How to make an M3U/PLS file

1. Gather your URLs:

You'll need the URLs of the media you want to include in your playlist. These could be IPTV stream URLs, video file URLs, or audio file URLs.

Note: Make sure the URL points to the actual media file instead of a webpage that has the media file on it

2. Use a text editor:

Open a plain text editor like Notepad, Notepad++, Akelpad or any code editor like VS Code.

3. Create the .M3U file:

Copy-paste this code:

#EXTM3U

#EXTINF:-1, Example Channel

http://website.com/stream.m3u8

4. Add channel information:

Replace "Example Channel" with the name of the channel & the "http://website.com/stream.m3u8" with the stream URL.

5. Save the file with the .m3u extension. (Make sure to select "All Files" as the file type to avoid saving it as a text file.)

The file can be opened by most (if not all) audio and video players such as VLC, MPC-HC, KMPlayer, etc.

1. Gather your URLs:

You'll need the URLs of the media you want to include in your playlist. These could be IPTV stream URLs, video file URLs, or audio file URLs.

Note: Make sure the URL points to the actual media file instead of a webpage that has the media file on it

2. Use a text editor:

Open a plain text editor like Notepad, Notepad++, Akelpad or any code editor like VS Code.

3. Create the .PLS file:

Copy-paste this code:

[playlist]

NumberOfEntries=1

File1=http://website.com/stream.m3u8

Title1=Example Channel

Length1=-1

Version=2

4. Add channel information:

Replace "Example Channel" with the name of the channel & the "http://website.com/stream.m3u8" with the stream URL.

5. Save the file with the .pls extension. (Make sure to select "All Files" as the file type to avoid saving it as a text file.)

The file can be opened by most (if not all) audio and video players such as VLC, MPC-HC, KMPlayer, etc.

The advantage .pls has over .m3u is that the title bar will change with the currently playing song if the stream supports it.