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Plex

by Plex Inc.

Top AppmacOSqtv1.112.0
macOSWindows
Available onHomebrew
Runtime
qt
Size
632 MB
Architecture
Universal (Apple Silicon + Intel)
Dependencies
75
11 categories
Last Updated
May 8, 2026
Security
Excellent
Signed, notarized, hardened

Plex is a qt app (v1.112.0) that uses 75 detected dependencies across 11 categories including UI Framework, Internationalization, Media. It is code-signed and notarized. 632 MB on macOS (Universal (Apple Silicon + Intel)). Last updated May 8, 2026. Last verified May 2026.

What is Plex built with?

75 detected dependencies across 11 categories.

UI Framework

1
Qt

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Internationalization

1
ICU

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Media

3
mpvFFmpegOpenCV

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Compression

2
zlibbzip2

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Database

2
SQLiteLevelDB

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Realtime

1
WebRTC

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Cryptography

1
OpenSSL

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Cloud

1
Supabase

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Security

1
BoringSSL

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Observability

1
Dynatrace

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Other

46
sslSkiaBoostPCRE2QtSqlQtXmlPDFiumVulkanavutilcryptolibpngavcodeclibtifflibxml2nghttp2swscaleFreeTypeHarfBuzzOpenJPEGWidevineavfilteravformatGraphite2mpv-statslibplaceboswresampleQtQmlModelsplex-desktopQtQuickShapeslibjpeg-turboQtQuickLayoutsPlexMediaServerQtQuickDialogs2QtQuickTimelineQtQuickControls2QtQuickParticlesQtWebEngineQuickQtQmlLocalStorageQtQmlWorkerScriptQtQmlXmlListModelQtQuickTemplates2QtVirtualKeyboardQtQuickControls2ImplQtQuickDialogs2UtilsQtQuickDialogs2QuickImplQtWebEngineQuickDelegatesQml

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Security and privacy

Code signing, notarization, and entitlement analysis for Plex.

Code Signing

Excellent
Signed
Notarized
Hardened Runtime

Developer ID Application: Plex Inc. (K4QJ56KR4A)

Entitlements2

com.apple.security.cs.allow-unsigned-executable-memory
com.apple.security.cs.disable-library-validation

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How popular is Plex?

Popularity ranking based on install counts, store ratings, and community signals.

Popularity Tier
Ranked across all macOS apps
Top App

Popularity Score

92
92
Adoption
92
Mindshare
0
Store Rank

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When was Plex last updated?

20 tracked releases since July 2024.

Latest: v1.112.0
May 18, 2026
v1.112.0
May 18, 2026
v1.8.0
May 18, 2026
v1.112.0.359
Dec 1, 2025
v1.110.0.351
Aug 18, 2025
v1.109.0.329
May 14, 2025
v1.108.1.307
Feb 13, 2025
v1.107.2.300
Jan 27, 2025
v1.107.1.293
Jan 22, 2025
v1.106.0.276
Jan 8, 2025
v1.105.2.269
Dec 12, 2024
v1.105.1.257
Nov 25, 2024
v1.104.0.241
Nov 6, 2024
v1.103.1.238
Oct 11, 2024
v1.102.0.230
Sep 24, 2024
v1.101.0.223
Sep 12, 2024
v1.100.1.221
Aug 27, 2024
v1.99.0.210
Aug 13, 2024
v1.98.2.208
Aug 5, 2024
v1.98.1.203
Jul 31, 2024
v1.97.2.190
Jul 17, 2024

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Last verified May 18, 2026

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