Free tool
HLS Analyzer.
Inspect any .m3u8 manifest — quality variants, bitrate, codecs, encryption, and segment details — without downloading any video.
Questions, answered.
What does the HLS analyzer show?+
For a master playlist, every quality variant with its resolution, bitrate and codecs. For a media playlist, segment count, total duration, target segment length, and whether it's live or VOD. It also flags encryption if present.
Does it download or play the video?+
No — it only fetches and reads the manifest text (typically a few kilobytes), never the actual video segments. Nothing is decoded, stored, or played.
Why does it fail with a CORS or network error?+
The same browser security rule that blocks some streams from playing also blocks this tool from fetching their manifest text. If that happens, paste the manifest content directly using Upload, or see our guide on using a personal CORS proxy.