▶IPTV Player

Best IPTV player with recording & catch-up.

Recording, catch-up and multiview are where free players hit their ceiling — these features live almost entirely in paid native apps. Here's who actually delivers each one, honestly.

Independent comparison — we build the web player featured below, we're not affiliated with any other app listed, and there are no app-store affiliate links on this page.

1

TiviMate

Best recording + catch-up

Android TV, Fire TV, Google TV

Pros

  • + Premium tier records to local storage and supports provider catch-up
  • + Multi-view: watch several channels at once
  • + Best-in-class EPG makes scheduling recordings painless

Cons

  • − All of this requires TiviMate Premium (paid)
  • − Android TV only

If DVR features are the priority, this is the one to pay for.

2

OTT Navigator

Android, Android TV

Pros

  • + Extremely customizable layouts and data sources
  • + Strong EPG and catch-up support

Cons

  • − Settings can overwhelm new users
  • − Android only

Power-user favorite on Android.

3

Kodi (PVR IPTV Simple Client)

Windows, Mac, Linux, Android, Fire TV

Pros

  • + Full home-theater experience with EPG, recording via backends, and endless add-ons
  • + Free and open source

Cons

  • − Setup is a project: the PVR add-on needs manual configuration
  • − Overkill if you just want to open a playlist and watch

Most powerful, least convenient — for tinkerers.

4

IPTV Player Web (this site)

For playback, not recording

Any device with a browser

Pros

  • + Instant playback with zero setup — pair it with a native app for the DVR side
  • + Honest by design: we tell you plainly that browsers cannot record streams

Cons

  • − No recording, catch-up or multiview — browser platforms don't allow it

Use it for watching; use a native app when you need to record.

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Our verdict

TiviMate Premium is the clear answer for recording and catch-up on Android TV; Kodi gets you there free on desktop with more setup. No web player can record — anyone claiming otherwise is overselling.

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Questions, answered.

Can a web IPTV player record streams?+

No — browsers can't write continuous video capture to disk the way native DVR apps can. Recording requires a native app (TiviMate Premium, Kodi with a PVR backend) or provider-side catch-up.

What is IPTV catch-up and which players support it?+

Catch-up lets you replay the last few days of a channel's programming from your provider's servers — the provider must support it, and the player must expose it. TiviMate Premium and OTT Navigator handle catch-up best on Android.