Movies are life. TV is king. Music is everything. We totally get it. Which is why we’ve created a more premium personal media experience, just for you.
Upgrade for / MonthTake your passion for your personal media server to the next level for just / month.
With Plex Media Server, you get free, instant access to awesome features that beautify your personal media. Add a Plex Pass to the mix to unlock a premium experience you won’t find with any other personal media solution.
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Skip Intro + Skip Credits Intros and credits can now be skipped automatically (bye-bye button), disabled (for credit lovers), or chosen manually each time via the Skip Credits button. (Skip Intro is for personal media only.) |
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Hardware Transcoding Use the dedicated video decoder and encoder hardware support in your computer/device to convert videos and stream HD or 4K video more smoothly to more devices at once. |
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The Power to Download Bring all your favorite personal media—including your movie and music collections—wherever you roam, no internet required. |
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Plex DVR With a tuner, antenna, and Plex Pass you can record HD broadcast content—including local news and sports—to your library, then watch and rewatch your recordings on any device, anywhere. |
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Skip Ads for Recorded TV If you have content recorded from Plex DVR that has commercials, go past them automatically, manually, or choose not to entirely. (Skip Ads is for personal media only.) |
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Dash Control Keep tabs on your server from your desktop with Dashboard or on-the-go using our dedicated companion app Plex Dash. |
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Plexamp Exclusives Get access to members-only features within the Plexamp app like Sonic Sage, Guest DJ, Mix Builders, Related Tracks, and more. |
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Lyrics See timed lyrics to your favorite songs when available, so you can karaoke (or lip sync) until you’re blue in the face! |
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Multiple Edition Support Plex’s UI allows you to easily edit and manage multiple cuts of the same movie within your library, each with its own unique UI element and watch state. |
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Customized Pass Out Protection To help prevent videos from autoplaying if you fall asleep, you can choose to stop playback in 1, 2, or 3 hours or even disable the feature entirely. |
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Rewind on Resume When resuming playback from pause, start immediately or at various preset intervals between 1 to 30 seconds prior to the pause. |
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Cinematic Trailers Give your personal media the movie theater treatment by customizing how many and which trailers play before the movie. |
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HDR to SDR Tone Mapping Goodbye greys. Watch all of your library content—SDR or HDR—in true color on any screen. |
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Advanced Streaming Controls Set max upload bandwidth and per-stream caps to ensure the best streaming experience. |
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Custom Sharing Restrictions Unlock the power to set extra sharing restrictions and allow access to select premium features for shared users. |
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Advanced Parental Controls Fine-grained control, particularly when it comes to granting/restricting access to personal content on a personal media server. |
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Multi-Color Themes Enhance your viewing experience with interface color themes reserved for Plex Pass members only. |
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Watchlist RSS Feeds Generate your own unique URL for your or your friends’ Watchlists. With your URL, you’ll be able to add Watchlist titles to all of your favorite services. |
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Webhooks With a Plex Pass, you can set up webhooks – Have Plex dim the lights when you start a movie, or send a tweet after you finish an episode of your favorite TV show. |
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Early Access and Apps You get early exclusive access to new and premium features, AND get mobile apps for free. No mobile unlock fees for subscribers! |
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Plex Pass Perks Get exclusive access to promos and discounts on partner products and more! |
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Bring all your favorite personal movie and music collections wherever you roam, no internet required. Remember to call shotgun!
Enhance your viewing experience with interface color themes reserved for Plex Pass members only.
Unlock the power to set extra sharing restrictions and allow access to select premium features for shared users.
Keep tabs on your server from your desktop with Dashboard or on-the-go using Plex Dash.
Set max upload bandwidth and per-stream caps to ensure the best streaming experience.
Use the dedicated video decoder and encoder hardware support in your computer/device to convert videos and stream HD or 4K video more smoothly to more devices at once.
Intros and credits can now be skipped automatically (bye-bye button), disabled (for credit lovers), or chosen manually each time via the Skip Credits button. (Skip Intro is for personal media only.)
To help prevent videos from autoplaying if you fall asleep, you can choose to stop playback in 1 ,2, or 3 hours or even disable the feature entirely.
When resuming playback from pause, start immediately or at various preset intervals between 1 to 30 seconds prior to the pause.
Watch and record live broadcast TV—including local news and sports—directly on your device (in HD where available). A Plex Pass, antenna, and tuner are all you need.
If you have content recorded from Plex DVR that has commercials, go past them automatically, manually, or choose not to entirely. (Skip Ads is for personal media only.)
Bring all your favorite personal movie and music collections wherever you roam, no internet required. Remember to call shotgun!
Credits can now be skipped automatically (bye-bye button), disabled (for credit lovers), or chosen manually each time via the Skip Credits button.
When resuming playback from pause, start immediately or at various preset intervals between 1 to 30 seconds prior to the pause.
Keep multiple cuts of the same movie within your library, each with its own unique UI element and watch state.
Bring all your favorite personal movie and music collections wherever you roam, no internet required. Remember to call shotgun!
Goodbye greys. Watch all of your library content—SDR or HDR—in true color on any screen.
Enjoy Cinema Trailers, cast interviews, behind-the-scenes features, deleted scenes, and more.
Get access to members-only Plexamp features like Sonic Sage, Guest DJ, Mix Builders, Related Tracks, and more.
Level up your playback experience with features like Sweet Fades and Loudness leveling, or rediscover your collection through powerful sonic analysis.
See timed lyrics to your favorite songs when available, so you can karaoke (or lip sync) like a pro.
Bring all your favorite personal movie and music collections wherever you roam, no internet required. Remember to call shotgun!
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Upgrade NowPlex Pass is an optional subscription service, which provides additional features and benefits to pro subscribers who stream personal media files with Plex. It’s available as a recurring monthly or yearly plan, as well as a one-time lifetime payment. All the features and functionality of Plex Pass are the same regardless of subscription term (monthly/yearly/lifetime).
The list of features is long (and we’re always adding new ones). Some of our favorites are Skip Intro and Skip Credits, Hardware Transcoding, the power to download, and Plex DVR. See the full list of features and an explanation of each here.
No, a Plex Pass subscription does NOT change or add “premium” items on our free, on-demand Movies & Shows streaming service, nor does it offer additional channels in our free Live TV programming. It also doesn’t grant access to download any of our free, ad-supported content.
No, a Plex Pass subscription does NOT remove ads from our ad-supported, on-demand, or Live TV programming. We do not currently offer a paid way to remove ads from those free services.
Despite the common misconception, the answer is "no." That feature is free to everyone.
You can cancel future renewals at any time. Go to your account Subscriptions page to make any changes to your subscription. You can find more information about managing your Plex Pass subscription in this Plex Pass Subscription Management support article.
Being in a Plex Home of someone with a Plex Pass only gives the user access to certain Plex Pass features in player apps. For instance, these include Skip Intro and Skip Credits, Rewind on Resume, Pass Out Protection. For server-only features, like access to Plex Dash and Advanced Parental Controls each server owner will need a Plex Pass.
TIDAL is seamlessly integrated with your existing music library — beautifully organized right in Plex.