• get_iplayer FAQ List
  • Table of Contents
  • Basic functions
  • How do I install get_iplayer on Linux/BSD/macOS/Windows?
  • How do I get help with using get_iplayer?
  • I'm a complete noob. Is there a step-by-step guide to using get_iplayer?
  • How do I start get_iplayer on Windows?
  • How do I enter get_iplayer commands on Windows?
  • How do I search for TV programmes with get_iplayer?
  • How do I record TV programmes with get_iplayer?
  • How do I search for radio programmes with get_iplayer?
  • How do I record radio programmes with get_iplayer?
  • How do I change the output directory for get_iplayer recordings?
  • How do I record a programme using its episode URL?
  • How do I record a programme using its episode PID?
  • What is a PID?
  • How do I record TV programmes with audio description?
  • How do I record TV programmes with signing?
  • How do I use the PVR functionality in get_iplayer?
  • How do I find out which version of get_iplayer I have?
  • How do I find out if a new version of get_iplayer is available?
  • How do I create a verbose log to attach to a bug report?
  • Troubleshooting - Searching
  • I can't find a programme with a get_iplayer search. What am I doing wrong?
  • Troubleshooting - Recording
  • What content can be recorded by get_iplayer?
  • I can't record a programme with get_iplayer. What am I doing wrong?
  • How do I record an entire series?
  • Does get_iplayer support recording UHD 4K programmes?
  • Does get_iplayer support live recording?
  • How do I record FHD/1080p video for TV programmes?
  • How do I record HD/720p video for TV programmes?
  • I have a poor internet connection and I can't record HD video. How can I record lower-quality video?
  • I only listen to speech radio programmes and I don't like 320kbps audio. How can I record lower-quality audio?
  • What does it mean when I see the message "WARNING: No media streams found for requested programme versions and recording quality."?
  • Should I be concerned when I see a message similar to "non-existing SPS 0 referenced in buffering period" or "SPS unavailable in decode_picture_timing" in get_iplayer output?
  • Why does the download progress display show a percentage complete noticeably less than 100% just before a download finishes?
  • What does it mean when I see a message similar to "WARNING: File segment not available from server (99) https://..."?
  • What does it mean when I see a message similar to "ERROR: Failed to download file segment (99) https://..."?
  • What does it mean when I see a message similar to "WARNING: Unexpected size for file segment [99]"?
  • Troubleshooting - Installation
  • What do I do if my anti-virus software identifies the get_iplayer Windows installer, or one of its components, as being infected?
  • Why does sudo apt-get install get-iplayer install an obsolete version of get_iplayer on Ubuntu/Mint?
  • Why do I get an error message when attempting to download with --pid where the programme PID begins with 'm'?
  • Troubleshooting - Web PVR Manager
  • I can't find a programme with a Web PVR search. What am I doing wrong?
  • Why don't any of the links in the Web PVR Manager work in Google Chrome, Opera or Firefox?
  • Why do I get an "Unknown File Type" warning dialog when launching Web PVR Manager on Windows?
  • On Windows, after I auto-run my PVR list (using the PVR Run tab) for an extended period, the WPM dies with the error Cannot fork at line xxx. What can I do to prevent that?
  • When I run my PVR list, the progress information for each programme isn't displayed until the entire programme has been downloaded. Why don't I see a progress bar for each download?
  • How do I delete entries from the Recordings tab?
  • Using outside UK or with VPN/proxy
  • I am outside the UK and I can't record a programme. What can I do?
  • I am in the UK, but I am using a VPN, VPS, HTTP proxy or DNS proxy and I can't record a programme. What can I do?
  • Converting files
  • How do I convert a radio programme into an MP3 file?
  • How do I repackage audio and video from a TV programme into an MKV file?
  • How do I repackage audio and video from a TV programme into an AVI file?
  • Advanced topics
  • My programme index cache doesn't appear to be updating, so searches for recent programmes do not return any results. How can I rebuild the cache?
  • Why does it take so long to update the programme index cache?
  • How do I create .nfo files for Kodi?
  • Where are preferences stored?
  • Where is the download history stored?
  • Where are the programme index cache files stored?
  • Where are the pvr searches stored?
  • Can I run multiple instances of get_iplayer?