v2.35.1 is now available to all macOS and Windows users.

NEW:

  • Added error pages for empty home screen, empty libraries and unavailable servers
  • (PMP) Added missing fullcreen and layout toggle buttons to UNO experience preview page headers

FIXED:

  • Fixed bandwidth estimate handling when playing multiple videos in the same app session
  • Fixed manage and refresh buttons overlap in errored home hubs
  • Fixed DVR options appearing for managed users with only Live TV permissions
  • Fixed an edge case that could lead to missing focus after selecting preferred server and sources
  • Fixed focus being lost when UNO page header is empty
  • Fixed initial missing focus after selecting “Watch Now” in Live TV
  • Fixed some “Go to…” buttons redirecting to non-UNO pages
  • Fixed showing play and shuffle buttons in UNO preview Collections tabs
  • Fixed being unable to get back to library content after leaving a page with no content
  • Fixed an issue in UNO that prevented browsing folders in list mode
  • Fixed issues around focus being lost or incorrect in sidebar when navigating between sources
  • Fixed occasional empty details when browsing libraries in list view in UNO preview
  • Fixed an issue in UNO where users are unable to select initial pinned sources if they only have one server
  • Fixed an issue in UNO where going back to a Recommended tab could sometimes result in focus being lost
  • Fixed an issue in UNO where switching between sources chould sometimes result in loss of focus
2 Likes

Plex Media Player v2.36.0 is now available to all macOS and Windows users.

NEW:

  • Added News personalize settings link to News sources in UNO sidebar
  • Added loading default tab and saving last viewed tab for Playlists sources in UNO sidebar
  • Automatically remove pinned sources from deleted libraries in UNO sidebar
  • Improved video quality for News, Web Shows, and TIDAL Music Videos during beginning of playback

FIXED:

  • Fixed showing “home screen media types” setting when UNO preview is enabled
  • Fixed an issue with video playback where attempting to hold down left/right would result in constant buffering indicator interrupting seeking
  • Fixed an issue in search where the type would reset to “All” after pressing search button from more results
  • Fixed related photos in photo player showing limited results
  • Fixed an issue in UNO where users are unable to select initial pinned sources if they only have one server
  • Fixed pinned sources in UNO sidebar showing error icons after switching users
  • Fixed an issue in UNO where server unavailable icon won’t update
  • Fixed an issue where the More poster was too big for some hubs
  • Fixed an issue in UNO where going back to a Recommended tab could sometimes result in focus being lost
  • Fixed an issue in UNO where switching between sources chould sometimes result in loss of focus
  • Fixed missing focus in TIDAL playlist pages when UNO preview is enabled
  • Fixed an issue with reordering UNO sidebar pinned sources where the wrong item would be moved
  • Fixed search in UNO not correctly restricting results per type by default
3 Likes