Skybridge

IPTV client for Windows - Live TV, Movies & Series

Works with Xtream Codes & M3U playlists

⬇ Download the latest release

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Skybridge is a clean, modern desktop client for IPTV. It bridges your Xtream Codes or M3U subscription to a polished Windows app: browse live channels, movies and series with poster art, read a full TV guide, search across everything, record shows (including a scheduler), and play in VLC. It is built for the desktop - mouse, keyboard and windows - rather than a TV remote.

Skybridge does not provide any channels or content. You bring your own provider subscription (an Xtream Codes login or an M3U URL).

Download & run

1. Download the latest Skybridge-vX.Y.Z-win64.zip from the Releases page.
2. Extract the Skybridge folder anywhere and run Skybridge.exe.
3. Click Connect and enter your Xtream server/username/password (or an M3U URL).
4. Pick your media player under Settings - VLC is recommended.

No installer and no Python needed. Windows may show a SmartScreen "unknown publisher" prompt the first time (click More info → Run anyway).

Optional: ffmpeg (for recording)

Watching needs nothing extra. Recording and the per-file audio/subtitle picker use ffmpeg/ffprobe. If you want those, install ffmpeg once - the quickest way on Windows:

winget install Gyan.FFmpeg

Skybridge auto-detects it (or set the path in Settings → Playback). Without it, everything else still works.

Highlights

• Live TV, Movies & Series with poster/logo artwork and fast browsing
• Full EPG guide - timeline with now/next and an auto-advancing now-line
• Search everything - channels, movies and series across all categories at once, including shows airing later today
• Recording & DVR - record now, schedule programmes, "record all upcoming" of a show, with free-space warnings
• Record & watch - record and view at once over a single connection, with pause/rewind on live
• Reminders before a show starts
• Favorites, Continue Watching and Resume; binge a season with VLC's Next
• Audio & subtitle selection (preferred languages or per-file picker)
• Catch-up on channels your provider archives
• Dark and light themes, backup/restore of settings and favorites

Screenshots

Movies	TV Guide
Recordings	Account

EPG (program guide) sources

No single source covers every channel, so Skybridge layers them and matches with a fuzzy matcher:

1. Provider xmltv.php - your provider's own lineup (always loaded).
2. Extra XMLTV URLs - add your own under Settings (one per line, .xml.gz supported), e.g. EPGShare per-country files.
3. Provider per-channel API - a fallback for channels the merged feeds miss.

Keyboard shortcuts

Shortcut	Action
Ctrl+1 … Ctrl+9	Switch tabs
Ctrl+F	Focus search
Enter	Play / open
Esc	Clear search / go back
F5	Refresh EPG
Ctrl+K	Connect
Ctrl+,	Settings

A full walkthrough of every feature is in FEATURES.md.

Feedback & support

• Feedback / bug reports: the in-app Feedback button, or email anzealexander@proton.me
• Support development: ko-fi.com/anzealexander