Spectati
For your Plex server

A Plex client that feels like an Apple app.

Direct-play your 4K Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos files with no server transcoding, on every Apple device.

Download on the App Store
Spectati on Apple TV: a film detail screen with artwork, cast, ratings and the sources it was found on
  • Apple TV
  • iPhone & iPad
  • Mac
  • Direct play
  • 4K Dolby Vision
  • Dolby Atmos
  • Continue Watching
  • No transcoding

The Plex client that respects tvOS.

Spectati is Swift on each Apple platform. Browsing your Plex libraries gets the tvOS focus engine, artwork that is there before you land on it, and a Siri Remote that scrubs with momentum.

  • Native tvOS focus engine and Top Shelf integration
  • Touchpad scrubbing with natural momentum on the Siri Remote
  • One app for Apple TV, iPhone, iPad and Mac
  • Your Plex account and server details stay on your devices
SpectatiTypical client
Built forNative Swift on tvOS, iOS, iPadOS & macOSOne layout stretched across devices
Siri RemoteReal focus engine & touchpad scrubbingFiddly, non-native navigation
4K HDRDolby Vision, HDR10+ & Atmos passthroughFrequent server transcode
Beyond PlexJellyfin & IPTV in the same appPlex only
Dolby VisionAtmos
Direct play · 78 Mb/s remuxServer load 0%
Video
Dolby Vision · HDR10+
Audio
Atmos · TrueHD · DTS
Transcode
None, direct play

Your server’s CPU stays idle.

On Apple TV 4K, Spectati passes Dolby Vision, HDR10+, HDR10 and HLG straight to your TV and hands Dolby Atmos, TrueHD and DTS to your receiver. High-bitrate 4K remuxes direct-play from Plex, with no transcoding, no pegged CPU, no quality loss.

  • Direct-plays 80 Mb/s+ remuxes without server transcoding
  • Dolby Vision, HDR10+, HDR10 and HLG passthrough
  • Dolby Atmos, Dolby Digital Plus, TrueHD and DTS to your receiver
  • Subtitle and audio track selection, remembered per title
More on the playback engine

Continue Watching, wherever you left off.

Spectati reports playback progress back to your Plex server, so Continue Watching and watched state stay correct across every client you own, Spectati or otherwise. Start a film on Apple TV, pick it up on your iPhone on the train, and Plex knows exactly where you were.

  • Playback position and watched state written back to Plex
  • Continue Watching stays accurate across all your Plex clients
  • Spectati favorites and hidden items also sync via iCloud
  • Add a Jellyfin server or IPTV and keep one unified watch history
Continue Watching
Synced to Plex
Interstellar1h 40m left · Apple TV
The Bear · S03E0412m left · iPhone
Blue Planet II31m left · iPad

A complete Plex client

The same engine and the same tools on every Apple device.

Your Plex libraries

Movies, shows, seasons, collections and music, with fast artwork and rich metadata.

Plex Live TV & EPGSoon

Browse a full-screen program guide and jump straight into live channels from your Plex tuner.

4K Dolby Vision & Atmos

Direct-plays high-bitrate remuxes with Dolby Vision, HDR10+ and Atmos untouched.

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Continue Watching

Progress is written back to your Plex server so watched state stays correct everywhere.

iCloud sync

With a subscription, favorites and hidden items follow you between Apple TV, iPhone, iPad and Mac.

PIN locks

Lock libraries, categories or whole servers behind a PIN with a maturity limit.

Private by design

Your Plex account and server details stay on your devices and your iCloud.

No ads

Free or subscribed, nothing is put over the picture and nothing interrupts a film.

Pricing

Free to use. Pay only for full quality.

Your server, your files, no ads and no add-ons. Free direct-plays your 4K remuxes with no transcoding, in SDR. HDR and surround sound are what a subscription adds.

Free

No account needed
$0forever

Install it and press play. There is no trial clock and no card.

  • Plex, Jellyfin, Emby, IPTV and SMB file shares
  • Up to 2 sources running at once
  • Direct play of high-bitrate 4K remuxes, no transcoding
  • Live TV with a full XMLTV program guide
  • Favorites, hiding, renaming and sorting, channel by channel
  • Parental PIN, age-rating limits and per-provider locks
Download freeDownload on the App Store

Full quality

Optional
$22.99/year

Or $2.99/month, or $99.99 once and never again

  • HDR and surround sound
  • More than 2 sources at once
  • Offline downloads
  • IPTV catch-up and on-demand
  • Bulk channel tools and program reminders
  • iCloud sync across your devices
  • Automatic subtitles
  • SIMKL watch-history sync

Bought inside the app, whenever you decide you want it. Apple handles it via In-App Purchase, with Family Sharing. The annual plan starts with a 7-day free trial. Manage or cancel anytime from your Apple ID.

  • Unlimited devices
  • All providers
  • tvOS, iOS, iPadOS and macOS
  • Family Sharing
  • Cancel anytime

Plex questions, answered.

Still curious about Spectati as a Plex client? Get in touch.

Spectati is built for tvOS, with real Siri Remote gestures, the tvOS focus engine, Top Shelf and a player that direct-plays 4K Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos. It also runs on iPhone, iPad and Mac, and connects Jellyfin servers and IPTV playlists at the same time. It is free to use, and a subscription adds full quality, offline downloads and iCloud sync.

Same server. Better client.

Spectati is free on Apple TV, iPhone, iPad and Mac. Press play on one of the four sample films first if you like, then connect Plex, and Jellyfin and IPTV too, in a couple of minutes.

Download freeDownload on the App Store

Also on Apple TV, iPad and Mac

Requires tvOS, iOS, iPadOS or macOS 26

Using Jellyfin as well?Running both servers at onceInside the playback engine