Media software maker Plex launches new subscriber-only apps for music and server management –
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The projects are meant to appeal largely to Plex power users who take full advantage of Plex’s software suite, which has grown over time from being only a home media solution to a one-stop shop for everything from live TV to streaming audio. The app let you use media keys for playing, pausing and skipping tracks and it worked offline when the Plex server ran on your laptop. The company explains the original version of Plexamp had issues around portability and licensing; it didn’t have an easy way to add functionality; and it was built with React, which tied it to the web. The new app provides features Plex Pass music listeners want, like gapless playback, high-quality resampling, Sweet Fades (Plex’s “smart” alternative to crossfades) soft transitions and pre-caching. (And also a good way to respond to criticism that Plex is too focused today on its streaming and TV options, and not its core home media software customer base.
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