Loper · Broadcast, IPTV & streaming

Open .m3u files on your Mac.

.m3u .m3u8

IPTV lists and HLS playlists: directives, attributes like tvg-id and the stream URLs.

Loper is a free, minimal editor for macOS that opens M3U / M3U8 playlists instantly and colors every part of the file, so you find the value you need at a glance and can fix it right there. No IDE, no project to load, no gray wall of text.

channels.m3u8 opened in Loper: M3U / M3U8 playlists with color-coded Playlist (M3U)
Show the file as text
#EXTM3U url-tvg="https://example.com/epg.xml.gz"#EXTINF:-1 tvg-id="news.example" group-title="News",News Onehttps://cdn.example.com/news/index.m3u8#EXT-X-STREAM-INF:BANDWIDTH=5000000,RESOLUTION=1920x10801080p/index.m3u8

How to open .m3u files

  1. Download Loper (free, Apple silicon, signed and notarized) and move it to Applications.
  2. Double-click your .m3u file, drag it onto the Loper window, or right-click it and choose Open With › Loper.
  3. Want every .m3u file to open in Loper? Choose Loper › Make Loper the Default Editor….