Software · Media players & centers

Plex

Name: Plex
Author: Plex

Plex is a media server client program, available on Windows and Linux.

Limited free plan
Windows and Linux

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Technical details

Pricing: Limited free planconfirmed by Flathub, Official plan pages (pricing, licence, terms), Automatic reading of the official pages
Excerpt from watch.plex.tv, read on 6 November 2026
you do not need to create an account to use plex, but you get more when you do. benefits that come with your free account include more free content, access to your very own universal watchlist, customize the streaming services that show up in your search results, the ability to pick up wher Open the page
License: Proprietary, freeconfirmed by Flathub, Winget (Windows Package Manager)
Open source: No
Commercial use: not documented
Account required: not documented
Credit card required: Noconfirmed by Flathub
Watermark: Not applicable
Ads: not documented
Platforms: Windows and LinuxEstablished by Linux: Flathub · Windows: Winget
Publisher: Plex
Latest version: 1.115.0 (9 September 2026)
Latest activity: 14 September 2026

Overview

Plex is a media server client program, available on Windows and Linux. Other documented uses: video playback.

Overview written by LicitPro from the documentation published by the authors and the cited sources; we have not tried the resource ourselves.

Excerpts that establish this information

“Plex client for desktop computers” — Flathub, 10 November 2026
“Plex is a global streaming media service and a client–server media player platform, made by Plex, Inc.” — Winget, 10 November 2026

At a glance

Plex offers a limited free plan; advanced features or heavier use are paid.

It is distributed under a proprietary licence: free to use under its terms, which may change; that licence is not an open source licence.

Plans and conditions

Free plan: basic features are free; others are reserved for paid plans.
Paid subscriptions from 1,99 $ per month (price read on the official page).

Strengths

No credit card asked

Weaknesses

Limited free plan
Closed source

About

Plex for Linux is your client for playback on the Linux desktop. It features the point and click interface you see in your browser but uses a more powerful playback engine as well as some other advanced features.

Description from Flathub — AppStream (Flathub)

Sources and checks

Facts collected from Flathub (credit card, publisher, licence, free status, platforms, commercial use, version) — 10 November 2026
Facts collected from Winget (Windows Package Manager) (publisher, licence, platforms, version) — 9 November 2026
Facts collected from Official plan pages (pricing, licence, terms) (limits, free status) — 6 November 2026
Facts collected from Automatic reading of the official pages (free status) — 6 November 2026
Last technical check: 6 November 2026
Description from Flathub — AppStream (Flathub)

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