PlxNative GitHub

Your TV still looks great.
Plex should feel great, too.

PlxNative is an independent client for Plex Media Server, built to make browsing feel fast, smooth, and enjoyable again on LG webOS TVs — even older ones.

Install PlxNative View on GitHub

Open source · No root required · Built for LG webOS

PlxNative home screen on a television

Why I built PlxNative

My TV still had a great panel. But using the official Plex app on it had become frustratingly slow.

The TV itself was still perfectly good — replacing it, or adding another box just to get a responsive interface, felt like the wrong solution. So I built the client I wanted to use myself.

See how it feels

Responsiveness is hard to describe. It is easier to show.

PlxNative screen capture
Captured in the webOS simulator at normal speed. Also filmed on a real set: running on an LG OLED, webOS 4.5.

Fast doesn't have to mean stripped down.

Performance was the reason PlxNative started. It was never the whole goal.

PlxNative Browse screen

Built differently. PlxNative is written in Rust and renders its interface directly with OpenGL instead of running the UI inside a browser engine. Playback is handed to the television's native media stack.

Rust · OpenGL · Native webOS · Open source

“It looks better and more modern than the official Plex app. And the performance, even on my old 2018 OLED55C8.”

LG OLED55C8 · GitHub #73 ↗

Keep the TV. Install a better experience.

PlxNative can be installed without rooting your television.

Developer Mode

Available

Install PlxNative on a normal, unrooted LG TV using Developer Mode.

Developer Mode sessions expire periodically and need to be renewed.

Installation guide →

LG Content Store

Not available

I'm exploring an official LG Content Store release. Availability and timing aren't confirmed.

Before you install

Compatibility notes · Privacy policy

LG webOS

Built for webOS 4.0 and newer. Compatibility can vary by TV model.

Plex

Requires a Plex account and Plex Media Server.

Playback

PlxNative uses the codecs available on your television and falls back to Plex transcoding when needed.

Privacy

Crash reporting and usage analytics are optional and disabled by default.