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* feat(xtream): replace catalog pagination with infinite scroll Xtream movie/series/live catalogs now load continuously while scrolling instead of paging. The selection store keeps a growing visibleCount render window over the in-memory catalog (initial 50, +50 per load) plus a saved scroll state, so opening a title and going back restores the exact spot. A shared InfiniteScrollDirective (portal/shared/ui) fires loadMore near the bottom (edge-triggered, mirroring search-layout) and auto-fills viewports taller than the initial window by measuring container overflow — capped at 10 self-initiated loads per list identity, with a ResizeObserver re-check. The shared CategoryContentViewComponent branches on the transitional PortalCatalogFacade.supportsInfiniteScroll flag: Xtream scrolls, Stalker keeps its server-driven paginator and ?page= round-trip untouched until its append lands (PR 2), after which the paged facade members and the flag are deleted. grid-list loses its dead built-in paginator and gains tail states (append spinner, retry-on-error) plus content-visibility on cards. The in-portal search results reuse the search layout's nearEnd hook to window their full result set instead of rendering it unbounded. Validation: portal-xtream-data-access (234), portal-xtream-feature (357), portal-catalog-feature (22), portal-shared-ui (77, incl. new directive spec), portal-stalker-* (253) unit tests green; catalog-sorting e2e 5/5 (new scroll-growth + spot-restore test against the large 200-item mock scenario, Stalker paged spec unchanged); search e2e 16/16; lint green; release note added and validated. Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5 <noreply@anthropic.com> * fix(xtream): auto-fill search results and refresh the near-end latch Review findings from #1392: the in-portal search window could stall at its first 60-item chunk when the rendered cards did not overflow the container — nearEnd only fired on real scroll events (Greptile P1), the search layout's edge latch survived a result-set replacement (Codex), and the shared directive's latch went stale after appended content moved the bottom out of the threshold (Codex). The search layout now drives its results container through the shared InfiniteScrollDirective instead of a bespoke scroll handler: the measured auto-fill reveals further chunks on tall viewports without any scroll, the reset key (search term) and item-count changes refresh the latch, and new nearEndHasMore/nearEndAppending inputs let consumers gate emissions. Xtream search wires them for both modes — this also fixes the same latent tall-viewport stall in the global search's 100-item pages — and the Stalker search page (single capped request until PR 2) sets hasMore=false. The directive's fill check now refreshes the latch from the measured state, so an End-key jump straight to the new bottom is a genuine crossing again. New coverage: directive stale-latch regression, search-layout auto-fill + hasMore gating, in-portal window reveal/reset in search-results. Reruns: portal-shared-ui 80, portal-xtream-feature 357, portal-stalker-feature green; search e2e 16/16 (fresh Playwright report verified); lint clean. Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5 <noreply@anthropic.com> * fix(xtream): re-measure search auto-fill on the rendered window, not the total Round-2 review finding on #1392 (Greptile P1 + Codex P2, same defect): the search layout bound the constant result-set total to the infinite-scroll directive's item count, so once the in-portal window grew 60 -> 120 no tracked input changed, no further overflow check was scheduled, and results beyond 120 stayed unreachable on tall viewports. The layout now takes an explicit nearEndRenderedCount (falling back to resultsCount for consumers that render everything they report) and feeds THAT to the directive. Xtream search passes the windowed slice length for in-portal mode and the loaded-set length for global mode. Regression specs: layout re-measures when the rendered window grows while the total stays constant; the component exposes the rendered count following the window. portal-shared-ui 81, portal-xtream-feature 357, lint clean. Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5 <noreply@anthropic.com> * fix(xtream): include filter state in the search reset identity Round-3 Codex P2 on #1392: the near-end latch and auto-fill budget were keyed on the search term alone, so a filter-only transition (type filters or the hidden-categories toggle) replaced the result set without resetting them — a jump straight back into the threshold could be swallowed. The search layout now accepts an explicit nearEndResetKey (defaulting to the term); Xtream search supplies term + type filters + excludeHidden. Regression specs: layout latch resets on an identity change without a new term; the component identity changes on filter-only and hidden-toggle transitions. portal-shared-ui 82, portal-xtream-feature 358, lint clean. Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5 <noreply@anthropic.com> * fix(xtream): refuse global-search appends while an edited query debounces Round-4 Codex P2 on #1392: after the reset-identity change, the layout's auto-fill can request more results inside the 300ms search debounce. The append then ran with the freshly edited term but the old result count as offset, interleaving a page of the new query into the old query's visible results until the offset-zero search landed. An append now only continues the LAST EXECUTED search: the append guard additionally requires the effective term to equal lastGlobalSearchTerm, so pagination stays suppressed from the first keystroke until the fresh search replaces the result set. Regression spec covers the mid-debounce refusal; the two existing append specs state their precondition explicitly. portal-xtream-feature 359, lint clean. Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5 <noreply@anthropic.com> * fix(xtream): per-selection scroll snapshots and progress-based auto-fill stop Round-5 Codex P2s on #1392: 1. The single saved-scroll slot lost the first tab's position on a VOD -> Series -> VOD round trip — the series view's destroy hook overwrote it with series coordinates. Snapshots are now kept per selection identity (bounded to the 8 most recent), so a detour's save can never destroy another list's spot. Store API is unchanged. 2. The fixed 10-load auto-fill budget could strand items on a viewport large enough that ten chunks still do not overflow — with no scrollbar, no real scroll event can ever fire. The auto-fill now terminates on lack of progress instead: loads continue while they grow scrollHeight (until genuine overflow hands off to scroll events) and stop after three consecutive loads without growth, which only a source that reports more but renders nothing can produce. Regression specs: VOD/Series round trip keeps both snapshots; growth keeps filling past the old cap and stops at overflow; no-growth stalls stop at three; reset key clears the stall guard. portal-shared-ui 83, portal-xtream-data-access 235, catalog-sorting e2e 5/5 re-run, lint clean. CLAUDE.md wording updated. Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5 <noreply@anthropic.com> --------- Co-authored-by: Claude Fable 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
IPTVnator - IPTV Player Application
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IPTVnator is a video player application that provides support for IPTV playlist playback (m3u, m3u8). The application allows users to import playlists using remote URLs or by uploading files from the local file system. Additionally, it supports EPG information in XMLTV format which can be provided via URL.
The application is a cross-platform, open-source project built with Electron and Angular.
⚠️ Note: IPTVnator does not provide any playlists or other digital content. The channels and pictures in the screenshots are for demonstration purposes only.
Important
Official sources only. IPTVnator is a free, open-source player — it never sells IPTV subscriptions, channels, or playlists. Websites offering "IPTVnator subscriptions/channels/premium/activated" builds are not affiliated with this project. Get the app only from the official website or GitHub Releases. See Beware of unofficial IPTVnator websites and IPTV services for details.
Features
Playlists & sources
- M3U / M3U8 playlists from local files or remote URLs 📂, with automatic updates on startup
- Xtream Codes (XC) and Stalker / Ministra (STB) portal support
- Custom "User-Agent" header per playlist
Playback
- Built-in HTML5 player (HLS.js or Video.js) with a resizable, resumable inline view
- Optional unified IPTVnator controls for HTML5, Video.js, and ArtPlayer, enabled in Settings → Playback (experimental)
- External players — MPV, VLC, and IINA on macOS (
mpv.app/VLC.appbundle paths supported) (desktop) - Embedded MPV — native mpv rendered inside the app window on macOS, Windows & Linux 🖥️ (experimental · desktop)
- Dedicated radio player for
radio="true"streams 📻
Live TV & EPG
- EPG / XMLTV TV guide with a live timeline ribbon and multi-channel grid (desktop)
- TV archive / catch-up / timeshift (desktop)
- Group-based channel list, channel-number selection, and search 🔍
Movies & series (VOD)
- Redesigned two-state detail pages (browse ↔ watch) with season tabs and resume positions
- Download manager for offline movies & episodes ⬇️ (desktop)
- "Recently added" feeds and category grids with sorting & pagination
Discovery & metadata
- Global search across live TV, movies, and series (desktop)
- TMDB enrichment (opt-in) — plots, cast & crew, trailers, ratings, artwork, a "Similar" rail, clickable actor pages, and a trending dashboard rail (trending rail: desktop)
- Dashboard with recently watched & continue-watching
Organization
- Per-playlist and global favorites, aggregated across all playlists ⭐
- Recently viewed / watch history
- Command palette (
Ctrl/Cmd+K)
Platform
- Cross-platform desktop (Electron) and installable PWA
- Desktop auto-updater and mobile remote control (desktop)
- Docker self-hosting for the PWA + web backend
- 19 languages (translation files), light & dark themes, and keyboard shortcuts
Keyboard shortcuts
Press ? or Shift+/ in the workspace to open the in-app shortcuts list.
| Area | Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Global | Ctrl/Cmd+K |
Open command palette |
| Global | Ctrl/Cmd+F |
Open global search in the desktop app |
| Global | Ctrl/Cmd+R |
Open recently viewed in the desktop app |
| Global | Enter in workspace search |
Submit the current search |
| Navigation | Ctrl/Cmd+B |
Toggle the live sidebar |
| Navigation | 0-9 |
Select an M3U channel by number |
| Playback | Space / K |
Play or pause embedded MPV playback in the desktop app |
| Playback | F |
Toggle embedded MPV fullscreen in the desktop app |
| Playback | ArrowLeft / ArrowRight |
Seek embedded MPV playback by 5 seconds in the desktop app |
| Playback | ArrowUp / ArrowDown |
Adjust volume by 5% |
| Playback | M |
Mute audio |
| Dialogs and lists | ArrowUp / ArrowDown |
Move command palette selection |
| Dialogs and lists | Enter |
Run the selected command or open a focused item |
| Dialogs and lists | Escape |
Close dialogs and dismiss overlays |
Screenshots:
| Dashboard with recently watched content | Live channels with inline player and EPG |
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| Add playlist dialog for M3U, Xtream, and Stalker | Live category channel list |
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| Global search across live TV, movies, and series | Manage visible live categories |
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| Movie category grid with sorting and pagination | Recently added movies and series |
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| VOD details with playback and download actions | Download manager |
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| Multi-channel EPG grid | External MPV player support |
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| Radio playback with dedicated audio player | Light theme |
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Note: First version of the application which was developed as a PWA is available in an extra git branch.
Self-hosted PWA
The Docker setup builds the Angular PWA and the monorepo web backend into one
image. The backend handles remote M3U parsing plus Xtream and Stalker proxy
requests under /api, so a separate 4gray/iptvnator-backend container is not
required for the default self-hosted flow.
docker compose -f docker/docker-compose.yml up --build -d
The application is available at http://localhost:4333. See
docker/docker-compose.yml for the ready-to-run
compose file and docker/README.md for environment
variables, reverse proxy notes, PWA limitations, and build details.
The self-hosted image runs the browser PWA rather than the Electron desktop app: EPG/XMLTV panels, Embedded MPV, managed MPV/VLC launching, the download manager, and Electron remote-control features are not available there. If browser playback fails, copy the stream URL and open it manually in an external player such as MPV, VLC, or IINA.
Download
Download the latest version of the application for macOS, Windows, and Linux from the release page.
Alternatively, you can install the application using one of the following package managers:
Homebrew
$ brew install iptvnator
Snap
$ sudo snap install iptvnator
Arch
Also available as an Arch PKG, iptvnator-bin, in the AUR (using your favourite AUR-helper, .e.g. yay)
$ yay -S iptvnator-bin
Gentoo
You can install IPTVnator from the gentoo-zh overlay
sudo eselect repository enable gentoo-zh
sudo emerge --sync gentoo-zh
sudo emerge iptvnator-bin
Linux Embedded MPV Support
Embedded MPV on Linux is experimental and currently supports x64 desktop
sessions where IPTVnator runs under X11 or Xwayland. Native Wayland embedding
is not supported yet. Linux package launchers request X11 with
--ozone-platform=x11, so Wayland desktops still need Xwayland available.
The Linux backend starts a system mpv executable with --wid, so mpv must
be installed and available on PATH. CI validates the Linux native addon and
standard packages on Ubuntu 22.04, with Flatpak packaging built on Ubuntu 24.04.
Expected user targets are Ubuntu/Debian .deb, Arch/Manjaro pacman, RPM
distributions, and AppImage on x64 systems with X11/Xwayland plus mpv
installed. Flatpak and Snap builds remain available, but embedded MPV is not
announced as supported there yet because those sandboxed formats do not expose
the host mpv executable to the embedded backend by default.
Troubleshooting
macOS: "App is damaged and can't be opened"
Older unsigned macOS builds may require removing the quarantine flag from the downloaded application:
xattr -c /Applications/IPTVnator.app
Alternatively, if the app is located in a different directory:
xattr -c ~/Downloads/IPTVnator.app
Linux: chrome-sandbox Issues
If you encounter the following error when launching IPTVnator:
The SUID sandbox helper binary was found, but is not configured correctly.
Rather than run without sandboxing I'm aborting now.
You need to make sure that chrome-sandbox is owned by root and has mode 4755.
Solution 1: Fix chrome-sandbox permissions (Recommended for .deb/.rpm installations)
Navigate to the IPTVnator installation directory and run:
sudo chown root:root chrome-sandbox
sudo chmod 4755 chrome-sandbox
Solution 2: Launch with --no-sandbox flag
Edit the desktop launcher file to add the --no-sandbox flag:
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Find your desktop file location:
- Ubuntu/Debian:
~/.local/share/applications/iptvnator.desktop - System-wide:
/usr/share/applications/iptvnator.desktop
- Ubuntu/Debian:
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Edit the file and modify the
Execline:Exec=iptvnator --no-sandbox %U -
Save the file and relaunch the application from your application menu.
Alternatively, you can launch IPTVnator from the terminal with the flag:
iptvnator --no-sandbox
GNU/Linux: Wayland startup failure
If IPTVnator exits on GNU/Linux with errors about failing to connect to Wayland or initialize the Ozone platform, force X11/XWayland instead:
iptvnator --ozone-platform=x11
This workaround is mainly for older or problematic Linux graphics stacks. The Snap package already includes this X11 override by default. For AppImage, direct binaries, and other Linux package formats, pass the flag manually when needed.
How to Build and Develop
Requirements:
- Node.js with pnpm (via Corepack)
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Clone this repository and install project dependencies:
$ corepack enable $ pnpm install -
Start the application:
$ pnpm run serve:backend
This will open the Electron app in a separate window, while the Angular dev server will run at http://localhost:4200.
The equivalent Nx command is:
$ nx serve electron-backend
To start Electron with an empty, isolated data directory instead of your normal
~/.iptvnator folder, set IPTVNATOR_E2E_DATA_DIR for that run:
$ rm -rf .tmp/iptvnator-empty && mkdir -p .tmp/iptvnator-empty
$ IPTVNATOR_E2E_DATA_DIR="$PWD/.tmp/iptvnator-empty" pnpm run serve:backend
This redirects the SQLite database, Electron user data, and local config under the given directory. Delete that directory whenever you want a fresh empty state.
If you need startup diagnostics for a white screen or a frozen route, you can also turn on opt-in Electron tracing. These logs are written to the Electron terminal output so they still help when the renderer DevTools never open:
$ IPTVNATOR_TRACE_STARTUP=1 pnpm run serve:backend
Nx equivalent:
$ IPTVNATOR_TRACE_STARTUP=1 nx serve electron-backend
Useful narrower flags:
IPTVNATOR_TRACE_IPC=1logs rendererwindow.electron.*calls reaching the Electron bridgeIPTVNATOR_TRACE_DB=1logs DB worker requests and request-scoped DB eventsIPTVNATOR_TRACE_SQL=1logs SQLite statements in both the main connection and DB worker connectionIPTVNATOR_TRACE_WINDOW=1logs BrowserWindow load, navigation, and unresponsive eventsIPTVNATOR_TRACE_RENDERER_CONSOLE=1mirrors renderer console messages into the Electron terminal output
Security-sensitive network compatibility flags are opt-in:
IPTVNATOR_ALLOW_PRIVATE_NETWORK_URLS=1permits strict EPG fetches from playlist metadata (x-tvg-url,url-tvg, ortvg-url) to resolve to localhost, LAN, or other private addresses. Directly configured Xtream/Stalker portals and private playlist servers remain supported without this flag. Prefer the in-app source-scoped “Allow source” action for a trusted EPG URL.IPTVNATOR_ALLOW_INSECURE_TLS=1disables certificate validation for remote playlist imports and refreshes for the whole Electron process. Prefer the in-app host-scoped trust action for a trusted provider with a self-signed or otherwise invalid certificate.
If the local Nx daemon gets into a bad state before rerunning Electron, reset it:
$ pnpm nx reset
To run only the Angular app without Electron, use:
$ pnpm run serve:frontend
Disclaimer
IPTVnator doesn't provide any playlists or other digital content.
Trademark
The name "IPTVnator" and the IPTVnator logo are unregistered trademarks of the project owner. The MIT license covers the source code only — it does not grant rights to the name or logo. Forks and redistributions (including app-store submissions) must use a different name and their own icon. See TRADEMARK.md for details.
