TV guide with catch-up
A full programme grid for every channel, with up to seven days of catch-up when your provider supports it.
One app, built for each Apple screen
- Apple TV
- iPad
- iPhone
- Mac
Your playlists, on every Apple screen.
max plays the IPTV sources you already have. Add an M3U playlist, an Xtream Codes login, or a Plex, Jellyfin, Emby or Silo server, and browse live channels, the TV guide, films and shows in one calm interface.
Join the max community on Discordmax is a player. It does not include channels, playlists or a subscription.
Every screen
Designed for the way you hold it.
Apple TV
A 10-foot interface driven entirely by the Siri Remote. The focused item is always obvious from the sofa, and the menu floats over the picture instead of standing above it.
- Multiview: watch up to four live channels at once and choose which one you hear
- A live player with channel switching, the guide and catch-up a press away
- Your favorite channels on the Home Screen’s Top Shelf
iPad
Every section in a bar along the top, and a full TV guide with your groups a tap away. The larger screen fits more channels and more of the evening at a glance.
- Guide grid with a live now line and up to seven days of catch-up
- Multi-view with up to four channels, in a 2 × 2, a 1 + 3 or two smaller layouts
- Downloads of films and episodes for offline viewing
iPhone
Channel lists with what is on now and how far it has run. Turn the phone sideways and the live player takes the whole screen.
- Swipe in from the left edge to change channel or group without leaving the player
- Downloads on Wi-Fi only, or a question each time before mobile data is used
- Hold any channel, film or show to add it to Favorites
Features
Everything a playlist can do, laid out like television.
A library, not a list
Films and shows get posters, cast and Continue watching, matched to the titles in your own source.
Multiview
Watch up to four live channels side by side on Apple TV and iPad, and choose which one you hear.
Favorites
Hold any channel, film or show to save it. Favorite a whole group and the channels added to it later join on their own.
Subtitles and audio
Switch audio tracks and subtitles during playback, fetch missing subtitles from OpenSubtitles and adjust their timing.
Watch tracking
Connect Trakt or Simkl and what you finish in max is marked as watched there too.
Downloads
Save films and episodes to iPad and iPhone for flights and commutes, on Wi-Fi only unless you choose otherwise.
Radio
Audio-only streams play as radio, with the station’s name and, when the guide has it, the programme on air.
Several sources
Keep each provider separate, or merge them into one library when you want everything in one place.
Sources
Bring what you already have.
Add as many sources as you like. Each one keeps its own channels, guide and favorites, and your sources follow you to your other Apple devices through iCloud.
Setup
Watching in three steps.
Join the beta
Open the TestFlight link on your iPhone or iPad and accept the invite. On Apple TV, install max from the TestFlight app with the same Apple Account.
Free to tryAdd a source
Paste a playlist URL, enter your Xtream Codes login, or sign in to Plex, Jellyfin, Emby or Silo. max checks the details before importing.
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Channels, films, shows and the guide are ready when the import finishes. After that, max refreshes the source in the background while you watch.
Your other devices get the source through iCloudWorks with the services you use
Sync what you watch to Trakt or Simkl, and fetch subtitles from OpenSubtitles when a film or episode has none.
Plex
Jellyfin
Emby
Silo
Trakt
Simkl- OpenSubtitles
Community
Join the max community on Discord.
Ask questions, report bugs, suggest what max should do next, and compare setups with other people using the beta.
No. max is a player. You add a source from your own provider or your own server, and max plays it. max does not sell, host or recommend content.
M3U and M3U Plus playlist URLs, Xtream Codes logins, and Plex, Jellyfin, Emby and Silo servers. You can add as many sources as you need.
Yes, by default. Each source keeps its own channels, guide and favorites. If you prefer one combined library, turn on Merge sources in Settings.
From your provider. Xtream Codes servers send guide data automatically. For an M3U playlist, enter the guide (XMLTV) URL your provider gave you when you add the source.
If your provider supports catch-up, the guide reaches back up to seven days. Choose a past programme to play it from the start. The days before you added the source stay empty, because max builds that history as it goes.
Apple TV, iPad and iPhone, each designed for its screen: the Siri Remote on Apple TV and touch on iPad and iPhone. Macs with Apple silicon run the iPad version.
Yes. Your sources, favorites and where you stopped each film and episode sync through your iCloud account, so a source added on iPhone is waiting on Apple TV.
On iPad and iPhone you can download films and episodes when your source allows it. Live channels need a connection.
Free to try on Apple TV, iPad and iPhone while it is in beta.
Opens TestFlight, Apple’s app for beta testing. You need a playlist, an Xtream Codes login, or a Plex, Jellyfin, Emby or Silo server of your own.