LineTV Play
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Professional IPTV player for Windows

Your playlist.
Your player.

LineTV Play is a professional desktop IPTV player with M3U/M3U8 playlists, Xtream Codes, EPG, catch-up archive, instant & scheduled recording, multi-screen, Mini Player and Picture-in-Picture — built for Windows.

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📁M3U / M3U8 / Xtream
🗓️EPG TV Guide
⏪Catch-up archive
⏺️Recording
🔲Multi-screen
🪟Mini Player / PiP
LineTV Play — Multi-screen with 4 channels playing simultaneously
LineTV Play — Xtream Movies grid with categories
Xtream Movies & Series

LineTV Play is a player only — no channels included

This application does not provide TV channels, content libraries, subscriptions or any copyrighted material. To use LineTV Play you bring your own M3U / M3U8 playlist or Xtream Codes credentials from a service you are legally authorized to access.

LineTV Play is a media player only. It does not provide TV channels, playlists, subscriptions or copyrighted content. Users are responsible for using playlists they are legally authorized to access.
Real-life features

Built for how people actually watch TV.

Concrete scenarios, not a spec sheet. Here is what LineTV Play lets you do in everyday viewing.

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Pause Live TV

Step away from the screen — the player keeps a local timeshift buffer, so you resume from the exact same moment. One tap returns you to live.

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Catch-up archive

Missed last night's film or yesterday's match? Open the channel's archive, pick the programme and watch from the start — when supported by your playlist or provider.

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Full TV Guide

Every channel's schedule on one grid — what's on now, what's next, what played earlier today or yesterday. XMLTV with gzip and multi-source EPG.

📺

Now / Next OSD

A compact overlay shows the current and upcoming programme right on top of the video — you always know what's coming.

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Instant recording

Hit Record and the current channel saves straight to disk in MP4, MKV or TS. Keep watching while it records — files are ready when you stop.

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Scheduled recording

Pick a channel, a date, start and end time. LineTV Play wakes up on schedule and captures the programme for you — with an automatic file name.

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Sleep timer

Fall asleep watching? Set 15, 30, 60 or 90 minutes — or a custom time — and the player stops on its own.

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Multi-screen viewing

Watch 2, 4, 8 or up to 16 channels at once. Tap a tile to make it active and route audio there. Performance depends on your PC and provider limits.

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Per-screen mute

In multi-screen, mute every tile except the one you care about. Clean audio without the chaos.

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Mini Player & PiP

Shrink the player to a compact always-on-top window — keep watching while you work in other apps. Ctrl + M toggles modes.

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Xtream Movies & Series

Beyond Live TV — browse films and series from your Xtream provider with posters, plot, cast, rating, seasons and episodes.

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Resume VOD

Stop a movie or an episode midway, come back later — playback continues from the exact second you left.

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Parental lock

Protect selected channels with a PIN. Locked channels stay hidden until the PIN is entered.

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Network resilience

Tunable network buffer (1000 / 1500 / 3000 ms), HTTP reconnect on EOF and adaptive frame skipping keep streams stable on unreliable connections.

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Provider compatibility

Custom User-Agent, Referer and HTTP headers — helps work with providers that require non-standard request headers.

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Clean Windows desktop UI

A modern desktop interface with dark and light themes. Comfortable for non-technical users and IPTV enthusiasts alike.

Compatibility

Formats, protocols and standards.

LineTV Play speaks the languages your providers and your files already use.

Playlists & sources

M3U M3U8 Xtream Codes Local file Remote URL

EPG / TV Guide

XMLTV gzip EPG tvg-url x-tvg-url url-tvg Multi-source

Streaming

HLS MPEG-TS HTTP / HTTPS RTSP RTMP UDP / RTP

Catch-up engines

Flussonic Shift catchup-source Timeshift

Video formats

MP4 MKV AVI MOV M4V WebM TS

Audio formats

MP3 AAC WAV FLAC OGG

Engine & playback

LibVLC Network cache HTTP reconnect User-Agent Custom headers

Recording & modes

MP4 MKV TS Instant Scheduled Multi-screen PiP
Why LineTV Play

More than a basic M3U player.

A complete desktop IPTV experience — built specifically for Windows users who want a stable, professional player without the bloat or technical hassle.

Native Windows desktop app

Not a web wrapper, not a phone app on Windows. A real native player designed for keyboard, mouse and large screens.

Everything in one place

Live TV, EPG, archive, recording, Xtream movies and series, multi-screen and Mini Player — without juggling several apps.

Made for the keyboard

Pause, switch channels, jump to archive, take a snapshot — all with keyboard shortcuts. No fumbling with the mouse mid-watch.

Works with picky providers

Custom User-Agent, Referer and HTTP headers help with providers that require non-standard request headers.

Honest about limits

Catch-up, archive and VOD download depend on what your playlist or provider offers. We're upfront about it.

LineTV Play — Now / Next OSD over live video
Live TV & EPG
Recording ready
Up to 16 screens
Experience

A player interface made for real users.

Multi-screen with 4 channels playing

Watch four channels at once

News on one tile, sport on another, a film on the third — the active tile is outlined in blue and routes audio. Mute the rest with a click. Scale up to 8 or 16 screens if your PC can take it.

Xtream Movies grid with category sidebar

Browse your Xtream library like Netflix

Posters, categories (Netflix, Disney+, Marvel, IMDB Top 500, Anime…), filter by year and rating, sort by Newest / Rating / A–Z. Open a movie to see plot, cast, director and length — then Play or Download.

Screenshots

See the main screens.

Click any screenshot to view it full size.

Multi-screen — four channels at once
Multi-screen — four channels at once
Xtream Movies grid with categories
Xtream Movies — Netflix-like browse
Xtream Series with genre filter
Xtream Series with filters
Movie info — plot, cast, director
Movie info — plot, cast, director
TV Guide
Full TV Guide
Live TV with playlist panel
Live TV with channel panel
Channel search with EPG
Channel search
Programme info popup
Programme info popup
Catch-up archive list
Catch-up archive list
Archive playback with seek bar
Archive playback with seek bar
Live pause — behind live
Live pause / Behind live
Now / Next OSD
Now / Next OSD
Scheduled recording dialog
Scheduled recording
Mini player / Compact mode
Mini player / Compact mode
Sleep timer menu
Sleep timer menu
Edit playlist — User-Agent and HTTP headers
Playlist HTTP settings
Add Xtream playlist dialog
Add Xtream playlist
Start screen
Start screen
Setup

Start watching in three simple steps.

1

Open your source

Load a local M3U/M3U8 file from disk, paste a playlist URL, or add Xtream Codes (server, username, password). LineTV Play can auto-load it on next start.

2

Load EPG (optional)

If your playlist includes an EPG source it loads automatically. Or add a custom EPG URL — XMLTV with gzip is supported.

3

Watch your way

Browse groups, search channels, pause live TV, jump to archive, record a programme, or open Mini Player and keep working — it's your call.

Keyboard shortcuts

Built for the keyboard, not just the mouse.

Every common action has a shortcut — pause, jump to archive, toggle the playlist or swap to Mini Player without leaving your seat.

Play / PauseSpace
FullscreenF11
SnapshotS
Normal / Compact / PiPCtrlM
Toggle playlist panelP
Next channelPgDn
Previous channelPgUp
Channel navigation↑↓
Play selectedEnter
Channel number0–9
Previous channelBackspace
Previous channelAlt←
Open archiveA
Back to LiveB
Close / exit fullscreenEsc
Pricing

Simple, transparent licensing.

Choose the license that fits your situation — personal use, provider deployment or custom-branded distribution.

Personal

Personal License

For individual users who want a reliable, polished IPTV player for their own authorized playlist on a personal Windows PC.

From —
  • All player features included
  • M3U / M3U8 & Xtream Codes
  • EPG, archive & recording
  • Multi-screen, Mini Player & PiP
  • Single-user license
  • Future updates included
Contact for pricing
Most popular
Provider

Provider / Reseller License

For IPTV providers who want to recommend a stable, professional player to their customers. Distribute with confidence.

From —
  • Everything in Personal
  • Multi-user / reseller rights
  • Provider branding option
  • Priority email support
  • Redistribution license
  • Preconfigured playlist URL
Contact for pricing
Custom

Custom Branding

A fully white-labeled version of LineTV Play with your brand identity — logo, name, colors — for your customers and resellers.

On request
  • Custom logo & product name
  • Custom color theme
  • Preconfigured playlist URL
  • Exclusive build for your brand
  • Dedicated account support
  • Tailored feature set
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FAQ

Frequently asked questions.

No. LineTV Play is a media player only. It does not provide any TV channels, content libraries or subscriptions. You bring your own M3U / M3U8 playlist or Xtream Codes credentials from a service you are legally authorized to access.
M3U and M3U8 playlist files plus Xtream Codes endpoints (get.php / player_api.php). You can open a local file or load a playlist by URL. The app supports channel groups, logos, EPG IDs and catchup attributes embedded in the playlist.
Yes. XMLTV is supported, including gzip-compressed sources and auto-detection from tvg-url / x-tvg-url / url-tvg attributes. You can add a custom EPG URL in settings, and the TV Guide shows a full timeline for today, yesterday and tomorrow.
Yes — when supported by your playlist or provider. The Flussonic and shift catchup engines are fully implemented, including catchup-source URL templates. If archive data is available, you can open past programmes from the TV Guide. A clear archive-mode indicator and Back to Live button (also bound to the B key) make navigation easy.
Yes. Live pause uses a local timeshift buffer with configurable duration (30 min / 1 / 2 hours) and size (1 / 2 / 4 / 8 GB). A BEHIND LIVE indicator shows you're not in real-time, and Back to Live returns you instantly. Availability of pause may depend on the stream type.
Yes. Instant recording captures the current channel right away to MP4, MKV or TS. Scheduled recording lets you pick a channel, date, start and end time in advance — the player wakes up and captures the programme for you, with an automatic file name.
Multi-screen supports 2, 4, 8 or up to 16 channels at once. Performance depends on your PC, GPU and provider connection limits — heavier streams (HD/4K) on weak hardware may struggle with the largest grids.
Yes. The player has three modes: Normal, Compact and PiP. Compact and PiP are always-on-top windows that stay visible while you work in other apps. Ctrl + M cycles between modes, and the size and position are remembered between sessions.
Yes. LineTV Play plays a wide range of local video and audio formats — MP4, MKV, AVI, MOV, WebM, MP3, FLAC and more. Useful for recordings and side content alongside Live TV.
Yes. LineTV Play is a desktop player for Windows 10 and Windows 11.
LineTV Play is a paid product offered under Personal, Provider and Custom Branding licenses. See the Pricing section above for details — for current prices and ordering, contact us.
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LineTV Play is a player only. No TV channels, playlists or subscriptions are included — you bring your own legally authorized playlist.