# What else is the PlexTranscoder used for? **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussions\ **Created:** [June 24, 2016, 2:49am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/what-else-is-the-plextranscoder-used-for/148881 "2016-06-24T02:49:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![MasterChiefmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ce73a5/32.png) [@MasterChiefmas](https://forums.plex.tv/u/MasterChiefmas)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2016, 2:49am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/what-else-is-the-plextranscoder-used-for/148881/1 "2016-06-24T02:49:03Z")
I just installed the latest update and checking my server, the PlexTranscoder is running continually, using around 75% of my CPU resources. But I have no streams and no transcodes/syncs going. So…what’s it doing? ---
**Author:** ![kegobeer-plex](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/kegobeer-plex/32/17444_2.png) [@kegobeer-plex](https://forums.plex.tv/u/kegobeer-plex)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2016, 3:22am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/what-else-is-the-plextranscoder-used-for/148881/2 "2016-06-24T03:22:05Z")
Here’s the explanation from the support documents. [https://support.plex.tv/hc/en-us/articles/201697383-Why-is-Plex-New-Transcoder-using-my-CPU-when-nothing-is-playing-](https://support.plex.tv/hc/en-us/articles/201697383-Why-is-Plex-New-Transcoder-using-my-CPU-when-nothing-is-playing-) I think there are also a few threads where the question has been asked, you might be able to find them with a bit of searching. I don’t remember which boards I saw them in though. ---
**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, 9:31pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/what-else-is-the-plextranscoder-used-for/148881/3 "2020-01-07T21:31:08Z")