# plexinc/plex-media-player

Next generation Plex Desktop/Embedded Client

Repository: https://github.com/plexinc/plex-media-player
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/plex-media-player
Language: C++
License: GPL-2.0
License Family: copyleft
Archived: true
Last push: 2022-05-31T18:34:10+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3977, "days_push": 1555, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: archived
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1212, forks 173 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:00.345887+00:00)

## What it is
Plex Media Player is the next-generation desktop and embedded client for the Plex media server, built with C++, Qt, and mpv/FFmpeg. It is officially deprecated and no longer maintained by Plex, with the repository preserved as-is.

## Use cases
- play media from my plex server on a desktop
- build a home theater PC client for plex
- watch plex content on an embedded device
- compile a custom plex desktop client from source
- use an open-source plex client on linux

## When to choose
- you need a self-built or embedded Plex client and accept no updates
- you want to fork or study a Qt/mpv-based media client

## When to avoid
- you want an actively maintained Plex app - use the current Plex desktop app instead
- you need support or compatibility with the latest Plex server features

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: abandoned
- function: video-processing, gui
- domain: media, desktop-applications, entertainment
- platform: windows, cross-platform, cpp
- tags: plex-client, media-player, home-theater, deprecated, qt, mpv, macos, linux

## Member repositories
- plexinc/plex-media-player (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:00.345887+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T06:18:01.135180+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/plexinc/plex-media-player (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:00.345887+00:00, sha 39815424a3c1)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.