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Plex channel for content from G2G.fm

Plex channel for content from G2G.fm

Vote: (3 votes)

Program license: Free

Developer: GitHub

Works under: Windows

Vote:

Program license

(3 votes)

Free

Developer

GitHub

Works under:

Windows

Pros

  • Extensive movie selection
  • Advanced search

Cons

  • Unlicensed content

Access all of the content from the G2G.FM website via Plex with the G2G.FM plugin.

Before we dive in to the G2G.FM website and plugin overview and review, we need to discuss Plex for those users who may not be familiar with it. Plex is a client-side media player and media collection management solution. Plex is not only very powerful but highly customizable, and a chief way that you can personalize it is to install plugins that add features and provide access to content.

G2G.FM is a very popular website that provides access to films at no cost to the user. Although there may be ads on the website, there are never ads in the content or through the Plex plugin. The movie collection on G2G.FM is extensive. It contains a wealth of older movies but even has films that are still in movie theaters or have just become available for rental. There is some other content on the site, but the primary focus of the site is on films rather than television programs and the like.

Plex plugins that provide access to content are generally referred to as channels. When you install this plugin, you now have a G2G.FM channel. Simply select it from your list of channels, and you’ll be greeted by a featured collection of movies, which are generally films just added and which are still in theaters. The channel also provides other tools, such as search, which we’ll get to momentarily.

Installation of Plex channels is simple. After selecting the install a channel option, you point Plex to where you downloaded and unpacked these files. It does the rest. Configuration is generally hands-off as well, but it may be necessary to point the channel to the current G2G.FM website or proxy URL.

Plex has a standardized search tool that is shared across all channels. This advanced search tool is quite powerful, and this G2G.FM plugin does a good job of supporting it. The simplest search is to search by movie title, but you can add the year and many other criteria to really pare down the results. There is also a handy genre option, which is great for perusing when you don’t know exactly what you want.

The G2G.FM plugin also lets you favorite or bookmark films that you like. Your bookmarks are automatically categorized. If you have a large collection of favorites, you view them based on genre or some other criteria. It can be frustrating that bookmarks are file-specific, so if a particular file is removed, you lose that bookmark rather having it point to a different file.

G2G.FM provides access to copy-protected content. You don’t have to pay for it, and the rightsholders are not paid for it. There is no way to filter out copyrighted content, and whether viewing such content is illegal depends very much on the laws in the region in which you live.

Pros

  • Extensive movie selection
  • Advanced search

Cons

  • Unlicensed content

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