Usage Instructions (GLSL / PLEX) (v4.x)

Installing and Setting Up Anime4K for Plex on Apple Silicon and Intel-Based Mac

Download Plex for Mac or Plex HTPC (for macOS Home Theater PCs) from here.
- Note: Only the desktop version of the app supports GLSL shaders.
Open Plex or Plex HTPC (this will create the Application Support location for you).
Download the template files and extract them (open the .zip file).
- Optimized shaders for lower-end GPU:
  (Eg. M1, M2, Intel chips)
  - Download the template files here.
  - Or click here to install manually.
    - Copy & Paste the code from input.conf and mpv.conf in your input.conf and mpv.conf file.
    - Then download and extract the shaders from releases and put them in the shaders folder.
- Optimized shaders for higher-end GPU:
  (Eg. M1 Pro, M1 Max, M1 Ultra, M2 Pro, M2 Max, Intel chips)
  (Untested, might still have performance issues)
  - Download the template files here.
  - Or click here to install manually.
    - Copy & Paste the code from input.conf and mpv.conf in your input.conf and mpv.conf file.
    - Then download and extract the shaders from releases and put them in the shaders folder.
In the Finder on your Mac, choose Go > Go to Folder...
Paste ~/Library/Application Support/Plex/ or ~/Library/Application Support/Plex HTPC/ and hit Enter.
Move the input.conf, mpv.conf, and the shaders folder into the Plex or Plex HTPC folder.
That's it! Anime4K is now installed and ready to use.

Anime4K has 3 major modes: A, B, and C. Each mode is optimized for a different class of anime degradations.
- Mode A is automatically enabled, if you use our template (this can be change in mpv.conf).
To enable each mode manually:
- Press CTRL+1 to enable Mode A (Optimized for 1080p Anime).
- Press CTRL+2 to enable Mode B (Optimized for 720p Anime).
- Press CTRL+3 to enable Mode C (Optimized for 480p Anime).
- Press CTRL+0 to clear all shaders (Disable Anime4K).
For more explanations and customization options, see the Advanced Usage Instructions.