What works tonight, and what doesn’t yet.

The basics, done on your hardware. Every line says where it stands.

19:10

Your libraries

Folder scanning: New files are picked up on their own; network shares are rescanned every 15 minutes. PLAID only reads your folders.; Available
Matching and artwork: Titles, posters and synopses from TMDB and fanart.tv, in each library’s language. Your own .nfo files and images come first.; Available
Search and collections: Find a film, a show or a person. Browse collections.; Available

21:00

Playback

Direct Play: When a device can play the file as it is, PLAID sends it untouched. Almost no CPU.; Available
Direct Stream and transcoding: When it can’t, PLAID remuxes or re-encodes to H.264 with FFmpeg, at a quality that fits the connection.; Available
Hardware transcoding: VAAPI, Intel Quick Sync, NVENC or V4L2 M2M, tested at startup, with software as the fallback. What works where.; Available
Subtitles: Text and image subtitles, with each profile’s audio and subtitle choices remembered.; Available
Continue watching: Stop on the TV, pick up in the browser. Each profile keeps its place.; Available

21:01

Screens

Web: Served by the server itself, in any recent browser.; Available
Apple TV: A native tvOS app. It finds the server on the network and pairs with a code.; Available
iPhone and iPad: Next in the Apple phase, in SwiftUI like the TV app.; Planned
Android and Android TV: Kotlin and Jetpack Compose, after the Apple apps.; Planned

21:02

People

Accounts and profiles: An admin, members, and a profile per person, with an optional PIN.; Available
TV pairing: A TV signs in with a short code typed on another device.; Available
Remote access: A getplaid.direct address and a real certificate for your server. How it works.; Available
Library sharing: Invite a friend by link to one library or collection, with a quality cap and instant revocation.; Planned
Plaid Party: Watch together, in sync. The concept.; Planned

Labels

What the labels mean

Available: merged and in the releases, still being polished. Planned: written as an intent, not built. Later: on the list, not designed yet.

The roadmap