Crucible for Plex
Native client for your server
Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
Your library, native on iPhone, iPad and Apple TV: a Resume-first Home, the system player, offline downloads and a Year in Review. No server? Try the built-in demo.
Crucible is a native client for your Plex Media Server on iPhone, iPad and Apple TV. It is built to feel like part of the system: the system player, native menus and context menus, Liquid Glass on the newest software, and a library that opens exactly where you left off.
PICK UP WHERE YOU LEFT OFF
Home opens on a Resume hero, then Continue Watching, Up Next and Recently Added. Library grids have filters for Unwatched and In Progress, genre and sort, an A–Z scrubber and folder browsing for unindexed content. Search groups results by type with a Top Result.
A PLAYER THAT RESPECTS YOUR TIME
Skip Intro and Skip Credits from Plex markers, audio and subtitle menus, adjustable speed, lock screen controls and Up Next that rolls the next episode as the credits start and carries on through the end of a season. On iPhone and iPad: Picture-in-Picture and background audio. Direct play when your device can handle the file, automatic transcoding when it can't.
MADE FOR IPAD
A sidebar with every Plex library, layouts that fit every window from Slide Over to a full 13-inch screen, and several windows at once: open any title in its own window from its menu, or drag its card to the edge of the screen. With a Magic Keyboard, a full menu bar and shortcuts: Command-1 to 4 for the tabs, Command-F to search, Space to play, S to skip the intro, N for the next episode. Posters lift under the trackpad and Apple Pencil, and right-click opens every menu.
MADE FOR THE COUCH
The Apple TV app is built for the Siri Remote: a cinematic Home that follows focus, one tab per library, native context menus, search, and Top Shelf with Continue Watching and Up Next. Liquid Glass on tvOS 26.
TAKE IT OFFLINE
On iPhone and iPad, download movies, seasons or single episodes in the quality you pick. Transfers continue in the background, stay on Wi-Fi by default and, on iPhone, show a Live Activity on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island. Offline playback uses the same player.
KNOW YOUR VIEWING
Watch History grouped by day, Statistics with streaks, heatmaps, binges and taste built from your own Plex history, and a Year in Review poster you can share.
FREE TO USE, CRUCIBLE PRO TO GO FURTHER
Browsing, search and playback are free on iPhone, iPad and Apple TV, and so is the Statistics view for the last week. Crucible Pro unlocks unlimited offline downloads, the full Statistics screen with every range and library filter, the Year in Review poster and Top Shelf. Pay once for lifetime access, or subscribe yearly with a 14-day free trial. One purchase covers iPhone, iPad and Apple TV, and Family Sharing is on.
TRY IT WITHOUT A SERVER
No Plex server yet? Choose Try the demo on the welcome screen to explore a fictional library with everything unlocked, guided by a short tour.
PRIVATE BY DESIGN
No account with us, no ads, no analytics. Crucible talks only to plex.tv and the server you choose.
OPEN SOURCE
Crucible is free software under GPL-3.0: https://github.com/guitaripod/Crucible
Crucible needs a Plex Media Server. Plex requires a Plex Pass or Remote Watch Pass to stream from your server away from home. Crucible is an independent app and is not made by, endorsed by or affiliated with Plex, Inc. Plex is a trademark of Plex, Inc.
Crucible Pro Annual: 14-day free trial, then billed yearly at the price shown in the app. The subscription renews automatically unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the end of the period. Manage it in your Apple Account settings.
Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Privacy Policy: https://midgarcorp.cc/crucible/privacy
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Play on through the credits.
- The next episode starts in the same player: a season finale rolls straight into the next season, and the subtitles and audio you chose come along
- An episode you finish at the credits now counts as watched, even when its credits begin before the end, so it stops coming back as something to continue; a finished download is marked watched and cleared when "Delete watched downloads" is on
- A watched episode plays from the beginning instead of resuming where the last watching stopped
- A show's Continue button follows what you watched last, so it matches Plex's own Continue Watching
- Up Next no longer disappears for the rest of an episode when one lookup at the credits fails
The developer, Midgar Oy, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
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Accessibility
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Information
- Seller
- Midgar Oy
- Size
- 25.8 MB
- Category
- Entertainment
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 17.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 17.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 14.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later. - Apple TV
Requires tvOS 17.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- Crucible Pro Lifetime $17.99
- Crucible Pro Annual $7.99
- Copyright
- © 2026 Midgar Oy
