/mxtv

TV Player for MX

Primary LanguagePython

mxtv

TV Player for MX Linux

mxtv is a lite version of the Linux Mint hypnotix player

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Requirements

  • python3 >= 3.6
  • libmpv1

Playlists

Name your lists mychannels[x].txt

[x] from 1 to 9

Playlist Format

use comma as delimiter, don't use comma in cannel name

channel name,channel url

for example

ARD,http://mcdn.daserste.de/daserste/de/master.m3u8

or

my Movie,file:///home/user/Movies/myMovie.mp4

Shortcuts

  • 1 to 9 -> load list 1 to 9
  • f -> toggle Fullscreen
  • Escape -> leave Fullscreen
  • s -> toggle Sidebar
  • wheel -> Zoom in/out
  • q -> Quit
  • Key Up -> next Channel
  • Key Down -> previous Channel
  • Key Plus -> more Volume
  • Key Minus -> less Volume
  • i -> import m3u
  • d -> show/hide titlebar
  • t -> set window ontop / not ontop

m3u to mychannels

python3 m3u_to_channels.py infile.m3u outfile.txt

  • example

python3 m3u_to_channels.py CA01_CANADA.m3u mychannels4.txt

Installer Example

mkdir ~/Downloads/mxtv-installer
cd ~/Downloads/mxtv-installer
wget https://github.com/Axel-Erfurt/mxtv/archive/refs/heads/main.zip
unzip main.zip
mv mxtv-main mxtv
sudo cp -rf ./mxtv /opt
mxtv_dir=$HOME/.mxtv/
if [ -d "$mxtv_dir" ]
 then
    echo "found $mxtv_dir"
else
    echo "$mxtv_dir not found"
    echo "creating $mxtv_dir"
    mkdir -p $mxtv_dir
    cp ./mxtv/mychannels2.txt ~/.mxtv/mychannels1.txt
fi
cp ./mxtv/mxtv.desktop ~/.local/share/applications
cp ./mxtv/mxtvs.desktop ~/.local/share/applications
rm -rf ~/Downloads/mxtv-installer

Uninstaller Example

rm -rf ~/mxtv
sudo rm -rf /opt/mxtv
rm ~/.local/share/applications/mxtv.desktop 
rm ~/.local/share/applications/mxtvs.desktop

m3uEditorGtk

python3 /path/to/m3uEditorGtk.py

load m3u -> edit -> save m3u

  • delete channels
  • move channels up/down
  • filter

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