Plays well with others
With Plex and Chromecast, you watch whatever you are viewing on your mobile device or computer on the big screen—no cables necessary. Just cue up what you want on your small screen, then cast it up to your big one.
Fling all your movie, TV show, music, and photo collections from another Plex app to your TV with Chromecast.
With Plex and Chromecast, you watch whatever you are viewing on your mobile device or computer on the big screen—no cables necessary. Just cue up what you want on your small screen, then cast it up to your big one.
Our Chromecast app gives you a sleek and beautiful way to enjoy all of the great features Plex has to offer.
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Any Format
Support for all file types (well, virtually all), including hi-fi music and video formats. |
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Available Anywhere
Stream all of your media to all your devices, anytime, anywhere, with the same beautiful experience on all of them. (iOS, Android, and Windows apps require a one-time unlock fee for full playback if you do not have a Plex Pass.) |
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Privacy and Security
Enjoy your media while away from home, knowing your connection is securely encrypted. |
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Sharing
Effortlessly share libraries among friends to all discover and enjoy even more content together. |
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Plugins
Get online content from various sources, like TED Talks, NPR, Spike, Comedy Central, and Soundcloud, right in Plex. |
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Remote Control
Use the Plex app on your phone or tablet to control any Plex player. |
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Casting
Cast content from your smartphone, tablet, or computer to your TV for large screen viewing via Chromecast. |
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Media Optimizer
Create optimized versions of your media for seamless streaming on whichever device you choose. |
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Watch Later
Save online videos to watch later or recommend videos to a friend. |
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Cloud Sync
Sync content from your library to supported cloud storage providers to enjoy even if your server is offline. |
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Mood Mix
Find tracks in your collection based on mood to help you wake up, wind down, and everything in between. |
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Plex Mix
Kick off playback of similar tracks from your collection at any time — it’s like your own personal radio station. |
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Premium Music
Enjoy lyrics, automatic Plex Mix and Mood Mix playlists based on mood or similar tracks, and premium metadata matching for high quality art, album reviews, artist bios and more! |
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Trailers and Extras
Automatically see high quality movie trailers, cast interviews, and other extras for movies in your library. |
Plex supports all generations of Chromecast. For more details, please visit our support articles.
Chromecast Android 3.2+, iOS 8.1+ and Plex Web App
Sign up for your free account and download the Plex Media Server software, the central brain that organizes all of your media.
Plex recognizes just about
any kind of video, music, or photo format and displays all of your content in an easy-to-navigate interface.
Install Plex apps on any of your devices so you can enjoy your beautifully organized media wherever you are.
