Plex's music player, now works with ChatGPT for playlist creation

Plexamp

Plexamp

  -  81.7 MB  -  Freeware
  • Latest Version

    Plexamp 4.11.2 LATEST

  • Review by

    Sophia Jones

  • Operating System

    Windows 7 64 / Windows 8 64 / Windows 10 64 / Windows 11

  • User Rating

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  • Author / Product

    Plex, Inc / External Link

  • Filename

    Plexamp Setup 4.11.2.exe

Plexamp is a specialized music player desktop app developed by Plex, designed specifically for users who want a rich, dedicated music experience. It’s part of the Plex ecosystem, which is widely known for its media server capabilities.

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Plexamp for PC allows you to play and manage your personal music library, offering features tailored for music enthusiasts.

Key Features

Personal Music Collection: This music player software allows you to stream music from your personal Plex Media Server. It supports a wide range of formats, so you can enjoy your music collection in high fidelity.

Advanced Music Discovery: It comes with powerful tools for discovering new music within your library. It uses smart algorithms to create mixes and recommendations based on your listening habits.

Offline Playback: You can download music for offline listening, making it convenient to enjoy your collection even when you’re not connected to the internet.

Visualizers and Themes: It offers visually appealing features like customizable visualizers and themes, enhancing the overall music experience.

Loudness Leveling and Smart Crossfading: These features help to maintain a consistent audio level across tracks and provide smooth transitions between songs, making your listening experience more enjoyable.

Gapless Playback: This ensures that tracks play seamlessly without pauses, which is particularly appreciated in albums where tracks are meant to flow into each other.

Music-Specific Interface: Unlike the broader Plex app, which handles all types of media, Plexamp is focused exclusively on music, providing a streamlined, music-focused user interface.

FAQ

Is Plexamp FREE?
Yes, Plexamp is indeed FREE. However, please note that certain features within the application are accessible only with the purchase of a Plex Pass membership. We assure you that the investment is worthwhile!

Do I require a Plex media server to utilize Plexamp?
Yes and no. If you're a Tidal subscriber, you can use the app without setting up a media server. However, to play your own collection, you'll need one.

What is Plex?
Plex is your all-in-one destination for streaming movies, TV shows, sports, and music. It stands as the most comprehensive entertainment platform available today. You can access Plex on nearly any device.

Plex is unique in being the first and only streaming platform that provides free, ad-supported movies, shows, and Live TV, all while making it easy for you to search and add any title ever created to your Watchlist, regardless of which streaming service it's on. With 13 million (and counting!) monthly active users relying on Plex as their entertainment guide, you can expect new discoveries and recommendations from all your favorite streaming apps, personal media libraries, and beyond.

Pricing

Yes, you get a lot of amazing features for free with Plexamp app. But a lot more are unlocked with a Plex Pass membership. Take a look and take your pick.

Plexamp for All - FREE
  • Gapless playback
  • Loudness leveling
  • Sweet Fades
  • Advanced pre-caching
  • Smart playlists & stations
  • Unlimited streaming
  • Visualizers
  • UltraBlur Backgrounds & Themes
  • Android Auto & Carplay
  • Chromecast & AirPlay
  • Siri
  • Write to NFC tags
Plexamp with Plex Pass

Features Unlocked with Membership - Upgrade for $4.99 / Month
  • Artist & Album Mix Builders
  • Sonically similar artists/tracks/albums
  • Super Sonic
  • Sonic Sage
  • Sonic Adventure
  • Downloads
  • Guest DJ
  • Aural Fixations
  • Headless Plexamp on Raspberry Pi
  • Lyrics
  • Autoplay
  • Home screen customization
  • Ten-Band Equalizer
  • Related Tracks
  • Server Features
  • Track & Album Radio
  • Sample Rate Matching
PROS
  • Custom music player for audiophiles.
  • Free access for music lovers.
  • Beautifully crafted interface.
  • Sonic technology for music analysis.
  • Track and Album Radio.
  • Mix creation and historical mixes.
  • Nostalgic reminders.
  • Organized albums by type.
  • Visualizers and visual themes.
  • Gapless playback and loudness leveling.
  • Offline support.
CONS
  • Some features require a Plex Pass membership.
  • Media server needed for personal collections.
  • Limited access without Tidal subscription.
  • Monthly subscription fee for advanced features.
Conclusion

All in all, it has decided to reserve its advanced features, such as the AI-powered Sonic Sage playlist builder, downloads, and artist/album mix builders, exclusively for its paying subscribers who opt for the $4.99/month Plex Pass subscription. This subscription not only grants access to these music-related enhancements but also offers a comprehensive set of features to elevate the overall Plex experience.

These include DVR recording for Live TV, the ability to skip movie and TV show credits and intros, premium music features, and various advanced technical capabilities. The FileHorse review team highly recommends this outstanding music player app.

Also Available: Download Plexamp for Mac

  • Plexamp 4.11.2 Screenshots

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What's new in this version:

Added:
- New style option for seekprint (curve, bars, and line)
- New “Complete Downloads” setting to avoid any download activity on start when disabled
- When playback is paused, “long form” playback controls show elapsed and remaining time
- A ‘Show Chromecast Players’ setting to allow hiding
- A ‘Move playback’ setting in the cast dialog to allow quickly controlling different players
- Android: Enable sample rate matching on Android (limited support)

Fixed:
- Skip time setting text shows the actual skip times
- Shuffling an offline play queue was broken
- Casting a paused track to headless could result in a failure
- In some rare cases, clicking on an album track could result in delayed playback
- Remote player connection could appear to succeed but fail to play
- When a track was in queue multiple times, tapping on it in the queue could play the wrong one
- Adding a filtered library view to playlist would add the whole library
- Upgrade Google Cast libraries to fix a few issues
- Restored chart size setting
- Smoother player volume control in some cases
- Crash when opening player menu with a track number of 0
- Close share menu once share is complete
- Tapping on album track respects 1-tap playback setting again
- When controlling in an A ⇢ B ⇢ C scenario, moving playback from B to C could stop playback
- Revert upgrade to Google Cast
- State of next button for local player in cast dialog could be incorrectly disabled
- Remove ‘temp play’ action in cast dialog
- Show source in mesh dialog if it has sinks or a play queue
- In some cases Chromecast devices wouldn’t show play session in cast dialog
- Improve tap target for cast dialog player details button
- Improve tap target for +/- sleep timer buttons
- In the cast dialog, tracks shown playing on a Chromecast could blink in and out
- Debounce network changes to avoid switching WiFi networks triggering things
- Improve tap target of remote players (allow tapping icons)
- Browser: Show relevant remote control settings
- Desktop: Alignment of DJ dialog with wide window
- Desktop: Selecting a star rating in filter rules was broken
- Android: Framework updates to comply with Google Play requirements
- Android: Rare player crash when stopping playback
- Android: Cast devices could disappear after app returned from the background
- Android: Reported crash
- Update translations