This guide explains how to watch IPTV on Kodi. It covers everything you need to know to get started with Kodi IPTV, including what IPTV is and its legal status. This guide applies to all Kodi-supported devices, including FireStick, FireStick 4K, FireStick 4K Max, NVIDIA SHIELD, Windows, Mac, and Android.
Since the dawn of televisions in 1927, the invention and the media industry have evolved rapidly. Physical changes have resulted in thin 8K TVs, while digital changes have made online streaming services more attractive. One type of streaming service that has been gaining popularity in recent years is IPTV. This guide will show two methods for accessing IPTV services on your Kodi application.
What Is IPTV?
IPTV stands for Internet Protocol television. It’s a technology through which digital television services are transmitted via the Internet. IPTV utilizes your internet connection instead of watching content through a standard television service.
IPTV offers far more flexibility than traditional fiber-optic cable or radio waves from a satellite. IPTV doesn’t require any cable line or satellite set-top box. Instead, you can watch IPTV simply by entering a URL or launching an app on a smart device connected to the internet. Plus, with IPTV, two-way interactivity gives users more control and personalization.
Just like regular cable-based television, IPTV offers all sorts of channels. An IPTV service typically includes every channel type, from music to sports to entertainment. However, the channels offered vary from provider to provider.
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Is Watching IPTV on Kodi Legal?
Who wouldn’t want to stream live TV channels without worrying about cable or an antenna? But is watching IPTV on Kodi legal? Well, it depends on the method you use.
The first method demonstrates using Kodi’s official PVR IPTV Simple Client to watch IPTV. There’s no harm if you enter an M3U link from your cable provider. However, you could take legal risks using a freely available M3U playlist to watch content on Kodi’s official IPTV addon.
The second method discusses third-party Kodi addons for IPTV. If you use one of these addons, there’s a good chance you’ll break the law at some point, even unknowingly. It’s impossible to know whether every IPTV service is licensed to show every channel it offers.
FireStickTricks.com doesn’t verify the legality of every IPTV service, M3U playlist, and third-party Kodi addon. You use IPTV services at your discretion, though I recommend connecting to a VPN to protect your privacy and security while using any third-party service.
How to Watch IPTV on Kodi with PVR IPTV Simple Client
As mentioned above, we’ll first use Kodi’s official PVR IPTV Simple Client to stream IPTV. We’ll start by installing the PVR addon. After that, we’ll configure it and learn how to stream live TV channels. Lastly, I’ll list some great sources for M3U playlists. Let’s get started.
Part 1: Install the PVR IPTV Simple Client
The PVR IPTV Simple Client addon lets you set up IPTV on your device. So, let’s install the addon.
1. Launch your Kodi application. Click on the Settings Gear in the top-left corner, just below the Kodi logo.
2. On the next page, select the Add-ons option.
3. Then, click on Install from repository.
4. Select All repositories.
5. On the next screen, scroll down and select PVR clients.
6. Then, scroll down and select PVR IPTV Simple Client.
7. The addon’s dashboard will open. Select Install.
8. Click OK to install the necessary supporting addons.
9. PVR IPTV Simple Client will start downloading on your Kodi app.
10. Lastly, you’ll see an Add-on installed notification in the top-right corner of your screen.
Part 2: Add an M3U Playlist to PVR IPTV Simple Client
Congratulations! You have successfully installed the PVR IPTV Simple Client on your Kodi app. But it’s of no use if you haven’t configured it the right way. Follow the steps below to add a playlist to the addon for streaming IPTV:
1. On the same screen, select PVR IPTV Simple Client.
2. On the addon dashboard, select Configure.
3. Select Add Addon Configuration.
4. Then, go to the General tab.
5. Within the General tab, scroll down and select M3U playlist URL.
6. A window with a keyboard will pop up. If you have an M3U playlist of your own or from your cable provider, you may enter it now to add it. Otherwise, enter https://iptv-org.github.io/iptv/index.m3u and click OK.
Note: FireStickTricks.com doesn’t host or distribute this M3U playlist. It’s a famous open-source collection of more than 8,000 free channels.
7. Click on the OK button.
8. Exit and then restart your Kodi application. After restarting, PVR IPTV Simple Client will launch automatically. The PVR addon will start loading the channels from the M3U playlist you entered. Wait for the addon to finish importing the channels.
How to Watch IPTV with the PVR IPTV Simple Client
Follow these steps to start watching IPTV on Kodi using the PVR IPTV Simple Client:
1. When the channels have been added, select the TV tab on the Kodi home screen.
2. Scroll to the right and click on the Channels option.
3. You’ll see the list of all channels from the M3U playlist(s) you’ve added.
4. Select any channel.
5. After loading for a few moments, the content will start streaming.
6. Go back and scroll down to the row labeled TV channel groups. Here, you can access categories of channels. The All channels tile is another way to access the list of all available channels.
7. The Movies tile lists the movie-related channels.
8. The Auto tab lists all the channels related to auto sports.
9. To search for specific channels, scroll up within the right portion of the screen and select the Search option at the far right of the top row.
10. Click on Search…
11. Type in whatever you want to look up and click on the Search button. Read the instructions and check the search settings to maximize the tool’s potential.
Great Sources for M3U Playlists
IPTV is based on M3U playlists; you can’t watch live channels online without one. If you have cable or satellite, your provider will give you an M3U playlist that you can use when configuring PVR IPTV Simple Client. But not everyone has cable or satellite. Fortunately, there are many free online sources for M3U playlists.
Firstly, there’s a collection of publicly available IPTV channels from all around the world. This is the M3U we used in the instructions above. It’s hosted on GitHub and is known as iptv-org. You can use this source to watch thousands of channels for free. One of the most notable features of this M3U playlist is that you can group it by country, category, and language. In case you didn’t add this M3U while following the instructions, here it is again: https://iptv-org.github.io/iptv/index.m3u
Next up, there’s another collection on GitHub known as Free TV. This M3U list doesn’t have any paid channels either, meaning you can’t get into any legal trouble for watching the channels for free. This list doesn’t have many channels compared to the previous one, prioritizing quality rather than quantity. Here’s the M3U to add all channels in the Free TV playlist: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Free-TV/IPTV/master/playlist.m3u8
Last and certainly not least is an IPTV channel collection on GitHub from Onemars. It includes 6,000+ channels from all over the world. You’ll find channels from countries like Ukraine, the UK, the US, India, and Pakistan, among many others. The GitHub page lists M3Us specific to each country, but if you want to add all the channels in the playlist, you can use this M3U: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/freearhey/iptv/master/index.all.m3u.
These three M3U playlists are the most popular and reliable ones on the internet for watching IPTV on Kodi legally and for free. Go ahead and add them to the PVR IPTV Simple Client. Feel free to review the instructions in Part 2 above about adding an M3U playlist.
We’ve completed the first method of watching IPTV on Kodi, so let’s discuss the second method now.
How to Watch IPTV on Kodi with Third-Party Addons
Legal Disclaimer: This tutorial is purely educational. FireStickTricks.com doesn’t own, host, operate, resell, or distribute any streaming apps, addons, websites, IPTV or services. The page contains some unverified services, and we are not certain whether they hold legal licenses to distribute the content. FireStickTricks.com does not verify the legality of each app/service in all regions. Do your due diligence if you use any of the unverified apps/services, and stream only content that is available in the public domain. The end-user shall be solely responsible for the media accessed.
You don’t have to use the PVR IPTV Simple Client to watch IPTV through Kodi. Instead, you can use third-party IPTV addons.
Remember that third-party addons are unavailable in the official Kodi repository, which means they’re not legally verified. These addons may provide TV channels that are not publicly available for free, so watching those channels for free may be breaking the law.
FireStickTricks.com doesn’t verify whether your use of third-party IPTV addons would be legal. We don’t endorse or encourage illegal activity, so you must use your judgment when deciding which method to use.
Unlike the first method, you don’t have to add a link to an M3U playlist to stream channels on third-party IPTV addons. These addons are designed to make it easy for users to access live TV channels. You need to download and install them, then select a channel to stream it immediately.
Below are some popular third-party IPTV Kodi addons you can use to stream live TV channels for free.
Samsung TV Plus
Samsung TV Plus is a free streaming service from Samsung. It lets you watch over 400 free live TV channels over the internet. The Samsung TV plus Kodi addon pulls streaming links from this site. It is supported on Kodi 19, Kodi 20, and Kodi 21.
While it is an official Kodi addon, you’ll not find it in the official Kodi repository. It is hosted on a third-party repo, the SlyGuy repository.
Repo Name: SlyGuy Repository
Repo URL: https://k.slyguy.xyz
How to install Samsung TV Plus Kodi Addon
Daddy Live
Daddy Live is one of the best Kodi addons for sports. Besides sports, Daddly Live lets you stream hundreds of free live TV on Kodi. These TV channels offer a variety of content, from news, weather, reality TV, entertainment, nature and outdoors, and kids’ content.
Installing Daddy Live is a straightforward process. The addon is hosted on The Crew repository, one of the most popular third-party repos.
Repo Name: The Crew Repository
Repo URL: http://team-crew.github.io
How to Install Daddy Live Kodi Addon
The Crew
The Crew addon is one of the most versatile IPTV Kodi addons. You can access thousands of live TV channels on this Kodi addon worldwide.
These include famous TV channels from the US, the UK, Canada, China, and other countries. The Crew has the most channels of any IPTV addon on Kodi.
However, your internet connection must be fast and stable, as The Crew streams HD channels in real-time.
Repo Name: The Crew Repo
Repo URL: https://team-crew.github.io
How to install The Crew Kodi addon on Firestick
Plex Live
Plex Live is a third-party Kodi addon that lets you stream hundreds of TV channels at no cost. This addon pulls its streams from The Plex website, a streaming platform for free live TV and on-demand content.
This addon offers over 1,000 TV channels for free, including channels from the US, Canada, Spain, Mexico, and Australia. It is compatible with Kodi 210 and Kodi 21.
Repo: SlyGuy Repository
Repo URL: https://k.slyguy.xyz
How to install any addon using the Repo URL
Stirr
Are you a fan of older TV shows and programs? You can access these and more on Kodi via the Stirr addon. It is an official addon that legally sources content from the Stirr streaming platform.
Popular live TV networks on Stirr addon include Always Funny, Just for Laughs, Encore+, and Law and Crime.
Repo: SlyGuy Repository
Repo URL: https://k.slyguy.xyz
How to Install Stirr Kodi Addon
Purely Wrestling
This one is for our wrestling fans! Purely Wrestling is a Kodi addon hosted by The Crew Repo. With this addon, you can stream live wrestling events, recaps, interviews, documentaries, and everything.
Purely Wrestling streams content in HD quality for free. Moreover, you can access all the live TV channels designated for wrestling events.
Repo Name: The Crew Repo
Repo URL: https://team-crew.github.io
How to Install Purely Wrestling on Kodi
Pluto TV
Pluto TV is a renowned free streaming platform for watching free movies, TV shows, and live channels. The Pluto TV addon lets you stream hundreds of live channels on Kodi, including entertainment, news, kids, travel, and sports networks.
Repo Name: SlyGuy Repository
Repo URL: https://k.slyguy.xyz
Downloading and Installing an IPTV Kodi Addon
Now that you know about the top IPTV Kodi addons, I’ll demonstrate how to download and install one. I’ll use the Purely Wrestling addon for the demonstration, but with minor adjustments, you can apply the same method to get any IPTV Kodi addon you like.
1. Launch the Kodi app. Click on the settings gear in the top-left corner.
2. Click the System tile on the bottom right.
3. Go to the Add-ons tab and turn on Unknown Sources.
4. Read the warning pop-up and click on Yes.
5. Press the back button on your device and select File Manager.
6. Scroll down and select Add source.
7. Click on the area that says <None>.
8. Enter the URL of the repository that hosts the IPTV addon you want to install. To get Purely Wrestling, enter https://team-crew.github.io and click on the OK button.
9. Select the input box under Enter a name for this media source.
10. Enter a custom name for the source URL. It can be anything, but make sure you can identify it easily. For the repository that hosts Purely Wrestling, set the name to TheCrew. Then click on the OK button.
11. Click OK again.
12. Press the back button on your device and select Add-ons.
13. On the next screen, select Install from zip file.
14. Click Yes if you see a warning pop-up.
15. Select the name you set for the source URL. To get Purely Wrestling, it’s Crew.
16. Select the zip file.
17. Wait for the repository to install. When it’s finished, you’ll receive a notification in the top-right corner of your screen.
18. On the same screen, select Install from repository.
19. Click on THE CREW REPO or the corresponding name if you added a different repository.
20. Select Video add-ons.
21. Scroll down and select the name of the addon you want to install. In my case, it’s Purely Wrestling.
22. Click Install.
23. Click OK to install the required addon dependencies.
24. the addon will be installed on your Kodi app after a few seconds.
You can then access the new addon from the Kodi home screen by scrolling down to the Add-ons tab and then scrolling to the right portion of the screen. Your new addon will be in the row labeled Video add-ons.
Before you start streaming with Kodi Addons or Builds, I would like to warn you that everything you stream on Kodi is visible to your ISP and Government. This means, streaming copyrighted content (free movies, TV shows, live TV, and Sports) might get you into legal trouble.
Thankfully, there is a foolproof way to keep all your streaming activities hidden from your ISP and the Government. All you need is a good VPN for Kodi. A VPN will mask your original IP which is and will help you bypass Online Surveillance, ISP throttling, and content geo-restrictions.
I personally use and recommend ExpressVPN, which is the fastest and most secure VPN. It is compatible with all kinds of streaming apps and devices.
NOTE: We do not encourage the violation of copyright laws. But, what if you end up streaming content from an illegitimate source unintentionally? It is not always easy to tell the difference between a legit and illegal source.
So, before you start streaming on Kodi, here's how to get VPN protection in 3 simple steps.
Step 1: Get the ExpressVPN subscription HERE. It comes with a 30-day money-back guarantee. Meaning, you can use it free for the first 30-days and if you are not satisfied with the performance (which is highly unlikely), you can ask for a full refund.
Step 2: Click HERE to download and install the ExpressVPN app on your streaming device. If you are using a FireStick, I have given the exact steps starting with Step 4 below.
Step 3: Click the Power icon to connect to a VPN server. That's all. Your connection is now secure with the fastest and best VPN for Kodi.
The following are the steps to install Kodi VPN on your Fire TV devices. If you have other streaming devices, follow Step 1-3 above.
Step 4: Subscribe to ExpressVPN HERE (if not subscribed already).
Step 5: Go to Fire TV Stick home screen. Click Find followed by Search option (see image below).
Step 6: Type Expressvpn in the search bar and select when it shows up.
Step 7: Click Download.
Step 8: Open the ExpressVPN app and Sign in using the email ID and password that you created while buying the ExpressVPN subscription.
Step 9: Click the Power icon to connect to a VPN server. That’s all. Your FireStick is now secured with the fastest VPN.
Wrapping Up
IPTV lets you watch live TV without cable or satellite antenna. There are various ways to do so on Kodi. This guide has explained how to watch IPTV on Kodi using two methods: the PVR IPTV Simple Client and third-party addons. Which method do you prefer? Let us know in the comments section below.
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