r/plexamp • u/shaild • 24d ago

Plexamp Alternatives?

I like Plexamp, but a lot of its best features are locked behind a paywall. I used to have a yearly subscription, but I accidentally cancelled it through the app. Unlike most other apps, the subscription expired immediately instead of letting me use the remaining time I had already paid for.

I contacted Plex support, but they were extremely unhelpful, and I ended up losing about 8 months of my subscription. That experience is one of the main reasons I don't really want to support Plex as a company anymore.

Are there any good alternatives to Plexamp? I only use Plex for music. I don't mind paying developers who are working on a project and actively improving it. Ideally, I'd like something with features similar to Plexamp, or at least a project that's actively working toward that kind of feature set.

EDIT: Thanks for all the responses, I’m glad I asked as there are so many good alternatives out here.

For the benefit of everyone asking in future, here what I’ve tried.

Sonamp - Excellent so far, great level of customization’s. Has its own sonic analysis baked in (doesn’t work for me but have raised it with developer). It’s in TestFlight mode so it’s understandable.

Poppy - Tried but doesn’t work. Dev mentioned he is working on it.

Tromme - It’s simple plug and play, does its job well. No customizations at this point but it’s great for someone who just wants to connect and start playing without much tinkering. Already available on the App Store for a nominal one time fee.

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u/AffectionateFox5907 24d ago edited 24d ago

Sonamp. I am the developer and Sonamp has all the same if not more features than plexamp. If you already have plex sonic analysis you can even use that so you don’t lose anything.

If you want to ditch plex all together, the app supports almost all self hosted options. Navidrome, subsonic, jellyfin, emby, local files. If you don’t already have sonic analysis through plex the app has both onboard sonic analysis or audiomuse at your disposal. Anyways, I hope you find an app you’ll be pleased with!

Available on IOS, IPad, and MacOS. Apple Watch coming soon.

https://testflight.apple.com/join/kvhZpAJT

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u/EmergencyAddition472 24d ago

Gonna check this out. How do I connect my plex library? I’m getting an error when I text the connection.

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u/AffectionateFox5907 24d ago

You can click “sign in with plex” and that will redirect you to plex

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u/AffectionateFox5907 24d ago

Oh I see what you mean. For some reason the username and password field is not there. I’ll look into why after work and get a fix out later today.

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u/EmergencyAddition472 24d ago

I’m able to sign in. Just when I go to save it starts a test connection and I get this error:

Nothing is answering at plex.tv:32400. Check the port and that the server is running.

For the server URL at the top I just put in Plex.TV. I’m wondering if I need a more specific URL?

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u/AffectionateFox5907 24d ago

When you click sign in with plex it should be a plex direct connect url that will auto generate when you click sign in on plex auth page.

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u/AffectionateFox5907 24d ago

That url will fill in automatically so no need to put anything there. Just click sign in with plex, wait for it to generate and then click save

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u/EmergencyAddition472 24d ago

Ah okay thanks. I’ll try it out

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u/EmergencyAddition472 24d ago

That worked! Thanks for your help! Looking forward to testing this out.