Native Playback for Plex

by abarnes6 · Functionality & UI

Manifest V3 Free

View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 15 Oct 2026

Plays MKV files natively in Plex Web: direct play, in-player audio track switching, and libass subtitle rendering.

Users

+3 in 30 days

Rating

0.0 / 5

unchanged in 30 days

Ratings

0 in 30 days

Store rank

#240K

#200K among extensions

Version

0.2.0

updated 23 Sep 2026

Users

monthly, 1 months

Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 6 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 1 months

Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 0 ratingsMove the mouse over the chart for any month

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About Native Playback for Plex

For environments where you cannot, or do not wish to, use the Plex desktop app, this extension allows playback of MKV files and ASS/SSA subtitles directly in the browser. On Linux, it may be required to manually enable certain browser features to enable HEVC playback. On Chromium browsers, to enable direct play with non-default auto tracks, use this feature flag: `--enable-blink-features=AudioVideoTracks