Plex

Plex is especially useful if you have your own movie library — or have friends who are willing to share theirs. This app lets you organize and stream personal media from a Plex Media Server, which is great if you’ve collected digital movie files over time. Instead of leaving those files scattered on a hard drive, Plex can present them with posters, metadata, descriptions, and a much cleaner library layout.

The app also offers free streaming movies, shows, and live TV, so it’s not only for people with access to personal media libraries. Collectors will get the most out of it, and if you care about organizing your own library and accessing it across devices, Plex is one of the best apps in this category. There are some technical steps if you want to use your own server, but the result can be worth it. Once everything is organized, you can watch all your favorite titles without much hassle.

However, Plex isn’t limited to your own media, as personal media libraries can be shared. So, if you have family members, friends, or even co-workers who are running their own Plex Media Servers and willing to share, you can tap into their collections as well.