Do I need a media server?
- No media serverNo Plex, Jellyfin, Emby or Silo required
- Folders or a libraryBrowse files directly or let Plozz scan and match them
- Nothing to transcodeNo middleman to re-encode
- Merged inSits beside your servers, if you have any
Can a folder look like a library?
- Content typesMovies, TV, mixed or personal videos, with a separate anime option
- Local metadataNFO files and artwork sidecars
- Personal videosNo movie or TV matching imposed on your own recordings
- ScanningRuns while the app is active; normal scans skip unchanged folders
- Deep scansDaily, or with Scan now, to catch changes timestamps can miss
Recognized films and shows get artwork, descriptions, cast and related titles. Open their usual detail pages or choose Browse Files to inspect the originals. Unknown and mixed folders stay browsable.
Can I make the subtitles readable?
What about subtitles and Up Next?
- Sidecar subtitlesSRT, ASS, SSA and VTT
- Where it looksThe same folder, and a Subs folder beside it
- Up Next lead time15, 20, 30, 45 or 60 seconds
- ResumePlozz keeps playback progress for recognized share titles
Compatibility
Share playback has no server transcoder. The iPhone/iPad movie and episode streaming-quality controls apply to managed media servers, not these connections.
SMB
SMB3 only. Plozz refuses SMB1 and SMB2 rather than quietly falling back.
SFTP
PasswordOpenSSH keyPEM keyFTP
AnonymousNamedExplicit TLSImplicit TLSCert pinningNFS
Mount an export and browse it.
WebDAV
A URL and credentials.