Natively supporting .NFO files for metadata as part of the Local Media Assets would go a long way for helping people with tons of home movies, alternative versions of films/tv shows, and other difficult to scrape content.

[image] johnjohnjohn: ny news about how Plex can handle NFO ? I especially st I think this is just your setup, as it is still working for me using Plex Legacy Agents.

How are you loading NFO files with Plex legacy agents? I’d love to do that! I tried Lambda, based on XBMCnfoMoviesImporter, and it only loads the NFO for secondary info where it’s found of the secondary agent. Not even sure if it’s working though because I’ve never gotten it to work. In my testing…

After loading the XBMCnfo importer for TV & Movies to the correct folder. I set it up like this in Plex (example with just Movies): *For trailers, I use tMM to actually download them locally which provides a more consistent experience [image] [image] “I remember there being some talk about na…

I was expecting nfo support and the new web interface to be shown this week during pro week, but alas…

[image] Pro Week ‘25: Fireside in the Forum AMA General Discussions Question: What is I want to know what is the status of the NFO support, last year you said it was already started? Answer: We haven’t forgotten about NFO support! The good news is tha…

The concept of an NFO file is that the software reads the data from it when the media is initially added. If you modify the NFO after the fact, then you would simply do a “Refresh Metadata” for that item. NFO files also need to support already existing format like other mainstream products such as …

Yep, exactly!!! In fact, Plex already reads nfo files that you can create for Home Movies. There is zero excuse for lack of this support from the beginning THROUGHOUT the product designed for users that host their own content. No different than why Kodi exists. Instead, Plex rudely, inconsiderately…

[image] CaptainKen2_1: In fact, Plex already reads nfo files that you can create for Home Movies. Not true.

I have a whole library of numerous home movies, each with their own nfo that is read by Plex. Although it doesn’t appear to support local artwork. Here’s an example.

Then you have either installed the above mentioned 3rd-party info importer agent, or you use mp4 files which have title and description embedded as meta tags.

With Plugin Support Dead - Can Plex finally have native .NFO support?

Feature Suggestions

falconexe March 1, 2026, 8:28am 97

Just in case anyone missed it, NFO support is in development and is actively being tested with the Plex devs and the die hard NFO users. IT IS FINALLY HERE (almost…). Get over here and help us test the preview! Cheers.

https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-nfo-agent-forum-preview/936104/

Topic		Replies	Views
Plex NFO Agent Forum Preview Metadata & Adding Files feature-preview	401	10974	May 22, 2026
Custom metadata on import Metadata & Adding Files server-linux	35	667	March 3, 2022
NFO Files Need simple built in functionality in nvidia shield tv Plex server Feature Suggestions	2	188	June 10, 2021
Support local nfo files Feature Suggestions	2	1189	June 5, 2020
Allow Plex to read locally stored nfo files Feature Suggestions library-management	3	325	June 10, 2021

With Plugin Support Dead - Can Plex finally have native .NFO support?

Related topics