# Turn Off All Transcoding

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/turn-off-all-transcoding/295158>\
**Category:** Feature Suggestions\
**Created:** [August 12, 2018, 3:50am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/turn-off-all-transcoding/295158 "2018-08-12T03:50:52Z")\
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**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:** [August 12, 2018, 3:21pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/turn-off-all-transcoding/295158/2 "2018-08-12T15:21:42Z")

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duplicate feature request

> [@\[implemented\] Feature request: disable transcoding](https://forums.plex.tv/t/feature-request-disable-transcoding/101180/1):
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> If we can have an option on the server side to disable transcoding altogether. &nbsp;I'm fully converting library to support direct play on almost all plex clients and bandwidth is not an issue. &nbsp; This would force the not so plex savy users to force direct play regardless of settings on their end.&nbsp;

closing

Please respect [the rules for this subforum](https://forums.plex.tv/t/about-the-feature-suggestions-category/273976/1 "the rules for this subforum")

- **Search** first if the request has already been posted before. The goal is to collect the votes for a particular feature in one thread - not to scatter them around.
- Please only one feature per post

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