An independent Plex app for LG webOS TVs that keeps up with your remote and plays video on the TV's own decoder.
Version 0.10.0 Changelog
Home, a title page and the Movies poster grid, rendered frame by frame in the webOS simulator from an openly licensed demo library.
The most responsive and speedy Plex experience I've had on any platform
Read the original comment on GitHub →Glass panels over your own posters and artwork. Text is large enough to read from across the room, and the focused item is always obvious.
Translucent panels over posters and backdrops.
Every screen drawn directly on the TV's GPU, even on a 2019 set.
Scan a QR code with your phone, then pick your Plex Home profile. PIN-protected profiles are supported.
Your own libraries, the ones shared with you, and your Plex Watchlist in its own tab, where any title can be added or removed.
Up to 4K HDR with Dolby Vision and Atmos where your set supports them, plus AV1 and VP9. FLAC, ALAC and hi-res audio play without a trip through the server, and when a title has several versions, the one your TV can decode plays first. Before you press Play, it shows whether a title plays directly or converts on your server.
Native ASS/SSA with styles, positioning and embedded fonts, image subtitles you can retime, intros and credits that can skip themselves, playback from 0.5× to 2×, and progress that syncs back to Plex.
Keep the built-in controls, or install another HUD from the gallery. Each profile picks its own.
After the first sign-in, PlxNative talks to your Plex server directly. Your library keeps working on your home network when the internet is down.
Real captures from the app
Every movie or show in one grid, sorted and filtered the way you choose.
One query across every server you can reach, with results grouped by kind.
Your account, servers and profiles carry over from Plex.
Browsing my Plex library on my 2019 LG TV felt slower than it needed to, even though the picture still looked great.
I wanted an interface that felt quick under the remote and enjoyable to spend time in. PlxNative takes a different route: it is written in Rust, and video goes to the TV's own decoder. I use it every day to watch things off my server in the next room.
Most TV apps run inside a browser. PlxNative doesn't.
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Selected from public feedback on GitHub, Reddit and the Plex Forum.
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Start with a regular LG webOS TV, or use your existing Homebrew Channel setup.
First-time installation
Use your computer to install PlxNative through LG's Developer Mode.
Renew the Developer Mode session before it expires and your apps stay. If it lapses, LG removes the apps installed through it and you install again. How to renew
Step-by-step install guide →Already have Homebrew Channel?
Open Homebrew Channel on your TV, find PlxNative, and select Install. Updates arrive there too.
Open in the catalogue →Not available. LG’s standard store process is Web-only, so a native app like PlxNative can’t go through it. I’ve asked LG whether any other route exists. Full story and updates →
Needs webOS 4.0 or newer. Compatibility can vary by TV model.
Needs a Plex account and a Plex Media Server.
PlxNative uses the codecs your television lists and falls back to Plex transcoding when needed.
Your library data never reaches me. Crash reports and usage analytics are off until you turn them on. No title, search term, subtitle line, server name or address appears in any report.
Read the privacy policy →Yes. PlxNative is an unofficial, open-source Plex client for LG webOS TVs (webOS 4.0 and newer). It connects to your own Plex Media Server and runs as a native app, not a web page.
Install PlxNative from your computer through LG Developer Mode, or open Homebrew Channel on your TV and install it from the catalogue. The step-by-step guide covers both.
No. Developer Mode installation works on a regular LG webOS TV. Homebrew Channel is optional and only needed for catalogue installs and updates.
Yes. PlxNative works with free Plex servers. You need a Plex account and a Plex Media Server.
No. PlxNative plays movies and TV shows. There is no music, photos or Live TV.
No. It is an independent, unofficial project and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Plex GmbH or LG Electronics.
PlxNative is free and open source. Support helps keep it going.
