reachableGlobal
All public channels
Every public channel the iptv-org index currently lists, across all countries and categories. Large file — start with a country playlist if your player struggles.
https://iptv-org.github.io/iptv/index.m3u
15 public sources · measured every 6 hoursPublic M3U playlists.
Public M3U playlists.
Actually checked.
A directory of openly published IPTV playlists — with channel counts we measure, not estimate. Play a stream in your browser, or copy the playlist URL into any player.
6/6featured sources reachable
15,633entries counted across them
0accounts required
Browser playeridle
The player takes a single .m3u8 stream. Channel lists from the directory belong in your player app — or check them first. Last measurement: just now.
Starting points
Curated endpoints from projects that publish public links and host no video. Counts are read from the playlist itself, so they change when the source does.
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United States
US entries from the public index: local news, PBS affiliates, public-access stations and national FAST feeds.
https://iptv-org.github.io/iptv/countries/us.m3u
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United Kingdom
UK public-service and community streams, including regional news feeds published openly by broadcasters.
https://iptv-org.github.io/iptv/countries/uk.m3u
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News
Rolling news channels from public broadcasters worldwide — the most reliably maintained category in the index.
https://iptv-org.github.io/iptv/categories/news.m3u
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Sports
Publicly available sports channels and league feeds. Expect rights restrictions outside the broadcaster's own region.
https://iptv-org.github.io/iptv/categories/sports.m3u
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Movies
Free movie channels — classics, genre channels and ad-supported film feeds. Not a film library.
https://iptv-org.github.io/iptv/categories/movies.m3u
Browse by country or category
Filtered views of the same public index, or jump straight to a single channel. Smaller lists load faster and break less often than the full index.
Get a working playlist into your app
The playlist is the part that trips people up. These walk through the setups we see most, with the playlist offered inside the steps.
Tool
Open the checkerCheck a playlist before you import it
Structure, groups, duplicates, missing guide IDs — parsed in your browser. A file with credentials never leaves the page.
Understand the format
Short, technical, and written to answer the question in the title.
4 min read
What is an M3U file?
A plain-text playlist that points at streams rather than containing them. What is inside one, why they break, and how to check before you import.
3 min read
M3U vs M3U8: what actually differs
One is an encoding detail, the other is a streaming protocol — and confusing them is the most common reason a link will not play.
5 min read
How to open an M3U file
VLC on desktop, IPTV players on mobile, and the TV route that actually works without typing a URL with a remote.
Every source, measured
Channel counts, group counts, protocol mix and reachability for all 15 endpoints — in one table.