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An M3U player is an app that opens an M3U or M3U8 playlist — a plain-text list of channel names and stream links from your provider — and plays those channels with a proper on-screen interface. Anees TV is a free M3U player with no ads, built first for the TV remote and then for every other screen in the house.

It is a player only. Anees TV ships with no channels, no playlists and no subscription: the M3U link comes from the provider you already use, and the app turns it into live TV, films and series you can actually browse.

What an M3U player does with your link

An M3U file on its own is just text — a line with a channel name, a line with a stream address, repeated a few thousand times. A good M3U player does the work that file cannot do for itself:

• Sorts it. Channels land in your provider's own groups, so sports, news and kids' channels stay where you expect them.
• TV guide: coming for M3U. In Anees TV the programme guide (EPG) works with Xtream Codes logins today; guide support for M3U playlists is on the way. If your provider also gives you an Xtream login, use it for the guide now.
• Makes films and series browsable. Titles are matched to posters and descriptions, so a long list of file names becomes a library.
• Keeps playing. If a live stream stalls, Anees TV can switch its playback engine and carry on rather than drop you on an error screen.

M3U and M3U8 are the same thing for this purpose: .m3u8 just declares that the text is UTF-8, which matters for Arabic, Turkish or accented channel names. Paste either one as it is.

Devices it runs on

• Android TV and Google TV — Sony, TCL, Hisense, Philips, the Chromecast with Google TV and most Android boxes, from Google Play.
• Fire TV and Fire TV Stick — from the Amazon Appstore, or with the Downloader app and code 2228177 as a fallback.
• Android phones and tablets — the same Google Play listing.
• Windows 10 and 11 — from the Microsoft Store or as a portable zip. A PC is also the easiest place to paste a long M3U link.

iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple TV versions are on the way.

Free, with no ads — Pro adds extras

The free app is the full player, not a trial: live TV, films and series, favourites and Continue watching on that device, and no ads at all. The free tier holds one playlist and refreshes it when you ask.

Pro is optional and adds the things that need a server or a second screen: unlimited playlists, automatic playlist refresh, encrypted sync across up to five devices, Continue watching on any device, offline downloads, playback speed, household profiles, and richer ratings and artwork. There are no ads on Pro either — there are no ads anywhere.

Set it up in three steps

1. Install Anees TV on your TV, phone or PC. Step-by-step guides: Fire TV Stick, Android TV and Google TV, Windows.
2. Add your playlist. A fresh install opens on Add your playlist; later, use Settings → Playlists → Add playlist. Choose the M3U URL tab, give it a Playlist name, paste the whole link into M3U playlist URL and press Save & load. The M3U guide explains what each part of the link does.
3. Watch. Live TV, Movies and Series fill in as the list loads. If your provider gave you an Xtream Codes login as well, that route usually brings a fuller catalogue — see the Xtream Codes guide.

No playlist yet? Explore with a demo playlist on the setup screen loads free, legal sample content, so you can try the app before you add your own.