Channel Builder by Aster

For Plex

Turn a Plex playlist into a TV channel

Fill in what you want below and copy the line it writes. Pasted into a Plex video playlist's description, it turns that playlist into a channel in Aster.

  1. Choose your settings. Anything you leave alone keeps Aster's default.
  2. Press Copy.
  3. In Plex, open the video playlist, choose Edit, and paste it into the description (Summary).
  4. Open Channels in Aster. The channel appears the next time the tab opens.
Your Plex library optional

Sign in to pick genres, networks, collections and more from your own library, and to load a playlist's current settings. You can also just type everything.

Your sign-in stays in this browser tab and goes only to Plex: there's no server here to send it to. It ends when you close the tab or sign out, and you can remove "Aster Channel Builder" any time under Authorized Devices on plex.tv. Nothing in Plex changes unless you press Save or Create and confirm.

Basics

Leave it empty and Aster numbers it after your highest channel.

Commas are fine.

Puts the channel in a group in the guide.

What it plays

Leave this empty to play the playlist's own titles. Fill it to play everything in those genres, networks or collections; the playlist can then be empty.

Spell it as Plex shows it.

Spell it as Plex shows it. Commas are fine; press Enter to add each one.

Spell it as Plex shows it. Commas are fine; press Enter to add each one.

Years
to

Spell it as Plex shows it.

Spell it as Plex shows it.

Schedule

Episodes in a row
to

Each turn, the channel picks a number between these (1 to 20).

Show weights

Give a show more turns: 2 means twice as often as the others. Up to 5.

Logo and bug
Advanced

Spell it as Plex shows it. Only these people see the channel in Aster.