8 Plex Plugins You Need to Have

While Plex is great on its own, the real fun comes from customizing your experience with plugins, turning the platform into your own personal streaming DeLorean. It can also benefit anyone using your Plex library, such as installing better search engines or a request system.

1. WebTools-NG

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WebTools-NG gives you the power to not only manage your plugins, but also access more through an unofficial application store (UAS). Additionally, WebTools-NG acts as a hub for maintaining the Plex backend, such as servers and content. It even lets you access specific media libraries, which is handy if you have a music collection on Plex that's separate from your movies and TV shows.

1. Download WebTools-NG for | | (Free)

2. Bazarr

Whenever you want to add subtitles to your content, Bazarr does all the heavy lifting. This is especially handy if you watch foreign films or prefer subtitled anime over dubbed ones. Just specify the language you want and Bazarr does the rest!

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3. Tdarr

Can you imagine how long it would take to manually check hundreds of media items? It gets tiring when your server starts to grow. Tdarr is like your personal Plex doctor, diagnosing transcoding issues and noting corrupted files with pretty good accuracy. In other words, it does most of the tedious work for you.

More importantly, Tdarr can save you money by re-encoding files into something easier to store. For example, H.264 is typically smaller than MP4. It even does its best to clean up inefficient metadata, remove bad subtitles, and keep up with video standards. For example, H.264 will be upgraded to H.265 instead.

1. Download Tdarr for | | | | | (Free)

4. FileBot

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One of the biggest issues you'll run into as your library grows is organization, and you'll need an app like FileBot to help you organize your Plex library. It targets both titles and metadata, automatically grouping multiple metadata sources for greater accuracy. It actually makes it easier for users to find content, which will save you and your users a lot of trouble down the road.

1. Download (Free Trial; Subscription and Lifetime Licenses Available)

5. Oversee

Overseerr sounds incredibly intimidating, but it's actually a request management system. While Tautulli can handle sending notifications to your connected users, this plugin does the opposite. People with access to your Plex library can submit requests for specific content using a really easy and intuitive request system that includes preferred language and even quality.

1. Download Overseerr for (Free)

6. Kometa

Like FileBot, Komta gives you more control over how your content is presented to users, but goes deeper than surface-level metadata and titles. It brings a variety of organizational tools to your Plex Media Server, such as categorizing content into specific movie ratings, languages, years, and even actors. There are also built-in scripts you can install to help clean up the UI, like ImageMaid, which helps remove duplicate posters.

1. Download Kometa for | | | (Free)

7. Export Tools

Export Tools is like asking the waiter what's on the menu. If someone asks to see your Plex library, instead of giving them immediate access, you can share a link with them. It will open in their browser and they can browse without needing an account.

1. Download Export Tools for (Free)

8. Tautulli

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Think of Tautulli as your own personal Plex server. On one hand, you get access to user data—what, when, and how people consume content. On the other hand, the plugin also gives you the ability to limit usage. Say you notice too many people streaming in 4K, limit it to 1080p.

However, you'll likely be using newsletters a lot. If you use a request management system, like Overseerr (which is also a must-have plugin), you can use Tautulli to notify users about new content. It's also handy for letting people know before a server goes down for maintenance.

1. Download Tautulli for | | (Free; in-app purchases available)

All of these plugins serve one purpose: to turn Plex from a simple platform into a well-organized machine for you and your viewers. Once you install these plugins, you won't be able to imagine using Plex without them.

Lesley Montoya

Update 05 January 2025