Hi, I’m trying to get Plex to read local .nfo metadata files for a TV show, but Plex seems to ignore them. My setup is: TV show: Ulice Folder structure is standard TV layout (see bellow) Video file and .nfo file are next to each other Example files: Ulice.S21E159.mp4 Ulice.S21E159…

Also keep in mind that once the feature is available publicly, it’s not automatic. You need to choose it as the agent for the library. If you don’t see it as an agent option, you are not running the proper version.

[image] napolij: I don’t think nfo support is available in the current stable Plex release. FYI, NFO support is in 1.43.0.10576, the current public release. I checked my server, and it is listed in Settings → Metadata Agents (I’m not using it, but it does appear). @mattxcz Definitely chec…

This is my option fot metadata agent, which is also set in “TV shows” as metadata provider: [image] [image] [image]

Plex not reading local episode .nfo files for TV show despite valid XML and correct folder structure

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napolij April 9, 2026, 7:45pm 2

I don’t think nfo support is available in the current stable Plex release.

But it is being worked on, you show check out the NFO Preview thread

https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-nfo-agent-forum-preview/936104/281

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Plex not reading local episode .nfo files for TV show despite valid XML and correct folder structure

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