New filter : Country

[DeZeta 2]

+1

[mandjou 2]

As a recent user who migrated from Plex a few weeks ago, I found this particular filter essential for managing my library.
Given the existing robust filtering framework, it appears this enhancement could potentially be implemented
without extensive development effort.
Could you please share any available roadmap information regarding a projected timeline for this feature?"

 

[Houfino 41]

4 minutes ago, mandjou said:

As a recent user who migrated from Plex a few weeks ago, I found this particular filter essential for managing my library.
Given the existing robust filtering framework, it appears this enhancement could potentially be implemented
without extensive development effort.
Could you please share any available roadmap information regarding a projected timeline for this feature?"

 

Not at all...Since 2016 until now...Luke doesn't want to and isn't considering it yet. Will update the plugin in 50 years when the admin retires

[brothom 205]

+1 because some countries make so many local movies it's worth it to make playlists or collections or even libraries for them.

[bjerne 21]

Bumping once again. Please add the country filtering feature. Is there any blocker that prevents the Emby dev team from doing this?
Any information would be appreciated so that it feels less like shouting into a void

[Luke 42176]

4 hours ago, bjerne said:

Bumping once again. Please add the country filtering feature. Is there any blocker that prevents the Emby dev team from doing this?
Any information would be appreciated so that it feels less like shouting into a void

Hi, no blocker. It just hasn't been done yet.

[bjerne 21]

On 28/01/2026 at 19:51, Luke said:

Hi, no blocker. It just hasn't been done yet.

Ok, any ETA, please?
It seems apparent that plenty of users would appreciate this feature implemented.

[LittleKinder 15]

You are still expecting it? I gave up  3 years ago lol 

[Luke 42176]

Hi, it’s possible for the future. Thanks.

[user24 330]

5 hours ago, LittleKinder said:

You are still expecting it? I gave up  3 years ago lol 

Yeah, I get where you're coming from with this... but... When I want features such as this, I don't so much give up, but try to figure out how to use the current flexibility of Emby to get what I want. Sure, it may take some time and effort on my part to configure everything... maybe several weeks or more for the initial setup,  but that's better than waiting for a decade or longer. Also, once your own system is set up, it can then be relatively easy to maintain as your media library grows.

On 12/8/2025 at 5:42 AM, brothom said:

+1 because some countries make so many local movies it's worth it to make playlists or collections or even libraries for them.

Playlists and Collections are a good idea. (E.g.) I decided to make Country collections for my music Album Artists (2000+). I have 36 so far...

I also use emojis in the country names and https://emojiterra.com/ is one possible place to get corresponding country flag images from.

Beyond this, it is currently possible to filter Moves, TV Shows and Music by Genres and Tags. Therefore adding individual countries to Genres or Tags for media items could be a useful way to achieve Filter by: Country. Again, it will take time, but there may be some useful plugins that could assist???

So for people desperately wanting this, there may be some combination of Playlists, Collections, Genres, Tags, Plugins that will be useful?

Then (hopefully in the near future) forthcoming smart features (playlists, collections, home screen views...) will be able to make good use of whatever you have set up for countries or other custom groupings/sorting/filtering? That will ideally be the real game-changer!!!