iptvnator/CHANGELOG.md

# Changelog

Releases **0.13.0 – 0.23.0** were published as
[GitHub releases](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/releases) and
[website posts](https://4gray.github.io/iptvnator/blog/) rather than collected
here. This file resumes from the next release onwards; the entries below are
kept as they were written.

New sections are generated from `.changes/*.md` and inserted directly below
this marker — see `.changes/README.md`.

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# [0.24.0](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/compare/v0.23.0...v0.24.0) (2026-09-24)


![IPTVnator 0.24.0 — programme guide, fullscreen browsing and stream info](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/4gray/iptvnator/v0.24.0/apps/website/public/blog/v0-24/announce.png)

## Highlights

### Programme guide, rebuilt

The M3U programme guide now follows your playlist's own channels and order, with groups and favorites one click away. Keep the player above the grid while you browse, click a channel to switch, or double-click to switch and close. Open the guide with **G**, hide channels without EPG and choose compact or comfortable rows. ([#1560](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1560), closes [#171](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/issues/171))

### Browse channels and episodes without leaving fullscreen

Press **C** or use the left edge of the video to open a searchable channel list. Series get season tabs and an episode list with artwork and watch progress too. With the default shared controls, switching channels, episodes or alternative movie sources keeps the player fullscreen. ([#1519](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1519), [#1620](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1620), [#1509](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1509), closes [#48](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/issues/48))

### See what is playing while it plays

The stream-info overlay shows resolution, frame rates, bitrates, audio details, buffer and dropped frames when the player can report them. Available in the built-in web players and experimental frame-copy Embedded MPV; unavailable values stay hidden. ([#1578](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1578))

---

**27 features · 54 fixes · 1 performance improvement** — including local XMLTV files, Xtream catch-up downloads, automatic reconnects for embedded MPV, season artwork and recovery for sources missing after an older upgrade.

Read the 📝 [release story on the blog](https://4gray.github.io/iptvnator/blog/v0-24-release-notes/), the [full CHANGELOG](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/blob/v0.24.0/CHANGELOG.md), or the [changes since v0.23.0](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/compare/v0.23.0...v0.24.0).

Before updating, back up your playlists and important data. Desktop startup applies database updates and clears outdated metadata matches; allow the preparation screen to finish and avoid downgrading an upgraded profile.

## Thanks

Thank you to [@Bpl5966](https://github.com/Bpl5966) for MPV reconnects and extra options ([#1515](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1515)), [@mark-jardine](https://github.com/mark-jardine) for the EPG time offset ([#1489](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1489)), and [@larsemig](https://github.com/larsemig) for stream information ([#1578](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1578)).

Thank you also to [@thejdubb02](https://github.com/thejdubb02) for the original zoom-persistence, Turkish-search and Xtream EPG-refresh fixes ([#1613](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1613), [#1612](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1612), [#1610](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1610)). This work was incorporated and extended in [#1617](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1617), [#1640](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1640) and [#1647](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1647), with his co-authorship preserved.

A warm thank-you to everyone who reported issues, tested builds, helped in the [Telegram community](https://t.me/iptvnator), or supported development. 💙

If IPTVnator is useful to you, you can help keep it moving through [GitHub Sponsors](https://github.com/sponsors/4gray) or [Ko-fi](https://ko-fi.com/4gray).

<details>
<summary><b>All features, fixes and performance improvements</b></summary>

### Features

- **collections** — A live channel you watch from Favorites or Recently viewed now says which playlist it belongs to: a chip with the playlist name sits in the programme panel next to the channel, and clicking it (or "Open in <playlist>" in the channel's right-click menu) jumps to that channel inside its own playlist. Works for Xtream and M3U sources. ([#1634](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1634))
- **collections** — "Open in <playlist>" for live channels in Favorites and Recently viewed now works for Stalker portals too: the chip in the programme panel and the channel's right-click menu jump to that channel inside its portal's Live TV, with its category selected and the channel playing. Radio stations keep the existing behaviour. ([#1639](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1639))
- **dashboard** — The dashboard no longer labels every title with "Xtream · Series" or "Stalker · Movie": the hero shows only the source name, and Continue Watching cards show the episode you are on plus the minutes left. Stalker shows filed under Movies now get that S·E badge, the progress bar, and a working "Resume episode" that opens the show at the saved episode. ([#1646](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1646))
- **dashboard** — On the desktop app, favourite and recently watched Xtream and Stalker channels on the dashboard now show what is on air, with the programme's time and progress. Each card asks its portal only once it scrolls into view and fills in on its own, so a slow portal never holds up the page or the other cards. ([#1638](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1638))
- **downloads** — Download completed Xtream catch-up programmes as TS files from Live TV programme details. Find them in Downloads with the channel and broadcast date and play them offline. Interrupted archive downloads restart from the beginning. ([#1572](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1572))
- **embedded-mpv** — The embedded MPV player now reloads a live stream that drops mid-playback on its own, with increasing delays and an "attempt N of 6" line instead of a dead error screen; a new Settings > Playback toggle turns this off. The same section gains an advanced field for extra libmpv options (one key=value per line) that applies on every engine, with a short network timeout on by default. ([#1515](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1515))
- **epg** — Copy a catch-up programme’s URL from its EPG details in Xtream and supported M3U sources, including Favorites and Recent, without interrupting playback. The link can be used in an external player or download tool. ([#1569](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1569))
- **epg** — EPG settings now include a display-only time offset, making it easy to correct provider feeds with missing or incorrect timezone information without re-importing the guide. ([#1489](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1489), closes [#50](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/issues/50))
- **epg** — EPG sources no longer have to be URLs: point Settings → EPG or a playlist's EPG list at an XMLTV file on your computer, by absolute path, `file://` link, or the new folder button. Plain `.xml` and gzip `.xml.gz` both work. A typed path is confirmed once in a native dialog before it is read; the settings page spells out the accepted formats with examples. ([#1600](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1600))
- **epg** — The programme guide now shows your playlist's own channels in their order, with the current group or favorites one click away. Click a channel to switch playback while the player stays on screen above the grid; double-click switches and closes. Open it from the new Guide button, the header, the command palette, or the G key. Hide channels without EPG and pick comfortable or compact rows. ([#1560](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1560), closes [#171](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/issues/171))
- **epg** — The EPG timeline toolbar is more compact: "Now" is an icon button, and the zoom slider is replaced by a single button that cycles day overview → by hour → detailed. Ctrl/⌘ + scroll (or a trackpad pinch) over the timeline zooms smoothly around the cursor. The channel and programme title now use all the space the controls free up. ([#1557](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1557))
- **packaging** — AppImage builds now include an update source for AppManager, allowing it to discover new GitHub releases and download full application updates without manually configuring the repository. ([#1559](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1559))
- **playback** — Playback errors now explain confirmed access and DRM license failures, with stream codecs, DRM systems and failure stages in the details. Copy diagnostics creates a support report without stream URLs or credentials. No extra requests are made to your provider. ([#1574](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1574))
- **playback** — Rest the mouse on the left edge (tap it on touch) or press C while a live channel plays fullscreen: the channel list (M3U all/groups/favorites/recent, Xtream, Stalker, global favorites) slides over the video with search, so you can zap without leaving fullscreen. Nothing covers the video while it is closed. M3U playlists also zap with PageUp/PageDown. ([#1519](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1519), closes [#48](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/issues/48))
- **playback** — Series playback now has the slide-in list in fullscreen too: rest the mouse on the left edge, click it, or press C to see the season tabs and episodes with stills, runtimes, descriptions and watch progress, and jump to another episode without leaving fullscreen. Works for Xtream and Stalker series with any built-in player. ([#1620](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1620))
- **playback** — The player overlay now shows stream information: resolution, playback and source frame rates, stream and codec bitrates, audio details, buffer and dropped frames. Available in built-in web players and experimental frame-copy Embedded MPV. Unknown or unavailable values stay hidden; measured frame rates reflect dropped frames and stalls. ([#1578](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1578))
- **playlist** — Desktop users can review inactive sources and delete selected ones together. The dialog checks the whole library, preselects confirmed expired or disabled accounts, and lets you keep individual sources. Busy sources are skipped, and deletion results are reported individually. ([#1596](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1596))
- **playlist** — Desktop playlist lists now show availability for Stalker portals and M3U links alongside Xtream accounts. Checks share cached results, run in the background, and explain when a source could not be verified. ([#1592](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1592))
- **portal** — Movies can now be marked as watched (or unwatched) by hand from their detail page on Xtream and Stalker sources, including the Favorites and Recently Viewed views — the same way seasons and episodes already could. The catalog shows the green check right away, and a watched movie offers Play instead of a Resume near the end. ([#1605](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1605))
- **portal** — Series with more than six seasons now show a small season poster in the season dropdown — on each row that has one and on the closed selector — so a long list of "Season N" entries is easier to scan. The fullscreen episode panel's season strip also gets its own "N episodes" translation instead of borrowing the download manager's. ([#1633](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1633))
- **portal** — Series pages now show each season's own poster next to the season tabs, and the fullscreen episode list shows it above its tabs too. The picture comes from TMDB when metadata enrichment is on, otherwise from your provider's season art; one-season shows keep the page as it was. ([#1628](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1628))
- **portals** — Desktop settings now let you disable the temporary pause after repeated Xtream or Stalker connection failures, without restarting. Account info explains when requests are paused and offers an immediate retry. ([#1536](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1536))
- **portals** — Live TV panels now fold in steps: hide only the categories rail and keep the channel list, or hide both for a player-only view. With categories hidden, the list header becomes a category dropdown, so switching categories stays one click away, and hiding both panels then bringing them back returns to the level you had before. ([#1556](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1556))
- **portals** — Movie and series grids can now drop the title row: turn off "Show titles under covers" in Settings > General and the catalog, favorites and recent grids become a wall of covers that shows more rows per screen. The title slides in on the cover when you point at it or focus it with the keyboard, and stays on for items whose cover is missing. Live channels and search results keep their labels. ([#1604](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1604))
- **shell** — Settings → General has a new "Window on startup" option: open the desktop app at its last size, maximized, or fullscreen — handy on a TV or HTPC. Starting with `--fullscreen` forces a single fullscreen launch without changing the setting, and F11 now toggles fullscreen anywhere in the app. ([#1514](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1514), closes [#1455](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/issues/1455))
- **shell** — Zoom the app from the keyboard on every platform: Ctrl (Cmd on macOS) with +/- steps the size in about 10 % increments, including on the numpad, and Ctrl/Cmd+0 returns to the default. Windows and Linux gain these shortcuts, which previously existed only in the macOS menu. ([#1623](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1623), closes [#1109](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/issues/1109))
- **updater** — Settings → About now has an Update channel switch. Nightly follows every merge into master: the desktop updater offers each new build automatically, and About shows the build's commit for bug reports. Stable stays the default; a nightly build remains installed until the next stable release is newer. ([#1608](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1608))

### Fixes

- **collections** — Switching Favorites or Recently Viewed between "This playlist" and "All playlists" now shows a thin progress bar under the header and dims the list while the new items load, instead of leaving the old list on screen with no sign that anything happened. The toggle reflects your choice at once, a playing channel keeps playing, and quick switches show no indicator at all. ([#1636](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1636))
- **dashboard** — The dashboard's "Now on air on favorite channels" and "Recently watched Live TV" rails now show the current programme for channels whose guide lives in an XMLTV another playlist imported, not only in the global EPG sources from Settings — the same lookup the "See all" pages already used. ([#1637](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1637))
- **database** — Updating directly from older versions no longer blocks playlist loading with a missing database column error. Existing sources, favorites, and playback history are preserved. ([#1582](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1582), closes [#1580](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/issues/1580))
- **embedded-mpv** — When a stream refuses the connection, the embedded MPV player (frame-copy engine) no longer hands the URL to yt-dlp before giving up: the failure shows up right away and its error no longer reads "youtube-dl failed: unexpected error occurred", matching the native-view engines and the external MPV player. ([#1526](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1526))
- **epg** — EPG guides now load when a server adds gzip compression to an already compressed XMLTV file. Sources using a single gzip layer continue to work. ([#1589](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1589), closes [#1586](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/issues/1586))
- **epg** — The EPG import panel no longer shows a horizontal scrollbar while sources download. Source names now read as host/file instead of running the two together, channel and programme counts use your locale's digit grouping, and the minimize button and summary are translated. ([#1599](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1599))
- **epg** — Removing and saving an EPG source now clears its cached programmes, including data left by previously removed sources on restart. Other configured sources and playlist guides are preserved, and Live TV stops showing programmes from the removed source. ([#1548](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1548))
- **host-health** — Portal recovery now waits for an active probe to finish before sending another request, even when redirects or a slow response take longer than 45 seconds. Completed and cancelled requests release the probe slot reliably. ([#1547](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1547), closes [#1439](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/issues/1439))
- **live-tv** — A hidden channel list no longer looks like a playlist that lost its channels: the player now says the list is hidden and offers a "Show channels list" button, a toggle in the workspace header stays in place in both states, and hiding the list in one place (M3U player, portal Live TV, favorites/recent) no longer hides it everywhere else. ([#1555](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1555), closes [#1458](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/issues/1458))
- **m3u** — ClearKey channels with ordinary Base64 keys now play when imported or refreshed, including JSON playlist exports that use + and / characters. Refresh an existing playlist once to apply the fix. ([#1575](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1575))
- **m3u** — DASH channels, including ClearKey-protected streams, now play from Recently Viewed and Favorites using the compatible built-in player. Existing imports keep their DRM keys without needing to re-import the playlist. ([#1597](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1597), closes [#1590](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/issues/1590))
- **m3u** — M3U URL imports now accept a custom User-Agent for providers that require it before downloading the playlist. The value is saved and reused for playlist refreshes in the desktop app and self-hosted web app. ([#1535](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1535), closes [#465](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/issues/465), closes [#1120](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/issues/1120))
- **m3u** — Movies and episodes recognized as video files in M3U playlists now offer playback time and seeking in built-in players, even when TMDB or movie details are disabled. Seeking remains dependent on the source's support. ([#1594](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1594))
- **migration** — Upgrades from older desktop versions retain all sources from the legacy profile. Already-upgraded users can choose to recover missing sources without replacing current sources or settings. Migration keeps the original data and retries safely after a failed write. ([#1550](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1550), closes [#1504](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/issues/1504))
- **migration** — Startup now shows a theme-aware preparation screen while loading sources and checking a large programme guide. Temporary source-read failures retry automatically; if loading still fails, you can retry without restarting the app. Recovery also completes any previously failed programme-guide cleanup before opening the library. ([#1568](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1568))
- **playback** — The built-in player controls now hide on their own after you click a button in the bar with the mouse, such as fullscreen or mute. Previously the clicked button kept the bar pinned on screen until you clicked the video, which also paused it. Applies to the shared controls in the web players and the Embedded MPV frame-copy engine. ([#1512](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1512))
- **playback** — Arrow keys and the ±10 s buttons in the Embedded MPV player now move by their full step every time. Pressing an arrow repeatedly, or holding it, used to advance only about a second per press because each step was computed from a stale position; steps are now relative seeks executed by mpv itself, so rapid presses add up. ([#1518](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1518))
- **playback** — The fullscreen channel list is easier to find and calmer to use: moving the mouse shows a small tab on the left edge, a click on that edge opens the list at once, hover still opens it after a short rest, and the list now stays open for a full second after the mouse leaves. Opened with `C`, it no longer closes while the mouse only wanders over the video. ([#1619](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1619))
- **playback** — The fullscreen channel panel stays open under the pointer when its opening animation is delayed, instead of closing before the list appears. ([#1591](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1591))
- **playback** — With the default shared player controls, the built-in player now stays in fullscreen when you switch to another episode, when the next episode starts automatically, and when a live channel or an alternative movie source is switched — previously every switch dropped back to the page. The legacy vendor-controls opt-out keeps its previous behavior. ([#1509](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1509))
- **playback** — Switching channels or leaving playback now closes the old picture-in-picture window in HTML5, Video.js, and ArtPlayer even when shared player controls are disabled, preventing frozen or outdated video from remaining on top. This includes Safari’s legacy picture-in-picture mode. ([#1538](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1538))
- **playback** — Embedded MPV controls and programme-guide panels now follow the visual theme and stay readable in light and dark mode. Video overlays retain their contrasting dark backgrounds. ([#1541](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1541), closes [#1530](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/issues/1530))
- **playback** — The built-in HTML5 player now plays `.mkv`, `.webm`, `.avi`, `.mov` and other non-HLS video files directly instead of handing them to the HLS engine, which failed with a "network or provider loading error" on many Xtream episodes and movies. ArtPlayer and the HTML5 player now choose their engine by the same rule. ([#1510](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1510))
- **playback** — Keyboard shortcuts work again right after you click a button in the built-in player controls. Previously the clicked button kept the keyboard: after clicking fullscreen, Space left fullscreen instead of pausing, and the seek, volume and mute keys did nothing until you clicked the video. Applies to the shared controls in the web players and the Embedded MPV frame-copy engine. ([#1516](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1516))
- **playback** — With IPTVnator's shared controls turned off, the Video.js player's keyboard shortcuts now work again right after you click a button in its control bar. Previously the clicked button kept the keyboard: after clicking fullscreen, Space left fullscreen instead of pausing, and the seek, volume and mute keys did nothing until you clicked the video. ([#1523](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1523))
- **playback** — VLC now opens without an extra console window on Windows when playback progress tracking or Reuse VLC instance is enabled. ([#1533](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1533), closes [#871](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/issues/871))
- **playlists** — Opening an M3U playlist immediately after refreshing now waits for its pending save, so the channel list does not revert to the previous catalog. ([#1591](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1591))
- **portals** — Xtream and Stalker portals no longer enter a connection cooldown merely because several parallel requests fail in the same millisecond. This fixes false unavailability in both the desktop app and the self-hosted web version. ([#1537](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1537), closes [#1438](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/issues/1438))
- **portals** — Xtream and Stalker keep remote channel order while you browse other categories or search. Use Show playing channel to return to the current channel without restarting playback. Stalker radio supports the same behavior. ([#1554](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1554), closes [#1520](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/issues/1520))
- **portals** — A slow Xtream or Stalker panel is no longer mistaken for a dead one: a request that reached the panel and then timed out no longer trips the 30-second "portal is not responding" pause, which only fires when the panel never accepts the connection. The desktop app also gives IPv4 fallback the same 2.5-second budget as the self-hosted backend, so dual-stack panels behind VPNs stop failing in bursts. ([#1621](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1621))
- **search** — Search now returns the same results whether you type upper or lower case Turkish characters. Titles with the dotted capital I (for example "İnşaat") are found by typing a plain lower case i, so "inş" and "İnş" match the same channels and movies — in global search, in each portal's search, in the command palette, and in the channel, category, favorites and download list filters. ([#1640](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1640), closes [#609](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/issues/609))
- **settings** — The update status in Settings → About now names the channel it describes, and after picking another channel the check button becomes "Save and check": one click saves the choice and reports what that channel offers. Previously "Check again" silently re-checked the still-saved channel, so a fresh nightly could look like "no update". ([#1631](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1631))
- **shell** — Reloading the desktop app while on any page no longer breaks it: View › Reload on macOS used to leave a blank, dead window until restart, and the reload offered by the settings unsaved-changes dialog did nothing. Both now reload the app back onto the page you were on. ([#1622](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1622))
- **shell** — The app now remembers your zoom level (Cmd/Ctrl and +/-): it holds when you switch between sections or resize the window, and comes back after a restart, so a larger font size no longer resets to the default. ([#1617](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1617), closes [#1109](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/issues/1109))
- **stalker** — Stalker items whose portal sends an empty `id` next to a valid one are no longer lost: such a channel or movie can be favorited, played, resumed and found again, instead of being stored without an identity and quietly refusing to open. ([#1639](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1639))
- **stalker** — Stalker Live TV search stays within the selected category in the sidebar and fullscreen panel, including channels beyond the first page. All Items searches the whole catalog, and the two search fields work independently. ([#1552](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1552), closes [#1543](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/issues/1543))
- **stalker** — In Stalker portals, switching the Live TV or radio category in the sidebar no longer stops the channel that is playing. The category only changes which channels are listed, matching how Xtream portals and M3U playlists already behave. ([#1517](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1517))
- **stalker** — Stalker series with season markers such as “s02” or “2 сезон” now show the correct season in tabs and episode labels while preserving watch progress. TMDB updates no longer reset loaded episodes, and delayed portal responses cannot mix episodes from different series. ([#1545](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1545))
- **stalker** — Seeking in Stalker movies and series now reaches the selected position instead of jumping forward or skipping to the next episode after resuming playback. ([#1544](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1544))
- **tmdb** — Russian titles containing "й" or "ё" and Arabic titles with hamza letters now match on TMDB. The search used to send a folded spelling — dropping the breve from "й", for instance — that TMDB never recognised, and cached the miss for a week; those cached misses are cleared on the next start. ([#1626](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1626))
- **tmdb** — A new series no longer picks up the poster, cast and plot of an older show that happens to share its title. Metadata is looked up in your own language, so an unrelated foreign series can be listed under the very same name — and the better-known one used to win. The release year the provider states now decides first. ([#1648](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1648))
- **ui** — Live TV now supports keyboard movement between categories and channels, and channel lists keep scrolling after mouse selection. Channel scrollbars and resize handles are independently accessible. Movie and series details support immediate keyboard scrolling and no longer hide their scrollbars. ([#1542](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1542), closes [#1506](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/issues/1506))
- **ui** — Detail buttons, episode cards and episode rows now keep visible backgrounds and borders in the light theme. The grid/list switch also clearly highlights the selected view in both themes. ([#1549](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1549))
- **ui** — Movie and series detail pages now show one Back arrow instead of two. The floating arrow always returns to the list, while watching too, and the "Close player" button beside the player is the only control that returns to the description. Escape still closes the player first and then goes back. ([#1627](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1627))
- **ui** — Movie and series detail pages keep their Back button visible while scrolling. Escape closes the inline player to the description, then returns to the previous view. Open menus, dialogs and fullscreen retain priority. ([#1576](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1576), closes [#1570](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/issues/1570))
- **updater** — "What's new" no longer fails with a raw error for a build published after the app started: the release list is re-read from GitHub when the requested version is missing, so a freshly offered nightly shows its notes. When a version really has no release, the dialog now says so in plain words and links to the channel's releases page. ([#1631](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1631))
- **web-backend** — The self-hosted backend now checks every provider redirect and pins connections to validated addresses, preventing redirects or DNS changes from bypassing private-network restrictions. Trusted LAN access remains available through the existing opt-in. ([#1553](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1553), closes [#1436](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/issues/1436))
- **xtream** — Xtream Live TV in Auto can try advertised TS once when HLS initially fails with an HTTP error in a web player. The selected player and stream headers are kept. Settings explain the manual TS workaround for external players, Embedded MPV, and HLS retries that never report a terminal failure. ([#1558](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1558), closes [#1513](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/issues/1513))
- **xtream** — Catch-up (timeshift) from the Favorites and Recent tabs now asks the panel for the programme you clicked: the start time is rendered in the panel's own timezone instead of your computer's. The panel's timezone is remembered per source, survives restarts, and panels that report an unusual timezone name are handled through their clock. ([#1563](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1563), closes [#1562](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/issues/1562))
- **epg** — The current program shown under each channel in the Xtream Live TV list now moves on by itself once that program ends, and its progress bar keeps advancing. Previously both stayed frozen on the old program until you left the category and came back in. ([#1647](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1647), closes [#767](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/issues/767))
- **xtream** — Xtream category management now selects or deselects only matching categories while searching, preserving the visibility of all other categories. Button labels and availability reflect the search results, and the counter clearly shows the total selected. ([#1534](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1534), closes [#812](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/issues/812), closes [#816](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/issues/816))
- **xtream** — The explicit HTTPS and HTTP connection test now detects Xtream portals that accept HTTP when HTTPS is unavailable and fills in the working address before you save. The saved address is used for catalog updates, provider EPG and playback. Connection failures now show a more specific explanation. ([#1588](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1588))
- **xtream** — Opening a live channel in another Xtream playlist (from global search, the dashboard or the new "open in playlist" chip) no longer lands on an empty Live TV page: the jump used to get lost while the app was still opening that playlist, and now waits for its catalog before selecting and playing the channel. ([#1634](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1634))
- **xtream** — The Xtream sync panel now keeps its status text, labels and Stop sync button clearly readable in both light and dark themes. ([#1546](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1546))

### Performance

- **database** — Refreshing or removing a large Xtream playlist is several times faster: the "Removing cached content" stage and the re-import now commit around 5,000 rows at a time instead of 100, and progress updates arrive at most ten times a second instead of once per batch. ([#1511](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1511), closes [#1292](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/issues/1292))


</details>

<details>
<summary>Internal changes</summary>

- **dashboard** — The dashboard's live "now playing" time range and progress bar now read pre-computed EPG timestamps as unix seconds, matching the rest of the EPG code. Today's dashboard lookups never carry those fields, so nothing changes on screen; this closes the gap before a future data path supplies them. ([#1532](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1532))
- **deps** — The application uses Angular 22 and Nx 23 with updated build and test tooling. ([#1603](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1603))
- **deps** — The Embedded MPV native addon build now declares its `node-gyp` dependency explicitly, so `node apps/electron-backend/build-embedded-mpv.js` and the Homebrew development scripts work on a clean checkout instead of failing with "Unable to resolve node-gyp". Packaged builds are unchanged. ([#1625](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1625))
- **deps** — Closes the eight open Dependabot alerts of September 2026: astro 7.2.4 → 7.2.10 (website build), and pinned pnpm overrides moving js-yaml to 4.3.2 (the one runtime path, via electron-updater), smol-toml to 1.7.1, svgo to 4.1.0 and hono to 4.13.5. No application behavior changes. ([#1635](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1635))
- **deps** — Closes the four open Dependabot alerts on transitive npm dependencies via pinned pnpm overrides: browserslist (crash on untrusted stats), @xmldom/xmldom (XML fragment injection — its existing override target had itself fallen into the advisory range), @humanfs/node (recursive copy follows symlinks out of the tree) and postcss-selector-parser (AST recursion DoS). ([#1527](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1527))

</details>

# [0.23.0](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/compare/v0.22.0...v0.23.0) (2026-08-30)

### Features

- **dashboard** — Continue Watching cards on the dashboard now open the detail page on click, just like movie cards — no more accidental episode playback. Resuming the saved episode moved to a new ⋮ menu on each card, next to "Mark as Watched" and "Remove from history". ([#1469](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1469), closes [#1441](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/issues/1441))
- **dashboard** — Dashboard source cards now warn when a portal subscription is about to lapse: an amber "Expires in N d" chip appears within a week of the expiry date, and an "Expired" chip once it has passed. Xtream expirations come from the same cached status check the playlist switcher uses; Stalker portals reuse the account info saved at import. ([#1342](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1342))
- **dashboard** — The dashboard gains a "Because you watched" rail: TMDB recommendations seeded from your recently watched movies and series, showing only titles that actually exist in your imported libraries. It appears once at least five matches are found, can be turned off under Settings → Dashboard, and requires the TMDB metadata opt-in (desktop app only). ([#1419](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1419))
- **deps** — Linux desktops with client-side decoration support now show native rounded corners on the IPTVnator window. Desktop builds now run on Electron 43. ([#1414](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1414))
- **downloads** — The download manager got a visual cleanup: "Ready to watch" cards are compact poster cards — file actions live in the poster's ⋮ menu, and clicking any card (episodes included) opens its offline detail. Queue rows show one primary action (pause/resume/retry) with cancel and remove in the menu, and all sections share one heading style with item counts. ([#1448](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1448))
- **downloads** — Live-TV recordings made with the Embedded MPV player now live in the download manager: an in-progress row with elapsed time and Stop, a Recordings library with channel logos and the programs captured from the EPG at recording time, a focused detail page, and Needs attention when a file goes missing. Recordings interrupted by a crash survive as playable partials. ([#1452](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1452))
- **downloads** — Downloads now separate active transfers from a grouped offline library, move missing files to Needs attention with Download again, and open movies and series in focused offline details with saved metadata. Series show only local episodes; View in portal returns to provider playback when the source can be recovered. Completed-file checks stay responsive on slow or unavailable storage. ([#1313](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1313))
- **downloads** — Downloads can be paused and picked up later. A paused transfer keeps what it already fetched and continues from that point instead of starting over, and downloads cut short by a crash or a closed app come back as paused rather than lost. ([#1263](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1263))
- **downloads** — Series downloads now let you queue several episodes in a row or add every available episode from the selected season. Already queued, paused, or downloaded episodes are skipped without duplicates, and the app reports the batch result. ([#1357](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1357))
- **embedded-mpv** — Experimental Embedded MPV can draw video inside the app window instead of into a separate layer pinned on top of it, so menus, dialogs and the player controls stop being swallowed by the picture. Available on macOS (Apple Silicon), Windows and Linux x64; switching it on needs a restart. ([#1263](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1263))
- **epg** — Channels whose guide never matched can be mapped by hand: right-click a channel in any list and pick "Map EPG channel" to attach it to a channel from your uploaded XMLTV guide. The mapping is remembered and used everywhere the guide is read — M3U playlists, Xtream and Stalker portals alike. ([#1263](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1263))
- **i18n** — IPTVnator speaks Hungarian, its 19th language — contributed by @htibcsike. ([#1263](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1263), closes [#1192](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/issues/1192))
- **m3u** — MPEG-DASH channels play in the built-in player, ClearKey-encrypted ones included — the keys are read from the playlist's #KODIPROP lines, whether they sit above or below the channel entry. Streams locked with Widevine or PlayReady still cannot be played, but they now say so instead of failing silently. ([#1263](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1263), closes [#86](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/issues/86), closes [#614](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/issues/614), closes [#656](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/issues/656), closes [#733](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/issues/733), closes [#752](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/issues/752))
- **playback** — The shared player controls' subtitle menu now loads external subtitle files (.srt/.vtt in the built-in web players, plus .ass in Embedded MPV), adjusts the subtitle timing offset in ±0.5 s steps, and sets the subtitle text size and color — size/color persist across sessions and are shared between engines. ([#1471](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1471), closes [#1408](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/issues/1408))
- **playback** — The built-in web players' shared controls gain a quality menu: multi-bitrate HLS and DASH streams can be pinned to a specific rendition ("1080p", "720p", …) or left on Auto, which keeps the player's adaptive selection. The menu appears only when the stream actually offers more than one quality, and the choice lasts for the current playback session. ([#1470](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1470))
- **playback** — The new player controls are now the default for the built-in web players — one consistent bar with quality selection, external subtitles, subtitle delay and styling, speed, and picture-in-picture. They are touch-friendly too: tapping the video shows or hides the controls instead of pausing, and narrow players get a two-row layout. Prefer the old look? Switch back in Settings > Playback. ([#1485](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1485), closes [#1408](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/issues/1408))
- **playback** — An optional new set of player controls that looks and behaves the same in the HTML5, Video.js and ArtPlayer players, with picture-in-picture and, in fullscreen, the name of what you are watching. Enable it in Settings → Playback; left off, each of the three keeps its own controls exactly as before. ([#1263](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1263))
- **playback** — The inline player on movie and series pages fills the whole content area like a theater: the video sits centered in black instead of leaving a strip of app background beside it. In the built-in web players, an optional ambient mode fills that space with a blurred, dimmed copy of the poster. ([#1263](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1263))
- **playback** — A series playing inline on a wide window shows an "Up Next" rail beside the video: the rest of the season and the start of the next one, the current episode highlighted, watch progress on every card. Click one to jump straight to it. Built-in web players only; switch the rail off in Settings → Playback. ([#1263](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1263))
- **playlist** — The Add playlist dialog has a new "Auto-detect" method: paste whatever your provider sent you — links, Xtream credentials, a MAC address with device IDs — and IPTVnator recognizes the source type and fills the matching import form for you to review. Detection runs entirely inside the app; nothing you paste is sent anywhere. ([#1445](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1445))
- **playlist** — M3U entries that are movie files now open in the same movie detail view the portals use: playback starts immediately with plot, cast, rating and artwork from TMDB below the player instead of the empty program guide, and closing the player reveals the full poster page. Requires TMDB metadata to be enabled; a toggle in Settings → Metadata (TMDB) turns recognition off. ([#1420](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1420))
- **portals** — Year, genre, and country on movie and series detail pages are now clickable (with TMDB metadata enabled): each chip opens a Discover page of popular titles for that facet, marked with what's already in your library — matches jump straight to their detail page, the rest open the portal search. Works in Xtream and Stalker, like the existing actor and director chips. ([#1453](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1453), closes [#1449](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/issues/1449))
- **portals** — Movie and series details opened from the dashboard, global favorites, history, or a portal's favorites/recent tabs now offer a "View in portal" button below the main actions. It jumps straight to the title inside its own portal, with the matching category selected in the sidebar. ([#1422](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1422))
- **portals** — Opening a series now lands on the season you'd actually continue: the earliest season with unwatched episodes, or the latest season once everything is watched — instead of always starting at season 1. ([#1469](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1469), closes [#1441](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/issues/1441))
- **portals** — Series detail pages can now mark a whole season as watched (or unwatched) in one click — the new button next to "Download season" works for both Xtream and Stalker portals. Handy when you start a show mid-way: mark the earlier seasons watched and the Play button jumps straight to your next unwatched episode. ([#1447](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1447), closes [#1442](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/issues/1442))
- **portals** — The series pages' season header now has a ⋮ menu that marks the WHOLE series as watched (or unwatched) in one click, for both Xtream and Stalker portals. On Ministra portals that load seasons lazily, the app first fetches the remaining seasons and then marks everything — so catching up on a show you started mid-way is a single action. ([#1451](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1451), closes [#1442](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/issues/1442))
- **portals** — Movies that exist in several of your playlists now show a "Sources" chip on the detail page. Switch playlist mid-film and playback continues from the same timecode, pin a preferred source per movie, and when a stream dies the error screen offers the alternatives instead of a dead end. Optional auto-switching is off by default. ([#1286](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1286))
- **portals** — The movie page's Sources popup now always fits on screen — only the source list scrolls, and it flips below the button in short windows — and gains All / Available / HD+ / language filters ("Available" checks every source on first use). Expanded copies show the stream title with only what differs, availability results are remembered, and Favorites/Download became icon buttons with live progress. ([#1359](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1359))
- **remote-control** — The mobile remote now works in live TV favorites and recently viewed — per-portal and global — for M3U, Xtream and Stalker: channel switching, number select, and now-playing status follow the on-screen list. The remote no longer shows a channel as playing after leaving the player, Stalker radio reports its status, and volume buttons grey out when an external player owns the audio. ([#1399](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1399))
- **settings** — Settings sections are now separate pages with shareable URLs and a floating Save/Discard bar that appears only when you have unsaved changes; leaving settings with pending edits asks whether to save, discard, or keep editing. The EPG panel's "Open EPG settings" button now jumps straight to the EPG settings page. ([#1384](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1384))
- **settings** — A new setting drops the country prefix from live channel names, turning "UK - BBC One" into "BBC One" in lists, the guide and the player. Movie and series titles are left alone, and names that only look like a prefix — "Sky - Sports F1" — stay intact. ([#1263](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1263))
- **stalker** — Stalker portals now have an Account info dialog — subscription status, tariff plan, expiry date with a days-left counter, login, and portal details. Open it from the header playlist menu, the dashboard source card, or the command palette, same as for Xtream. If the portal is unreachable, the data saved when the portal was added is shown instead. ([#1330](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1330))
- **stalker** — Stalker portals that ask for a login and password now work: the import dialog gained username/password fields and the app completes the portal's do_auth step. When a portal refuses access, its own explanation is shown instead of a generic error, saved sessions resume without re-authenticating, and the keep-alive ping follows the portal's cadence. ([#1354](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1354))
- **stalker** — Stalker portals now check the MAC address as you type it and fix hyphens or lowercase for you, with a warning when it sits outside the range most portals accept. Device IDs can optionally be generated from the MAC the way StbEmu does, and a portal that already has a different device ID on file finally says so instead of reporting damaged hardware. ([#1370](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1370), closes [#927](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/issues/927), closes [#860](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/issues/860))
- **stalker** — Stalker movie and series catalogs now load continuously as you scroll — portal pages append into one seamless list, tall windows fill themselves, and a failed page keeps what's loaded and offers a retry. The Live TV "all channels" grid and portal search follow the same style, and search can page past its first hundred results. Pagination is gone from the app entirely. ([#1395](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1395))
- **stalker** — The Live TV section loads its full channel list up front: search covers every channel instead of only the page you are on, genres show how many channels they hold, and Live TV opens on a grid of all channels. Guide data for the visible rows loads in bulk, so it shows up without playing a channel first. ([#1263](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1263))
- **stalker** — Stalker setup now accepts hosts or `/c`, discovers the working API endpoint and authentication mode, and rechecks edited connection details. Canceled or failed edits leave saved and active sessions unchanged. Completed edits reject old configuration requests and late responses. Timed-out authentication stays fenced until its transport settles. ([#1391](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1391))
- **tmdb** — Settings → Metadata (TMDB) now shows how many entries the metadata cache holds and how much space they take, with a button to empty it. Clearing costs nothing but the next few lookups — enrichment refetches on demand. ([#1244](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1244))
- **tmdb** — Series pages show whether a show has ended or is still returning, so you know before committing to it. Directors and creators became clickable avatar chips like the cast — they open the person's page, where directing credits now sit alongside acting ones. ([#1263](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1263))
- **ui** — Live channel rows now stack their action buttons vertically — favorite on top, programme info below — so the extra button costs no horizontal space. The programme-info button is now also available in the Xtream and Stalker channel sidebars, and its slot stays reserved while EPG data loads, so buttons never jump. ([#1341](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1341), closes [#1128](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/issues/1128))
- **ui** — On phone-sized screens the categories and filters panel no longer sits stacked above the content — it is now a slide-in drawer, opened from a new button in the header and closed by picking an entry, tapping outside it, or pressing Escape. The content gets the whole screen while browsing. ([#1332](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1332), closes [#1100](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/issues/1100))
- **xtream** — Catch-up is available from Favorites and Recent, not just Live TV, so an archived programme is reachable wherever the channel is. The programme currently on air can also be restarted from the beginning. ([#1263](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1263), closes [#1138](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/issues/1138))
- **xtream** — Live channels with provider catch-up now show a small archive badge — in the channel sidebar next to the channel name, on the "all channels" grid cards, and in the favorites and recently-viewed lists (including global favorites). Hovering it shows the catch-up window in days. ([#1341](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1341), closes [#1128](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/issues/1128))
- **xtream** — Xtream movie, series, and live catalogs now load continuously as you scroll instead of flipping through pages — more items appear automatically as you near the bottom, and taller windows fill themselves on open. Opening a title and going back returns you to the exact spot in the list. In-category search and the in-portal search results follow the same continuous style. ([#1392](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1392))
- **xtream** — Continue Watching resumes a series where you left it: opening one from the dashboard starts the exact episode at its saved position, and the series page offers "Play episode N" instead of always starting at the first one. Episodes launched in MPV or VLC count towards this too. ([#1263](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1263))
- **xtream** — The movie sources popover now recognizes more language tags: prefixes with Unicode pipes, brackets or dashes ("EN │ …", "[EN] …", "EN - …"), Cyrillic tags ("РУС | …") and MULTI. It also reads the language off category names ("EN | Netflix"), and a tag welded to a title ("EN|Movie") no longer hides that copy from the other playlists' copies of the same movie. ([#1417](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1417))

### Fixes

- **backup** — Backups carry hidden Xtream categories correctly. An export used to lose which categories you had hidden, and restoring such a backup then hid every category of that kind. ([#1263](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1263), closes [#1017](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/issues/1017))
- **components** — Confirmation dialogs are wider by default, so their action buttons sit side by side instead of wrapping into a vertical stack with longer translated labels. ([#1448](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1448))
- **dashboard** — The dashboard hero now shows the same backdrop as the detail page. Stalker movies and series reuse the artwork saved when you opened them, and the metadata lookup behind the hero uses the release year and original title instead of the bare title — so titles TMDB knows more than once ("Холод") no longer come up empty. ([#1362](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1362))
- **dashboard** — Movies and series you have opened before now show their artwork, rating and genres on the dashboard far more reliably, and seed the recommendations rail. Previously the dashboard searched TMDB by title alone, so common titles like "Inside Out" matched nothing — it now reuses what the detail page already found. ([#1423](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1423))
- **dashboard** — Trending cards, the "Similar" rail and actor filmographies no longer show a title as missing from your library when your playlists hold several versions of it. A catalog with both "Dune 1984" and "Dune 2021" used to keep whichever came first, so the other one lost its link even though you had it. ([#1425](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1425))
- **database** — SQLite diagnostics now record only statement types, preventing playlist credentials and other private values from appearing in trace logs. ([#1315](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1315))
- **deps** — Database workers now use updated SQLite bindings that avoid a crash during worker shutdown. ([#1415](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1415))
- **downloads** — Downloads from portals that cut long connections no longer die with "aborted": the app now reconnects automatically and continues from where the transfer stopped. Resume also works on servers that send no ETag/Last-Modified — the app re-checks a 256 KiB overlap against the saved partial before appending, and only gives up after repeated reconnects make no progress. ([#1446](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1446))
- **downloads** — Xtream movie and episode downloads now keep their provider-compatible identity from the first request through legacy retries after source removal. Recoverable connection drops retain validated partials and show a credential-safe code; Retry resumes only with ETag or Last-Modified, otherwise it safely restarts. ([#1329](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1329), closes [#897](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/issues/897), closes [#1289](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/issues/1289))
- **electron-backend** — Cancelling a large Xtream import now stops database work even while it is running at full speed, instead of letting the import finish before processing the cancel request. ([#1295](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1295))
- **electron** — The desktop remote-control server now blocks crafted static paths from escaping bundled web files on Windows. ([#1267](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1267))
- **embedded-mpv** — Opening the volume, audio, subtitle, speed or aspect menu in the Embedded MPV player no longer makes the video jump or leave a black bar above the controls: the menus now unfold inside the control bar instead of floating over the video. ([#1339](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1339), closes [#1139](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/issues/1139))
- **embedded-mpv** — On Windows and Linux displays scaled above 100%, the Embedded MPV video was drawn toward the top-left corner at a fraction of its size, in windowed and fullscreen mode alike. The video now fills the player area correctly at any display scale and page zoom, with no need for a high-DPI compatibility workaround. ([#1339](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1339), closes [#1139](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/issues/1139), closes [#1145](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/issues/1145))
- **epg** — A database error while looking up manual EPG channel mappings no longer breaks the request that triggered it. Searching for a channel in the "Map EPG channel" dialog, or saving and removing a mapping, now degrades gracefully instead of failing outright. ([#1291](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1291))
- **epg** — A database error while reading or saving a manual EPG channel mapping no longer surfaces as a failed request. Looking up, saving, deleting, and searching mappings now fall back quietly, so a transient storage hiccup can no longer take down the EPG panel or the "Map EPG channel" dialog. ([#1279](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1279))
- **favorites** — Favorites stop losing changes. The custom drag-and-drop order of an Xtream playlist's own favorites is saved again, and two favorites or history entries added at almost the same moment no longer quietly overwrite each other. ([#1263](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1263), closes [#1137](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/issues/1137))
- **i18n** — Translations across the app are clearer and more consistent in supported languages. ([#1390](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1390))
- **m3u** — When a channel plays in MPV, VLC or the embedded MPV player, the custom User-Agent, Referer and Origin saved on the M3U playlist now reach the player. Per-channel `#EXTVLCOPT` headers still win; the playlist values only fill the gaps. VLC now also sends the Origin value as a real HTTP header, as MPV already did. ([#1397](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1397), closes [#1221](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/issues/1221))
- **m3u** — Playlists with very long stream URLs — Pluto TV style lists that carry a session token in every link — import in full again instead of collapsing into a single channel. ([#1263](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1263), closes [#1189](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/issues/1189))
- **matching** — Movies whose name is a short abbreviation — AKA, RRR, IO, VFW, Y2K — are no longer mistaken for a language tag and filed under their release year alone. They now match their own copies in your other playlists, so alternative sources, recommendations and pinned sources land on the right film instead of an unrelated one that happens to share that year. ([#1426](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1426))
- **packaging** — Snap packages now launch correctly with the desktop runtime scripts required by their generated startup command. ([#1406](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1406))
- **playback** — Unavailable streams no longer appear as unsupported codecs. When Video.js exposes a server error such as HTTP 404, the player shows that status; otherwise ambiguous source errors remain unidentified instead of guessing. ([#1314](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1314), closes [#1159](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/issues/1159))
- **playback** — The embedded MPV video no longer drifts out of its frame when the layout shifts around it — for example when the channel sidebar or the EPG panel finishes loading after playback has started. The player now notices such moves and snaps the video back into place within half a second. ([#1476](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1476), closes [#1428](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/issues/1428))
- **playback** — MPV and VLC recovery actions now stay available, show precise opening, started, playing, and failure feedback, and prevent overlapping launches. The dock keeps Stop available when teardown is still needed and lets terminal errors be dismissed. ([#1388](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1388))
- **playback** — The screen no longer dims or goes to sleep while a built-in player is playing video — including on Linux desktops, where the system idle timer used to ignore the app. Pausing or stopping hands control back to the system immediately, and radio playback deliberately leaves the display free to sleep. Works in both the desktop app and the PWA. ([#1405](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1405), closes [#1095](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/issues/1095))
- **playback** — Playback keyboard shortcuts now work with the default player setup: Space/K (play/pause), F (fullscreen), ←/→ (seek 5s in VOD), ↑/↓ (volume), and M (mute) act on the built-in HTML5, Video.js, and ArtPlayer players without turning on shared player controls — matching what the in-app shortcut list already promised. ([#1398](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1398))
- **playback** — Switching the video player — from the command palette or the settings page — now takes effect immediately on an already-playing Xtream or Stalker stream instead of waiting for the player to be reopened. Playback also starts with the saved player right away, without briefly mounting the default engine first. ([#1437](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1437))
- **playback** — MPEG-TS playback is now more reliable on newer Safari versions when streams contain audio timestamp gaps. ([#1412](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1412))
- **playback** — External MPV and the embedded MPV frame-copy engine no longer truncate HTTP headers that contain commas — most notably the Stalker MAG user agent. Strict portals validated that header and rejected live streams with HTTP 400, so channels that only worked in VLC now also play through MPV. Completes the same fix that landed for the native embedded MPV view. ([#1323](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1323), closes [#910](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/issues/910))
- **playback** — When playback fails, IPTVnator now ranks useful next steps from the reported error, including another compatible built-in player, MPV/VLC, Retry, or another source. Trying a built-in recommendation affects only the current item and does not change the saved player setting. ([#1374](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1374), closes [#1159](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/issues/1159))
- **playback** — Playback recovery now removes old error actions as soon as a new source or player starts, even while Electron prepares stream headers. Stalker series playing inline now picks up refreshed episode names and navigation, and safely disables episode commands if the playing episode disappears. ([#1374](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1374))
- **playback** — DASH playback now resets a failed media buffer before switching variants, avoiding repeated append failures and crashes on affected platforms. ([#1411](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1411))
- **playback** — Playback recovery no longer crosses into a different selected channel, movie, or exact Stalker episode. Switching content while a stream resolves no longer restores stale playback or shows an error from the previous selection. ([#1374](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1374), closes [#1159](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/issues/1159))
- **playback** — Stalker streams that require the portal session now play in the built-in players (HTML5, Video.js, ArtPlayer), not only in VLC/MPV: the player's requests carry the portal cookie and token, scoped to that stream and dropped when the player closes or the channel changes. VOD, series and radio get the same headers live TV had — also from Favorites and Recently Viewed. ([#1335](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1335), closes [#849](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/issues/849), closes [#910](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/issues/910), closes [#732](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/issues/732))
- **playback** — HLS failures now use confirmed player evidence such as the failed stage, timeout, and HTTP status. Recoverable retries stay silent, and technical details no longer include raw provider error payloads. ([#1316](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1316))
- **playback** — MPEG-TS playback errors now show exact engine evidence, including HTTP status, without exposing provider response details. Format, codec, truncated-stream, and MediaSource failures now produce more accurate fallback guidance. ([#1327](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1327), closes [#1159](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/issues/1159))
- **playback** — Shaka playback errors now use exact engine evidence, including subtitle parsing, preserve external-player fallback when browser prerequisites are missing, keep recoverable retries non-terminal, and omit provider URLs, credentials, and response data from technical details. ([#1318](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1318))
- **playback** — The default web player now reports safer, more accurate streaming errors: confirmed network and encrypted-segment failures keep structured details, while ambiguous Video.js errors remain unknown instead of suggesting the wrong cause. ([#1317](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1317))
- **playback** — The "Show subtitles" setting now works in the built-in players: turning it off hides subtitles a stream switched on by itself, and the preference finally applies on Xtream and Stalker pages too. Previously it only reached the M3U player, and even there Video.js and ArtPlayer ignored it. The player's own subtitle menu still overrides the setting for the current stream. ([#1269](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1269), closes [#1155](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/issues/1155))
- **playback** — Video.js now shows its own control bar (play/pause, seek, volume, quality, fullscreen) on Live TV channels. Previously live streams played with no visible controls at all, because switching to a live source rebuilt the video element and the controls never came back. ([#1385](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1385))
- **playlist** — Opening an .m3u/.m3u8 file from the command line or by double-clicking it now actually imports the playlist — previously nothing happened at all. Opening a playlist while IPTVnator is already running works too, and on macOS the file arrives through the system "open with" event. ([#1299](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1299))
- **playlist** — IPTVnator now registers itself with the operating system as a handler for .m3u and .m3u8 files, so Finder, Explorer and Linux file managers offer it in "Open with" and a double-click actually opens the playlist. Installing or updating the app is enough — no manual file-type setup. ([#1301](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1301))
- **playlists** — One unreachable playlist no longer holds up the rest. Refreshes give up after 30 seconds and run a few at a time, so your other playlists still update, and the message on startup names how many actually failed instead of always claiming success. ([#1263](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1263), closes [#931](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/issues/931))
- **portals** — Importing an Xtream backup now restores all preferred VOD sources together. If restoration or cleanup fails, the catalog stays retryable and remains blocked until the parked state is safely consumed, preventing stale replay from overwriting newer choices. ([#1311](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1311))
- **portals** — Greek titles now match no matter which sigma the provider typed. A word-final `ς` and a medial `σ` at the end of a word are treated as the same letter, so finding a film in your other playlists, the "Similar" rail, actor filmographies and TMDB enrichment no longer miss a Greek movie purely because two catalogues spelled its last letter differently. ([#1310](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1310))
- **portals** — In the self-hosted web version, a provider that accepted a connection and then went silent could hang a request until the operating system gave up, with no way to cancel it. Requests now time out on the same schedule as the desktop app, and a host that fails to answer twice is skipped for a short while instead of stalling every following request. ([#1424](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1424))
- **portals** — Going back from a Stalker title you reached with "View in portal" now returns you to exactly where you were — the same favorites or history tab, with the title still open — instead of dropping you on the Live TV tab. ([#1435](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1435))
- **portals** — Refreshing an Xtream source keeps your favorites, watch history, hidden categories and playback positions. Starting the same refresh twice at once — from the header and from the sources page — used to wipe them, because the second run saved an already-emptied catalog over the first run's copy. ([#1431](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1431))
- **pwa** — The self-hosted web backend now gives each provider connection attempt enough time to fall back from an unreachable IPv6 route to working IPv4 — common behind VPN containers like Gluetun — instead of failing with a bare "Bad Gateway". Provider errors now name the underlying network code (for example ETIMEDOUT) in the app and in the container logs. ([#1404](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1404), closes [#1400](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/issues/1400))
- **pwa** — Self-hosted web backends started without `CLIENT_URL` now allow the documented `http://localhost:4333` origin instead of the retired public demo URL, so a manual (non-Docker) deployment no longer fails every provider request with a CORS error. ([cb37f62](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/commit/cb37f628ed9d63673d365923828ce7a793192459))
- **pwa** — The self-hosted web app now talks to Stalker portals exactly like the desktop app: MAG User-Agent, full STB cookie, serial-number header, and the `JsHttpRequest` marker every real client sends — so portals that worked only in the desktop app now work in the PWA too. Portal credentials (MAC and session token) no longer travel in the portal request URL, keeping them out of server logs. ([#1348](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1348))
- **search** — The search box no longer loses what you are typing when the page updates its address at the same moment — switching a downloads filter and immediately typing used to wipe the term, and fast typing could snap back to an earlier word. ([#1432](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1432))
- **search** — Searching for names that carry punctuation inside them — "A&E", "X-Men", "L'Equipe" — finds them anywhere in a title, including channels the provider prefixes, like "US: A&E". ([#1263](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1263), closes [#1161](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/issues/1161))
- **search** — Typing a space in the portal search box and pausing briefly no longer deletes the space — continuing to type "Bein Sports" no longer collapses into "BeinSports". ([#1474](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1474), closes [#1338](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/issues/1338))
- **settings** — Launching IPTVnator a second time now brings the running window to the front instead of starting a rival copy that could not save anything — a common reason settings appeared to reset on restart. If saving or loading settings does fail, the app now says so instead of silently showing defaults. ([#1272](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1272), closes [#1156](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/issues/1156), closes [#102](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/issues/102))
- **settings** — Unsaved settings edits no longer vanish silently when you close the window, quit the app, or reload the page. The desktop app now asks whether to save, discard, or keep editing — the same dialog in-app navigation shows — and only closes once your choice is applied; a failed save keeps the window open. In the browser, the native leave-page warning appears instead. ([#1394](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1394))
- **stalker** — A Stalker portal is no longer re-probed and reclassified because something in front of it — a proxy or firewall, not the portal — answered with a short "Access denied" page. Only the portal's own authorization replies count now. ([#1358](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1358))
- **stalker** — Stalker portals now receive channel commands exactly as a real set-top box sends them: already-encoded parts of a channel's `cmd` are no longer double-encoded, so strict portals and reseller panels that compare the command literally work again. Playing Stalker channels from Favorites or global collections now also handles portals that answer with relative stream paths. ([#1334](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1334))
- **stalker** — Series opened from Favorites, Recent or the dashboard show their current episodes. One saved back when a single episode existed used to keep showing that one episode forever; the list is refreshed from the portal in the background instead. ([#1263](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1263))
- **stalker** — Stalker portals are no longer classified by their URL shape: importing probes the real API endpoint (`portal.php` vs `server/load.php`) and checks whether the portal actually requires authentication. Canonical Ministra URLs finally load content, `…/c` addresses resolve correctly, and misclassified existing portals repair themselves on first failure — keeping favorites and history. ([#1344](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1344), closes [#850](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/issues/850), closes [#686](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/issues/686), closes [#755](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/issues/755))
- **stalker** — Stalker Live TV now shows the currently airing programme even on portals whose bulk EPG only lists upcoming shows: channel rows fall back to a per-channel short-EPG lookup, and the EPG panel merges "what's on now" into the schedule instead of showing future programmes only. ([#1386](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1386))
- **playback** — Stalker live TV plays again in the embedded MPV player. The MAG250 user agent contains a comma (`KHTML, like Gecko`), which MPV splits in its comma-separated `--http-header-fields` list, truncating `X-User-Agent` so strict portals reject the stream with HTTP 400. Commas and backslashes in header values are now escaped on the Windows/Linux and macOS embedded-MPV paths. ([#1321](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1321))
- **stalker** — Stalker portals whose server redirects to https or to another port no longer lose their session mid-request. Since 0.22 such redirects silently dropped the portal's MAC cookie and auth token, so categories failed to load and streams never reached any player. Downgrade redirects from https to plain http still strip credentials, so a secure session is never sent in cleartext. ([#1322](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1322), closes [#1158](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/issues/1158))
- **stalker** — Stalker VOD series now report progress correctly when portals return boolean series flags, keep episode progress separate between shows, and resume positions saved by earlier versions. ([#1315](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1315))
- **stalker** — Stalker channels that the portal serves directly now start without an extra link request to the portal, so they open faster and no longer fail when that request does. Channels the portal does proxy still get their temporary link, and radio stations the portal proxies now get one too instead of playing a URL the portal never meant to serve. ([#1364](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1364))
- **tmdb** — Movies whose provider ships a dead or wrong TMDB id are enriched again. The id is weighed against the title and release year: a dead one falls back to the title search, a stale one that clearly points at another film loses to it, and a working id is no longer thrown away just because the provider spells the title differently. ([#1239](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1239))
- **tmdb** — Series detail pages now list the cast of the whole show instead of only its newest season, so actors who left partway through stop disappearing from long-running shows — while people who joined for the current season still show up. ([#1242](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1242))
- **tmdb** — Titles that providers dress up with language or quality tags — "|ALB| Fallout", "4K-DE - The Pitt (2025)", "Breaking Bad-eng" — now match against TMDB, so they get artwork, plot and cast like the rest of the catalog. Shows split into one entry per season also pull the season that entry really contains. ([#1263](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1263))
- **ui** — IPTVnator is usable on a phone again. The navigation bar no longer sits off screen, category and channel lists take the full width instead of squeezing the content into a sliver, the video keeps a usable share of the screen, and the M3U channel list can be reopened after hiding it. ([#1326](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1326), closes [#1100](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/issues/1100))
- **ui** — Narrow EPG channel rows now keep the current programme, progress, and enabled channel actions visible instead of dropping useful context. ([#1312](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1312))
- **window-controls** — On Windows, the minimize, maximize and close buttons disappeared for good after leaving fullscreen video playback — the only way to get them back was to restart the app. They now reappear as soon as you exit fullscreen, and the maximize button no longer gets stuck on the wrong icon afterwards. ([#1178](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1178))
- **workspace** — The playlist dropdown in the header shows a "Playlist info" entry for the active playlist again, next to "Account info" and "Add playlist" — it had disappeared when playlist actions moved into the per-row menu. ([#1328](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1328))
- **workspace** — The playlist sync overlay no longer shows a bare "Syncing playlist" card when an Xtream playlist is loaded from the local library. Reading the saved catalog from this device now reports its own phase, so the overlay always shows a source badge and explains what is happening — remote fetch or local read. ([#1345](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1345))
- **xtream** — Portals sitting behind Cloudflare or a similar firewall connect again. Those setups answered the app with a challenge page instead of data, so "Test connection" failed on portals that worked fine in every other player; requests now identify themselves the way an ordinary IPTV player does. ([#1263](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1263))
- **xtream** — Series pages no longer show a raw image link under the season tabs when the provider fills the season description with a cover URL. URL-only descriptions are dropped, and with TMDB metadata enabled the missing season description is filled from TMDB instead. ([#1382](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1382))
- **xtream** — Xtream movies remain playable when a portal omits extended VOD metadata, using catalog stream details to build the playback URL. ([#1303](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1303))

### Performance

- **m3u** — Importing large M3U playlists is faster because IPTVnator no longer rewrites the entire playlist when loading saved favorites. ([#1232](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1232))
- **m3u** — Cancelling a large M3U refresh now stops its background worker before parsed channels can be copied or saved, keeping the interface responsive and leaving the existing playlist unchanged. ([#1268](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1268))
- **portals** — Unreachable Xtream and Stalker portals no longer cost a 30-second wait per request. After a host fails to answer twice, further requests to it fail immediately for 30 seconds, so browsing a dead portal stops filling the screen with long spinners. Retrying, testing the connection, or editing the portal address contacts it again right away. ([#1421](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1421))
- **stalker** — Detail pages for anything that is not a series — a movie, a live channel, a VOD item that only looks like a series — no longer fire an episode-list request before they can show anything, so they open faster on every route in, from browsing and search to Favorites, Recent and the dashboard. ([#1263](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1263))

<details>
<summary>Internal changes</summary>

- **build** — Shared UI stylesheets are now part of the build cache key. Edits to them previously produced a cache hit, so a style fix could be silently missing from a rebuilt app until the cache was bypassed. A CI check now fails any stylesheet import that escapes its build's inputs. ([#1360](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1360))
- **build** — Electron development serve no longer crashes while Vite transforms a large lazy chunk. The pinned Vite release now carries a backtracking-safe transform filter fix, with a regression check guarding dependency updates. ([#1379](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1379))
- **deps** — Coordinated security dependency sweep closing all open Dependabot alerts: the two runtime-scope advisories (js-yaml YAML-parsing DoS reached through electron-updater, fast-uri host confusion reached through electron-conf) plus the dev-only clusters — Astro 5→7 for the website, hono, undici, postcss and a dozen other transitive bumps via pnpm overrides. ([#1475](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1475))
- **deps** — The web backend now uses the current structured XMLTV parser output, covered by a route-level contract test for future PWA EPG support. ([#1413](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1413))
- **deps** — Updated ngx-indexed-db (the PWA's IndexedDB storage library) from 21 to 22. No behavior change. ([#1472](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1472))
- **deps** — Updated 43 dependencies, including the HTTP client behind every playlist and portal request — that one closes seven advisories that affect the shipped app, among them a proxy-credential leak on redirects. Also refreshes the ArtPlayer, hls.js, Video.js and Shaka player engines. No behaviour change intended. ([#1270](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1270))
- **deps** — Patched five vulnerable transitive dependencies that ship with the app — including the YAML parser `electron-updater` uses to read update manifests, and the HTTP form encoder behind portal requests. No behaviour change. ([#1258](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1258))
- **portals** — Failed Stalker portal requests now log a compact, credential-free summary (action, host, error code, HTTP status) in the desktop backend instead of dumping the full multi-page network error object, matching the existing Xtream request logging. ([#1418](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/pull/1418))

</details>

# [0.12.0](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/compare/v0.11.1...v0.12.0) (2023-03-11)


### Important change

The storage location of playlists has been changed, now everything is stored in IndexedDB. So after the update you will see a panel offering to migrate playlists.

### Bug Fixes

* macos related window management improvements ([b336680](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/commit/**b336680ec93b6c2a78af08bf1847f6e133895719**))
* set epgSource as not required field ([049ed6b](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/commit/049ed6be519df602fd8eb5071fb17efe1a850000)), closes [#175](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/issues/175)


### Features

* add cmd+q hotkey to close the app (macOS) ([f3e00e7](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/commit/f3e00e78aa65b64d058c27b616b0d11d1a374015)), closes [#181](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/issues/181)
* add dockerfile and docker-compose ([4b97e3d](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/commit/4b97e3d4b3b84a57c5c09cc25c0c362de341e2ba))
* add italian language ([3e3f18c](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/commit/3e3f18cabf3784bcfee17e54771ca0a5dbcbbf33))
* draggable channels in favorites list ([ba41c8d](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/commit/ba41c8dae5e82bd1f39fb9a6cd8518e25dcdb894))
* export playlist as m3u ([7e4d6b1](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/commit/7e4d6b171fa87ffb7084344a10d653dd2cb30ea2))
* persist window size ([2ce60e0](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/commit/2ce60e0a205dd8034626f35bfea1632fcac56529)), closes [#205](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/issues/205)
* **pwa:** load a m3u playlist as a URL parameter [#176](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/issues/176) ([344bd75](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/commit/344bd75c876ff3d26e5721e64e7b35cf7547950a))



## [0.11.1](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/compare/v0.11.0...v0.11.1) (2022-10-01)


### Bug Fixes

* allow file:// protocol for epg source ([c4e1076](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/commit/c4e107681e55ac168a86b57cf0c6bfd5a2b35c5c))
* disable service worker in electron app ([df4e99a](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/commit/df4e99a4ae7186322eddcab8b6a81a04bd4c2e1a))
* red screen in PIP window ([9756a76](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/commit/9756a76a90c05c008cd84c690c82b04c7ec56c87))
* service worker injection ([ba3dd88](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/commit/ba3dd88dde1129ac21ec6056b81f7ff8b569f5d6))


### Reverts

* Revert "Update release.yml" ([5ac1992](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/commit/5ac199281d0fa24998cf01dff148316f7684e46a))



# [0.11.0](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/compare/v0.10.0...v0.11.0) (2022-09-11)


### Bug Fixes

* set default value for video player ([ab1d0bf](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/commit/ab1d0bfec85dd8a43606c02a215c6654b809bb15))
* show notification after playlist refresh (PWA) ([b18e537](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/commit/b18e537ccb25c49002577a7aedd810c81eb981ea))


### Features

* check for available updates in PWA ([17b265f](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/commit/17b265f5a6bc4cae5c66532ccda3af580b52779c))
* implement multi epg view ([b4db751](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/commit/b4db751fb66353700dbc9e2285232da28ee655cb))
* import playlist as text ([6676fa0](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/commit/6676fa0a4267a5cb56697b47f24954581873f3e1))
* support multiple epg sources ([f8c6874](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/commit/f8c6874ad3734ef74e5de25e83626c7e8e77c55a))



# [0.10.0](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/compare/v0.9.0...v0.10.0) (2022-04-24)


### Bug Fixes

* capitalize app name [#117](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/issues/117) ([36d3eaa](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/commit/36d3eaa54d546de64a9522583772cf411a2866c4))
* epg function to compare channel ids ([c7de39e](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/commit/c7de39e7c4fa46d9d09adb34a88a060fa9570ea6))


### Features

* add context menu with default actions ([44e76e0](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/commit/44e76e0e35eccc085c9b35ddd3a112b6c1aa8e09)), closes [#96](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/issues/96)
* add option to change aspect ratio ([b8a3f76](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/commit/b8a3f76c40f44416eb69b7ab0d99bf6ad3b5307b)), closes [#80](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/issues/80)
* add option to select stream resolution ([c23fe3a](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/commit/c23fe3a923ff5b60930f9968ec9cfb611b552858)), closes [#93](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/issues/93)
* add pwa support ([5a5085d](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/commit/5a5085dcf7e7ba956c02db539160bb06ebce5e80))
* auto-detect if OS is in dark mode ([ad26588](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/commit/ad265884e6976ad4ddc636434bf97bc3e02c7613))
* generate global playlist with all favorites ([764201a](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/commit/764201a0afa03b0ed3c075e3c3cfcf6fba5c105a)), closes [#97](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/issues/97)
* integrate french localization ([ab75a2f](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/commit/ab75a2f83752ccebd07ca0dd13e9ded1e58e0efc))
* **pwa:** auto-generate playlist with global favorites ([98ff7f4](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/commit/98ff7f4fa4576e00d3de0afd05395f673622ddd8))
* switch playlists from the sidebar ([0bc71d4](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/commit/0bc71d47911c9b87cbe92f20f7d024c0027349e1))



# [0.9.0](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/compare/v0.8.0...v0.9.0) (2021-10-14)


### Bug Fixes

* search feature should not affect favorites list ([ef52f77](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/commit/ef52f77c117c644c2173d4b82783028a19f25011)), closes [#71](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/issues/71)


### Features

* add chinese translation ([a497f05](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/commit/a497f0570175618d7053b53fd47aa907e6361f17))
* global subtitle display setting ([4d2e175](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/commit/4d2e17565d247c2a6bc9ae3d23ab37ff52033478))
* rearrange the display order of playlists ([757c739](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/commit/757c739d92d0a646f1927a4c3f2d3eb8425876df)), closes [#77](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/issues/77)



# [0.8.0](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/compare/v0.7.0...v0.8.0) (2021-07-17)


### Features

* add info popup with epg info for active channel ([0eecfd1](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/commit/0eecfd1163a36019a7b600290fe5f01ee3bb9677)), closes [#51](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/issues/51)
* add support of specific user-agent and referer on channel level ([a55f741](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/commit/a55f741a320db430987352289fd7847e050dcafd)), closes [#57](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/issues/57)



# [0.7.0](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/compare/v0.6.0...v0.7.0) (2021-05-24)


### Bug Fixes

* promise issue after channel switch [#29](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/issues/29) ([d1f194a](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/commit/d1f194a25e231fd39f73aae8da7fccf60e7d4826))


### Features

* auto-refresh playlists on app startup ([e8ab576](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/commit/e8ab576d8b797a39eb1206e80f19e04abe88bdb4))
* refresh playlist from file system or imported url ([57cf247](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/commit/57cf2477d9f3d423eb4ebbd983488b4ade275411))
* support of timeshift and catchup attributes in playlists ([ced16a8](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/commit/ced16a88b25c9cb139d3a70ed1194a977cfb07f1))



# [0.6.0](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/compare/v0.5.0...v0.6.0) (2021-04-10)


### Bug Fixes

* quit application via window close icon ([24d5584](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/commit/24d558470251d479b611a22bfa7f1b7ba0c70a45)), closes [#33](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/issues/33)


### Features

* add "what is new" dialog ([cc375a4](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/commit/cc375a4d4e068ec6cd23deeb83135fe8b773e517))
* add dark theme ([0cf010a](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/commit/0cf010aba31b9e7b8a3344787b7c18bb67405ab7))
* add dialog with detailed epg description ([96e93c5](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/commit/96e93c5b0cf1b8d9e703d93c66a1ad552ab44ed8))
* set custom user agent for a playlist ([a8167c4](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/commit/a8167c4b2ae625f9714c8bbe5cd6ffa3fcfa0140)), closes [#26](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/issues/26)
* show channel logos in the list ([41998ff](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/commit/41998ff7a0800368ef64ba184e4bab1b02f509c0)), closes [#28](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/issues/28)



# [0.5.0](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/compare/v0.4.0...v0.5.0) (2021-02-28)


### Bug Fixes

* less strict url validation of playlist URL ([4f366d9](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/commit/4f366d91fd5664787b2258f30a25cb0d3d58b30e)), closes [#22](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/issues/22)
* macOS corrupt icon fix, closes [#21](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/issues/21) ([955bb27](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/commit/955bb27eec4267a954246415fa1234dd4cd2b08c))


### Features

* add dialog about playlist details ([9f951fa](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/commit/9f951fa0174e4548c57f7a5392d4d74587ac2023))
* add german language (i18n) ([7888e85](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/commit/7888e85ff106176fff3951ec9e9a056e787d28e5))
* add internationalization ([0f8ca2a](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/commit/0f8ca2ab1a618dfc3e273ddadfdb51c251912642))
* add russian language (i18n) ([a93af69](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/commit/a93af690eea075092ae9a987531af01cd3d9a415))



# [0.4.0](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/compare/v0.3.0...v0.4.0) (2021-02-11)


### Bug Fixes

* default html5 player initialization fix ([4a6b976](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/commit/4a6b9761902fb694677980874ad3dc4a985e4c90))


### Features

* add `ctrl+f` as hotkey to focus search field ([cad162d](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/commit/cad162dc6700a9543571ef051b24d123d41fe9f9))
* add epg worker with new ipc commands ([418566f](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/commit/418566f6317960e83edff117a036b54df2eac07b))
* add moment.js based date pipe ([4881ba8](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/commit/4881ba8fe073fd425942773e04bbc98bb7d02aaa))
* check for available update ([68ccabb](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/commit/68ccabbcb110295aa46a88b1c6c70d057ffaef66))
* epg integration ([2e861b6](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/commit/2e861b6a1f2c0744bc1eaae632a79087d1721f41))
* **epg:** epg program list with date navigation ([fdbe02b](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/commit/fdbe02b47e400cdad0c6e0294579150590ac5c14))
* favorite channels list ([f02bbe3](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/commit/f02bbe39a66a12fd1d3b12863aa2b32048b7691f))
* integrate epg feature ([e896af0](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/commit/e896af037303990c95d95efac7296365e8c714ee))
* integrate epg worker & refactor app menu ([3b97d74](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/commit/3b97d74e0b39b20d62f4b2911fe0af1a7c70891b))
* sort playlists by import date ([d967b12](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/commit/d967b121008075751f47bbd4898894571ef38152))
* validation of playlist url ([da2fe5e](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/commit/da2fe5e6bfdf09b1feaf7aa4db6240f962555870))


### Performance Improvements

* destroy hls instance after view change ([2e3681c](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/commit/2e3681c36edb9e95509d510ab445ab3d95bb4328))



# [0.2.0](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/compare/v0.1.0...v0.2.0) (2020-09-27)


### Features

* add new video.js based player ([1e852e3](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/commit/1e852e389931e18ccfaf78f21c86df5dfe81ad6d))
* add settings page ([1a44ecd](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/commit/1a44ecd995d212e9597c44353fa049e4f07f0ab7))
* video player configuration in app settings ([05c0c25](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/commit/05c0c251cf92ad17788628f5c8d8d8107e935d94))



# [0.1.0](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/compare/v0.0.2...v0.1.0) (2020-09-12)


### Bug Fixes

* playlist upload for mac os [#6](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/issues/6) ([78ca56f](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/commit/78ca56f2b64ca61d7acdce0038d1210e99b07ffc))


### Features

* add new application icon ([0ce0b1f](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/commit/0ce0b1f1b5222470c79e666f6be92f507dc2f68d))
* open playlist from file system ([861e480](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/commit/861e480b7076fe0e02f96908f4f30ac626722a9a))



## [0.0.2](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/compare/v0.0.1...v0.0.2) (2020-09-06)


### Bug Fixes

* define path to userData folder as db store ([8e8c107](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/commit/8e8c107ca78d30bc6e90c6894fc021b1ee83d5ea))
* enable copy-paste hotkeys for mac os ([4357c17](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/commit/4357c172932231d50c33ee8bc7decfb5a73d9419))



## [0.0.1](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/compare/2f1701a3db04beb2fc6aca1e3a05f04c0a04b8af...v0.0.1) (2020-09-05)


### Bug Fixes

* full screen permissions ([fff2aaa](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/commit/fff2aaa5416cb29b12c60ff0cbe615e409689808))
* full screen permissions ([f0d0fb1](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/commit/f0d0fb1c31651106ae5a2e1e1920b0d6efdfb489))
* start_url fix in manifest file ([e05b7eb](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/commit/e05b7ebdfe58fe8b4bb8a169eaa8c0ab62947a32))
* start_url fix in manifest file ([3929655](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/commit/392965595581b38229975475562c839e30146920))
* update paths to make app installable ([fd9fc53](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/commit/fd9fc5360692030b4ce70eb9cdc44b79239a3fa8))
* update paths to make app installable ([4b7d1b5](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/commit/4b7d1b561ca04a8c0ed32a0b6a4ce48e695b310f))


### Features

* add channel search function ([d1b9461](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/commit/d1b94615f0d1a420d320babfc3e866dd2520cf72))
* add channel search function ([7a039af](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/commit/7a039af3f1e0619ce7a97622668705698380609a))
* add favorites and tab based navigation ([8d333d9](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/commit/8d333d95203ec4344f44df0678c70d6840ae1bb0))
* add favorites and tab based navigation ([c6e3e1f](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/commit/c6e3e1f02550b83914e284b95943bc05a53ad509))
* add icon, about dialog and menu ([bcf49b8](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/commit/bcf49b84c7626c3e87bbdab8ad382df4546f42e9))
* change sidebar mode ([22f2bc1](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/commit/22f2bc1df9a588d38e507c1a2b6a5b0a5aadd830))
* change sidebar mode ([ca9f7a2](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/commit/ca9f7a254b2551592cc543698b25d622bc262df6))
* electron based app ([0feb657](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/commit/0feb65786ab3caf7775195cc266a2789eb3093ed))
* electron based app ([998e7e9](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/commit/998e7e92557aff5cf86bd362abdde051275797b0))
* implement channel groups view ([20e0a40](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/commit/20e0a4019c6a3db09fa54a3118c67eb348787a18))
* implement channel groups view ([773e1ed](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/commit/773e1edf63df735d517fd11dda6dfd6b3181258f))
* initial commit ([79332aa](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/commit/79332aa6de5dd2a10fad187e809057e2cbac4abd))
* initial commit ([2f1701a](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/commit/2f1701a3db04beb2fc6aca1e3a05f04c0a04b8af))
* list with recent playlists ([1735026](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/commit/1735026c201591c4192317f3a5371c8548f8fa1c))
* list with recent playlists ([8ee96ee](https://github.com/4gray/iptvnator/commit/8ee96eeebe0ca422d7bc183296f896c49e827b19))