You need to sign-up for a Plex account in order to do this. This is because Plex isn’t actually an app – it’s just a server that delivers media to your Roku device. When you launch Plex, it will open in a browser window. The full name for Plex is “Plex Media Server” which you will find if you scroll down to “Get Plex”.ĭrag Plex Media Server to your Applications folder and launch it. There is an application called TunesKit which claims to be able to remove DRM from iTunes but it’s not free and we can’t recommend it because we haven’t tried it.

Note that Plex does not work for content purchased on iTunes – only Apple TV can stream iTunes content as it is protected by Apple’s DRM (Digital Rights Management). Plex is also integrated with music streaming service Tidal allowing you to play your Tidal music library in standard or high definition formats on both your Mac and iOS device.

If you’ve had problems with Apple TV Airplay mirroring from Mac to your TV such as jerky or stuttering videos or problems streaming Netflix on your Mac, you might find it easier to use Plex anyway. Plex can also be used to connect your Mac to any streaming device including Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV and Chromecast so it’s definitely worth installing if you use more than just Apple TV. Plex works with virtually any version of Roku including Roku Express, Roku Premiere, Roku Ultra, and Roku 2, 3 & 4. Plex is a free open source content delivery platform that allows you to watch, manage and stream multimedia content from your Mac.

On your Roku device, first go to your Roku channel store and download Plex for Roku.

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