Small browser add-ons that make the Plex web app more useful: quick links to film databases, one-click playback in your own video player, awards shown on each film's page, release NFOs read and generated right in Plex, a random-pick wheel and a custom look.
⚠️ These scripts are experimental and vibe-coded: use them at your own risk!
- Install the Violentmonkey browser extension.
- Click Install next to the script you want, then confirm.
Scripts update automatically once installed.
| Script | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| Plex Sidekick 🔗 |
Links to 20+ film sites (TMDB, IMDb, Letterboxd…) and one-click playback in IINA, Infuse, mpv, VLC or PotPlayer. With IINA, an on/off switch lets Plex record what you watch (see below) | Install |
| Plex Pyro Custom UI 🔥 | A custom look for the Plex web interface | Install |
| Plex Awards 🏆 | Shows a film's awards directly in Plex | Install |
| Plex NFO Viewer 📄 | Reads the .nfo of a film, series, season or episode in Plex, like Jellyfin does, and generates one from mediainfo with your own ASCII-art header. Needs a small companion server: setup guide |
Install |
| Plex Wheel 🎡 | Spins a wheel to pick a random title from any library, collection or watchlist (filters included) | Install |
A plugin for IINA (macOS) that goes with Plex Sidekick. When you open something in IINA from Plex, Plex keeps track of it as if you'd watched it in Plex: progress, resume point, "Continue Watching", and marked as watched at the end.
The eye on Sidekick's IINA button turns it on or off:
- Orange eye: Plex records what IINA plays.
- Crossed-out eye: IINA plays without telling Plex anything (handy to test a file).
Other files you open in IINA are never sent to Plex.
Install: download iina-plex-sync.iinaplgz, double-click it, and allow it in IINA. Options (resume, on-screen messages, "watched" threshold) are in IINA › Settings › Plugins › Plex Sync.
MIT: free to use, modify and share.