# REQUEST: Completely disable transcoding **URL:** \ **Category:** Feature Suggestions\ **Created:** [October 15, 2019, 1:31am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/request-completely-disable-transcoding/476477 "2019-10-15T01:31:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 2
**Author:** ![OttoKerner](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/ottokerner/32/10079_2.png) [@OttoKerner](https://forums.plex.tv/u/OttoKerner)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2019, 10:06am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/request-completely-disable-transcoding/476477/2 "2019-10-15T10:06:39Z")
A request for the same feature exists already. > [@\[implemented\] Feature request: disable transcoding](https://forums.plex.tv/t/feature-request-disable-transcoding/101180/1): > > If we can have an option on the server side to disable transcoding altogether.  I'm fully converting library to support direct play on almost all plex clients and bandwidth is not an issue.   This would force the not so plex savy users to force direct play regardless of settings on their end.  Therefore this one is closed. Votes are given back to the users who voted on this request. Please think of re-voting in the other thread if you still want it. * * * Please **search** before creating a new suggestion thread. Only one feature per thread. See feature suggestions, sorted by **most popular** first [https://forums.plex.tv/c/general/feature-suggestions/l/votes](https://forums.plex.tv/c/general/feature-suggestions/l/votes) --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.plex.tv/t/request-completely-disable-transcoding/476477)._