A robust, cross-platform GUI application built with Python and PyQt6 for managing, editing, and organizing M3U/M3U8 playlists. Optimized for performance and security.

• Universal Loading: Load M3U/M3U8 files, download from URLs, or login via Xtream Codes API and Stalker Portal.
• Merge & Split: Merge multiple playlists with strategies (Append, Replace, Deduplicate) or split a playlist into separate files by Group.
• Export: Save with custom encoding or export metadata to CSV.
• History: Robust Undo/Redo system and action logging.
• Backup & Restore: Automatic ZIP-based backups before major operations; easy restore wizard.

• Bulk Editing: Batch edit Groups, User-Agents, or specific attributes for selected channels.
• User-Agent Manager: Centralized management of User-Agents; apply to groups, selection, or all channels.
• Smart Grouping: Regex-based auto-categorization (Sports, Movies, News, etc.) with resolution and country detection.
• Channel Numbering: Wizard to renumber channels, sort by group, and apply prefixes.
• Find & Replace: Advanced search with Regular Expression support.
• Playlist Diff: Compare the current playlist with another file to identify added, removed, or modified channels.
• Deduplication:
  • Find Duplicates: Identify and highlight or batch delete duplicate URLs.
  • Smart Dedupe: Intelligent removal keeping the entry with the highest resolution or most metadata.
  • Fuzzy Finder: Detect duplicates based on name similarity (e.g., "BBC One" vs "BBC 1").
• Logo Tools:
  • Scraper: Find missing logos via Google Images.
  • Wizard: Match logos from a repository URL.
  • Local Logos: Browse and assign local image files to channels.
• Country Flags: Auto-detect country from channel names and append flags to group titles.
• Language Tools:
  • Quick Translate: Translate channel names to a target language.
  • Language Manager: Customize regex patterns for language detection.

• Stream Preview: Live video preview with playback controls, aspect ratio, speed control, and audio/subtitle track selection.
• IPTV Player Mode: Dedicated full-screen interface with channel list, search, and Picture-in-Picture (PiP) support.
• Storyboard: Generate frame-by-frame visual storyboards of streams.
• Snapshot Gallery: View, manage, and export captured snapshots.
• Casting:
  • Chromecast/DLNA: Cast streams to devices on your network.
  • Cast Manager: Control volume, seek, stop, and manage a Cast Queue for continuous playback.
  • Remote Control: Dockable widget and Status Bar Mini-Player for quick cast control.
  • Mobile Casting: Generate QR codes to play streams on mobile devices via WiFi.
  • Sleep Timer: Automatically stop casting after a set duration.
• Network Scanner: Discover local UPnP/DLNA media devices.

• Health Check: Validate streams via asynchronous HTTP HEAD/GET requests.
• Live Stream Monitor: Dashboard to continuously monitor the health of selected streams.
• Security Audit: Scan for SSL validity, suspicious content types, redirects, and reputation.
• Stream Diagnostics: Detailed technical analysis (Codec, Bitrate, Resolution) using ffprobe.
• Resolution & Latency: Detect stream resolution (SD, HD, 4K) and measure response time (TTFB).
• Auto-Repair: Attempt to fix broken streams (protocol swaps, redirect following).
• Broken Link Reporter: Generate text reports of invalid streams.

• Transcode Wizard: Convert streams to MP4, MKV, or TS formats using ffmpeg.
• Scheduled Recording: Record live streams for a set duration.
• Network Speed Test: Integrated download speed test.
• Cloud Sync: Save and load playlists from local cloud folders (Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive).
• EPG Integration: Load XMLTV EPGs (supports .gz/.xz), cache locally, and view program schedules.
• Task Scheduler: Automate backups, EPG updates, and playlist validation.
• Plugin System: Extend functionality with external Python scripts.

• Theme Editor: Customize application colors and save themes.
• Dark Mode: Built-in dark theme with platform-specific font rendering.
• Quick Access Toolbar: Pin your favorite actions for easy access.
• Global Search: Filter playlist by Name, Group, URL, or EPG ID.
• Language Column: Display and filter channels by detected language.
• Virtual List View: Efficient handling of large playlists (10k+ channels).

Visual overview of the application features.

• Python 3.x
• PyQt6
• FFmpeg/ffprobe: Required for Resolution Checker, Diagnostics, Transcoding, and Recording.
• pychromecast: Required for Casting features.
• VLC: Optional, for external playback.
• qrcode: Required for Mobile Casting (QR Code generation).
• deep-translator: Required for Quick Translate feature.

To create a standalone executable/application for your operating system:

1. Install the build requirements:

   pip install -r requirements.txt

2. Run the build script:

   python build_app.py

3. Find your application in the dist/ folder.

While this application is built with Python and Qt (which supports Android), porting it to a mobile/TV interface requires additional steps:

1. Tooling: Use BeeWare (Briefcase) or PyQt-Deploy.
2. UI Adaptation: The current interface is optimized for mouse/keyboard. For TV usage, the UI would need to be adapted for D-Pad navigation.
3. Build: Once adapted, you can generate an APK using briefcase build android.

1. Clone the repository or download the source code.
2. Install the required dependencies:

pip install PyQt6 pychromecast qrcode[pil] deep-translator

Note: Depending on your OS, you might need additional codecs for the video preview to work with all stream types.

1. Run the application:

   python m3u_editor.py

2. Load:
   • Click Load M3U for local files or Load URL for web playlists.
   • Use the Reload button to refresh the current source.
3. Edit: Select a channel to modify its details in the right panel, or edit the Group directly in the Stream Preview.
4. Security Audit: Click Security Audit in the toolbar to scan selected or all streams for potential threats.
5. Smart Grouping: Use the Smart Grouping feature to automatically categorize channels based on their names.
6. Manage Groups: Use the Manage Groups button to perform bulk group operations.
7. Save: Click the Save button (enabled when changes are made to local files) to persist your work. Modified files are marked with an asterisk (*) in the title bar.
8. Settings: Configure VLC path and clear local EPG cache via the Tools > Settings menu.

This application prioritizes your security:

• SSL Validation: Flags insecure HTTP streams.
• Content Verification: Ensures streams are genuine media and not malicious scripts.
• Local Processing: Your playlist data stays on your machine.

• Cloud Sync: Integration with Google Drive/Dropbox for syncing playlists across devices.
• Advanced EPG: Support for multiple EPG sources per playlist and manual channel mapping.

Distributed under the MIT License. See LICENSE for more information.

This software is provided "as is", without warranty of any kind. Users are responsible for ensuring they have the legal right to access the streams they use.

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Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.