

There were a few beta builds back in 2019, but that version required an authentication token extracted from earlier versions of Plexamp and an old (now insecure) version of Node. This isn't the first time Plex has experimented with a remotely-accessible version of Plexamp for the Raspberry Pi. There's even support for the PiFi Digi+ board, which attaches to the top of a Raspberry Pi and adds an enhanced audio chip and optical output.
PLEXAMP MOVE WINDOW INSTALL
You can also install the Plexamp server as a system service that starts at boot, for a more Chromecast Audio-like experience.

Once it's downloaded to a Pi and opened, you can play music through a web interface on any web browser on the same local network, or choose the Pi as an output in the Plexamp app on other devices.
PLEXAMP MOVE WINDOW HOW TO
I’ve attached some screenshots for reference.Related: How to Set Up Plex (and Watch Your Movies on Any Device)Įlan Feingold, CTO and Co-Founder at Plex, shared an early build of a Plexamp server for the Raspberry Pi on Tuesday. Why is that? People have been talking about Plexamp for its mobile application, but it could be a serious Roon competitor in the future. I haven’t gotten anything similar to the Roon squid or any disconnections to the server or the iOS app crashing! The app feels like a finished, refined product, whereas the Roon iOS app feels like a forever beta. But there were times that I had to disable Qobuz in Roon just to play my local library and it was never this smooth. Granted, it’s using my local library only. The app is very snappy and search is instantaneous. Maybe my equipment is not resolving enough. To my ears, I couldn’t tell the difference between Roon and Plexamp playback. And it can stream to Chromecast, albeit not gaplessly. Rediscover, curate, or completely lose yourself in the music that made you with Plexamp. It plays gaplessly and my DAC reports the correct sample rate. Imagine loving music so much that you pour your heart, soul, and engineering know-how into creating a completely custom music player for audiophiles just like you. You can control the playback with your phone, computer, etc. macOS, Windows, and Linux only, and ARM CPUs. Streaming is from the server to the endpoint. Here’s a rundown of this new Plexamp feature: Super Sonic is a feature of Plexamp, which requires a paid Plex Pass and the current Plex Media Server.

Its a music player, and this is historically typical for the type of app this is.

Its obvious to me that this is intentional for the aesthetics of the interface. I installed the Plexamp app on my phone to use as remote, chose Plexamp on my pi as output and presto. The way I use/display Plexamp, a menu bar and/or buttons would absolutely interfere with the way the window has cover art maximized to fit the space. Yes, would be good if it was in the app, but this just takes two seconds.
PLEXAMP MOVE WINDOW WINDOWS
I then used a browser to configure the Plexamp on pi to output to my DAC and make it bit perfect (removed loudness leveling, sweet fades, etc.). Just right click on the Plexamp icon in the Windows task bar then choose ‘close’. And then installed Plexamp on a raspberry pi 3B+ (DietPi), put in the token from my Plex Pass sub, and configured it to run on boot. I installed Plex Media Server on a miniPC and added my modest library (320 albums, all FLAC). The main difference is that the Roon Core decodes the FLAC files and sends PCM to the endpoints, while the Plex server sends the FLAC files to the Plexamp endpoint where decoding and DSP happens. From what I can tell, it runs pretty much like Roon without the frills, magazine like UI, and the frequent disconnections (hey yo!).
