Plex name formatter

Name: Plex name formatter
Author: Mithlaw

Adds Plex-friendly names to search results on IMDB and TVDB. If you find it useful, please https://www.buymeacoffee.com/lorenzowood

As of June 2026, Plex name formatter has 28 users in the Productivity category.

Mithlaw Productivity

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Version

1.1

Manifest V3

History

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Tracking since Apr 18, 2026.

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Date	Users	Rating	Reviews	Version
Apr 18, 2026	27	—	—	1.1
Apr 28, 2026	30	—	—	1.1
May 7, 2026	28	—	—	1.1
May 15, 2026	26	—	—	1.1
May 24, 2026	28	—	—	1.1
Jun 5, 2026	29	—	—	1.1
Now	28	—	—	1.1

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About

This extension is handy if you use Plex media server and organise your files.

Plex looks for metadata by examining the names of files and folders. It’s helpful if you give your folder the title of the film or TV show, with the year in parentheses, and the code from either IMDB or TVDB in braces.

With this extension installed, if you search on IMDB (https://imdb.com) or TVDB (https://thetvdb.com), a Plex-friendly name will appear below the title of each movie or TV show result. This name has the title, with characters that don’t work in filenames substituted, followed by the year in parentheses (if available) followed by the relevant code in braces.

You can copy the Plex-friendly name to the clipboard simply by clicking on it.

If you find it useful, please buy me a coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/lorenzowood.

The source code is available at https://github.com/lorenzowood/plex_name_formatter_extension