Reel opens straight into your library - the media you
share with family and invited guests, presented with care. Reel
talks to one server: the Plex Media Server you already run.
Beta build · polish in progress
Built on these laws, everything else follows.
Familiarity
Users should not have to relearn how to browse, select, play,
or return. Navigation, controls, and focus should follow
conventions other apps have been using for years, and the same
action must keep the same meaning from one screen to the next.
New features must extend what the app does, not redesign user
habits.
Configurability
Meaningful choices about appearance, behavior, and available
features must belong to the server owner. Once configured, the
experience cannot be changed, expanded, or reinterpreted by an
update. Any new feature that alters what users see or how the
app behaves must remain disabled until the owner enables
it.
Craft
Every screen and interaction has to hold up after the first
impression wears off. Focus must be obvious, navigation can't do
anything unexpected, and getting somewhere should never take
more clicks than it reasonably needs. A feature isn't finished
until it feels deliberate, predictable, and easy to use.
The full tour
We're still hanging the lobby cards.
This page is getting its finishing touches right now - the full
walkthrough of navigation, the library grid, the episode guide,
playback, subtitles, and the owner's settings, each with fresh
screenshots. Check back soon; the doors are almost open.
Reel is in beta with an invited crew. Coming
to the Roku Channel Store.