Plex: Find Movies and TV Shows

Description of App

Plex is the free social and discovery app for movie and TV lovers.

Discover your next watch with Plex. Find shows and movies to watch, see what's trending, get ratings and movie reviews from friends you trust, and stream free on-demand movies, shows, and live TV.

Connect all your streaming services (including Netflix, Max, Paramount+, Prime Video, and more) to Plex to browse them all from one place. If you can stream it, we can find it.

Watch over 50,000 free movies and shows across every genre from A24, Paramount, AMC, Magnolia, Relativity, Lionsgate, and more. Your next binge is waiting.

Stream 600+ free live TV channels featuring live sports, news, kids’ shows, and more. Save your favorite channels for later or start watching now.

Find movies and shows from anywhere, add them to your Plex watchlist, and keep everything you want to watch in one place. Customize your preferences and build a home screen around what you love to watch.

Share TV and movie reviews, create lists, and start discussions about the movies and shows you love. Find movies and shows to watch through ratings, movie reviews, and real recommendations from real people—not an algorithm.

Enjoy your personal media, your way, with a Plex Media Server. Store, organize, and stream your movies, shows, music, and photos from one library. Your server automatically scans your files, making them easy to browse and enjoy from any device.

With Plex, you can:
● Find new movies and shows and discover your next binge
● Watch 50,000+ free movies and shows
● Stream 600+ free live TV channels
● Browse all your streaming services in one place
● Watchlist any movie or TV show from anywhere
● Share TV and movie reviews, create lists, and join discussions
● Stream your personal media with Plex Media Server

Download the free Plex app to get started. Visit https://www.plex.tv/free for more information.

Note: Streaming personal media requires Plex Media Server version 1.41.2 or higher (available for free at https://plex.tv/downloads) installed and running to stream to other devices. DRM-protected content, ISO disc images, and video_ts folders are not supported. Some features of this app are supported by interest-based advertising. To learn more about this and your choices regarding it, visit the Plex Privacy Policy.

Version

2025.17.0

Free or Paid

Paid

Device(s) App Was Tested On

iPhone

iOS Version

18,5

Accessibility Comments

At this time, the app is partially accessible. There are times when you have to turn voice over off and tap around to open sections of your library, which is a pain at first, but gets easier with practice. I've contacted the developers, and they seam very willing to work on fixing the accessibility issues, so hopefully we'll be seeing a fix soon.

VoiceOver Performance

VoiceOver reads most page elements.

Button Labeling

Most buttons are clearly labeled.

Usability

There are some accessibility issues with this app, but it can still be used if you are willing to tolerate these issues and learn how to work around them.

Other Comments

Despite the accessibility issues, I love the app. It works well, and the server is very easy to set up and configure on any opperating system.

App Store Link

https://apps.apple.com/app/id383457673

Developer's Website

https://plex.tv/contact

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Comments

Agreed, Plex is Great, if...

I have used Plex for some time now, and wish they would solve the accessibility issues. THe app works fantastic, is a great way for those with non-iTunes based media to play or stream it to your devices. It pleases me to read that they actually may consider accessibility improvements in the future, as I received the opposite feedback from the developers some time ago.. I wonder if Plex will be able to handle movies obtained from the new Walmart service for changing DVD's and such into digital media for $2 per movie...

Have there been accessibility improvements?

This IOS app was updated April 2014, are there any improvements to VoiceOver usability?

Nothing to update

Nope. To illistrate the point, I informed the developers and cancelled my Plex Pass subscription. At least this provided me with a prompt and human response from the developers. However, their comment just stated they understand and would try in the future.

Hey thansk for that review.

Hey thansk for that review. When the app bwecomes more friendly I might look in to using this in the future. I'm glad the developer is very reseptive in terms of accessibility. Nice job again and this app can be good for class room use as well.

Channels

Hey guys. Does anybody know how to cycle between channels you've added to Plex? Thanks in advance for any help you can provide. :-)

Plex

I thought I would try out Plex to see what would happen. It is great, or could be, if the developer would fix a few things, such as when you double tap on your library, you could actually see your files. If I turn off VoiceOver and tap where I think the My Library is located, I can pull up my files, but it is very very sluggish and hard to find what I am looking for. This is a great concept and if the developer cared enough, it could be made totally accessible in future releases. Since Tonido is not accessible anymore and the developers don't seem to care, I do really hope Plex takes the initiative to work with the blind community to make this app usable for VoiceOver users.

I don't use the app, how ever

I don't use the app, how ever have you contacted the app devs to see what kind of feedback you get? If you include key areas that might need work they might be more receptive. After all devs cannot yet read minds. lol!

Plex

I would, but I have been unable to find any contact information. Everything I see says to read through their forum. Even in the app when you double tap on help and support, it says read their forum. Do you know how to contact them directly? It does give a Twitter name, but I do not use Twitter. You'd think they would make their contact information more easily found. I doubt if I read all through their forums that there would be anything at all about using VoiceOver with the app.

Contacting Plex

Hey guys. I have contacted the developers of Plex but haven't received a response yet. If you would like to contact them as well, go to support.Plex.tv and click on the my requests link. Hope this helps. :-)

Ah zendesk. Yep I'm all too

Ah zendesk. Yep I'm all too familar wiht tha tinterface. Good for the customer, not so joyfull accessibility wise from the agent side of things. lol!

Yeah everyone who uses the app and can contact them please do. even if you do not refer them to theis thread.

Good luck to all.

my requests link?

Hi, I looked on the support page, and don't see a my requests link or anything similar. Also, as an update on my communications with the developers of plex, despite the initial positive response, I haven't seen any improvement, as I'm sure is obvious.

Agreed. ther is no my

Agreed. ther is no my requests link. Ar eyou sure you were in the right page? I clicked support then contact but there was no requests link. The emails provided are not for support.

I should have been more specific.

Hello again everyone. I'm sorry, perhaps I should've been more specific. In order to locate them my requests link, you will need to create a Plex account. Log into your account and you can find a link at the bottom of the page. I just received a response from the developers and although they said they are working to make the app accessible for all of their users, they had no definitive details they could give me at the present time. I still think it's worth it to contact them though, after all, the more people that let them know about problems with voiceover, the more apt they are to fix them. Hope this helps. :-)

Ah thanksfor that. No

Ah thanksfor that. No worries I make mistakes in detail like that all the time. lol!

Take care.

update on accessibility

Hi, just an update on my efforts to make this app a little more accessible. I've posted a topic on the plex forums, so that will hopefully get the developers attention. If those who are also interested in this chime in there, to show the developers that it's not just one person asking them about this. The link to the topic is https://forums.plex.tv/index.php/topic/117066-accessibility-of-plex-for-ios-with-voiceover/ I know the way I worded things on the topic isn't the best, but hopefully I at least got the message across :)