IPTV Desktop Browser

A lightweight Windows desktop IPTV browser built with WPF / .NET 9 for fast, clean, and secure access to IPTV channel lists.

v1.06/v2.0.0

v1.0.1

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🚀 Features

• Multi-source support
  • Xtream Codes portals (player_api / panel_api)
  • M3U / M3U8 playlists (remote URL or local file)
  • XMLTV (EPG) for program data (optional)
  • VOD support - Video on Demand browsing and playback
• Smart connection handling
  • Automatic Xtream endpoint detection
  • Credential Manager with secure storage via Windows DPAPI
• Modern, fast UI
  • Channel list with grouping (group-title)
  • Favorites system - save preferred channels per account/playlist
  • Grid-style EPG with per-channel timelines
  • External player integration (VLC, MPC-HC, MPV, custom)
• Performance & extras
  • High-speed channel loading with optimized caching
  • Channel recording with FFmpeg integration
  • Connection diagnostics with raw request/response logging
  • Smart caching system for faster data access

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🛠 Installation

1. Go to the Releases page.
2. Download the latest release:
   • Framework-dependent: ...framework-dependent-win-x64.zip
3. Install .NET 9 Desktop Runtime if not already installed.
4. Unzip and run the executable.

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📖 Usage

Xtream Login

1. Select Xtream Login mode.
2. Enter:
   • Host (or full URL)
   • Port
   • Username
   • Password
     (toggle SSL if needed)
3. Click Login → Dashboard opens.
4. Optionally, save credentials for future sessions.

M3U Playlist

1. Switch to M3U Playlist mode.
2. Paste a playlist URL or select a .m3u/.m3u8 file.
3. (Optional) Add XMLTV URL or file for EPG.
4. Click Load Playlist.

Favorites

• Click the ⭐ star button on any channel to add/remove from favorites.
• Access favorites by selecting ⭐ Favorites from the categories dropdown.
• Favorites are saved per account/playlist and persist between sessions.
• Favorite channels maintain all EPG data and functionality.

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🔒 Security & Privacy

• Credentials are saved only if you choose to remember them.
• Passwords are encrypted locally using Windows DPAPI (per-user).
• No telemetry, no analytics.
  Network traffic is limited to:
  • Your IPTV endpoints
  • GitHub (for update checks)

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🧰 Development

Prerequisites

• Visual Studio 2022+ with .NET 9 SDK
• Windows 10/11 (x64)

Build Steps

git clone https://github.com/primetime43/iptv-desktop-browser.git
cd iptv-desktop-browser
dotnet build