What it is
A community-maintained collection of publicly available IPTV channel streams organized as M3U playlists. 116k stars, 6.1k forks, 389 contributors, 33k+ commits. One of the largest open IPTV projects on GitHub.
How to use
Paste a playlist URL into any video player that supports live streaming (VLC, IPTV Smarters, TiviMate, etc.):
https://iptv-org.github.io/iptv/index.m3u
Playlists are available grouped by country, category, language, and region. See PLAYLISTS.md in the repo.
Ecosystem
The project is split across several repos:
- iptv-org/iptv - the stream links and playlists
- iptv-org/database - channel metadata (names, logos, categories)
- iptv-org/epg - electronic program guide data
- iptv-org/api - REST API for programmatic access
- iptv-org/awesome-iptv - curated list of IPTV apps and tools
Language
TypeScript (55%) and JavaScript (45%) for the playlist generation scripts.
Legal note
No video files are stored in the repo. Only user-submitted links to publicly available streams. The project maintains that linking does not constitute copyright infringement. DMCA-style takedowns should target the hosting service, not the link aggregator.
Value
Free access to thousands of live TV channels worldwide. Good for cord-cutters, expats wanting home-country TV, or anyone building IPTV-related tools. Works with any M3U-compatible player.