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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
 

Hey all. I'm currently trialling out IPTV providers, and one of the things that's putting me off entirely is the lack of decent Mac apps, specifically ones that allow for Xtream logins and not only m3u.

The provider I'm testing out suggested Smarters Lite from the iPad store – it runs fine, but it fullscreens with black borders down the sides.

Aside from that, I've tried IPTVnator (FOSS, so that's great) but doesn't actually display the content.

The only thing that works great for individual channel viewing is using Stremio with an add-on, but there's no EPG interface there, so no channel hopping and other features.

Any suggestions?

ETA: compatibility with Apple Silicon (M1/M2) chips would be vital too.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Kodi + PVR IPTV addon. I use this addon, keep in mind that it doesn't support Apple silicon https://kodi.tv/addons/matrix/pvr.iptvsimple/

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Ah thanks for this, but Apple silicon support would be essential in my case

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Are you able to set up a jellyfin server on your device? If so there's an xtream plugin on GitHub from a custom repository. https://github.com/Kevinjil/Jellyfin.Xtream

Jellyfin should be able to handle m3u fine natively iirc.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

A rare find while lurking Lemmy on my alt. I appreciate that you recommend it, as people using your work is the best reward for such a FOSS project. You even made me create a Lemmy account on my real nickname ;)

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Oh hey there haha. While I haven't needed anything that handles those kinds of streams, I appreciate the work you have put on to extend the functionality of Jellyfin even just a little bit. I love seeing the support and community around JF and hope that, some day, it is able to fully replace Plex as my main media server.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I'll look into this! Is Jellyfin something I could set up on a router (FritzBox)? I'll find out more

Edit: got this working now - thanks for the tip!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Glad to hear! Tbh I wasn't sure how well it would work but if you're watching your content on your computer already, might as well run the jellyfin server there too if the system is powerful enough.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yup, works flawlessly, and that's the setup I have at the moment. Just wondered if it was possible on the router though, since my main device is a laptop and I don't have it running all the time.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Router, no, unless your router is also a VM and you can run another VM for Jellyfin alongside it. You could get an inexpensive Intel box with a proc that has a roughly recent version of QuickSync on the iGPU, install Jellyfin there, and connect to your Jellyfin server from there.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Aside from that, I’ve tried IPTVnator (FOSS, so that’s great) but doesn’t actually display the content.

What do you mean it doesn't display the content? And IPTVnator added Xtream support about 3 weeks ago with version 0.14.0

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Yep, that's why I tried it out – because it added Xtream support. What I meant was that it downloads the channel listings fine, but when you go to play anything, nothing loads. I think it might be because it requires a string in the user agent login field (unlike most Xtream login panels).

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I use IPTVX and it’s been working well. Use it on both my iPhone and M1 MBP.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Thanks for the rec! I'll check it out