M3U player for Android TV and web
Plain playlists, how they differ from Xtream logins, and where guide data comes from.
An M3U playlist is a plain-text list of stream addresses that your IPTV provider gives you as a URL. MIRA Player plays M3U playlists on Android TV, Google TV and the web: paste the URL once in the web app at miraplayer.tv/app and your channels appear on the TV. MIRA Player supplies no playlists; you bring your own.
What an M3U playlist is
M3U has no formal specification; it is a de facto standard. An M3U file is plain text listing the locations of media, and the extended form starts with an #EXTM3U header line followed by #EXTINF lines carrying each entry's title (Wikipedia: M3U, checked 2026-10-18). For IPTV, the provider hosts that file at a URL, so there is no account login or panel API, just the list.
M3U vs Xtream Codes
An Xtream Codes source is a login (server URL, username, password) to your provider's panel API, which returns account details and catalog lists; an M3U source is only the playlist URL. MIRA Player supports both as separate connect options (miraplayer.tv/llms.txt, checked 2026-10-18). If your provider gives you both, either works; the Xtream Codes page explains the login.
Guide data (EPG)
IPTV guide data usually comes as an XMLTV file. The XMLTV format has channel records and programme records and mixes all channels into one unified listing (wiki.xmltv.org, checked 2026-10-18). MIRA Player shows a live TV guide where your provider supplies guide data; whether yours does is unknown until you connect it.
You connect sources in the web app at miraplayer.tv/app; your provider credentials stay between you and your provider. MIRA Player is a player, not a content service: it hosts, bundles and supplies no channels, movies or streams. Playback depends on your sources, device, codec support and network.
| App | Xtream Codes | M3U | EPG / guide | Platforms | Price | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIRA Player (as of 2026-10-18) | yes (as of 2026-10-18) | yes (as of 2026-10-18) | live TV guide yes; guide data comes from your provider (as of 2026-10-18) | Android TV / Google TV (Google Play, Android 7+), web app, Mac / Linux / Windows (early access), Fire OS sideload (as of 2026-10-18) | $20/year or $99 lifetime (one-time); 7-day refund on your first payment (as of 2026-10-18) | source |
| TiviMate (as of 2026-10-18) | yes (Google Play listing, 2026-10-18) | yes; Stalker Portal also listed (Google Play listing, 2026-10-18) | EPG grid yes (Google Play listing, 2026-10-18) | Android TV; not optimized for phones or tablets (Google Play listing, 2026-10-18) | free app with in-app purchases; upgrade price unknown (not public) (as of 2026-10-18) | source |
| IPTV Smarters Pro (as of 2026-10-18) | yes: asks for server, username, password (xui.live Xtream docs, 2026-10-18) | M3U and JSON formats (smarterspro.com, 2026-10-18) | EPG yes (smarterspro.com/features, 2026-10-18) | Android phone, Android TV, iOS, Apple TV, Samsung TV, Windows/macOS beta, web player (smarterspro.com, 2026-10-18) | paid upgrade exists; price not verified (as of 2026-10-18) | source |
Data as of . Each row links its source and the date it was checked.
How to add an M3U playlist in MIRA Player
- Subscribe. Pick a plan at miraplayer.tv/get: $20/year or $99 lifetime (one-time); 7-day refund on your first payment.
- Copy your M3U URL. Get the playlist URL from your own IPTV provider. MIRA Player supplies none.
- Paste it on the web. Paste it in the connect-sources screen at miraplayer.tv/app. Sources connect on the web, not on the TV.
- Watch on the TV. Install MIRA Player from Google Play on Android TV or Google TV (Android 7+), sign in with the same account and open the live TV guide.
Try it on your TV
MIRA Player is a media player for your own sources; it hosts nothing. $20/year or $99 lifetime (one-time); 7-day refund.
Get MIRA PlayerBring your own sources. MIRA Player provides no content.
FAQ
M3U or Xtream Codes: which should I use?
Either, if your provider offers both. M3U is a playlist URL; Xtream Codes is a login to the provider's panel. See the Xtream Codes page.
Where do I get an M3U playlist?
From your own IPTV provider. MIRA Player supplies no playlists, channels or streams.
Will I get a TV guide (EPG)?
Where your provider supplies guide data. That is unknown per provider until you connect.
How much is MIRA Player?
$20/year or $99 lifetime (one-time); 7-day refund on your first payment.
Does it work on Android TV?
Yes, via the Google Play app (Android 7+). Sources are connected on the web at miraplayer.tv/app, not on the TV.
Can I use it on my phone?
For phones, the web app works today, including iPhone and iPad Safari; a native phone app is not live, no date.