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Plezy might just give the official Plex app a run for its money.

Starting today, there's a new Plex desktop app for both Windows and macOS -- this will replace the existing Plex Media Player client. That marks the end of old-fashioned HTPC support for Plex. Share ...

Hi all, don’t know how many of you are running Plex on a Windows 10 x64 machine but for the first time in my experience, the server software won’t update. I tell it to download and install the update ...

With new desktop software from Plex, plugging a computer into your television almost seems like a great idea. Plex HTPC, which officially launched last week, lets you access Plex’s over-the-air DVR ...

Update August 22, 03:57 EDT: This Plex Media Server vulnerability is now tracked as CVE-2025-34158, and it has been rated as maximum severity by VulnCheck. Plex has notified some of its users on ...

You'll have that old laptop streaming films in minutes.

Over the past few years Plex has largely become a media streaming company, offering thousands of ad-supported movies and TV shows that you can stream to a smart TV, mobile device, or a computer. But ...

Streaming media services like Netflix and Hulu are so convenient that you can easily to forget the simple pleasures of digital ownership. Sure, it’s nice to be able to watch movies from anywhere, but ...