Bring your own M3U or Xtream Codes provider. Cathode TV turns it into a real channel guide — fast channel changes, recordings, and a home screen that knows what's on — on Apple TV and iPhone.
Made for Apple TV
A proper grid with channel logos and a live marker, built around the Siri Remote. Browse it by channel group or just your favourites, and record straight from a programme's page.
Channel surfing, restored
The player is built for quick channel changes, and it's Apple's own: full-screen video with nothing in the way. Press the remote for the transport bar, with Channels and Guide tabs to jump somewhere else without leaving the show.
Everything in the box
Built from scratch in SwiftUI for Apple TV and iPhone — not an Android port with a new coat of paint.
A grid on Apple TV and a now-and-next list on iPhone, with logos and live progress. XMLTV from your provider, or a public guide matched to your channels.
A player tuned for live IPTV, with fallbacks for flaky streams so a hiccup doesn't end the show.
Up Next, Favorites On Now, Tonight, Live Sports, Movies On Now and News — built from your own channels and guide.
Run Cathode TV Server on a Mac to record shows and watch them back on your Apple TV and iPhone. It adds HDHomeRun tuners too.
Watch up to four channels at once — two on iPhone — and switch the sound to whichever one matters.
Your provider's movies and series next to live TV, with posters, details and continue watching.
Separate favourites and watch history for everyone in the house.
Sync what you watch with Trakt, and pull subtitles for movies and series from OpenSubtitles.
No provider yet? Tap Try a Demo Playlist on the first screen and look around before you add your own.
In your pocket, too
On iPhone it's an iPhone app — tabs, a now-and-next guide and swipe actions — not a shrunken TV screen. iPad, Mac and Vision Pro versions are being rebuilt and aren't part of the beta yet.
Pricing
Everything is unlocked, with no limits, while Cathode TV is in beta. When it launches on the App Store, the plan is below: no subscription, no ads, no account.
$0
Everything, with a daily limit.
$19.99 one time
Unlimited, forever.
Cathode TV is a player. It doesn't come with channels or content — you bring your own provider, or try the built-in demo playlist first.
Public beta
Cathode TV is in public beta on TestFlight. Open the link on your iPhone and tap Accept. For Apple TV, open TestFlight there with the same Apple ID and install it from the list.
Join the beta on TestFlightFree while it lasts. Each beta build runs for 90 days, and TestFlight keeps you on the latest one. Send feedback from the TestFlight app.