# Cigaras/IPTV.bundle

Plex plug-in that plays live streams (like IPTV) from a M3U playlist

Repository: https://github.com/Cigaras/IPTV.bundle
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/iptvbundle
Homepage: https://forums.plex.tv/discussion/83083
Language: Python
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: plex, plex-media-server, plex-channel, iptv, m3u-playlist, epg, xmltv
Last push: 2022-02-13T02:02:47+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4709, "days_push": 1663, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1043, forks 281 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:20.940200+00:00)

## What it is
A Plex Media Server plug-in that plays live IPTV streams from M3U playlists, with basic EPG (XMLTV) support, categories, and channel logos. It is effectively end-of-life since Plex retired plug-in support and most clients no longer display plug-ins.

## Use cases
- watch IPTV channels inside Plex
- play live streams from an M3U playlist in Plex
- add an XMLTV program guide to Plex live streams
- organize IPTV channels by category with custom logos in Plex

## When to choose
- you still run an older Plex client that shows plug-ins
- you want a simple M3U-based live TV channel list inside Plex

## When to avoid
- you use a current Plex client, since plug-ins are no longer shown
- you need reliable playback of many stream formats, as playback depends on Plex's own capabilities
- you want an actively maintained IPTV solution

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: abandoned
- function: video-processing, plugin-system
- domain: media, entertainment, self-hosted
- platform: python, self-hosted
- tags: plex, iptv, m3u-playlist, epg, xmltv, live-tv, plex-plugin

## Member repositories
- Cigaras/IPTV.bundle (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:20.940200+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 2026-08-30T07:02:16.602999+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/Cigaras/IPTV.bundle (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:20.940200+00:00, sha 75fabc44c5da)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.