# Fredolx/open-tv

Ultra-fast, simple and powerful cross-platform IPTV app

Repository: https://github.com/Fredolx/open-tv
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/open-tv
Language: Rust
License: GPL-2.0
License Family: copyleft
Last push: 2026-06-14T16:22:05+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 82/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 87, release rhythm 66, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1634, "days_push": 80, "days_rel": 226, "gap_med": 7.0, "n_releases_24m": 21}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 4000, forks 244 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:32.013883+00:00)

## What it is
Fred TV (formerly Open TV) is a cross-platform IPTV desktop/mobile application written in Rust for watching IPTV channels from M3U files, M3U links, or Xtream sources. It features instant search, recording while watching, favorites, custom channels, and TV remote control support with very low RAM usage.

## Use cases
- watch IPTV channels from an M3U playlist
- import channels from Xtream codes
- record live TV while watching
- manage multiple IPTV sources in one app
- control TV playback with a remote
- share custom channels with friends
- restream channels to phone or TV

## When to choose
- you want a fast, lightweight open-source IPTV player across Windows, Linux, macOS, Android, or iOS
- you need to combine multiple M3U/Xtream sources with instant search and favorites
- you want recording and restreaming built into your IPTV app

## When to avoid
- you need DRM-protected or official streaming service content rather than IPTV playlists
- you cannot install mpv, ffmpeg, and yt-dlp dependencies on your system
- you need a web-based or server-side IPTV solution

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: video-processing, gui, streaming
- domain: media, cross-platform, desktop-applications, entertainment
- platform: windows, cross-platform, rust
- tags: iptv, m3u, xtream, mpv, tv-streaming, media-player, linux, macos, android, ios

## Member repositories
- Fredolx/open-tv (main) score 82

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:32.013883+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 2026-08-29T18:24:08.526458+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/Fredolx/open-tv (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:32.013883+00:00, sha 2922ed788b6d)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.