Back Up Your Playlists and Move to a New Computer
Export and restore an IPTVnator playlist backup, understand which favorites and playback state it carries, and check what needs to be moved separately when changing computers.
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Troubleshooting
Fixes for streams that refuse to play, installs that fail and other common problems.
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What Stream Info Can Tell You About Playback Problems
Read resolution, frame rate, bitrate, buffer and dropped frames in IPTVnator's Stream info panel, then collect a useful playback report without guessing from a single number.
Read morePosters, Cast and Trailers for Your IPTV Library - The TMDB Option in IPTVnator
IPTVnator can fill in plots, cast, artwork and trailers for the movies and series in your own playlists using The Movie Database. What it sends, what stays on your device, how to switch it on, and how to use your own API key.
Read moreEPG Shows the Wrong Program or Nothing? Fix Channel Mapping and Time Offset in IPTVnator
When the program guide is empty for a channel, shows another channel's schedule, or is off by a few hours, the fix is one of three things. How IPTVnator matches guide data to channels, how to map a channel by hand, and how to correct the time offset without touching the guide.
Read moreWhy some streams need an external player
Why some IPTV streams do not play in IPTVnator's built-in browser players, and when MPV, VLC, or IINA is the right workaround.
Read moremacOS ARM Users - Fix for "App is Damaged" Error
If IPTVnator shows "app is damaged and can't be opened" on Apple Silicon Macs, run one Terminal command to remove quarantine and launch safely.
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