# \[REQ\] ADD STRM Support **URL:** \ **Category:** Feature Suggestions\ **Tags:** library-management\ **Created:** [April 23, 2018, 1:36pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/req-add-strm-support/233521 "2018-04-23T13:36:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![DTrace](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/59ef9b/32.png) [@DTrace](https://forums.plex.tv/u/DTrace)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2018, 1:36pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/req-add-strm-support/233521/1 "2018-04-23T13:36:31Z")
Taken from: [https://forums.plex.tv/discussion/317877/strm-support](https://forums.plex.tv/discussion/317877/strm-support) > @jinxy88 said: > This is a huge huge request for plex developers, please add STRM support back into Plex. > People with huge libraries using gdrive as a source would love this feature. > Emby allready added this feature and its starting to get a lot of attention since it did, because there are scripts that just passthrough the STRM to the client, thus getting rid of transcoding, wasting precious resources, and everything gets direct played. > Hope Plex developers see this and give it a try. ---
**Author:** ![alebupal](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/alebupal/32/109896_2.png) [@alebupal](https://forums.plex.tv/u/alebupal)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2019, 7:37pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/req-add-strm-support/233521/2 "2019-03-16T19:37:39Z")
Any news about this? ---
**Author:** ![Mysterious](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/mysterious/32/19973_2.png) [@Mysterious](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Mysterious)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2019, 8:02am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/req-add-strm-support/233521/4 "2019-10-13T08:02:02Z")
Why hasnt strm come back yet? Its a good feature. Ill just keep making more posts about this to get attention. ---
**Author:** ![Rick7C2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/cc9497/32.png) [@Rick7C2](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Rick7C2)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2019, 11:12pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/req-add-strm-support/233521/5 "2019-10-16T23:12:19Z")
I’m really liking the look of Plex but I can’t come back until strm support is re-added. ---
**Author:** ![cl01](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/cl01/32/158127_2.png) [@cl01](https://forums.plex.tv/u/cl01)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2019, 6:06pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/req-add-strm-support/233521/8 "2019-11-05T18:06:35Z")
Please, support strm. ---
**Author:** ![Mysterious](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/mysterious/32/19973_2.png) [@Mysterious](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Mysterious)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2020, 1:21pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/req-add-strm-support/233521/9 "2020-01-28T13:21:18Z")
I want strm support to, why so hard to have a dev to reply. These feature suggestions are pointless ---
**Author:** ![ZebbiZebbi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c5a1d2/32.png) [@ZebbiZebbi](https://forums.plex.tv/u/ZebbiZebbi)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2021, 12:40am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/req-add-strm-support/233521/10 "2021-02-07T00:40:45Z")
is there any update for the .strm support ? ---
**Author:** ![outlaw69uk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/71e660/32.png) [@outlaw69uk](https://forums.plex.tv/u/outlaw69uk)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2021, 12:57pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/req-add-strm-support/233521/11 "2021-03-04T12:57:36Z")
Thought I would add a +1 to this, seems very bizarre that its not available, given how its a fairly standard format. this, and the fairly poor live tv options seem to be turning people away, since I struggle to do either, it would seem to be prudent to cancel my plex pass and move to a platform that actually works for what I need. Its a shame, as I like a lot of what Plex does, but, I am not big on random streaming, I digitized my own collection, and want to watch it, in the main ---
**Author:** ![Snow\_technical](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/snow_technical/32/234925_2.png) [@Snow\_technical](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Snow_technical)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2021, 5:44pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/req-add-strm-support/233521/12 "2021-05-03T17:44:46Z")
Yes please add the .strm support ---
**Author:** ![sasagr](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/sasagr/32/217483_2.png) [@sasagr](https://forums.plex.tv/u/sasagr)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2021, 11:11am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/req-add-strm-support/233521/13 "2021-07-27T11:11:30Z")
Yes, pls add it ---
**Author:** ![koRnEr007](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/8e7dd6/32.png) [@koRnEr007](https://forums.plex.tv/u/koRnEr007)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2021, 12:36pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/req-add-strm-support/233521/14 "2021-09-15T12:36:30Z")
Please add the .strm files ---
**Author:** ![tue\_kyndal\_dk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/59ef9b/32.png) [@tue\_kyndal\_dk](https://forums.plex.tv/u/tue_kyndal_dk)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2021, 3:40pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/req-add-strm-support/233521/15 "2021-09-20T15:40:37Z")
Plex is as dead as thir strm support. ---
**Author:** ![zanzym01\_gmail\_com](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/58956e/32.png) [@zanzym01\_gmail\_com](https://forums.plex.tv/u/zanzym01_gmail_com)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2021, 5:36am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/req-add-strm-support/233521/16 "2021-10-09T05:36:34Z")
As gdrive will probably remove the unlimited storage, I try to use STRM files to build one of my library. Strm files are scannes by plex but I can only read them on android or android Tv device. It will play on it (error on webpage or apple devices) but I’m not able to change language for example. So it seems that strm files are only partially supported. Is it possible to improve strm file management on plex. I think it will probably be used by many people in the future. Thanks ---
**Author:** ![andi330](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/andi330/32/256611_2.png) [@andi330](https://forums.plex.tv/u/andi330)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2021, 12:23pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/req-add-strm-support/233521/17 "2021-10-11T12:23:42Z")
Channels DVR has this and it is so great for being able to access things that I bought from iTunes. It’s so simple. Add the stream link to a text document, name it the way you would any other video, add it to the correct folder, and it just shows up in my list of TV shows or Movies in Channels DVR. I wish I could do the same in Plex. This would allow me to make Plex my main home for ALL of my viewing. Of course it would redirect me out of the Plex app to watch the video on the app in question. But with Channels DVR we’re even able to find stream links into netflix, prime, etc. Since there’s no way for us to link our streaming accounts to Plex, adding this would make it possible for us to keep track of what we are watching in one app. ---
**Author:** ![mpmchugh](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/mpmchugh/32/343_2.png) [@mpmchugh](https://forums.plex.tv/u/mpmchugh)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2021, 11:23pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/req-add-strm-support/233521/18 "2021-12-31T23:23:54Z")
Had posted this as a new thread, but then @tom80H pointed me to this thread, so reposting here… Channels’ implementation seems quite similar… * * * There have been several threads about integrating Movies Anywhere and linking with 3rd party screaming services somehow, but most of those have been closed (e.g., [here](https://forums.plex.tv/t/would-love-to-add-links-to-shows-in-streaming-services-like-netflix-and-hulu/609935), [here](https://forums.plex.tv/t/link-online-streamers/478343) and [here](https://forums.plex.tv/t/is-anyone-at-plex-looking-at-doing-something-like-moviesanywhere-com/209911/1)) as something that cannot be done, or to have the service contact Plex to integrate with them. Channels came up with a clever albeit manual way of adding streaming media to ones Library via **Stream Links** ([https://getchannels.com/2021/02/02/stream-links/](https://getchannels.com/2021/02/02/stream-links/)) **without** directly integrating with those other services. **Stream Links** are simple text files containing a URL to a stream for a piece of media on the other service, that creates an entry in the Library and then when Watch/Play is clicked it just launches the other app on the device and plays the movie. They have a special folder for these, but it’d be nice if Plex could support these in existing libraries and just create an entry for them based on the file name (e.g. “**Soul (2020).strmlnk**”) containing the URL to the media (e.g. “[https://www.disneyplus.com/video/[TOKEN]](https://www.disneyplus.com/video/%5BTOKEN%5D)”) They currently support a good number of services: - Amazon Prime - Apple TV+ - Disney+ - HBO Max - Hulu - Netflix - Paramount+ - Peacock - Showtime More info: [https://getchannels.com/docs/channels-dvr-server/how-to/stream-links/](https://getchannels.com/docs/channels-dvr-server/how-to/stream-links/) Some of us have gone through the trouble of creating tiny placeholder .mp4 files names for titles that we want in our library that we have access to elsewhere (iTunes purchases, streaming service content, etc.), but something like **Stream Links** would add a little functionality to those items instead, and make them clickable to instantly watch in the other apps on the device. It is noted on this [thread](https://forums.plex.tv/t/link-subscribed-streaming-services-to-the-plex-dashboard-or-at-least-in-the-search/764917) that Plex’s own on-demand service (via [https://watch.plex.tv](https://watch.plex.tv)) already has a database of where to watch Movies on other services that they don’t provide themselves. It’d be nice if this in combination with something like Stream Links could allow us to add such entries to our own libraries. Thanks, Michael ---
**Author:** ![buzzromain](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/buzzromain/32/265704_2.png) [@buzzromain](https://forums.plex.tv/u/buzzromain)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2022, 6:45pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/req-add-strm-support/233521/19 "2022-01-03T18:45:55Z")
I love Plex and would like to buy Plex Pass but one feature is missing: support for .STRM files (Emby, Jellyfin support them). Many users expect this functionality. Can you add support for .STRM files? please ---
**Author:** ![mpmchugh](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/mpmchugh/32/343_2.png) [@mpmchugh](https://forums.plex.tv/u/mpmchugh)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2022, 7:54pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/req-add-strm-support/233521/20 "2022-04-05T19:54:05Z")
Perhaps watchlist items could replace STRM links if they were savable to ones Library… > [@Save watchlist items as "bookmarks" in Libraries and Collections + Exclude specific services](https://forums.plex.tv/t/save-watchlist-items-as-bookmarks-in-libraries-and-collections-exclude-specific-services/786230): > > – Bookmarks – Now that we have integrated search and a watchlist, it’d be nice if watchlist items could just be added to ones own Libraries in lieu of placeholder videos, which I’ve also previously implemented. Call the them “ bookmarks ” or something, but allow us to save them to our Libraries, and not just to a somewhat ethereal watchlist. These “ bookmarks ” could actually take the place of placeholder videos and lost STRM link functionality. It’d be nice to be able to have these “ bookmar… ---
**Author:** ![buzzromain](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/buzzromain/32/265704_2.png) [@buzzromain](https://forums.plex.tv/u/buzzromain)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2022, 2:23pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/req-add-strm-support/233521/21 "2022-04-09T14:23:04Z")
Please, add STRM support ! Emby support this feature. ---
**Author:** ![blossohm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a9adbd/32.png) [@blossohm](https://forums.plex.tv/u/blossohm)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2022, 6:41pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/req-add-strm-support/233521/22 "2022-05-04T18:41:08Z")
Please add (back!!!) this vital stream file support. Check and copy VLC code source for strm file support if you want ! ---
**Author:** ![buzzromain](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/buzzromain/32/265704_2.png) [@buzzromain](https://forums.plex.tv/u/buzzromain)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2022, 2:53pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/req-add-strm-support/233521/23 "2022-07-19T14:53:52Z")
Please, add STRM support. I know you have the source code available for reading a STRM file. I managed to play an HTTP stream by replacing the path of the STRM file with the HTTP url of the content directly in the Plex database. So I managed to read the HTTP stream through Plex. Please, you have to leave the possibility to add STRM files and the media analysis is done the first time the movie is played like Emby. The development of this feature is simple and fast. [Next page](https://forums.plex.tv/t/req-add-strm-support/233521.md?page=2)