Plex Media Server Version 0.9.17.0 Jun 2026

The headline feature of version 0.9.17.0 was a significant overhaul of the Plex Transcoder. Key improvements included: Segment Pruning:

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According to release notes shared on the Plex Forum and Reddit , this version introduced several functional improvements: The headline feature of version 0