# Plex player , how to run an external application?

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**Category:** Plex Players\
**Tags:** player-windows\
**Created:** [December 22, 2024, 8:25pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-player-how-to-run-an-external-application/899643 "2024-12-22T20:25:19Z")\
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**Author:** ![JYL\_JYL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/dc4da7/32.png) [@JYL\_JYL](https://forums.plex.tv/u/JYL_JYL)\
**Post date:** [December 22, 2024, 8:25pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-player-how-to-run-an-external-application/899643/1 "2024-12-22T20:25:19Z")

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Good afternoon,

I’ve not found any way to run an external program from the plex client interface.  
my problem:

The Plex server is on a qnap (it runs flawlessly)

I have a W11 pc running the client connected to a tv.  
I have a french tv provider (canal+) that provides direct tv and replay) I would like to be able to launch their app from an option in plex.  
Is it possible?

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**Author:** ![Malcolm\_Powder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f1d935/32.png) [@Malcolm\_Powder](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Malcolm_Powder)\
**Post date:** [December 22, 2024, 8:33pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-player-how-to-run-an-external-application/899643/2 "2024-12-22T20:33:32Z")

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None of my external streaming services launch from Plex anymore. Netflix and BBCiPlayer certainly used to. I’m not sure what update stopped them from working.

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**Author:** ![tom80H](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/tom80h/32/19753_2.png) [@tom80H](https://forums.plex.tv/u/tom80H)\
**Post date:** [December 22, 2024, 11:42pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-player-how-to-run-an-external-application/899643/3 "2024-12-22T23:42:21Z")

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I don’t think you could ever run a 3rd party app straight from the Plex client.  
If you’re clicking on a source from `Watch from these locations`, this should open the browser/web page. If they have a means to trigger a local app based on the browser, this might bring up a native app of that provider (I’m currently seeing this using Safari and clicking on items streaming with Apple’s TV app).

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/2/a/2acb9765406f63293d357b4ec509ec39aa28f2ad.png) [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)\
**Post date:** [March 22, 2025, 11:42pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-player-how-to-run-an-external-application/899643/4 "2025-03-22T23:42:24Z")

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