# Searching for a simple plex client for windows **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussions\ **Created:** [July 1, 2016, 11:07pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/searching-for-a-simple-plex-client-for-windows/150096 "2016-07-01T23:07:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![notrix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/50afbb/32.png) [@notrix](https://forums.plex.tv/u/notrix)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2016, 11:07pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/searching-for-a-simple-plex-client-for-windows/150096/1 "2016-07-01T23:07:59Z")
Hi, using plex for long time now (with samsung tv) and just got my wife to using it too. So I bought a Plex Pass and made her an own user for keeping track of her own watched files. She almost only watches from her PC. But I can’t find a simple client for windows to watch the movies. What I tried: - Play in Browser / Chrome App -\> some files get transcoded - Windows 10 Store app -\> some files get also transcoded; no audio control with mousewheel - Home Theatre / OpenPHT -\> no real mouse support - just bad usability for mouse control - new Plex Media Player for Windows -\> also bad mouse control (no seeking with mouse, no volume control with mouse) So now I’m lost - I can’t believe that there is no player out there that is a simple desktop app that works with proper mouse control and doesn’t need transcoding for some files. Not that the server isn’t powerful enough - but it’s a waste of power and the seeking gets laggy also. ---
**Author:** ![notrix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/50afbb/32.png) [@notrix](https://forums.plex.tv/u/notrix)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2016, 12:00am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/searching-for-a-simple-plex-client-for-windows/150096/2 "2016-07-02T00:00:05Z")
Well I think I found a solution. A Firefox Plugin named Crumby Plex to VLC ([https://addons.mozilla.org/de/firefox/addon/crumby-plex-to-vlc/](https://addons.mozilla.org/de/firefox/addon/crumby-plex-to-vlc/)). That way she can open the movie in VLC over the web-ui in firefox. She needs to mark the movie as watched by hand - but it’s the best solution I got. If someone has a better idea, just let me know. ---
**Author:** ![notrix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/50afbb/32.png) [@notrix](https://forums.plex.tv/u/notrix)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2016, 4:55pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/searching-for-a-simple-plex-client-for-windows/150096/3 "2016-07-03T16:55:17Z")
Hm I thought it would work … but the addon needs to see the download button (to get the video url). But the download-button isn’t available for managed users or friends. So I’m stuck again. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/2/a/2acb9765406f63293d357b4ec509ec39aa28f2ad.png) [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2020, 9:34pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/searching-for-a-simple-plex-client-for-windows/150096/4 "2020-01-07T21:34:23Z")