Guides · verified on 2026-09-25
Megacubo guides
Seven guides, with the steps that are in the project's own documentation and in the installer of the application. What an IPTV list is, install on your system, add the playlist, switch the programme guide on — and remove the application when you no longer need it. Each one also says what usually goes wrong, because that is where most of the questions come from.
Before the steps: the two questions that come first
IPTV list: what it is and where it comes from
What is inside an M3U file, the three legitimate origins of a list, and how to test it in the browser before pasting it into the application
Open the IPTV list guideOnline: the web installer and community lists
What “online” means here: the installers the site serves per platform, community mode, and what the application does not do — it does not run in the browser
Open the online pageStart here
How to add an M3U playlist
The application brings no channel at all: the first step is always your playlist. Four steps, from the My Lists menu to the channels showing up
Open the guideHow to configure the programme guide (EPG)
The EPG is an XML file with the schedule. It is associated with a playlist, and then it appears per channel
Open the guideInstall by system
Windows 10 and 11
The installer-downloader from the official site (x64, x86 and ARM64), portable mode and what to do when the antivirus complains
Open the guideLinux
Installation in one command, or manually from the GitHub Releases packages, with the uninstaller in the same place
Open the guideAndroid TV and TV boxes
The APK from the official site, the permissions the application asks for and why installing over an old version sometimes needs a removal first
Open the guideUninstall, on any system
The removal route of each platform and of each Linux format, what the uninstaller of the Windows build takes with it, and why the licence is not cancelled
Open the guideSomething did not work
A playlist that does not load, buffering, an EPG that does not sync: three likely causes and the test that confirms the fix
See the support pagesThe steps in these guides are the ones in the project's documentation (Megacubo docs), checked on 2026-09-25. If the interface changes in a new version, the guide is rewritten — and the release notes show what changed.
Frequently asked questions
Where do the steps in these guides come from?
From the project's own documentation, written by the people who maintain the application, and the date it was checked is printed on every guide. If the interface changes in a new version, the guide is rewritten — no step here is invented.
Do the guides need the Premium license?
No. Adding playlists, watching live TV and radio, reading the programme guide and using the miniplayer are free on every platform. The optional Premium license only comes into recording, VOD downloads, scheduled recordings and casting to the TV.
Does Megacubo come with channels or ready-made playlists?
It ships with no playlist at all: the playlist is always yours, or the community's, when you agree to take part in community mode. Without a playlist added, the application shows no channel — which is why the first guide on this page exists.
Do it in the app instead of reading about it
Everything these guides walk through is already built into Megacubo: playlists, the EPG guide, recording. The app is free and open source, with no account and no subscription.
- Add your M3U/IPTV playlist in a couple of clicks, no config file to edit
- EPG guide, bookmarks, history and miniplayer already included
- 22 interface languages, on Windows, Linux, macOS and Android
- No account, no subscription, no bundled adware
Free and open source (GPL-3.0) · Windows, Linux, macOS and Android · No account required