M3U, Xtream & EPG
What is an M3U playlist?
An M3U playlist is a plain-text list of media locations. See how #EXTM3U and #EXTINF work, what tvg tags mean and how players use M3U for live TV.
M3U, Xtream & EPG
M3U Playlist, Xtream Codes and EPG Guides
Understand M3U and M3U8 playlists, Xtream Codes logins and electronic program guides, and add an EPG source correctly.
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M3U, Xtream & EPG
M3U vs M3U8
M3U vs M3U8 explained: text encoding, the link to HLS streaming, master and media playlists, and why some players accept one extension but not the other.
M3U, Xtream & EPG
What is an EPG?
An EPG is the on-screen TV guide that shows what is on now and next. Learn where EPG data comes from, how players load it and why it sometimes goes missing.
M3U, Xtream & EPG
Add an EPG URL (XMLTV)
Add an XMLTV EPG URL to your IPTV player, match channels with tvg-id, handle compressed guide files and fix times that are shifted or missing.
M3U, Xtream & EPG
What is Xtream Codes API?
What “Xtream Codes API” means today: the server, username and password login format many IPTV players support, how it differs from M3U and how to enter it.
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