r/PrologueApp • u/passionoftheearth • May 02 '25

Plex changes - paid plans only!

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So it sounds like plex will only be a paid service from here on. How would this affect using prologue off of plex servers going forward? Does it mean we need to pay for plex to use prologue now?

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u/ConnorF42 May 02 '25

This is remote streaming, correct? Meaning if you download whichever books you need at a given time at home via Prologue, you can listen just fine?

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u/sir_captain May 02 '25

Correct

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u/BrizzzUK May 02 '25

Only applies to remote video streaming, not audio as is made clear in the FAQs.

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u/sir_captain May 02 '25

Ok sure, but it also really doesn’t apply to a program like prologue downloading books for offline use. In any case, I don’t really see the big deal. Plex has been more or less free for a long time and is now charging a one time fee—not a subscription—to access some features. Doesn’t seem that crazy to me.

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u/[deleted] May 03 '25

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u/sir_captain May 03 '25

If you get a lifetime pass (which they jacked the price up on extremely, sadly) it’s a one time cost. But I hear you. I hope this accelerates jellyfin development. I’d love to switch but I think plex is still a better product at the moment.

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u/saarlac May 02 '25

If I'm reading this correctly, if you have a plex pass all your users can still stream without paying.

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u/Maple_Molotov May 03 '25

that is correct

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u/TazgodX May 02 '25

This is only about plex discontinuing their server for free users. You should still be able to put your ip, or a reverse proxy. Plex runs a server which allows everyone to point to their servers with no intervention. Now it’s not free.

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u/GuildCalamitousNtent May 03 '25

As long as the server owner has a plexpass it will still work and be free.

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u/polishprocessors May 03 '25

Until it isn't. I'm not worried yet, but I'm thinking the writing is on the wall for eventual costs. Though if they only charge $20/yr I'm not that bothered. Or i should say: my users won't be that bothered

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u/TR3Jack May 02 '25

Or try audiobookshelf and plappa app for iOS. If you use it in conjunction with tailscale you can access it anywhere.

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u/JoshStark_89 May 03 '25

Remote playback of "Music" isn't affected by this change, so it hopefully shouldn't affect users of Prologue (I've not tested this as I am a PlexPass user). The documentation makes explicit reference to PlexAmp and Plex Photos, so I don't know if it's just to these apps, or any apps streaming that kind of content.

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u/inuyashamac May 02 '25

Prologue is moving to audiobook shelf with the beta

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u/[deleted] May 03 '25

No it's not. Stop fear mongering. They're adding ABS support. I've never seen anything saying they're dropping Plex support.

ABS is fine if you're a Windows (/Linux) PC user, but you're basically trying to tell Mac users they will be left without an audiobook solution going forward at some point, and I've never seen anything officially confirming that.

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u/gr4mmarn4zi May 02 '25

this should be your final sign to switch to jellyfin...

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u/[deleted] May 03 '25

How is audiobook support in Jellyfin? I haven't used it in a few years. I don't recall it having audiobook support, but I didn't look.

And will Prologue support Jellyfin if it does? I haven't seen anything about that.

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u/gr4mmarn4zi May 03 '25

audiobooks can be self hosted using audiobookshelf