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Ability to Configure NFO Output

Posted: 07 Feb 2026, 13:31
by dokuro
Plex is adding the ability to use nfo, you can see this thread over at plex if you want to take a look -> https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-nfo-agent ... iew/936104.

I was evaluating and testing this and while doing so the plex developer reported https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-nfo-agent ... /936104/21 that the nfo generated by filebot is "sparse" of content. I used this method viewtopic.php?t=13560 to create the nfo file from filebot.

They suggested using Tiny Media Manager to generate the nfo using the Kodi/XBMC NFO format which has alot more information than the one generated by filebot.

So, if there a way to configure filebot to gather additional information and store that in the outputted nfo file?

For reference here are examples of two nfo, one from tmm and one from filebot.

Hamnet Movie NFO Generated by Tiny Media Manager:

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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
<!--created on 2026-02-07 13:24:58 by tinyMediaManager 5.2.6 for KODI-->
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  <title>Hamnet</title>
  <originaltitle>Hamnet</originaltitle>
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      <votes>33290</votes>
    </rating>
  </ratings>
  <userrating>0</userrating>
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  <plot>The powerful story of love and loss that inspired the creation of Shakespeare's timeless masterpiece, Hamlet.</plot>
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  <tagline>Keep your heart open.</tagline>
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    <thumb>https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/hSXEI0yKQufpBwwK1whpPiJIZJ3.jpg</thumb>
  </fanart>
  <mpaa>IE:12A</mpaa>
  <certification>IE:12A</certification>
  <id>tt14905854</id>
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  <uniqueid default="true" type="imdb">tt14905854</uniqueid>
  <uniqueid default="false" type="wikidata">Q122741016</uniqueid>
  <country>United Kingdom</country>
  <country>United States</country>
  <status/>
  <code/>
  <premiered>2025-11-26</premiered>
  <watched>false</watched>
  <playcount>0</playcount>
  <genre>Drama</genre>
  <genre>Romance</genre>
  <genre>History</genre>
  <studio>Hera Pictures</studio>
  <studio>Neal Street Productions</studio>
  <studio>Amblin Entertainment</studio>
  <studio>Book of Shadows</studio>
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  <credits tmdbid="3967628">Maggie O'Farrell</credits>
  <director tmdbid="1395183">Chloé Zhao</director>
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  <tag>grief</tag>
  <tag>death of son</tag>
  <tag>woman director</tag>
  <tag>16th century</tag>
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    <role>Agnes</role>
    <thumb>https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/i8IlkFbZqKUgkypZKpdhrw00uqw.jpg</thumb>
    <profile>https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1498158</profile>
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    <name>Paul Mescal</name>
    <role>Will</role>
    <thumb>https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/vrzZ41TGNAFgfmZjC2sOJySzBLd.jpg</thumb>
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    <name>Emily Watson</name>
    <role>Mary</role>
    <thumb>https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/bd0qiJXHoLNpkCqABsh67AKRtjC.jpg</thumb>
    <profile>https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1639</profile>
    <tmdbid>1639</tmdbid>
  </actor>
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    <name>Joe Alwyn</name>
    <role>Bartholomew</role>
    <thumb>https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/lpkLUUcuLNO4KPswRwG2MF8Wobn.jpg</thumb>
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    <name>Jacobi Jupe</name>
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    <name>Noah Jupe</name>
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    <profile>https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1590759</profile>
    <tmdbid>1590759</tmdbid>
  </actor>
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    <name>Bodhi Rae Breathnach</name>
    <role>Susanna</role>
    <thumb>https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/sONxErk3r0xfoESAmU3GVTxoPDe.jpg</thumb>
    <profile>https://www.themoviedb.org/person/4088089</profile>
    <tmdbid>4088089</tmdbid>
  </actor>
  <actor>
    <name>Olivia Lynes</name>
    <role>Judith</role>
    <thumb>https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/rixOc0eAICCG5l2rtY42kcSoBjm.jpg</thumb>
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    <name>David Wilmot</name>
    <role>John</role>
    <thumb>https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/epb46N0iJyAmSOguMdFn6qQGSsy.jpg</thumb>
    <profile>https://www.themoviedb.org/person/73287</profile>
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    <name>Justine Mitchell</name>
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    <profile>https://www.themoviedb.org/person/2500901</profile>
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    <profile>https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1794806</profile>
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  <actor>
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  <user_note/>
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</movie>
Hamnet Movie NFO Generated by FileBot:

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<movie>
  <title>Hamnet</title>
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  <rating>7.714</rating>
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    <name>Jack Shalloo</name>
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    <name>Effie Linnen</name>
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    <name>Hera Gibson</name>
    <role>Francisco</role>
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    <name>Zac Wishart</name>
    <role>Thomas</role>
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    <name>James Lintern</name>
    <role>James</role>
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    <name>Matthew Tennyson</name>
    <role>Gertrude</role>
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Re: Ability to Configure NFO Output

Posted: 07 Feb 2026, 14:41
by rednoah
We can certainly add more information. I'm not aware of any official NFO well-documented standard or specification though. NFO files generated by FileBot already follow the KODI wiki but the examples there are indeed very sparse. If it's more about KODI generates this, or TMM generates that, then we can certainly copy their example, but some exhaustive documentation would be nice.


:?: If Plex introduces support for NFO files, then I would be very interested in exactly what standard they use, i.e. which specific elements are read by their parser, or at least the example files they use to test their code.


:idea: Other than the built-in Export NFO files feature, we also have a scriptable post-processing feature (e.g. Generate custom NFO files) that could be used to generate custom NFO files / or prototype Plex-specific NFO files.

Re: Ability to Configure NFO Output

Posted: 07 Feb 2026, 15:53
by dokuro
I'll ask about what spec/standards they are using, I'll mention you on the thread over at the plex forum.

In the interim I'll take a look at the custom nfo script and see if I can figure it out. Thanks.
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