TVDemon is an IPTV streaming application based on Hypnotix.
It provides a graphical desktop interface for watching live television, movies and series from IPTV services or playlists supplied by the user. The application has been redesigned around GTK4 and Libadwaita, with GStreamer handling media playback. TVDemon does not provide subscriptions or television channels itself; it connects to configured providers and local sources. Its workflow keeps content browsing and playback together in a single desktop application.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Connects to multiple IPTV providers using M3U URLs, the Xtream API, or local M3U playlists.
- Displays Electronic Program Guide information when programme data is available for a channel.
- Lets users mark channels as favourites for quicker access to frequently watched content.
- Maintains an optional channel viewing history that can be shown on the start page.
- Can record an active stream locally, with the recording destination controlled through application settings.
- Shows detected video and audio codec information for the stream being played.
- Offers English, German, Belarusian and Russian interface languages.
- Provides a keyboard-shortcuts window for common playback and navigation actions.
- Provides experimental support for running the application on macOS and Windows as well as Linux.
Website: github.com/DYefremov/TVDemon
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Developer: Dmitriy Yefremov
License: GNU General Public License v3.0
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