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Plex Photos

Plex Photos

Your photos, anytime, anywhere

293 ratings
338 reviews
🎬 Entertainment
📷 Photo & Video
Free

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Released
September 11, 2024
Updated
June 12, 2025

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Plex Inc.
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Access and view your personal photo libraries from anywhere. Relive your favorite moments with curated highlights, chronological timelines, and organized library browsing. Requires a Plex Media Server with a photos library.

✓Recommended photo highlights
✓Chronological timeline view
✓Browse by folders and albums
✓Access personal media libraries
✓Seamless remote viewing
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What users say about Plex Photos

Reviews of Plex Photos are mostly negative: the Photo & Video app is rated 1.3/5 from 293 App Store ratings. What users like most: quick response, good organization. Top complaints: freezes and crashes, lacks basic features. Summarized from real user reviews.

Positive things

  • 🚀Quick response
  • 👍Good organization
  • 🎉Impressive beginning

Negative things

  • 🐛Freezes and crashes
  • 🚫Lacks basic features
  • 🤔Questionable purpose
  • 🚫No HEIC support
  • 🚫No upload/sync capability
  • 🚫Limited functionality
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What's New in Plex Photos

2025.2.0

June 12, 2025

NEW: - Show album summaries when available. - Try the new Settings Search! It should now be easier than ever to find settings. FIXES: - Album title was slightly misaligned. - Flicker when loading high-res image in the viewer screen. - Hide Map view when item geolocation is invalid. - Improve app startup time. - Improved layout and design of the item details menu. - Infinite spinner during onboarding immediately after signing out and back in. - Switching users caused other users' favorite library to be forgotten. - The settings screen didn't have a title. - Viewer screen images failed to load after rotating to landscape.

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Totally Useless

Plex Photos remains utterly useless as it still does not allow full access to your own images stored on your own HDD at your own home. It is still not possible to download your own images from your own HDD via Plex Photos, something which was previously possible in the main Plex app before photos were moved to their own app some time ago. Do not waste your time downloading this app, which seemingly Plex has given up on.
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Kkayc1773

Total failure for iPhones

This has been broken on my iPhone 15 for the last six months. It is working with my iPad and Roku. Why do these things take so long to fix?
VVorlom

Abandonware

Sadly, Plex seems have thrown this app into the ever growing pile of abandoned apps.

None of the feedback from paying users has been addressed, the apps potential certainly hasn’t been realised.
TTHXcertified

No photo upload feature?

I love the plex app but why on earth would they not have the ability to upload photos to the plex photos app from your mobile device
Bblakefindlay

Anfangsstadium

Bisher nicht empfehlenswert. Es fehlen extrem viele Funktionen, die heute Standard sind. Das wichtigste Teil, was mir persönlich fehlt, ist die deutsche Übersetzung. Ansonsten schaut euch Immich an!!!
MMerlin2504
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User experience

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Reported Bugs

4 issues

Buttons not responding to touch

Bug

Vertical videos shown in landscape

Bug

Photos disappearing or not loading

Bug

Rotation issues causing app freezes

Bug
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Requested Features

5 requests

Add ability to sync photos from mobile devices

Feature

Implement HEIC format support

Feature

Improve video playback controls

Feature

Allow organizing photos into albums

Feature

Integrate with cloud storage services

Feature

FAQ

What is Plex Photos?

Plex Photos is a mobile application designed for viewing your personal photo libraries. It allows you to access and browse your photos from anywhere, provided you have a Plex Media Server set up with a photos library.

What are the main features of Plex Photos?

Key features include a Recommended View for curated highlights, a Timeline View for chronological browsing, and a Library View to explore your photos by folders and albums. It offers seamless access to your personal media collection.

Is Plex Photos free to use?

Yes, Plex Photos is a free application. There are no in-app purchases or ads mentioned in its current release.

What do I need to use Plex Photos?

To use Plex Photos, you must have a Plex Media Server installed and configured with access to at least one photos library. The app itself is then used to view these photos remotely.

How can I organize my photos with Plex Photos?

You can organize your photos by browsing through your entire collection in a chronological Timeline View, or by using the Library View which allows you to see your photos organized by the folders and albums you've created on your Plex Media Server.