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, iPhone, iPad, Mac and Vision Pro.
Made for Apple TV
A proper grid with channel logos, genre colours and a live marker, built around the Siri Remote. Jump to now, tonight or any day in the week ahead, and record straight from the guide.
Channel surfing, restored
Channel changes are tuned to land in about half a second. The banner tells you what's on and what's next, then gets out of the way. Swipe for the mini guide, press up or down to flip channels.
Everything in the box
Built from scratch in SwiftUI, for each Apple screen — not an Android port with a new coat of paint.
Grid and timeline views with logos, genres and a week of listings. XMLTV from your provider, or one matched to your channels.
A player tuned for live IPTV, with fallbacks for flaky streams so a hiccup doesn't end the show.
On Now, Tonight's Highlights, Live Sports and Movies Starting Soon — built from your own channels and guide.
Run Cathode TV Server on a Mac to record shows, set a Series Pass and watch recordings on every device. 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 history for everyone in the house, and a PIN-protected kids' space.
Sync what you watch with Trakt, and pull subtitles for movies and series from OpenSubtitles.
Favourites and settings follow you from the living room to your phone. No Cathode TV account needed.
In your pocket, too
Each version follows its own platform — tabs on iPhone, a sidebar on iPad and Mac, windows on Vision Pro. Not a stretched iPhone app.
Pricing
No subscription, no ads, no account. Buy it once and it's unlocked on every Apple device signed in to your Apple ID.
$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.
Public beta
Cathode TV is in beta on TestFlight. Send us a note with the devices you'd test on and we'll send you an invite.
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