Features

Tivelio features, platform by platform

Tivelio is an IPTV player: it plays the live channels, films and series of your own subscription, from an Xtream Codes account or an M3U playlist. It includes no channels and no content, and every feature depends on what your provider supplies: a programme guide, an archive for catch-up, the number of simultaneous connections.

For each feature, this catalogue gives:

  • the platforms where it works, among those where Tivelio is published: Android phones and tablets, Chromebook, Android TV / Google TV, Fire TV, iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Mac, Windows and Linux. LG and Samsung TVs are not published yet and are not listed;
  • Free or Tivelio Pro. Tivelio is free; Tivelio Pro, one licence for 5 devices, adds the options marked Pro (plans and prices);
  • its limits, as they are.

New to the vocabulary? Read the IPTV glossary and Xtream Codes or M3U?.

Checked against version 1.1.0 of the app on 6 November 2026.

Xtream Codes account login

Free

Add your IPTV subscription with the server address, username and password given by your provider. Tivelio imports the live channels, films and series, with the programme guide and catch-up when your provider offers them.

Available on
Every platform where Tivelio is published
Limits
  • Everything depends on your provider: a valid account and an active Xtream API.
  • When a server does not answer on the scheme you typed, Tivelio tries the other one (http or https) and tells you when it falls back to http: your credentials then travel unencrypted.
  • On iPhone, iPad and Apple TV, a blocked port does not trigger this switch of scheme.
  • rtmp streams are not played.
  • Some servers answer “not found” for several different causes: Tivelio then reports “server not recognised” without being able to tell which.

M3U / M3U8 playlist from a URL

Free

Add an M3U or M3U8 playlist from your provider by pasting its address. Tivelio reads the name, logo and group of each entry, and files the live channels and videos in a Playlist section organised by the playlist's own groups.

Available on
Every platform where Tivelio is published
Limits
  • No programme guide: the guide address that some playlists carry in their header is not read.
  • No catch-up.
  • No Films or Series sections, no seasons and episodes, no enriched pages: videos stay in the Playlist section.
  • No retry button when the playlist fails to download.

M3U playlist from a local file

Free

Import a .m3u or .m3u8 playlist saved on the device, without an address.

Available on
Android phone, Android tablet, Chromebook, iPhone, iPad, Mac, Windows, Linux
Limits
  • Not on TVs (Android TV, Fire TV, Apple TV): add the playlist by its address there.
  • Same limits as a playlist added by address: no programme guide, no catch-up, no Films or Series sections.
  • Refreshing re-reads the copy made at import, never the original file.

Multiple accounts and playlists, quick switching

Free

Keep several Xtream accounts and M3U playlists side by side, and switch from one to another without typing your credentials again.

Available on
Every platform where Tivelio is published
Limits
  • One account is active at a time: catalogues are not merged.
  • Removing an account also removes its catalogue, favourites and downloads.

Content type selection when adding a source

Free

When you add a source, Tivelio offers only the content types your provider really has (live channels, films, series), and you tick the ones to load.

Available on
Every platform where Tivelio is published
Limits
  • Applies to Xtream accounts; an M3U playlist has a single type.

Live channels by category

Free

Browse the live channels of your subscription in your provider's categories, and start a channel.

Available on
Every platform where Tivelio is published
Limits
  • Tivelio does not sort channels itself: the categories are your provider's.

Movies on demand (VOD)

Free

Find and play the films of your Xtream subscription, each with its own page.

Available on
Every platform where Tivelio is published
Limits
  • Xtream accounts only: a film from an M3U playlist stays in the Playlist section.
  • Catalogue, posters and details come from your provider.

Series, season by season

Free

Follow a series from your Xtream subscription season by season and episode by episode, with your progress on each episode.

Available on
Every platform where Tivelio is published
Limits
  • Xtream accounts only; seasons and episodes are organised by your provider.

Automatic next episode

Free

At the end of an episode, a 10-second countdown starts the next one, also from one season to the next; pausing or any other action cancels it.

Available on
Every platform where Tivelio is published
Limits
  • The countdown is fixed at 10 seconds and cannot be turned off.

TV programme guide (EPG)

Free

See what is on now and next on your channels in a timeline grid, and start a channel or a past programme from it.

Available on
Every platform where Tivelio is published
Limits
  • Xtream accounts only: an M3U playlist has no programme guide in Tivelio today.
  • Your provider must publish a guide (XMLTV) and link it to its channels.

Catch-up TV

Free

Watch a programme that has already been broadcast, from the guide, when your provider keeps an archive of the channel.

Available on
Every platform where Tivelio is published
Limits
  • Xtream accounts only, on the channels your provider archives; how far back you can go depends on the channel and the provider.
  • No catch-up for M3U playlists.
  • Catch-up is always played as a TS stream.

Save a past programme for offline viewing

Free

Keep a programme from the catch-up archive on the device to watch it without a connection, even after it has left your provider's archive.

Available on
Android phone, Android tablet, Chromebook, Android TV / Google TV, Fire TV, iPhone, iPad, Mac, Windows, Linux
Limits
  • Past programmes from the archive only: Tivelio does not record live TV or upcoming programmes.
  • The download only progresses while the app is open, one at a time.
  • On computers, iPhone and iPad, going back in a saved programme can be unreliable.

Offline downloads (movies, episodes, seasons)

Free

Download a film, an episode or a whole season to watch without a connection, with your position and the next episode kept.

Available on
Android phone, Android tablet, Chromebook, Android TV / Google TV, Fire TV, iPhone, iPad, Mac, Windows, Linux
Limits
  • Downloads only progress while the app is open, one at a time.
  • HLS (m3u8) streams cannot be downloaded; from an M3U playlist, only video files (mp4, mkv, avi, mov, webm, m4v).
  • Tivelio keeps 512 MiB free on the device. A download uses one of your subscription's connections, and your provider must allow it.

In-app picture-in-picture

Tivelio Pro

Keep watching in a small window while you browse channels, films or settings: a side dock on TVs, computers and with a keyboard, a floating card on touch screens. One click or OK reopens it in full screen.

Available on
Every platform where Tivelio is published
Limits
  • Also requires the Pro option “Continue on player screen exit”.
  • Hidden on the programme guide screen.

System picture-in-picture

Tivelio Pro

Keep the video in a floating system window when you leave the app to use another one.

Available on
Android phone, Android tablet, iPhone, iPad
With restrictions on
Android TV / Google TV
Limits
  • Android TV / Google TV: only if the TV supports picture-in-picture; off by default on TVs.
  • iPhone and iPad: opens automatically when you leave the app; there is no button.
  • On Android, the window is always 16:9.

Dual picture-in-picture (two live channels)

Tivelio Pro

Watch a second live channel in the dock while a first one plays; only one has the sound, which you switch with a badge.

Available on
Android TV / Google TV
Limits
  • Live channels only, one extra window, not kept: it stops when the app goes to the background.
  • Refused if your subscription does not allow two simultaneous connections.
  • The second window is not restarted automatically after an error.
  • Requires the in-app picture-in-picture (Pro).

Playback continues when leaving the player screen

Tivelio Pro

Go back to the catalogue without stopping the video: it keeps playing in the in-app picture-in-picture. Without Pro, Back stops playback.

Available on
Every platform where Tivelio is published
Limits
  • Turning it off also turns off the in-app picture-in-picture.

Background playback when leaving the app

Tivelio Pro

Keep playback going after leaving the app with the Home button or with the screen off, to listen to a news channel for example.

Available on
Android phone, Android tablet, Chromebook
With restrictions on
iPhone, iPad, Mac, Windows, Linux
Limits
  • The setting exists only on Android phones, tablets and Chromebooks; it is not offered on TVs.
  • iPhone and iPad: no setting; playback only continues in the system picture-in-picture (Pro).
  • Mac, Windows and Linux: no setting; minimising the window keeps playback going, also in the free version, and closing the window stops it.
  • Closing playback explicitly always stops it.

Resume a movie or episode where you left off

Free

Pick up a film or an episode where you left off: Tivelio saves your position every 10 seconds and offers Resume or Start over.

Available on
Every platform where Tivelio is published
Limits
  • Films and episodes, and M3U videos recognised by their address; never live channels or catch-up.

Automatic resume on launch

Tivelio Pro

Three options: restart playback when the app starts or when you come back to it (a live channel that was playing starts again), reopen the screen you were on, or open the player directly.

Available on
Every platform where Tivelio is published
Limits
  • Off by default. Without them, coming back to the app shows a Play button, never a black screen.

Audio track selection

Free

Choose the language or audio track of a film, an episode or a channel, among the tracks of the stream.

Available on
Every platform where Tivelio is published
Limits
  • Only the tracks supplied by the stream.

Embedded subtitles

Free

Show the subtitles carried inside a film or an episode, and choose their language.

Available on
Every platform where Tivelio is published
Limits
  • Embedded subtitles only: no external subtitle files (.srt, .vtt) and no online subtitle search.

Live stream format (TS or HLS)

Free

Choose Automatic, TS or HLS for live channels, among the formats your provider allows and the device can play.

Available on
Android phone, Android tablet, Chromebook, Android TV / Google TV, Fire TV, Mac, Windows, Linux
With restrictions on
iPhone, iPad, Apple TV
Limits
  • Shown only when your provider allows at least two playable formats; the list is fixed when the source is added.
  • Live channels of Xtream accounts only: catch-up stays in TS, and films, episodes and M3U playlists are never changed.
  • iPhone, iPad and Apple TV: HLS by default; TS playback is not yet confirmed on these devices.

Adjustable live buffering

Free

Trade a few seconds of delay for a live stream that stops cutting out: presets from Low latency to Very stable, or a duration in seconds.

Available on
Every platform where Tivelio is published
Limits
  • Live channels only; it delays the start, it does not increase the maximum buffer.

Custom User-Agent

Free

Present Tivelio to the server as the player it expects, when a provider filters apps: presets (Tivelio, VLC, Chrome, Safari, Firefox) or your own value, applied to the account and its streams.

Available on
Every platform where Tivelio is published

Stream tech badges (resolution, codec, HDR…)

Free

See the real quality of the stream at a glance: resolution, codec, frame rate and, on Android, HDR.

Available on
Android phone, Android tablet, Chromebook, Android TV / Google TV, Fire TV
With restrictions on
iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Mac, Windows, Linux
Limits
  • Values as reported by the decoder.
  • No HDR badge on iPhone, iPad, Apple TV and computers.

Automatic retry on playback errors

Free

When a channel cuts out, Tivelio retries by itself with increasing delays, never moves your position backwards, and shows a message while the error lasts; the Play button becomes Retry.

Available on
Every platform where Tivelio is published
Limits
  • It cannot repair a stream that is down at your provider.

Player closes itself when a movie ends

Free

At the end of a film, the player closes and returns to the previous screen, with no frozen picture; for an episode, the next one starts instead.

Available on
Every platform where Tivelio is published
Limits
  • No setting, and no sleep timer.

Hold-to-seek fast-forward and rewind

Free

Hold the button, or ⏪/⏩ on a remote, to move faster through a film, an episode or catch-up; release to play from the new position.

Available on
Every platform where Tivelio is published
Limits
  • Not on live channels; no adjustable playback speed (0.5×, 1.5×…).

Aspect ratio

Free

Fill the screen or keep the original shape of a badly framed picture: Auto, 4:3, 16:9, 16:10, 21:9, 1:1, screen size, portrait or landscape.

Available on
Every platform where Tivelio is published

Rotate-screen lock in the player

Free

Switch the video to landscape, or back, with a button in the player, even when your phone's auto-rotate is off.

Available on
Android phone, iPhone
With restrictions on
Android tablet
Limits
  • iPhone: iOS 16 or later.
  • Android tablet: the button can be hidden for the session on large screens where the system shows the app in a reduced frame (letterbox).

Channel number zapping

Free

Type a channel number, up to 4 digits, to go straight to it from the channels or the guide.

Available on
Chromebook, Android TV / Google TV
With restrictions on
Fire TV, Mac, Windows, Linux
Limits
  • Android TV / Google TV: if your remote has digit buttons. Fire TV: supported, but the Fire TV remote has no digits.
  • Mac, Windows and Linux: numeric keypad only.
  • Channel numbers are set by your provider.

Remote media keys

Free

Use your remote's Play/Pause, rewind and fast-forward, Menu and Channel +/− buttons.

Available on
Android TV / Google TV, Fire TV
With restrictions on
Mac, Windows, Linux
Limits
  • Mac, Windows and Linux: the Space bar plays and pauses; the keyboard's media keys are not guaranteed.

Favourite lists

Free

Pin the channels, films and series you really watch in named lists of your own (create, rename, delete), shown in the categories column.

Available on
Every platform where Tivelio is published
Limits
  • Lists belong to an account and are deleted with it.

Recently watched

Free

Get back to the last channels, films and series you started in one gesture, with their progress.

Available on
Every platform where Tivelio is published
Limits
  • 20 items per category; history is kept per account.
  • For an M3U playlist, two categories: live and videos.

Sorting channels, movies and series

Free

Sort a category by name, by what you watch most or last, and films and series by rating or date.

Available on
Every platform where Tivelio is published
Limits
  • Sorting by rating or date only works if your provider fills in those fields.

Unified search

Free

One search for a channel, a film, a series or a programme in the guide, with a category filter and your last 10 searches.

Available on
Every platform where Tivelio is published
Limits
  • For an M3U playlist, the Films, Series and Programmes rows stay empty.
  • Search history is not copied to another device.

Voice search

Free

Dictate your search instead of typing it.

Available on
Android phone, Android tablet
Limits
  • Only if the device has a speech recognition service; it uses the system's language.

Parental control with a PIN

Free

Protect the app, the settings, chosen categories or adult content with a 4-digit code; a locked category shows nothing, even when highlighted.

Available on
Every platform where Tivelio is published
Limits
  • A deterrent, not a vault; the code cannot be reset from inside the app.
  • Adult content is detected only through the flag that Xtream providers set (nothing for series or M3U playlists).

Add a device by QR code, with settings transfer

Tivelio Pro

Activate Tivelio Pro on a new screen and find your accounts, favourites and settings there without typing anything: the new device shows a QR code, and a phone or tablet that already has the licence scans it. The configuration is end-to-end encrypted.

Available on
Android phone, Android tablet, iPhone, iPad
With restrictions on
Android TV / Google TV, Fire TV, Apple TV, Mac, Windows, Linux
Limits
  • A one-time copy when the device is added, not a continuous sync between devices.
  • Needs a phone or tablet with a camera (Android, iPhone or iPad) that already has the licence.
  • TVs and computers receive a configuration; they do not scan.
  • Not copied: the licence itself (handled separately), interface size, card size, immersive mode, search history.

Tivelio Pro: one licence, up to 5 devices

Tivelio Pro

One purchase unlocks the Pro options on all your screens: monthly, annual or lifetime, bought in your device's store (Google Play, App Store, Amazon Appstore) or on tivelio.com. A licence has 5 places; each activated device takes one.

Available on
Every platform where Tivelio is published
Limits
  • 5 places means 5 devices attached to the licence, not 5 simultaneous streams: the number of simultaneous streams depends on your provider.
  • No free trial.
  • In a store, the price shown is the store's own.

Light, dark, AMOLED themes and accent colour

Free

Light, dark or system mode, AMOLED pure black, and 20 accent colours.

Available on
Every platform where Tivelio is published
Limits
  • No dynamic system colours (Material You).
  • On TVs, no System mode.

Card layouts and card size

Free

Choose how channels and posters are displayed (6 layouts for channels, 5 for films and series) and how many fit on screen.

Available on
Every platform where Tivelio is published
Limits
  • Pairing copies the layout, not the card size.

Immersive mode

Free

Browse channels, films and series in a full-frame scene that follows your selection: background artwork, current programme, details.

Available on
Android TV / Google TV, Fire TV, Apple TV, Mac, Windows, Linux
With restrictions on
Android phone, Android tablet
Limits
  • Android phones and tablets: only with a physical keyboard.
  • No current programme for an M3U playlist, which has no guide.

Rich movie and series pages (cast, genres, IMDb)

Free

See the cast with photos, genres, year, running time and an IMDb link on films and series; missing details are completed from Wikidata.

Available on
Every platform where Tivelio is published
Limits
  • Never replaces a value given by your provider; a title without an identifier or a cast is not enriched.
  • Films and series of Xtream accounts only.

30 languages, including right-to-left Arabic

Free

Use the app in one of 30 languages, independently of the system's, Arabic included, laid out right to left.

Available on
Every platform where Tivelio is published
Limits
  • Translations not yet reviewed by native speakers.
  • European Portuguese only.

12- or 24-hour clock from the system

Free

Programme times follow your device's 12- or 24-hour clock.

Available on
Android phone, Android tablet, Chromebook, Android TV / Google TV, Fire TV, iPhone, iPad, Apple TV
With restrictions on
Mac, Windows, Linux
Limits
  • Mac, Windows and Linux: follows the app's language, not the system's 12/24-hour setting.
  • No setting inside the app.

Interface size

Free

Make the whole interface larger or smaller, in 7 steps, depending on how far you sit from the screen.

Available on
Every platform where Tivelio is published
Limits
  • No separate text size; not copied by pairing.

Desktop window and keyboard shortcuts

Free

Use Tivelio like a real desktop app: a resizable window that remembers its size and position, full screen with F11 (Cmd+Ctrl+F on Mac), Space to play or pause, Esc to go back, right-click menus.

Available on
Mac, Windows, Linux
With restrictions on
Chromebook
Limits
  • No shortcuts for volume, speed or screenshots.
  • Chromebook: keyboard and right-click, without the desktop app's shortcuts.

Now-playing notification

Free

Control playback from the Android notification (play, pause, close) and get back to the app in one gesture; on Android TV, the session appears in the system's Now playing card.

Available on
Android phone, Android tablet, Chromebook, Android TV / Google TV

Official in-app review prompt

Free

The App Store's official review prompt, at a good moment: never during playback or after an error, at most once every 90 days.

Available on
iPhone, iPad

In-app update notice and install

Free

Learn that a new version exists and get it without searching: a banner, then the App Store page on iPhone and iPad, the download page on Mac.

Available on
iPhone, iPad, Mac
With restrictions on
Apple TV
Limits
  • Apple TV: detects the new version but opens nothing.

About: version, third-party licences, support

Free

Check your version and the third-party software included in the app with its licences, and contact support.

Available on
Every platform where Tivelio is published
Limits
  • Support by email only.

Clear data (preferences, database, search history)

Free

Start from scratch or clear your traces from the app: preferences, accounts and catalogues, everything, or the search history.

Available on
Every platform where Tivelio is published
Limits
  • No backup, restore or export of your configuration; the only transfer is adding a device by QR code (Pro).

Automatic playlist refresh

Free

Keep the catalogue and the guide up to date without thinking about it: at launch only, or every 1, 2, 3, 6, 12 or 24 hours (24 by default), plus Refresh now.

Available on
Android phone, Android tablet, Chromebook, Android TV / Google TV, Fire TV, Mac, Windows, Linux
With restrictions on
iPhone, iPad, Apple TV
Limits
  • iPhone and iPad: in the background when iOS allows it. Apple TV: only while the app is open.
  • Mac, Windows and Linux: while the app is open.
  • If one content type fails, the time of the last refresh cannot be shown.