Keep an eye on what player you’re going for…
There’s currently 2 different desktop clients for macOS / Windows:
- Plex Media Player → version for home theaters (HTPC); only provides a “TV mode”
- Plex for Mac / Windows → version that provides only a simple desktop layout (similar to Plex Web but with better support for media playback)
The version linked on the official download page is #2.
To download the older/original Plex desktop client (Plex Media Player), go to the respective release announcement (link is included alongside the posts):
Right now that’s Plex Media Player 2.53.0 – if someone clicks that link in the future, you might need to scroll down a little to the then latest version (future proofing this post 
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Hint: you can bookmark the Plex Media Player release announcement thread in order to get a notification if there’s a new version (and not to rely on the in-player notification)
