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{{#seo: |title=Vita Homebrew Apps (Media Players) - GameBrew |title_mode=append |image=VitaPlex.png |image_alt=VitaPlex }} VitaPlex is a native [https://watch.plex.tv/ Plex] client for PlayStation Vita and beyond. It streams movies, TV, music, and live TV from a Plex Media Server directly on the device, with controller and touch support. == Features == * Home and browsing: ** Continue Watching, On Deck, Recently Added, and per-library hubs. ** Library tab with grid view, batch operations, and library-specific sections. ** Music tab with artists, albums, playlists, and album hubs for Albums, Singles, and EPs. ** Search across movies, TV, music, and Live TV. ** Hidden libraries and custom sidebar order. * Player: ** mpv-based player. ** Hardware-accelerated decoding where supported by the platform. ** Direct Play first, with transcode fallback and quality/bitrate controls. ** Subtitle search with OpenSubtitles. ** Subtitle size presets and default language. ** Auto-skip intro/credits using Plex markers. ** Auto-play next episode. ** Resume playback. ** Adjustable seek interval. ** Configurable controls auto-hide. ** Optional on-screen mpv stats overlay for diagnostics. * Music: ** Background music playback after leaving the player. ** Configurable default track action: queue, play, or ask. ** Artist hubs grouped by Albums, Singles, and EPs. * Live TV and DVR: ** Full EPG grid with on-now hero card, per-row horizontal scrolling, and sticky channel column. ** Configurable guide window of 6, 12, or 24 hours. ** Hover live-updates the hero with the show under focus. ** One-press recording from the guide. ** DVR settings for default target library, start/end recording padding, partial recording toggle, and minimum recording quality. * Plex Home users: ** User picker at login and app boot. ** Toggleable auto-login as last-used user. ** Switch User option from Settings without logging out. ** PIN-protected user support. * Downloads and offline: ** Download any movie, episode, or album for offline viewing. ** Bidirectional progress sync, including pushing local progress and pulling server progress. ** Delete-after-watch option. ** Full offline mode when the server is unreachable. * Customization: ** Light, dark, and system theme options. ** Hide libraries, reorder sidebar, and collapse sidebar to icons. ** Hide titles in grid. ** Skip single-season seasons view. ** Toggle Collections, Playlists, and Genres in library views. ** Per-platform sensible defaults for quality, bitrate, and controls auto-hide. * Supported mobile platforms: ** Android. ** iOS/iPadOS. ** PS Vita. * Supported console platforms: ** PS4. ** Android TV. ** Nintendo Switch. ** Apple TV/tvOS. * Supported desktop platforms: ** Windows. ** macOS. ** Linux. == Installation == Requirements: * Plex Media Server running and accessible. * Plex account, with sign-in via username/password or plex.tv/link PIN. * Network connectivity between the device and server. * PS Vita requires HENkaku/Enso. Instructions: * Download the VPK file from [https://github.com/Breezyslasher/Vita_plex/releases Releases]. * Transfer it to the Vita via USB or FTP. * Install it using [[VitaShell]]. * On first launch, sign in via username/password or plex.tv/link. ==Screenshots== {| style="max-width:80%; margin-left:0em;" | https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/vitahomebrews/images/VitaPlex-01.png https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/vitahomebrews/images/VitaPlex-02.png |} ==Changelog== '''Beta 1.1.9''' * Search was rebuilt from the ground up. * Added a built-in on-screen keyboard. * Added physical keyboard typing for devices with a real keyboard. * Search results now appear as home-style carousels. * Requests up to 100 results per type. * Episode result cards are larger and use the correct aspect ratio. * Episode results are filtered more intelligently and restore S#E# prefixes. '''Beta 1.1.8''' * Artist page releases are split by type, including albums, singles, EPs, compilations, and live releases. * Fixed category scroll focus so off-screen artist sections can take focus. '''Beta 1.1.7''' * Movie and TV show detail pages were substantially reworked. * Added Cast & Crew and Recommended rows. * Selecting a cast member browses their other titles in the library. * Added a full-page scroll with fixed header. * Added centered scrolling. * Combined actions into one row: Play, Mark Watched, Audio, Subtitles, Download. * Audio button icon now reflects selected track channel layout. * Cast-member results screen now uses a hero-header layout and filter chips. * Poster cells now show rating, role, and popcorn-percentage badges. * Home tab gained a Recent Channels rail. '''Beta 1.1.6''' * Added SyncLounge watch party support. * Added host-following playback sync. * Added auto-join prompts. * Added a content matching engine for different Plex libraries and servers. * Added cross-server episode matching. * Improved drift correction. * Added take/hand-off host support. * Added Room Auto Host control. * Added Party Pause. * Added Party Members dialog. * Blocked non-host followers from manually dragging the party out of sync. * Saves SyncLounge server URL and room code. * Improved host exit handling. * Improved outbound episode metadata. * Improved transcode-aware seeking. * Fixed seek-bar duration handling. * Added corrupt-transcode recovery. * Fixed Direct Play still using an HLS transcode URL. '''Beta 1.1.5''' * Merged the audio and subtitle dialogs into one tabbed picker. * Online subtitle search results received a dedicated result row layout. * Polished subtitle dialog badges and navigation. * Description handling was reworked so descriptions are display-only. '''Beta 1.1.4''' * Context menus now use a compact anchored popover design with icons. * Improved popover styling. * Added missing album and track options. * Added a working Download action for individual tracks. * Fixed Downloads tab UP navigation. * Fixed LEFT/RIGHT navigation between download rows and action buttons. '''Beta 1.1.3''' * Redesigned Plex Home user picker and PIN entry. * Fixed keypad D-pad navigation. * Cleaned up server card version display and PIN-link spacing. * Downloads tab gained All, Movies, Shows, and Music sub-tabs. * Left in Downloads returns focus to the sidebar. * Fixed an empty-state layout regression. * Reverted warm-charcoal surfaces to neutral dark greys while keeping the gold accent. '''Beta 1.1.2''' * Reworked sign-in and server connection flow. * Login now leads with device-link PIN sign-in. * Redesigned server picker. * Redesigned connecting dialog. * Added scrollable, focusable probe list. * Removed redundant server-select footer hints. * Removed duplicate Server URL field. * Refreshed login visuals. * Added Home user picker at login/boot with auto-login and switch-user option. * Fixed handling of restricted Home users versus PIN-protected users. * Swapped app-wide accent to Plex yellow. * Reorganized Settings into a two-pane master/detail layout. * Added Live TV settings. * Restored MPV Stats Overlay toggle. * Added real Network Test on every platform. * Added disk-backed HTTP cache. * Added hold OK to open Options on Android TV. '''Beta 1.1.1''' * Fixed Live TV frame rate by avoiding unnecessary per-frame work. * Ported text-rendering patches from Vita_Suwayomi for sharper and more reliable text. '''Beta 1.1.0''' * Live TV was substantially reworked. * Added On Now hero and full-width guide. * Added live hero preview on hover. * Added full 12-hour guide. * Added per-row horizontal scrolling with sticky channel column. * Restored channel logos with numbers. * Removed the Favourites row. * Added per-channel EPG fallback. * Fixed duplicate channels. * Fixed recordings via subscription template. * Improved Live TV navigation and scrolling. * Improved Live TV guide performance. * Fixed tuning connection hang. * Fixed several Nintendo Switch crashes. * Added diagnostic logging for Switch. * Added experimental iOS/tvOS build support. '''Beta 1.0.2''' * Added responsive and orientation-aware layout. * Added live relayout on rotation. * Album cover now scales to screen. * Added foldable support. * Tightened portrait grids. * Fixed Android TV player OSD behavior. * Fixed album track list navigation. * Added per-platform button art. * Linux tarball now bundles required libraries for SteamOS and Bazzite. * Settings now shows a friendly version string. '''Beta 1.0.1''' * Added START button context menu to episodes. * Downloads tab no longer constantly rebuilds during active downloads. * Added live group-detail updates. * Fixed group-detail crash. * Preserved focus on rebuild. * Fixed UP-to-Play navigation. * Added tap feedback on in-progress downloads. * Fixed delete-after-watching crash for last episode in a group. '''Beta 1.0.0''' * First release where Vita Plex runs beyond PS Vita. * Added support targets for PS Vita, Nintendo Switch, Android, Android TV, PS4, Windows, Linux, and macOS. * Added platform-aware playback and layout. * Added long-press context menus on touch devices. * Reduced memory usage for PS Vita. * Improved grid culling. * Media cells now paint their own cover art. * Fixed detail view summary display. * Scoped transparent background to video playback only. * Added TLS hardening. * Hardened token and credential handling. * Reviewed security headers. '''Beta 0.6.1''' * Added extras support for trailers, deleted scenes, and featurettes. * Moved TV show extras to the show detail page. * Added CLIP media type. * Added music videos on artist pages. * Expanded EPG guide to 12 hours. * Added channel/EPG caching. * Added EPG channel matching strategies. * Fixed Live TV tuning. * Added DVR recording support. * Improved detail view descriptions. * Added music album-by-type rows. * Added settings to hide movie/show titles and skip seasons for single-season shows. * Removed Load More button. * Fixed resume time display and slider seek with resume offset. * Improved Downloads tab stability. '''Beta 0.6.0''' * Added auto-play next episode. * Added credits-to-next-episode behavior. * Fixed playback end detection. * Reset intro/credits state when auto-playing next episode. * Stops background music when video starts. * Added full Plex Play Queue API support. * Improved queue performance for large playlists. * Reworked drag-to-reorder performance. * Fixed cover art and ImageLoader issues. * Added UI improvements for pill-style buttons. * Cleaned up detail view and context menus. * Fixed shuffle and playback issues. * Improved offline mode behavior. '''Beta 0.5.1''' * Fixed crash when opening playlists in music library. * Fixed image cache clearing on every track change. * Improved search result metadata extraction. * Improved QueueItem thumbnail fallback chain. * Fixed cover art race condition. * Standardized cover art thumbnails to 300×300. * Reduced album art size to fit Vita screen. * Hid empty artist label in player controls. '''Beta 0.5.0''' * Reworked video downloads to use HLS segments. * Added proper Plex headers on download requests. * Added decision response parsing. * Added unique session IDs. * Added transcoding progress indicator. * Disabled Download Queue API for video downloads. * Downloads tab now groups items by playlist, album, artist, or TV show. * Added full-screen group detail view. * Added context menus on grouped items. * Added cover art on all download items. * Added skip already-downloaded behavior. * Fixed offline null texture crash. * Offline mode now shows only Downloads and Settings tabs. * Added offline error notifications. * Player now prioritizes local cover art. * Improved queue touch drag-to-reorder. * Fixed auto-play next song and audio-only end-of-file detection. * Split music search results into Albums and Tracks. * Added START button menu for albums. * Added B button dismissal for context menus. * Improved queue and shuffle performance. '''Beta 0.4.2''' * Warning: video playback remains unstable and may crash; music and audio playback work correctly. * Reworked download reliability, thread safety, and UX. * Added thread-safe download access. * Fixed progress callback race. * Removed 10-minute download timeout. * Added write error checking. * Added retry logic. * Capped transcode error retry loop. * Made direct file download the primary method. * Audio downloads now use direct part path. * Video downloads use Download Queue API with polling. * Added TRANSCODING state. * Added HTTP for LAN downloads. * Fixed Plex API parameters. * Added fast-fail on unsupported Download Queue API. * Improved download button state handling. * Added offline playback progress saving. * Saved music cover art with downloads. * Added Offline Mode button on login page. * Added offline local music playback. * Play button detects downloaded content. * Fixed playlist loading. * Added Add to Playlist. * Added playlist context menu. * Added playlist support in sidebar music libraries. * Improved large playlist performance. * Improved queue overlay lazy loading and batched row creation. * Fixed music library 401 error. * Added focus and crash fixes. '''Beta 0.4.1''' * Added hold-to-drag queue reordering. * Added START button context menus for all media types. * Added artist view using Plex hubs API. * Fixed Plex API type codes. * Fixed downloads crashes and URL encoding. * Added Debug tab. * Moved Network Test to Settings. * Added dialog and exit fixes. '''Beta 0.4.0''' * Major music experience overhaul. * Refreshed music player UI. * Added swipe gesture on album art for previous/next track. * Added track duration and total queue duration display. * Added queue touch gestures and reorder. * Improved queue and shuffle display. * Added and then removed timed lyrics support due to persistent crashes. * Changed track click behavior to play only the selected track. * Added Play This Track Only option. * Fixed album START button and context menu. * Artist/album descriptions now expand inline. * Added MPV audio configuration fixes. '''Beta 0.3.1''' * Warning: video playback remains unstable and may crash; music and audio playback work correctly. * Warning: Downloads system has known bugs. * Added shuffle toggle button. * Added repeat toggle button. * Added new shuffle/repeat icons. * Lyrics now load as external subtitles. * Stream cache resets on track change. * Repositioned Start button hint. * Removed misleading artist view download button. * Player stays open when queue ends. * Corrected default track action and settings persistence. '''Beta 0.3.0''' * Major music player overhaul. * Added always-visible controls in music mode. * Added song info between cover art and controls. * Enlarged album art. * Added dedicated lyrics toggle button. * Added scrollable queue overlay. * Added queue button. * Added background music setting. * Fixed resume without restart. * Added configurable default track action. * Fixed album track list layout. * Added context menu on album cells. * Added track row download shortcut. * Fixed artist view layout. * Fixed music progress reporting. * Added Skip Intro and Skip Credits. * Added resume near-end behavior. * Continue Watching now plays immediately. * X button pauses/unpauses when controls are hidden. * Rebuilt download system for correctness and thread safety. * Added 401 reauth handling. * Improved remote/relay login timeouts. * Fixed fatal startup crash caused by invalid XML attribute. '''Beta 0.2.3''' * Warning: video playback remains unstable and may crash; music and audio playback work correctly. * Settings previously present in the UI but with no effect are now functional. * Removed unsupported settings. * Seek interval setting now works. * Resume playback setting now works. * Auto-play next episode setting now works. * Delete after watch setting now works. * Force transcode, Direct Play, subtitle display, subtitle size, and connection timeout settings now work. * Burn subtitles option removed. * Added bidirectional progress sync on connect. * Disabled screen dimming during playback. * Added Controls Auto-Hide setting. * Subtitle toggling now takes effect immediately. * Track/subtitle switching no longer restarts from the beginning. '''Beta 0.2.2''' * Warning: video playback remains unstable and may crash; music and audio playback work correctly. * Audio and subtitle track selection work correctly. * Subtitle search crash was resolved. * Added audio, subtitle, and video track overlay UI. * Audio tracks are sourced from Plex metadata. * Audio track switching triggers stream reload. * Subtitle overlay includes Off option. * Added subtitle search. * Added controller focus handling for overlay open/close. * Added video track button. * Fixed getTrackList memory corruption. * Fixed subtitle search lambda capture. * Fully resolved subtitle search crash. '''Beta 0.2.1''' * Warning: video playback remains unstable and may crash; music and audio playback work correctly. * Redesigned player control bar. * Added Material Design icon PNGs for player buttons. * Play/pause icon now updates in real time. * Tap, Start, or Y toggles control overlay visibility. * X cycles audio tracks and Y cycles subtitle tracks in video mode. * Queue mode hints show X for Shuffle and Y for Repeat. * Improved touch targets. * Episodes now display landscape still thumbnails. * Added dynamic media cell sizing. * Improved progress bar conditions. * Added album track list scrolling. * Added collapsible description. * Added music year info. * Replaced HScrollingFrame with HorizontalScrollRow. * Improved row-to-row navigation. * Added auto-scroll to focused item. * Added touch pan scrolling. * Added search result counts. * Added stale result prevention. * Extended crash prevention guards to all tabs. * Added ImageLoader cancel on disappear. * Eliminated use-after-free from async callbacks. '''Beta 0.2.0''' * Warning: video playback remains unstable and may crash; music and audio playback work correctly. * Improved video playback rendering. * Fixed render callback timing. * Corrected GXM FBO format. * Added MPV_RENDER_PARAM_FLIP_Y. * Reverted rendering through brls::sync(). * Added fullscreen video layout. * Deferred render enable until first decoded frame. * Added GXM pipeline flush before render. * Fixed audio duration handling. * Fixed progress slider infinite seek loop. * Improved Live TV API usage. * Rewrote channel fetching. * Fixed EPG grid data and parsing. * Improved channel matching. * Populated full EPG window. * Populated nextProgram field. * Added tune fallback to transcode. * Fixed DVR URL construction. * Parsed channelVcn field. * Added internal and build improvements. '''Beta 0.1.0''' * Warning: video playback is currently unstable and will crash; music and audio playback work correctly. * Full UI rewrite using Borealis. * Added activity-based navigation. * Added tabbed main navigation. * Added hardware-accelerated rendering. * Added flexbox layout system. * Added automatic controller navigation. * Added touch support. * Added Vita-compatible fonts. * Fixed GXM build issues. * Added PIN and credential login. * Added auto-detect servers after login. * Added local-first connection preference. * Added Plex relay support. * Added settings persistence. * Added Accept: application/json header to server API calls. * Added debug logging. * Added Continue Watching row. * Added Recently Added rows by type. * Added horizontal scrolling rows. * Added async content loading. * Added Library tab with library sections, browse, collections, categories, hidden libraries, sidebar libraries, and sidebar ordering. * Added Music tab. * Added Search tab. * Added Live TV tab. * Added Downloads tab. * Added Settings. * Music playback works. * Video playback remains unstable. * Installation notes: download VitaPlex.vpk, transfer to PS Vita, install with VitaShell or similar, launch from LiveArea, and sign in with Plex account. == External links == * GitHub - https://github.com/Breezyslasher/Vita_plex * Reddit - https://old.reddit.com/r/vitahacks/comments/1ubwv0g/made_custom_plex_client_like_switchfin_called/

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