What Is a Smart Collection? The Simple Way to Merge IPTV Playlists

If you have more than one IPTV provider — or even one provider with a messy channel list — you've probably wished for a way to combine the best channels into a single, clean playlist. That's exactly what Smart Collections do in GridStreamr.

What is a Smart Collection?

A Smart Collection is a curated playlist you build from any of your Xtream Codes or M3U sources. You pick which channels, movies, and series go in, rename them, reorder them, assign EPG data, and share the result. Your original provider credentials stay hidden — GridStreamr generates tokenised virtual credentials for anyone you share with.

Why merge playlists at all?

• Your favourite sports channel is on Provider A, but the best movie catalogue is on Provider B.
• Your main provider has thousands of channels you never use — you want just the 40 your family actually watches.
• You want to share live TV access without handing out your login.
• You want to use TiviMate or Kodi but your provider doesn't support those players directly.

How Smart Collections work in 3 steps

1. Add your sources — connect any Xtream Codes account or M3U playlist in GridStreamr.
2. Curate — tap into any source, long-press a channel or category, and add it to your Smart Collection.
3. Share — tap Manage Shares to generate a secure XTREAM or M3U URL for TiviMate, VLC, Kodi, or another GridStreamr user.

Smart Collections vs standard playlists

• Standard playlists are a direct import of your provider's list — you can't merge sources or customise without editing the M3U file manually.
• Smart Collections live entirely inside GridStreamr: merge any source, rename channels, attach EPG, and share securely.
• Smart Collections support AI enrichment (Premium) for cleaner names and logo discovery.
• Smart Collections sync across all your devices automatically.