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IPTV players for every device

Which app to use for IPTV on a TV, box, phone or computer: TiviMate, OTT Navigator, Kodi, VLC, SS IPTV, Smart IPTV and more. TV guide and catch-up support, price, and how to add your playlist.

PlayerDevicesPriceGuideCatch-up
TiviMate
The most comfortable UI on Android TV and boxes: grid guide, catch-up, recording. Several playlists and favourites need Premium.		Android TV, Androidfree + premium✓✓
OTT Navigator
Lots of settings, strong catch-up and guide support, works on phones too.		Android TV, Androidfree + premium✓✓
Televizo
Simple and fast, good for low-end boxes.		Android TV, Androidfree + premium✓✓
Kodi + PVR IPTV Simple Client
A free open-source media centre; IPTV comes through the PVR IPTV Simple Client add-on. Powerful, harder to set up.		Android TV, Android, Windows, macOS, Linuxfree✓✓
VLC
Plays any stream or playlist; handy to test a channel. No TV guide or catch-up.		Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, Android TV, iPhone / iPad, Apple TVfree——
IPTVnator
An open-source desktop player: playlists by URL or file, XMLTV guide.		Windows, macOS, Linuxfree✓—
MyIPTV Player
A Microsoft Store app for Windows and Xbox, with a TV guide.		Windowsfree✓—
Perfect Player
A lightweight player with a guide. Rarely updated, still works on older devices.		Android, Windowsfree✓—
SS IPTV
For Samsung and LG smart TVs. Your playlist is uploaded on the app's website using a code shown on the TV.		Samsung TV, LG TVfree✓—
Smart IPTV (SIPTV)
For Samsung and LG TVs. After the trial it needs a one-off activation; the playlist is uploaded on the website by the TV's MAC address.		Samsung TV, LG TV, Android TVpaid✓—
GSE Smart IPTV
A long-standing player for iPhone, iPad and Apple TV: playlists, guide, recording.		iPhone / iPad, Apple TV, Androidfree + premium✓—
iPlayTV
A paid player for Apple TV and iPhone with a tidy guide grid and catch-up.		iPhone / iPad, Apple TVpaid✓✓
IPTVX
A modern player for Apple devices with sync between them.		iPhone / iPad, Apple TV, macOSfree + premium✓✓

We are not affiliated with the developers and sell no subscriptions. Install apps only from the official stores: Google Play, App Store, Samsung and LG.

What to choose

  • Android TV and boxes: TiviMate or OTT Navigator, with a grid guide, catch-up and remote-friendly controls.
  • Samsung and LG without a box: SS IPTV or Smart IPTV. The playlist is uploaded on the app's website, not on the TV.
  • iPhone, iPad, Apple TV: iPlayTV, IPTVX or GSE Smart IPTV.
  • A computer: VLC to test a stream quickly; IPTVnator or Kodi for viewing with a guide.

How to add your playlist

Nearly every player takes a playlist two ways: by URL (better, as the player picks up changes) or as a file. The TV guide is a separate XMLTV link unless the playlist header has url-tvg. Before adding it, run the playlist through the M3U checker to drop dead channels and duplicates.

Catch-up

Catch-up only works if the provider offers it and the playlist carries catchup attributes (shift, append, flussonic) and catchup-days. The player inserts the programme time into the stream URL, so the format must match what the server expects.

ISP channels over Wi-Fi

If the ISP playlist consists of udp://@239… links, video breaks up over Wi-Fi. Turn on udpxy on the router: IPTV router setup.

Where to get channels

Players are just apps; they include no channels. Legal sources are your ISP's IPTV and the channels' official apps and websites. We do not publish playlists with other people's content.

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