Plex

December 2nd 2025

The Enshittification of Plex Is Kicking Off, Starting with Free Roku Users

And it's just going to get worse from here.

Commerce Mike Pearl Dec 2

September 9th 2025

Update Your Plex Password Right Now

Change those codes, STAT.

Privacy & Security Lucas Ropek Sep 9

March 20th 2025

Plex Is Going to Make You Pay For Its Best Free Feature

Feeling a little betrayed by Plex at the moment.

Tech News Florence Ion Mar 20

January 5th 2023

Plex Is Finally Rolling Out a Video Rental Marketplace

Plex, a lesser-known video streaming media platform, announced it is launching its TV video-on-demand store, providing rentals to consumers.

Internet Nikki Main Jan 5

April 22nd 2022

How To Use Plex To Put All Your Streaming Services in One Place

See everything from Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, HBO Max and more through a single interface.

Gadgets David Nield Apr 22

April 21st 2022

Stop Sharing Your Netflix Password, or We’ll Get Ads

On this week's Gadgettes, we're diving deep into why Netflix is struggling to keep its subscriber base.

Reviews Florence Ion Apr 21

April 5th 2022

Plex’s New Universal Search Is Already Better Than Google

The app wants to be your one-stop shop for all things streaming, and its new features show promise, even in beta.

Internet Florence Ion Apr 5

March 23rd 2022

YouTube Adds Nearly 4,000 Free Episodes of TV as It Plays Catch-Up With the Competition

The TV shows join 1,500 ad-supported movies as YouTube's ammo against over-the-air TV.

Tech News Phillip Tracy Mar 23

October 19th 2021

Facebook’s New Portal Is Great, but It’s Also Facebook

If you want a kid-friendly screen you can easily move around the house, Portal Go is it—but it doesn't have parental controls.

Home Entertainment & Smart Home Florence Ion Oct 19

September 30th 2021

How to Turn Your Old Computer Into a Media Streamer

Instead of giving away your old laptop or desktop, make it your home entertainment hub.

Gadgets David Nield Sep 30

February 19th 2021

Plex Is Experimenting With Apple TV App Integration

Plex appears to be exploring an integration with Apple’s streaming app. The feature, which was spotted and shared on Twitter by Will Sigmon and reported by 9to5Mac, surfaced in the most recent TestFlight beta version of the Plex app. Screenshots of the feature show a prompt to connect Plex to the Apple TV app, with…

Internet Catie Keck Feb 19

February 5th 2021

Plex Media Has a Big Security Flaw

Plex Media might be best known as the streaming service suited for creating custom TV channels, but it turns out those servers can be abused for more nefarious purposes. On Thursday, the cybersecurity firm Netscout reported that the same custom servers used to host these channels are also being used to beef up denial of…

Privacy & Security Shoshana Wodinsky Feb 5

January 26th 2021

Plex’s New Atari Retro Arcade Subscription Looks Awesome

Plex just added a new subscription tier to its live TV and media streaming services: Plex Arcade, a cloud gaming service like Amazon Luna and Google Stadia, but focused entirely on retro arcade games. The streaming company partnered with Parsec, another streaming company know for cloud gaming, to build a library filled with Atari classics…

Internet Joanna Nelius Jan 26

August 12th 2020

Have You Tried Building Your Own TV Channels in Plex?

A wise colleague once told me I should never have anything on in the background just to have it on. He’s probably right, but I still like to pop on a show while I’m cooking dinner, tidying up, or working on home improvement projects. The noise is soothing to me, but cable, with its weird…

Internet Alex Cranz Aug 12

July 23rd 2020

Do-It-All Streaming Service Plex Is Launching a New TV Feature—And Yes, It’s Free

As part of its ambitious bid to be your go-to streaming service for virtually everything, Plex this week announced the addition of a new, free TV feature with more than 80 channels available at launch. Launched as Live TV, the feature actually comprises a collection of pre-programmed, continuous channels rather than the over-the-air streams of…

Tech News Catie Keck Jul 23

May 1st 2020

Plex, the Build-Your-Own-Netflix Streaming Service, Is Now Streaming Crackle for Free

Plex’s free tier is getting a boost of thousands of TV and film titles thanks to a partnership with fellow free streaming service Crackle. Plex—the build-your-own streaming service hub for your content as well as that of its partners—offers free movies and TV on-demand with a login for its free, ad-supported tier. (Its premium tier,…

Tech News Catie Keck May 1

January 8th 2020

Plex Is Making Itself Impossible to Ignore as a Go-To Streaming Service

CES may be all about gadgets, but this year’s event is jam-packed with news from streaming services looking to muscle their way into the fray. Plex is one of them. The media management tool and streaming service has drummed up a fair amount of hype during the electronics trade show this year for a suite…

Tech News Catie Keck Jan 8

December 4th 2019

Plex Now Offering Over a Thousand Movies on Demand and for Free

Plex, the build-your-own-Netflix software suite, is adding over a thousand movies to the service for free. Films like The Terminator, Ghost in the Shell, and The Right Stuff will be available on demand for anyone who downloads the app to their device. Sort of like Netflix, only free. The news was announced today in a…

Tech News Alex Cranz Dec 4

October 10th 2019

How to Put Limits on Your Binge-Watching and Get Your Life Back

Having more movies and TV shows than you’re ever going to be able to watch in your lifetime all available at the click of a button is quite a treat, you might think. But if you’re starting to regularly see your evenings and weekends get sucked into binge-watching black holes, perhaps it’s time to pull…

Gadgets David Nield Oct 10

July 11th 2018

How to Download Everything from Your Favorite Streaming Services

Don’t let a long flight or a loss of signal get in the way of your music and video streaming: Just about all the popular services let you cache downloads for offline use, and Netflix just upgraded its download mechanism to be smarter—downloading the next episode of shows you are watching and automatically deleting the…

Gadgets David Nield Jul 11

Plex

The Enshittification of Plex Is Kicking Off, Starting with Free Roku Users

Update Your Plex Password Right Now

Plex Is Going to Make You Pay For Its Best Free Feature

Plex Is Finally Rolling Out a Video Rental Marketplace

How To Use Plex To Put All Your Streaming Services in One Place

Stop Sharing Your Netflix Password, or We’ll Get Ads

Plex’s New Universal Search Is Already Better Than Google

YouTube Adds Nearly 4,000 Free Episodes of TV as It Plays Catch-Up With the Competition

Facebook’s New Portal Is Great, but It’s Also Facebook

How to Turn Your Old Computer Into a Media Streamer

Plex Is Experimenting With Apple TV App Integration

Plex Media Has a Big Security Flaw

Plex’s New Atari Retro Arcade Subscription Looks Awesome

Have You Tried Building Your Own TV Channels in Plex?

Do-It-All Streaming Service Plex Is Launching a New TV Feature—And Yes, It’s Free

Plex, the Build-Your-Own-Netflix Streaming Service, Is Now Streaming Crackle for Free

Plex Is Making Itself Impossible to Ignore as a Go-To Streaming Service

Plex Now Offering Over a Thousand Movies on Demand and for Free

How to Put Limits on Your Binge-Watching and Get Your Life Back

How to Download Everything from Your Favorite Streaming Services

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