You can click on the artwork to immediately initiate playback or click on the title of the download to view the preplay screens and the other items in it like tracks, seasons and episodes. To play downloaded content, simply go to the Downloads library, find the entry, and play it. That can be accessed at any time from the left sidebar. Related Page : Configuration and Usage Options Downloads LibraryĪll completed or in-progress downloads will appear in the Downloads library in the app. Quality cannot be changed on the fly as you are setting up a new download.

Otherwise,you can use the red X on the right side of an entry in the Downloads library to delete a finished (or in-progress) download.ĭownload Quality for Music and Video can be set in settings of the app. If a download has not yet completed, it can be canceled from the same context menu as above. If downloading a whole TV show you will have options to set subscription rules to limit the number of unplayed episodes downloaded and if they should be removed after being played. This is accessible when hovering on a poster, on the top right of pre play screens, and on the right side of rows for items in list view, such as music tracks in an album. To download an items chose Download from the context menu for an item. Related Page: Plex Pass info Downloading Initiate Download Related Page: Restrictions on Library Access Both the Plex Media Server and the Plex desktop app must be signed in to a Plex account.Must be running Plex Media Server version 1.16.3 or newer.The user who wants to download needs Plex Pass subscription.

The owner of the Plex Media Sever must allow the account to download.

Our desktop Plex apps for Windows, Mac, and Linux have the ability to download media from your Plex Media Server, so you can make use of it even when offline or when your server is unavailable.

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