Plex HTPC is for Home Theater users that connect their Personal Computer directly to their TV, typically controlling it using a third-party remote.

Plex HTPC is currently available for the following platforms:

• MacOS 10.13 or later (64-bit only)
• Windows 10 or later (64-bit only)
• Linux distributions via Snapcraft or Flathub (we recommend the current Ubuntu LTS release)

Installation

Installation follows the platform’s standard installation method.

Windows

1. Download the Windows Installer .exe file from our Downloads page
2. Run the installer and follow the usual installation prompts to complete installation
3. At the final screen, click the Launch button. If you don’t select this, launch the App from the Start Menu, or Desktop shortcut

Related Page: Plex Downloads

macOS

1. Download the Plex HTPC .dmg file from our Downloads page
2. Double-click the DMG to mount it
3. Drag the Plex HTPC app from the DMG window to your Applications folder
4. Launch the Plex HTPC app from the Applications folder

Warning!: The app must be in /Applications or ~/Applications for auto-update to work properly

Tip!: You can drag the app from the Applications folder to your Dock to allow one-click access to the Plex.

Related Page: Plex Downloads

Linux

Go the Flathub or Snapcraft store and choose your Linux distribution for detailed instructions.

Related Page: Flathub: Plex HTPC
Related Page: Snap Store: Plex HTPC

Updating the App

While you can always choose to manually download new releases and run the installer again, the app will automatically update after a restart if it detected an update on its previous launch.

Signing in

When launching the app for the first time it will have a sign in button on screen. When clicked it will open the the web browser on your computer. Once signed in to your account in the browser, the Plex HTPC app will go to your home page or through the initial setup.

Related Page: Sign in to Your Plex Account

Uninstalling

Windows

To remove Plex HTPC from your Windows computer, first make sure the app is not running.

Initiate an uninstall for Plex HTPC as normal via the Control Panel in Windows.

Then delete the following directory (if you plan to reinstall you may wish to keep this to maintain previous settings and app data):

%LOCALAPPDATA%\Plex HTPC

macOS

To remove Plex HTPC for macOS from your macOS computer, first make sure the Plex HTPC.app is not running.

Delete the actual application itself in under Applications (e.g. /Applications/Plex HTPC.app).

Optionally you can also delete it’s App Support folder.  (If you plan to reinstall you may wish to keep this to maintain previous settings and app data.)

Using the Finder’s “Go” menu, select Go To Folder… then enter the following in the dialog box that pops up:

~/Library/Application Support/

Delete the Plex HTPC folder inside the Application Support directory.

Linux

To remove Plex HTPC for Linux  you can uninstall it from the software center for your distribution. Info on removing an app installed via Snap can be found here.