an iptv client

What is tapes?

• Tapes is a IPTV client, it can load a directory full of .m3u files containing stream URLs.
• What makes tapes different that other players?
  • It is able to source the latest channels published to: https://github.com/iptv-org/iptv/
  • Gamepad support (steam deck)
  • A better user interface or the start of one.
• Why electron?
  • Makes for quick work of bundling and distrubuting apps across a wild variety of platforms, change my mind.
• Tapes is a small project that gets features added as I have time, although PRs are welcome.

Flatpak

• To be able to use a controller you need to grant udev filesystem permissions using the following command:
  • For now you will need to make sure you have the following installed for the flatpak to work correctly:

    sudo flatpak install flathub org.freedesktop.Platform/x86_64/19.08 org.freedesktop.Sdk/x86_64/19.08 org.electronjs.Electron2.BaseApp/x86_64/stable -y
    

  • flatpak override --user --filesystem=/run/udev:ro io.atom.electron.tapes_iptv

Known issues:

• The menubar is hidden by default, press the ALT key to make the menu visible.

Downloads

• See the Releases on this repo.