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

Installing and Setting Up Anime4K for Plex on Windows

Download Plex for Windows or Plex HTPC (for Windows 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 config location for you).
Download the template files, and extract it (open the .zip file).
- Optimized shaders for lower-end GPU:
  (Eg. GTX 980, GTX 1060, RX 570)
  - 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. GTX 1080, RTX 2070, RTX 3060, RX 590, Vega 56, 5700XT, 6600XT)
  - 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.
Open File Explorer and type in %LOCALAPPDATA%\Plex or %LOCALAPPDATA%\Plex HTPC, then hit Enter.
Move the input.conf, mpv.conf and the shaders folder into the 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.