# linuxmint/hypnotix

An M3U IPTV Player

Repository: https://github.com/linuxmint/hypnotix
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/hypnotix
Language: Python
License Family: other
Last push: 2026-08-25T11:40:40+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 88/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 67, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2137, "days_push": 8, "days_rel": 8, "gap_med": 181.5, "n_releases_24m": 3}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1746, forks 237 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:30.767104+00:00)

## What it is
Hypnotix is a Python-based IPTV streaming application from Linux Mint that plays live TV, movies, and series from M3U playlists, Xtream API providers, or local M3U files. It uses libmpv for playback and ships with a default provider of free, legal, publicly available channels.

## Use cases
- watch free live TV channels on Linux
- play local M3U playlists
- stream IPTV from an Xtream API provider
- organize TV channels by country
- watch movies and series from an IPTV subscription

## When to choose
- you want a simple desktop IPTV player on Linux
- you have M3U playlists or Xtream API credentials to play
- you use Linux Mint or a GTK/X-App compatible desktop

## When to avoid
- you need a media library manager like Kodi or Jellyfin
- you want the app to supply channels or content itself
- you need a cross-platform player for Windows or macOS

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: video-processing, gui
- domain: media, entertainment, desktop-applications
- platform: python
- tags: iptv, m3u, live-tv, mpv, streaming-player, xtream-api, linux, desktop

## Member repositories
- linuxmint/hypnotix (main) score 88

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:30.767104+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T03:29:12.253147+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/linuxmint/hypnotix (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:30.767104+00:00, sha be913819f412)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.