Media Player for Mac
The Mac app is the same application as the iPhone and iPad one, built for macOS — a real window with a menu bar and keyboard shortcuts rather than a phone app in a box.
Every device gets its own 7-day free trial, and no card is required to start it. Access is per device, so pairing a second TV starts its own trial rather than sharing the first one.
Get it from the Mac App Store
Not published yet. When it lands: App Store on the Mac → search "IPlayerTV" → Get.
The .dmg is not up yet
We host the package ourselves so you can install without waiting for the store. It goes up here the moment the Mac build is signed.
Neither route is open yet for Mac. Everything else on this page — pairing, playlists, how the app behaves — is already accurate, so it is worth reading before the app lands.
What you need
- A Mac running macOS 13 or newer
- An M3U playlist URL or Xtream Codes login from your provider
Setting it up
Install IPlayerTV
Two routes, both at the top of this page: the Mac App Store, or the .dmg we host — macOS is the one Apple platform that will run an app you downloaded yourself. The pairing flow below is what you see on first launch.
Open the app and note the pairing code
The first time IPlayerTV opens on your Mac it shows a 6-digit pairing code and a QR code, with a countdown. The code stays valid for about 15 minutes, and the app keeps checking on its own — once you finish the next step it continues by itself.
Enter the code on iplayertv.com/activation
On your Mac, in a browser, go to iplayertv.com/activation and sign in (or create an account). Type in the code. You can also scan the QR code with a phone camera, which opens the same page with the code already filled in.
The Mac picks up the pairing within a few seconds — there is no need to restart the app.
Add your playlist
IPlayerTV is a player, not a content provider — it ships with no channels. On the dashboard, add the playlist you already have from your provider: either an M3U URL, or an Xtream Codes login (server address, username, password).
The playlist is imported once and cached against your account, so the app opens quickly afterwards rather than re-downloading a large file every time.
Start watching
Back on the Mac, your channels, films and series appear in the app. Progress, favourites and the last channel you watched are stored on your account, so they follow you to any other device you pair.
Keyboard shortcuts
The Go menu moves between Home, Movies, Series and Live TV with ⌘1 to ⌘4, and ⌘F opens search. Settings is where every Mac app keeps it, under ⌘,.
Installing the .dmg by hand
macOS is the one Apple platform that will run an app you downloaded yourself. The .dmg below installs the same build as the Mac App Store one; the only difference is that you have to tell Gatekeeper you meant to open it.
1.Open the disk image and drag the app across
Double-click the downloaded .dmg. A window opens with IPlayerTV and a shortcut to your Applications folder — drag one onto the other, then eject the disk image.
2.Open it the first time
Do not double-click it the first time. Right-click (or Control-click) IPlayerTV in Applications and choose Open — that gives you an "Open" button on the warning, where a double-click gives you only "Cancel".
If you already double-clicked and got stuck, go to System Settings → Privacy & Security, scroll down, and press "Open Anyway".
3.Pair it with your account
IPlayerTV shows a 6-digit code on first launch. Enter it at iplayertv.com/activation in any browser and your playlist, favourites and progress arrive with it.
Stuck on any of this? Mail contact@iplayertv.com with the device and where it stopped, and we will walk through it with you.
Mac app coming soon
You can pair any of the supported devices today and start a 7-day free trial — your playlist carries over when this app lands.
Frequently asked questions
IPlayerTV does not provide, host, resell or index any channels, and it comes with no content of any kind. You supply a playlist you are entitled to use. If you do not already have one, this app is not where you get it.
No. It is a native build of the same codebase as the iPhone and iPad app, compiled for macOS.