Naming Conventions

Naming Conventions

Proper naming ensures Plex correctly identifies and organizes your media.

Movies

Basic Format

Movies/
└── Movie Name (Year)/
    └── Movie Name (Year).ext

Examples

Movies/
├── Inception (2010)/
│   └── Inception (2010).mkv
├── The Matrix (1999)/
│   └── The Matrix (1999).mkv
└── Spider-Man No Way Home (2021)/
    └── Spider-Man No Way Home (2021).mp4

With Quality Tags

Inception (2010)/
└── Inception (2010) - 2160p Bluray.mkv

Edition Tags

Blade Runner (1982)/
├── Blade Runner (1982) - {edition-Final Cut}.mkv
└── Blade Runner (1982) - {edition-Theatrical}.mkv

TV Shows

Basic Format

TV Shows/
└── Show Name/
    └── Season XX/
        └── Show Name - SXXEXX - Episode Title.ext

Examples

TV Shows/
└── Breaking Bad/
    ├── Season 01/
    │   ├── Breaking Bad - S01E01 - Pilot.mkv
    │   └── Breaking Bad - S01E02 - Cat's in the Bag.mkv
    └── Season 02/
        └── Breaking Bad - S02E01 - Seven Thirty-Seven.mkv

Multi-Episode Files

Show Name - S01E01-E02 - Episode Title.mkv
Show Name - S01E01E02 - Episode Title.mkv

Daily Shows

The Daily Show/
└── Season 2024/
    └── The Daily Show - 2024-01-15 - Episode Title.mkv

Anime

Use TheTVDB for anime:

Anime/
└── Attack on Titan/
    └── Season 01/
        └── Attack on Titan - S01E01 - To You, in 2000 Years.mkv

Or absolute ordering:

Attack on Titan - 001 - To You, in 2000 Years.mkv

Music

Format

Music/
└── Artist Name/
    └── Album Name (Year)/
        └── Track# - Track Name.ext

Examples

Music/
└── Pink Floyd/
    └── The Dark Side of the Moon (1973)/
        ├── 01 - Speak to Me.flac
        ├── 02 - Breathe.flac
        └── 03 - On the Run.flac

Special Characters

Characters to Avoid

• : → Use - or remove
• / → Use -
• ? → Remove
• * → Remove
• " → Use '
• < > → Remove
• | → Use -

Examples

# Bad
Star Trek: The Next Generation
What If...?

# Good
Star Trek - The Next Generation
What If

ID Tags

Pin media to specific database IDs:

Movies (TMDB)

Inception (2010) {tmdb-27205}/
└── Inception (2010) {tmdb-27205}.mkv

TV Shows (TVDB)

Breaking Bad {tvdb-81189}/
└── Season 01/
    └── Breaking Bad - S01E01 - Pilot.mkv

IMDb

Inception (2010) {imdb-tt1375666}/
└── Inception (2010).mkv

Extras and Trailers

Movie Name (Year)/
├── Movie Name (Year).mkv
├── Movie Name (Year)-trailer.mkv
└── Behind The Scenes/
    └── Making Of.mkv

Supported extras folders:

• Behind The Scenes/
• Deleted Scenes/
• Featurettes/
• Interviews/
• Scenes/
• Shorts/
• Trailers/

Subtitles

Name subtitles to match video file:

Movie Name (Year).mkv
Movie Name (Year).en.srt      # English
Movie Name (Year).es.srt      # Spanish
Movie Name (Year).en.sdh.srt  # English SDH
Movie Name (Year).en.forced.srt  # Forced

Tools

FileBot

Automated renaming tool:

• filebot.net
• Supports Plex naming conventions

Sonarr/Radarr

Configure naming in:

• Settings → Media Management → Naming

Next Steps

• Port Reference
• FAQ