# Stand alone player

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/stand-alone-player/42441>\
**Category:** Apps & Creations\
**Tags:** other-third-party\
**Created:** [September 9, 2013, 4:13pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/stand-alone-player/42441 "2013-09-09T16:13:04Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![N0\_Klu3](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/n0_klu3/32/7812_2.png) [@N0\_Klu3](https://forums.plex.tv/u/N0_Klu3)\
**Post date:** [September 9, 2013, 4:13pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/stand-alone-player/42441/1 "2013-09-09T16:13:04Z")

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Hi guys,

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I have just stumbled upon Plex after using XBMC for awhile.

Basically I have a server that can install the Plex Server.

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And I use a custom built HTPC (Haswell) with OpenELEC.

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I was wondering if there was a Plex install that I could just install instead of an addon ontop of OpenELEC?

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Something similar, light weight and boots straight in.

Then connects to the Plex server?

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Or is there a better way of doing this?

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**Author:** ![FrozenDragoon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/977dab/32.png) [@FrozenDragoon](https://forums.plex.tv/u/FrozenDragoon)\
**Post date:** [September 9, 2013, 5:12pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/stand-alone-player/42441/2 "2013-09-09T17:12:26Z")

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As far as I know, there is not a Plex variant of what you are referring to. What I would suggest in your case, is using the PlexBMC add on. It’s not perfect, but it works really well If you don’t want to install a host operating system.

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**Author:** ![CrashnBrn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4af34b/32.png) [@CrashnBrn](https://forums.plex.tv/u/CrashnBrn)\
**Post date:** [September 9, 2013, 5:35pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/stand-alone-player/42441/3 "2013-09-09T17:35:05Z")

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> As far as I know, there is not a Plex variant of what you are referring to. What I would suggest in your case, is using the PlexBMC add on. It's not perfect, but it works really well If you don't want to install a host operating system.

I'm in the same boat as SavellM. Does the PlexBMC plugin just let normal XBMC use the Plex backend?

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**Author:** ![FrozenDragoon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/977dab/32.png) [@FrozenDragoon](https://forums.plex.tv/u/FrozenDragoon)\
**Post date:** [September 9, 2013, 5:48pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/stand-alone-player/42441/4 "2013-09-09T17:48:07Z")

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Pretty much. It supports most all functions that a true Plex client does, including MyPlex Queue and Remote streaming. One that is currently missing however is now playing support. But that is kind of a minor thing. It is also being updated fairly regularly.  
  
  
I ran it as my primary client for a few months while I was having problems with Plex, and was pretty happy with it. I still run it on my Raspberry Pi, because I found RaspBMC to be much more stable than the Raspberry Pi Plex build.

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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:** [December 21, 2019, 12:04am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/stand-alone-player/42441/5 "2019-12-21T00:04:10Z")

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