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Plex vs Zenkit

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When comparing Plex vs Zenkit, the Slant community recommends Zenkit for most people. In the question“What are the most useful Android phone apps?” Zenkit is ranked 13th while Plex is ranked 20th. The most important reason people chose Zenkit is:

Easy to use and easily understandable for everyone.

Specs

PlatformsWindows, Linux, Mac, Android

PlatformsWeb, Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iPhone

APIYes

CollaborativeYes

Dark ThemeYes

LanguagesEnglish, German, Portuguese, Spanish, French, Chinese (traditional), Korean, Russian

Markdown supportYes

Multiple AccountsYes

Offline accessYes

Open SourceOnly as Linux Snap

RemindersYes

SearchYes

Supported CalendarsGoogle Calendar - Outlook & Apple coming soon

SwimlanesYes

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Plex

Zenkit

Pros

Pro
Supported on many devices

It's pretty hard to find a NAS or STB that doesn't support Plex.

Pro
Accessible via web browser

A modern web browser is enough to get everything Plex has to offer.

Pro
Added lots of media databases

Metadata for media files will automatically be updated by using media databases. This provides posters, movie trailers, descriptions, information about actors, etc.

Pro
Powerful and simple to use tool with a clean design

Easy to use and easily understandable for everyone.

Pro
Many important data views

Data views include Mind-Map, Kanban-Board, Spreadsheet, List, and Calendar. Views can be switched easily.

Pro
Native apps

Native apps for iOS, Android, macOS, Windows, and Linux.

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Cons

Con
Needs registration

You need a PLEX account even if you use it on your local LAN.

Con
Proprietary software

Unfree software.

Con
No gapless audio-playback

Plex still does not support gapless playback of audio files such as mp3 or FLAC.

Con
Playback error: This server is not powerful enough to convert video

More hardware requirements on Plex due to a useless/non-intuitive transcoder. When using lower spec hardware (eg SBC) Plex will not transcode or play HD+ videos. When compared to other packages (eg Jellyfin which transcodes nicely using FFMeg), Plex falls short on video playback and transcode settings to get videos to play (fastest/lightest option still fails).

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