Features Guide

Jellyfin Enhanced bundles dozens of features into one convenient plugin. This guide covers all available features and how to use them.

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Content Management

🙈 Hidden Content System

Per-user content hiding with server-side storage and granular filtering controls.

Features: - Hide specific movies/series from all browsing surfaces - Hidden state stored server-side per-user - Survives browser/device changes - Management panel with search and bulk operations - Granular filter toggles for different surfaces - Undo functionality with toast notifications

Surfaces with Filtering: - Library views - Discovery pages - Search results - Calendar view - Next Up section - Continue Watching section - Recommendations - Requests page

How to Hide Content:

1. Navigate to any item detail page
2. Click the hide button (visibility_off icon)
3. Choose hide scope:
4. Global - Hide everywhere
5. Episode - Hide this episode only
6. Show - Hide entire series
7. Next Up - Hide from Next Up only
8. Continue Watching - Hide from Continue Watching only
9. Confirm the action

Management Panel:

Access via: - Enhanced panel → Settings → Hidden Content - Sidebar navigation (if enabled) - Custom tab (if configured)

Management Features: - View all hidden items - Search hidden content - Unhide individual items - Unhide all items at once - Group by series/movies - Filter by scope

Configuration:

1. Open Enhanced panel (press ?)
2. Go to Settings tab
3. Find Hidden Content section
4. Enable/disable the feature
5. Configure filter toggles:
6. Show hide buttons on Jellyseerr items
7. Show hide buttons in library views
8. Show hide buttons on detail pages
9. Filter library views
10. Filter discovery pages
11. Filter search results
12. Filter calendar
13. Filter Next Up
14. Filter Continue Watching
15. Filter recommendations
16. Filter requests page
17. Choose integration method:
18. Plugin Pages (requires Plugin Pages plugin)
19. Custom Tabs (requires Custom Tabs plugin)

Performance: - Optimized with CSS classes instead of inline styles - Batched DOM visibility changes - Chunked API requests for parent series - Cached surface detection

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Playback & Controls

⌨️ Advanced Keyboard Shortcuts

Comprehensive hotkeys for navigation, playback control, and more.

Default Shortcuts:

Global: - / - Open Search - Shift+H - Go to Home - D - Go to Dashboard - Q - Quick Connect - R - Play Random Item

Player: - A - Cycle Aspect Ratio - I - Show Playback Info - S - Subtitle Menu - C - Cycle Subtitle Tracks - V - Cycle Audio Tracks - + - Increase Playback Speed - - - Decrease Playback Speed - R - Reset Playback Speed - B - Bookmark Current Time - P - Open Episode Preview - O - Skip Intro/Outro

Customization: 1. Press ? to open the Enhanced panel 2. Go to Shortcuts tab 3. Click on any key to set a custom shortcut 4. Changes save automatically per user

📝 Smart Bookmarks

Save timestamps and jump to specific moments with visual timeline markers.

Features: - Create bookmarks during playback with B key - Visual markers on video timeline - Add custom labels to bookmarks - Sync bookmarks across duplicate items (same TMDB/TVDB ID) - Manage all bookmarks from Custom Tabs interface - Export/import bookmark data

Usage: 1. While watching, press B at any moment 2. Add an optional label (e.g., "Epic scene") 3. Bookmark appears as marker on timeline 4. Click marker to jump to that timestamp

Bookmark Management: - Access via Custom Tabs plugin - View all bookmarks across library - Clean up orphaned bookmarks - Detect and merge duplicates - Adjust time offsets for synced bookmarks

🎬 Custom Pause Screen

Beautiful overlay with media info when you pause a video.

Displays: - Media title and logo - Year, rating, runtime - Plot/description - Current progress with time remaining - Spinning disc animation - Blurred backdrop

Tip

Custom CSS available

⏯️ Smart Playback

Intelligent playback features for better viewing experience.

Features: - Auto-pause - Pause when switching browser tabs - Auto-resume - Resume when returning to tab - Auto-skip intros/outros - Seamless binge-watching (requires Intro Skipper plugin) - Playback speed control - Adjust speed with keyboard shortcuts - Auto Picture-in-Picture - Enter PiP mode when switching tabs

Configuration: Enable/disable in Enhanced panel → Settings tab

📝 Customizable Subtitles

Fine-tune subtitle appearance with presets and custom colors.

Presets: - Multiple font families - Size options (small, medium, large, extra large) - Background opacity - Text shadow options - Position adjustments

Custom Colors (New in v11): - User-configurable text color with alpha support - User-configurable background color with alpha support - Live preview in settings - Computed text shadow for transparent/black backgrounds - Per-user customization

Usage: 1. Open Enhanced panel → Settings 2. Find Subtitle Presets section 3. Select your preferred preset options 4. Or use Custom Colors section: - Choose text color - Adjust text alpha - Choose background color - Adjust background alpha - Preview changes live 5. Changes apply immediately

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Discovery & Integration

🪼 Jellyseerr Search Integration

Search, request, and discover media directly from Jellyfin's search interface.

Features: - Search Jellyseerr from Jellyfin search bar - Request movies and TV shows - View request status (pending, approved, available) - Auto-add requested media to watchlist - Sync Jellyseerr watchlist to Jellyfin

Setup: 1. Open plugin settings → Jellyseerr tab 2. Check "Show Jellyseerr Results in Search" 3. Enter Jellyseerr URL(s) (one per line) 4. Enter Jellyseerr API Key (from Jellyseerr Settings → General) 5. Click "Test Connection" 6. Enable optional features: - Add Requested Media to Watchlist - Sync Jellyseerr Watchlist to Jellyfin 7. Click Save

Requirements: - Jellyseerr instance with API access - "Enable Jellyfin Sign-In" enabled in Jellyseerr - Jellyfin users imported into Jellyseerr

Icon States:

Icon	State	Description
	Active	Jellyseerr is successfully connected, and the current Jellyfin user is correctly linked to a Jellyseerr user. Results from Jellyseerr will load along with Jellyfin and requests can be made.
	User Not Found	Jellyseerr is successfully connected, but the current Jellyfin user is not linked to a Jellyseerr account. Ensure the user has been imported into Jellyseerr from Jellyfin. Results will not load.
	Offline	The plugin could not connect to any of the configured Jellyseerr URLs. Check your plugin settings and ensure Jellyseerr is running and accessible. Results will not load.

🎬 Jellyseerr Item Details

View recommendations and similar items on detail pages.

Features: - Recommended items section - Similar items section - Request directly from recommendations - Exclude items already in library - Real-time request status indicators - Support for 4K requests - TV season selection

Setup: 1. Configure Jellyseerr integration (see above) 2. Check "Show Jellyseerr Recommendations and Similar items" 3. Optional: Enable "Exclude already in library items" 4. Click Save

Discovery Pages: - Genre-based discovery - Network-based discovery - Person-based discovery (actors, directors) - Tag-based discovery - All with TV/Movies/All filtering

🔗 .arr Links Integration

Quick access to Sonarr, Radarr, and Bazarr (admin only).

Features: - Direct links to item pages in Sonarr/Radarr - Bazarr subtitle management links - Display *arr tags as clickable links - Filter and customize tag display

🔍 Streaming Provider Lookup

See where else your media is available to stream.

Features: - Multi-region support - Buy, rent, and stream options - Provider logos and links - Powered by TMDB data

Usage: 1. Enable in Enhanced panel → Settings 2. Select your region 3. View providers on item detail pages

✒️ TMDB Reviews

Display user reviews from TMDB on item pages.

Features: - Full review text - Author information - Rating scores - Review dates - Expandable/collapsible reviews

Setup: Enable "Show TMDB Reviews" in Enhanced panel → Settings

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Visual Enhancements

🏷️ Quality Tags

Display quality information (4K, HDR, Atmos) directly on posters.

Supported Tags: - Resolution: 8K, 4K, 1080p, 720p, 480p, LOW-RES - Video Format: AV1, HEVC, H265, VP9, H264 - Video Features: HDR, Dolby Vision, HDR10+, 3D - Audio: ATMOS, DTS-X, TRUEHD, DTS, Dolby Digital+, 7.1, 5.1

🎭 Genre Tags

Identify genres with themed icons on posters.

Features: - Material Design icons for each genre - Circular badges that expand on hover - Show up to 3 genres per item - Customizable position

🌐 Language Tags

Display available audio languages as country flags on posters.

Features: - Country flag icons from flagcdn.com - Show up to 3 unique languages - Positioned bottom-left by default - Also displays on item detail pages

⭐ Rating Tags

Show TMDB and Rotten Tomatoes ratings on posters and in player.

Features: - TMDB star ratings - Rotten Tomatoes critic scores (fresh/rotten icons) - Stacked vertically on posters - Optional OSD display during playback - Color-coded by rating value

👤 People Tags

Display age and birthplace information for cast members.

Features: - Current age or age at death - Age at item release - Birthplace with country flag - Deceased indicator (grayscale + cross) - Caching for performance

Displays: - Age chips (top-left of cast cards) - Birthplace banner (bottom of cast cards) - Deceased styling (grayscale filter)

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Personal Scripts

These are optional scripts from the developer's personal collection.

🎨 Colored Activity Icons

Replace default activity icons with Material Design icons.

Features: - Custom colors for each activity type - Material Design icon set - Better visual distinction

Configuration: Enable in Enhanced panel → Settings → Extras

🎪 Colored Ratings

Color-coded backgrounds for ratings on detail pages.

Features: - Different colors per rating type - Value-based color gradients - Supports TMDB, IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes

Configuration: Enable in Enhanced panel → Settings → Extras

🖼️ Login Image Display

Show user profile images on manual login page.

Features: - Display user avatars - Cleaner login interface - Automatic fallback to text

Configuration: Enable in Enhanced panel → Settings → Extras

🧩 Plugin Icons

Replace default plugin icons with Material Design icons.

Features: - Custom icons for popular plugins - Add custom config page links - Improved dashboard aesthetics

Configuration: Enable in Enhanced panel → Settings → Extras

🎭 Theme Selector

Choose from multiple Jellyfin theme color variants.

Features: - Multiple color palettes (Aurora, Jellyblue, Ocean, etc.) - Randomize theme daily option - Quick theme switching

Configuration: 1. Enable in Enhanced panel → Settings → Extras 2. Select theme from dropdown 3. Optional: Enable "Randomize Daily"

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Customization

🎨 Custom Styling with CSS

Extensive CSS customization options. See CSS Customization Guide for more details.

Available Customizations: - Pause Screen CSS - Quality Tags CSS - Genre Tags CSS - Language Tags CSS - Rating Tags CSS - Rating Tag OSD CSS - People Tags CSS - ARR Tag Links CSS - Enhanced Panel CSS

🖼️ Custom Branding

Upload your own logos, banners, and favicon.

Features: - Custom Jellyfin logo (header) - Custom splash banners (light/dark themes) - Custom favicon (browser tab icon) - Files stored in plugin config folder - Survives Jellyfin updates

Setup: 1. Go to Dashboard → Plugins → Jellyfin Enhanced 2. Navigate to Other Settings tab 3. Find Custom Branding section 4. Upload your custom images: - Icon Transparent (header logo) - Banner Light (dark theme splash) - Banner Dark (light theme splash) - Favicon (browser icon) 5. Click Save 6. Force refresh browser (Ctrl+F5)

Requirements: - Requires file-transformation plugin - Recommended image formats: PNG, SVG - Files stored in: /plugins/configurations/Jellyfin.Plugin.JellyfinEnhanced/custom_branding/

🌍 Internationalization

Multi-language support with community translations and automatic caching.

Supported Languages: - Danish (da) - German (de) - English (en) - Spanish (es) - French (fr) - Hungarian (hu) - Italian (it) - Norwegian (no) - Polish (pl) - Portuguese (pt) - Russian (ru) - Swedish (sv) - Turkish (tr) - Chinese (zh-HK)

How It Works: - Automatically detects Jellyfin user profile language - Fetches latest translations from GitHub on first load - Caches translations for 24 hours in localStorage - Per-version caching with automatic cleanup - Falls back to bundled translations if offline - Language code normalization (including region variants)

Translation Cache Refresh (New in v11): - Server-side scheduled task runs on plugin startup - Automatically signals all clients to clear cached translations - Ensures fresh translations after plugin updates - No manual intervention required

Manual Cache Refresh: 1. Open Enhanced panel (press ?) 2. Go to Settings tab 3. Find translation settings 4. Click "Refresh Translation Cache" button

Contributing Translations: 1. Copy en.json from Jellyfin.Plugin.JellyfinEnhanced/js/locales/ 2. Rename to your language code (e.g., es.json) 3. Translate the English text 4. Submit a pull request 5. Translations available immediately after merge!