Skip to content Playlist and guide formats mtivi accepts
Everything you can hand the app, including guide files, and which choice gives you the most.
Whatever your service gave you, one of these fits.
Playlists
| Format | What you need | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Xtream Codes | Server address, username, password | Live, movies and series separated properly, the service’s own guide, catch-up where the playlist carries it, and your expiry date |
| M3U or M3U8 link | One web address | Everything the list itself contains. Add a guide address separately |
| M3U or M3U8 file | A file on the device or a USB stick | The same, but it never updates itself |
| Stalker or MAG portal | Portal address and a MAC | Live, movies, series, the portal guide and expiry. The catalog fills in as you browse |
If you have both, choose Xtream. A one-line link built from the same account works, but the three-field login syncs faster, separates films from series properly and reports when your playlist expires.
Guide files
Guide data is XMLTV, added as a web address on the playlist. Plain .xml and compressed .xml.gz both work, and the compressed one downloads far faster. The guide is the largest file in any sync, so it always finishes last.
What is not a playlist
- A link that opens a login page in a browser is a portal address, not an M3U link.
- A username and password with no address is incomplete. Ask your service for the server address.
- Files from other apps, such as exported settings or favorites, are not playlists. Use Backup and restore for mtivi’s own.
Step by step: Add your first playlist.
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