What's new in GridStreamr

Install GridStreamr DVR on a Mac, Windows PC, Linux host, or Docker. Connect from the app on your Wi‑Fi, or control it when you’re away. Recordings stay on your device — not in the cloud. Get installers on the DVR download page; setup steps are in Documentation.

BenefitRecord what you care about on storage you already own. Premium unlocks pairing, scheduling, and job management.

Schedule a show from the TV guide, or save a movie or series episodes to your DVR so you can watch offline. Check progress and your library right in the app.

BenefitBuild a personal library you can watch anytime — even without a stream.

Settings are grouped into clear sections you can search — appearance, playback, recording, parental controls, and more. Changes save as you go.

BenefitFind what you need faster instead of scrolling one long list.

Pick a country (or let GridStreamr choose) so channels with the same name get the right local guide. You’ll see clearer cues when a match might be wrong.

BenefitFewer wrong schedules on your Smart Collections.

Manage Shares now prefers Xtream-shaped M3U Plus URLs (get.php?type=m3u_plus) for third-party players like TiviMate, VLC and Kodi. Copy the M3U Plus link alongside your virtual Xtream credentials and XMLTV EPG URL.

BenefitShare curated lineups in the playlist format external players expect — without exposing your real provider login.

Choose a preferred TMDB metadata language in Settings → General. With Premium and a TMDB API key, Smart Collections can automatically enrich unenriched movies and series, with clearer matching and enrichment progress.

BenefitPosters, plots and ratings land in your language, and new VOD titles get metadata without a manual enrich pass every time.

Select channels, movies or series in a Smart Collection and copy them into another collection without removing them from the source.

BenefitBuild themed lineups from an existing collection in one step — no re-adding from every original playlist.

The live-channels home screen widget (introduced in 2.2.2) now shows current and next programme details from your EPG, with improved layout responsiveness and refresh intervals on iOS and Android.

BenefitGlance at what's on without unlocking the phone — now with guide context, not just channel names.

Pin live TV channels from a Smart Collection to your phone or tablet home screen. Choose collection, category, and grid or list layout in Settings → Home widget. Tap a channel to open it in GridStreamr.

BenefitJump straight into live TV from your home screen — no need to open the app and dig through categories first.

Sort Xtream movies and series by default order, date added, or rating. Preferences are remembered per account and category so each library browses the way you like.

BenefitFind new releases or top-rated titles faster without scrolling a fixed provider order.

Manage Shares now includes an XMLTV details dialog with a copyable EPG URL so third-party players can load the guide alongside your shared M3U or Xtream credentials.

BenefitShare a curated lineup and a matching programme guide to TiviMate, Kodi, and other players in one flow.

Android TV checks the minimum supported version on launch and resume, and shows a clear update screen when a newer build is required.

BenefitEveryone stays on a supported release with critical fixes and security updates.

Filter Jellyfin libraries by item type when browsing so you can focus on movies, series, or other content without wading through mixed grids.

BenefitFaster navigation in large self-hosted libraries with mixed media types.

A Filter button in the Live TV browse header lets you narrow channels by Category, Quality (HD / 4K / SD), and Language. Filters use OR within each group and AND across groups. The button only appears when AI enrichment is active for that playlist.

BenefitFind exactly the sports, news, or entertainment channels you want without scrolling through thousands of entries.

Tablets in portrait now show the full side-by-side hero layout — a full-bleed image with gradient overlay and the services strip alongside, matching the landscape experience. Landscape phones keep their existing layout unchanged.

BenefitThe home screen looks and feels native on your tablet whether you hold it portrait or landscape.

GridStreamr now reports the correct delivery method — Direct Play, Direct Stream, or Transcode — to your Jellyfin server during playback. Progress sync and resume behaviour align with what Jellyfin expects from a first-class client.

BenefitWatch history and resume points stay accurate in your Jellyfin dashboard.

All EPG time displays across the Live TV browser, mini guide overlay, catch-up view, and passive EPG panel now respect your device's 24-hour clock setting.

BenefitTimes appear in the format you prefer, consistently, everywhere in the guide.

Unified date parsing across GridStreamr and Xtream EPG models fixes edge-case timestamp mismatches from some providers. Catch-up URL generation is more accurate and shared playlist timezone offsets are now passed through correctly to third-party players.

BenefitFewer missing guide entries and more reliable catch-up playback, especially for providers with non-standard timezone settings.

Connect your Jellyfin server in Settings → Jellyfin. Your full movie and series library appears in the dedicated Jellyfin tab with Continue Watching and Next Up rows at the top so you always pick up where you left off.

BenefitYour personal media collection lives alongside your IPTV content in one app, with no need to switch between players.

Every Jellyfin title gets its full detail page: poster, backdrop, synopsis, cast and crew, genres, release year, content rating, and audience score — all sourced directly from your Jellyfin server.

BenefitBrowse your library the way a streaming service intends, not as a bare filename list.

Jellyfin subtitle tracks — embedded and external — are listed in the subtitle menu. Tap to select a language and GridStreamr fetches the SRT file on demand (lazy loading). Switch audio tracks mid-playback just like with Xtream content.

BenefitSubtitles and language preferences work exactly as you'd expect, even for libraries with dozens of subtitle tracks per title.

The Android TV home screen now features a dedicated Jellyfin card. Navigate to it with your remote and browse your movie and series libraries using the same lean-back ten-foot UI the TV app was built for. Jellyfin credentials are read from your account — no re-entry on the TV needed.

BenefitYour self-hosted library is one remote click away on the big screen.

Open MultiView from the live TV player by tapping the grid icon. Pick up to four channels and watch them in a 2×2 split-screen layout. Tap a pane to focus it and hear its audio; the others mute automatically. Rearrange streams by long-pressing a pane.

BenefitPerfect for sports with multiple pitch angles, monitoring news channels simultaneously, or keeping an eye on four feeds without switching back and forth.

Set a 4-digit account PIN in Settings → Parental Controls, then choose which Smart Collections require it before they can be opened.

BenefitKeep adult or sensitive libraries behind a PIN so kids and guests cannot browse them by accident.

Protected Smart Collections prompt for your PIN when opened on iOS, Android, and Android TV. Lock badges make protected collections easy to spot in your library.

BenefitThe same protection follows you from phone to the big screen without extra setup.

Titles from PIN-protected collections stay hidden in Continue Watching until you unlock that collection in the current session.

BenefitIn-progress playback from restricted libraries does not leak onto Home before you enter your PIN.

If you forget your PIN on TV, open GridStreamr on your phone, go to Settings → Parental Controls → Reset PIN, and verify your account to choose a new one.

BenefitRecover access without losing your protected collections or starting over.

Filter movies and series in Smart Collections to exclude entries you have already watched, using watch status synced from Trakt when connected.

BenefitSpend less time scrolling past titles you have finished and focus on what is still on your list.

Browse Xtream movies and series with new metadata—genre, release date, country, language, cast, and director—and filter your libraries using these attributes.

BenefitFind the right title faster instead of scrolling through an undifferentiated catalog.

Star and content ratings are displayed and handled more consistently across movie and series lists.

BenefitQuickly gauge quality and suitability before you press play.

The player now recovers more gracefully from playback errors and handles Smart Collection entries and playback overrides more reliably.

BenefitFewer dead ends when a stream hiccups—GridStreamr tries to get you back to watching.

Reset a forgotten password from the sign-in screen and update your password from Settings when you are signed in.

BenefitGet back into your account without support, and keep your login details up to date.

Android playback now supports DASH streams where your source provides them, expanding compatibility with modern IPTV delivery formats.

BenefitMore streams play natively on Android without workarounds.

Movies and series in Continue Watching now show playback progress on home cards and hero cards, so you can see at a glance how far you got.

BenefitPick up exactly where you left off without opening each title first.

Xtream account cards now show subscription expiry when your provider exposes it, with a clear fallback when the date is unknown.

BenefitKnow when a line is due to renew before it stops working.

Connect your Trakt account to automatically scrobble movies and series you watch in GridStreamr. Configure scrobbling preferences in Settings, including an option to scrobble on Wi‑Fi only.

BenefitKeep your Trakt watch history in sync without manual check-ins.

More reliable guide data and programme details, including better handling of encoded sources and catch-up when your provider supports it.

BenefitCleaner guides and richer context where your source allows.

General improvements across Smart Collections for a smoother day-to-day experience.

BenefitEasier to maintain and browse your curated libraries.

While watching live TV fullscreen, swipe up for the next channel and down for the previous.

BenefitChannel surf faster without leaving the player.

Choose your app language in Settings. Localisation is still expanding—please report any translation issues so we can prioritise fixes.

BenefitUse GridStreamr in the language you prefer, with more locales on the way.

Premium users can open TimeShift right from live TV player controls, browse past programmes by day inside your archive window, and watch in the same player with scrubbing and instant return to live. GridStreamr builds the timeshift URL for you.

BenefitOpen TimeShift from the live player and replay programmes in your provider’s archive window.

The feature previously called Linked Playlists is now Smart Collections everywhere in the app, matching the curated collections you build, sort, and share.

BenefitClearer naming that lines up with how you use merged sources and shared lineups.

Premium subscribers get higher caps on Smart Collection entries so large curated lineups stay within reach. Current plan caps: Free up to 20 entries per collection; Premium up to 2,000.

BenefitRoom for bigger collections without bumping into limits as quickly.

New sorting options let you order your Smart Collections the way you like to browse them.

BenefitYour library reflects your priorities, not a single fixed order.

GridStreamr-hosted AI now runs on credits you purchase in the app, starting at $0.99 USD for 500 credits (in-app purchase; regional pricing may vary). Bring-your-own OpenAI and Gemini API keys are no longer used for AI. Spend credits to uplift metadata and enrich the movies, series, and live channels in your smart collections - without managing third-party API keys or quotas.

BenefitPredictable, pay-as-you-go AI with full enrichment and metadata cleanup through credits - no key setup, no external billing to juggle.

For Premium users, AI features also include automatic assignment of GridStreamr’s global EPG to your live channels. Configure your OpenAI or Gemini API key in Settings so the feature is available.

BenefitRicher program guide data across more of your live lineup with less manual EPG mapping.

GridStreamr introduced AI-powered enrichment for smart collection live channels. Users can configure their own Gemini or OpenAI provider, add their API key in settings, and run enrichment flows directly from smart collection entries.

BenefitChannel cleanup becomes dramatically faster. You can standardize names, enrich metadata, and prepare large smart collections with far less manual work.

The smart collection enrichment experience gained dedicated review tooling, better acceptance logic, AI-specific filters, and the ability to reset AI enrichment on selected entries when you want to try again or revert decisions.

BenefitYou stay in control of AI suggestions instead of applying changes blindly, making enrichment safer and easier to manage at scale.

AI enrichment was expanded to retrieve channel logo URLs and support user acceptance of discovered logos alongside other suggested metadata updates.

BenefitMissing channel logos can be filled during enrichment instead of hunting files by hand.

Home, Smart Collections and Settings redesigned to match Android TV navigation and reduce taps.

BenefitFewer screens to reach Live TV, VOD and collection editing.

Your TMDB API key can sync securely with your account so metadata stays available across devices. Add your key in Settings → General; Premium is required for TMDB discovery and enrichment. GridStreamr does not issue TMDB keys.

BenefitRich posters, descriptions, and metadata for movies and series in smart collections - under your TMDB account and their terms.

Smart Collections distinguish M3U and Xtream sources and surface clearer structure for content - live TV, movies, and series - with improved metadata and counts so large libraries stay organized.

BenefitLess manual cleanup: imports are easier to reason about, browse, and curate whether your source is M3U or Xtream.

Continue watching is improved for movies and series, with progress synced through your GridStreamr account - including when you move between phone and Android TV while signed in.

BenefitPick up where you left off without hunting for your place in a series or film.

Search and download subtitles directly within the player using your OpenSubtitles account. Subtitles are matched against your currently playing content and available in dozens of languages. Sign in with your OpenSubtitles username and password in Settings → General.

BenefitWatch movies and series with accurate subtitles in your language - fetched on demand without leaving the app.

Android phone/tablet player switched to the same playback stack as Android TV.

BenefitMore consistent playback behaviour across phone, tablet and TV.

GridStreamr supports integration with The Movie Database (TMDB) for Smart Collections. Add your free TMDB API key in Settings → General; GridStreamr does not issue third-party keys.

BenefitPosters and metadata for Smart Collection movies and series when you add your own TMDB API key.

Import static M3U playlists directly into Smart Collections. Convert any M3U playlist into Xtream-compatible credentials that work in IPTV apps like TiviMate, VLC, and Kodi.

BenefitNo more manually managing huge M3U files. Use GridStreamr as your playlist engine to organize, split, and share M3U content through Xtream credentials.

Transform regular M3U playlists into Xtream login details. Many IPTV apps handle Xtream logins better than raw M3U files, especially for large playlists.

BenefitUse your M3U content in any Xtream-compatible app. Generate shareable access for friends and family without exposing your source.

Attach EPG guides to your M3U-based Smart Collections. Better navigation and channel browsing for content sourced from M3U playlists.

BenefitGet full program guide data for M3U channels, making large playlists easier to browse and discover content.

Create smaller themed lists (Sports, Movies, Kids) from large M3U sources. Split massive playlists into shareable curated collections.

BenefitManage 50k+ channel M3U playlists by organizing them into focused Smart Collections you can share or use in external players.

Assign custom EPG data to your Smart Collections or reconfigure your existing XTREAM lists from a global catalog of over 50,000 channels worldwide.

BenefitMap Smart Collection channels to any of 50,000+ Global EPG IDs.

Configure personalized notifications based on your viewing preferences, such as live games of your favorite team.

BenefitPush when a matched EPG title starts — e.g. your team's match or a show you flagged.

Global EPG merges many guide sources into one catalog you assign to Smart Collection channels.

BenefitAssign accurate Now/Next and schedule data to channels that lack a good provider EPG.

Smart Collections UI rebuild: faster add, rename and share flows.

BenefitFewer screens to curate and share a collection.

Configure your own custom username or user tag directly from the side menu.

BenefitSet @username once; others can share a Smart Collection to you by tag.

Share your Smart Collections directly with other GridStreamr users by entering their username or user tag.

BenefitEnter their @username in Manage Shares; they get a push and can add the collection in one tap.

Export and share Smart Collections as Xtream credentials or M3U for VLC, Kodi, TiviMate and other compatible players.

BenefitPlay the same curated lineup outside GridStreamr without sharing your real provider login.

Receive a push notification when another user shares a Smart Collection with you.

BenefitTap the notification to add the shared collection — no need to check Manage Shares manually.

Long-press any category, channel, movie or series to add it to a Smart Collection.

BenefitAdd items from a source list without opening extra menus.