Requesting "All Libraries" in library list in PlexAmp

Feature Suggestions
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Hi Plex team, I’m requesting a new option in the PlexAmp library select menu for “All Libraries”.

Current Behavior:

  1. Open plexamp. Library 1 is selected.
  2. I want to hear music from Library 2.
  3. Open settings,
  4. Press source,
  5. Select new source
  6. Back out twice
  7. Press search again to see the other library.

Issues with the current state:

  • I cannot play music from more than one library at a time.
  • My playlists that have items from more than one library are incomplete when using plexamp player.
  • Features (I love) like Favorite tracks / favorite albums are only partially true because my music listening is split between libraries.
  • Library switching is distracting and is not easy to do while in a car (4 button presses, and one step requires you to read the screen closely to make sure you’re selecting the right library)

Ideal Behavior:

  • I can play music from all my libraries without switching between them manually.
  • My multi-library playlists are contiguous (just like the plex webapp),
  • My favorite tracks, artists, albums are accurate
  • I’m relieved of having to go 2 menus deep to change libraries

Final thoughts:

  • The default scoping of per-library is different from the expectations that the Plex app sets. The search in Plex webapp searches all sources.
  • I have a FLAC and a non-FLAC library, and even having two music libraries makes Plexamp hard to be viable for my uses.
  • I use plexamp because the regular plex app in my car plays two tracks at the same time (One at lower volume) so my only option is PlexAmp, but the library switching gives me a lot of friction, so now I find both options to be a little subpar and I’m reaching out for an attempt to improve PlexAmp to a level where I can enjoy it…
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Tap/Press the library title up, left on the Home screen

Settings - Experience - Search all Libraries
enable this to extend the search by default to all audio libraries on that server

3

To clarify, I want a Source to be the whole server. Not just searching. Thanks for this though, it definitely helps and is a start!

4

Just curious but why are you using separate libraries instead of just adding all the music folders you want to the same library?

Plexamp even has a filter for codec so you can still distinguish your flacs and MP3 files in the same library

In my opinion the use case for separate libraries is intentionally to not hear that music - for example you could have a separate Christmas library to avoid hearing Christmas music all year round

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This post was addressed on Reddit but OP deleted his post?

6

Thanks Jason.

I enabled “Search all Libraries” as otto said above, and that actually took care of it. I wasn’t sure it did playlists too, but I tested a split-library playlist yesterday and it was contiguous, so I deleted the Reddit thread to prevent any more spread of my misunderstanding of the feature.

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2025 clean-up: desired functionality can already be achieved (implemented)