A simpler way to work with
M3U8 streams.

Paste the public .m3u8 URL into the player on this page and click Play. The stream plays in your browser using HLS.js, with no software or plug-in required.

An M3U8 file is an HLS playlist that lists video segments and where to find them. Browsers stream the video in chunks, which is why live and long videos rely on HLS.

Yes. Use the FFmpeg tools section to combine an authorized HLS stream into a single MP4. When remuxing is enough, conversion is fast because the video is not re-encoded.

The most common causes are CORS restrictions, an expired or protected URL, or a playlist returning 403 or 404. Run the Inspector first to check the HTTP status and segment list.

Yes, the player and stream inspector are free and need no account. You only need a publicly accessible playlist URL.

Yes. The site is responsive and works in mobile browsers. On iOS, Safari has native HLS support; on Android, Chrome uses HLS.js.

Only process content you have the rights to use. The site does not provide movie search, DRM circumvention or access-control bypass, and it blocks private and internal IP addresses.

It reports HTTP status, response time, stream type (live or VOD), segment count and the raw playlist, which helps you troubleshoot broken or slow streams.