Best Player & IPTV

All format media & IPTV player for all Windows 10 devices, supporting EPG, screen recording, DLNA, Live TV (M3U playlists), ALL VIDEO formats with any format local or online subtitles, ALL AUDIO formats and almost ALL streaming protocols, with an embedded file manager for editing files & creating playlists of local, network or from OneDrive media files.
 

 
Main Features
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* Complete IPTV – Live TV app with group, EPG & logo support
* local / OneDrive media player & file/media manager
* M3U editing
* 3 EPG views: program, timeline now & full details view
* Split Screen support up to 16 tracks in a grid
* Screen capture, PIP, drag & drop (only Desktop version)
* Xbox & gamepad /remote control support
* Programmable keyboard & Xbox gamepad key bindings
* HEVC, 4K videos
* plays all VIDEO formats (hevc, mkv, flv, ts, m2ts, avi, divx, mp4, mov, mpg, wmv, etc)
* plays all AUDIO fomats (mp3, wma, flac, ogg, wav, etc)
* supports all streaming protocols
* remembers last playlist loaded
* remembers last played track
* remembers last time position for any media file local or online
* remote M3U playlists, local, OneDrive & YouTube playlists
* audio visualization
* fast playlist reading/switching
* smooth playback of high definition, 4K videos
* supports media servers
* fast live track, epg data & file search
* local & online subtitles with subs2speech capability
* media casting
* one-click OneDrive & Local folder play via media player
* OneDrive direct media streaming (cloud streaming)
* one-click playlist/track remote send to another Windows 10 device
* one-click playlist upload/download to/from OneDrive
* one-click YouTube playlist/video import
* one-click playlist creation from folders
* gesture control for time position, volume control, next/previous track
* IMDb info
* drag & drop track reordering
* media codecs info
* background audio
* application (parental) lock
* channel jump via numeric keypad
* keyboard/Xbox gamepad/touch/mouse support
* programmable Xbox gamepad & keyboard key bindings
* file type auto-detection (local, remote, livestream, YouTube, OneDrive)
* exclude groups on playlist refresh
* WM10 (phones), portrait mode & Continuum support

 
last updates – main features added

7.1.5 [July 2020]
1. epg data (current/next program) are displayed in the tracklist
 
2. favorite indicator is displayed in the tracklist
 
3. improved search (programs included)
 
4. programmable voice inputs (app control via voice recognition)
 

7.0.9 [April 2020]
1. split-screen feature, up to 16 tracks in a grid
 
2. one-click OneDrive & Local folder play via media player
 
3. drag & drop track reordering
 
4. timeline progress (tracklist) upgraded to timeline slider
 

6.9.7 [February 2020]
1. [Desktop]: Multiple Views (media playback) [beta feature]
 
2. [Desktop]: Recording & Picture in picture support on each view [beta feature]
 
3. [Desktop]: One-click projection to another connected display [beta feature]
 

6.9.1 [January 2020]
1. TV (type) panel
 
2. one-click backup/restore of all playlists to/from OneDrive
 
3. A lot of corrections/improvements (M3U loading/editing, EPG, search, etc)
 

6.7.3 [December 2019]
1. Programmable keyboard key bindings
 
2. Programmable Xbox gamepad button bindings
 
3. UI: acrylic & blur effect
 

6.6.5 [November 2019]
1. IPTV: auto detect unexpected media-end / delayed media-start
 
2. Audio: audio Visualization (experimental)
 
3. YouTube: video resolution selection
 

6.5.1 [August 2019]
1. Complete & fast (one click) M3U playlist editing
 
2. [Desktop Version]: screen capture/recording
 
3. Application (parental) lock
 
4. Resume last time position for remote media files (VOD)

6.4.0 [July 2019]
1. Network Cache (buffering) to resolve video stuttering issues on IPTV
 
2. Subtitles to Speech (TTS) (beta feature on external subtitles)

6.3.7 [June 2019]
1. Virtual WiFi TV remote control

 
2. One-click OneDrive import/export playlist
 
3. Media codec information
 
4. Portrait mode (phone version)

6.2.7 [May 2019]
1. IMDb movie info (by title or by EPG data)
 
2. [OneDrive/Local Media/Media Servers] File deep or shallow media/file search & improved FolderPlay
 
3. Faster local media/file access

6.0.8 [March 2019]
1. One by One track/epg data association (EPG: button [1:1])
 
2. Desktop (media player): Added keyboard navigation support

3. Desktop (media player): Added gamepad navigation support

5.9.98 [February 2019]
1. EPG timeline now view

2. EPG timeline full program view

3. Add track to any playlist (tracklist-context-menu)

5.9.82 [December 2018]
1. Improved 4K/HEVC/H265 support
 
2. Improved M3U/IPTV (group parsing) support
 
3. Exclude groups on playlist refresh

5.9.62 [November 2018] 
1. Remote send any IPTV (M3U) or YouTube playlist to another Windows 10 device”
 
2. (beta) YouTube playlist support
 
3. Improved IPTV (M3U) playlist & EPG support
 

5.9.50 [October 2018] 
1.”Continue On” another Windows 10 device
 
2. faster playlist loading
 
3. tv program time progress if epg is available (control bar)

 
4. local media time progress (tracklist)

UWP for Windows 10 [Xbox, PC, Tablet, Phones, HoloLens]
[2020]
v7.1.5 [July]
1. Added: TV program data and timeline progress are displayed in tracklist (if epg data are available)
2. Added: Favorite indicator is displayed in the tracklist
3. Added: Improved search (programs included)
4. Added: App voice control via voice recognition (if a language is supported)
5. Added: Programmable voice inputs (to control the app)
6. Added: EPG file autodetection (if available)
7. Improved: Tracklist UI layout
8. Fixed: An issue where a few YouTube videos were not loaded

v7.0.9 [April]
  1. Added: Split-Screen feature, up to 16 tracks in a grid
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      Cells are dynamically arranged based on device orientation/number of cells
      Insert/replace dynamically any track into grid from anywhere (playlists/files)
      Drag and drop any item (folder, file or tracklist item) into a grid cell
      Capability to save and load a media grid snapshot
      EPG data and subtitles may be displayed independently on each track (cell)
      Capability to maximize view of a selected track from the grid
      One-Click-control all tracks in the grid (mute/aspect/pause/play)
      Full Keyboard and Gamepad navigation are maintained in the Grid
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  2. Added: Drag and Drop track reordering (Tracklist/Groups)
  3. Added: Drag and Drop any item (file or tracklist item) in a secondary view
  4. Added: Fast Playlist Selection Panel (tracklist)
  5. Added: Media Timeline Slider on each track entry (tracklist)
      [timeline progress bar upgraded to media timeline slider]
  6. Added: Track Recall (key shortcut)
  7. Added: Capability to refresh local folder playlists or media libraries
  8. Added: Capability to add a local folder-play via media player
  9. Added: Capability to add an OneDrive folder-play via media player
10. Improved: Music library support
      [group audio tracks by album, artist, year]
11. Improved: OneDrive audio streaming support (select audio folder play)
      [logo support, group audio tracks by album, artist, year]
12. Improved: Recent-Tracks Playlist (a few bugs corrected)
13. Fixed: An issue where a few YouTube videos were not loaded
14. Fixed: An issue where programmable gamepad keys were not saved
15. UI improvements
16. A few more issues resolved

v6.9.7 [February]
1. Added [Desktop]: Multiple Views (media playback) [beta feature]
2. Added [Desktop]: Recording support on each view [beta feature]
3. Added [Desktop]: Picture in Picture (compact overlay) support on each view
4. Added [Desktop]: One-click projection to another connected display [beta feature]

v6.9.1 [January]
  1. Added: Audio & Video Codecs updated
  2. Added: TV-type panel (default selected)
      [Settings -> Appearence, Display Items & Sound]
  3. Added: Option to start media playback after time delay
      (default selected: 0.5 seconds)
      [Settings -> Media Playback]
  4. Added: timeout media control bar display (option)
  5. Added: media control bar reveals on mouse move (option)
  6. Added: option to disable/enable system element sounds
  7. Added: one-click backup/restore all playlists to/from OneDrive
  8. Improved Playlist/Group loading
  9. Improved Search (tracklist)
10. Improved EPG support
12. Improved M3U/Group editing
13. Improved Logo support
13. Improved Delayed remote-media-playback-opened detection (discard)
14. Improved Unexpected remote-media-playback-end detection (restart)
15. A few more issues resolved

[2019]
v6.7.3 [December]
1. Added: Programmable keyboard key bindings
2. Added: Programmable Xbox gamepad key bindings (if media controls are not visible)
3. Added: Acrylic & Blur effect
4. A few more issues resolved

v6.6.5 [November]
1. Added: Detection/correction remote media playback issues
[unexpected media-end, delayed media-start]
2. Added: +/- Audio to video synchronization (experimental)
3. Added: Audio visualization (experimental)
4. Added: m3u8 playlist extension support
5. Added: YouTube video resolution selection
6. Improved: Media type detection
7. Improved: Media player keyboard navigation
8. Improved: Media Player UI improvements (more intuitive)
9. Fixed: IMDb information
10. Fixed: An issue where remote files were loaded without sound
11. Fixed: An issue where YouTube videos were not loaded
12. Fixed: An issue where specific epg program data were not displayed
13: A few more issues resolved

v6.5.1 [August]
1. Added: complete & fast (one click) M3U playlist editing
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   Exclude groups on playlist refresh
   Create new playlist from selected groups
   Add playlist as a group to another playlist
   Add selected/all groups to another playlist
   Add selected tracks with their group to another playlist
   Add selected/all tracks with-no group to another playlist
   Rename selected/all groups
   Assign a new group to selected/all tracks
   Remove tracks from a groups
   Delete selected tracks/groups
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2. Added [Desktop Version]: screen capture/recording
3. Added: application (parental) lock
4. Added: resume last time position for remote media files (VOD)
5. Added: M3U playlist progress indication (option can be disabled in settings)
6. Added: multiple track selection editing
7. Fixed: an issue where a few remote M3U files were not loaded
8. Fixed: an issue where YouTube videos were not loaded
9. A few issues resolved

v6.4.0 [July]
1. Added: network cache (buffering) to resolve video stuttering issues on IPTV
2. Added: subtitles to Speech (TTS) (beta feature on external subtitles)
3. Fixed: an issue where a few epg files were not loaded
4. Fixed: an issue where YouTube videos were not loaded
5. Fixed: an issue where specific-type remote track logos were not loaded

v6.3.7 [June]
1. Media Player
   1.1 Added: Virtual WiFi TV remote control (experimental)
   1.2 Added: Media codec information
2. Playlists
   2.1 Added: OneDrive one-click import/export playlist
   2.2 Removed: Roaming playlists (replaced by OneDrive playlists)
3. File Explorer
   3.1 Playback continues
   3.2 Added: UI animations
4. [Phone version] Media Player
   4.1 Added: Portrait mode
5. A few issues resolved

v6.2.7 [May]
1. IPTV
   1.1 Improved: M3U and EPG support
   1.2 Improved: RTSP support
   1.3 Fixed: an issue where a few unicode-encoded m3u files were not loaded
2. Remote/Local Media
   2.1 Added: IMDb movie info (experimental)
   2.2 Added: file type auto-detection (livestream, local, remote)
3. File explorer (local media)
   3.1 Added: file search (deep/shallow)
   3.2 Added: filter options
   3.3 Improved: faster file access
   3.4 Improved: media folderplay (deep/shallow)
4 OneDrive
   4.1 Added: file search (deep/shallow)
   4.2 Added: media folderplay
   4.3 Improved cloud streaming
5. Media Servers
   5.1 Added: file search (shallow)
   5.2 Added: media folderplay
   5.3 Improved: file browsing
6. YouTube
   6.1 Fixed: an issue where YouTube videos were not loaded
7. A few more issues resolved

v6.0.8 [March]
1. One by One track/epg data association: button [1:1]
2. Desktop (media player): Added keyboard navigation support
3. Desktop (media player): Added gamepad navigation support
4. Improved search (tracklist, epg data)
5. Added: Capability to change size of tracks (logos)
6. Capability to sort favorites alphabetically
7. A few more issues resolved
Continue reading “Changelog”

Best Player keyboard Input

Best Player gamepad/remote control (Xbox) input

Media Player (media player settings, subtitles, subtitle settings etc)

…to be added

IPTV (remote playlist settings, editing, etc)

…to be added

EPG (track association,  epg settings,  etc)

Edit Epg uri

Associate tracks to epg data

File Manager (folder player, current folder play,  create playlists, settings, file editing, etc)

…to be added

Playlists (track & playlist editing, etc)

…to be added

 

 

marios g.
Athens, Greece

email: dev@best-player.eu