1.0.0 April 24, 2026 INITIAL RELEASE

The first public release of Nightmare TV. A native IPTV player for Windows powered by libmpv.

PLAYBACK
  • libmpv engine with HEVC, AV1, DTS, EAC3, PGS subtitle support
  • Hardware decoding via DXVA2, D3D11VA or software fallback
  • Embedded player (no interruption between channel zaps)
  • 0.25×–4× playback speed, A-B loop, frame-by-frame, screenshot
EPG & RECORDING
  • 12-hour EPG Timeline grid
  • Scheduled recording with FFmpeg copy-codec (no re-encoding)
  • Padding minutes before/after programmes
DISCOVERY
  • Global search across Live + Film + Series with 200ms debounce
  • Search history and trending
  • Multi-angle auto-detection (sibling cameras of the same event)
  • Picture-in-Picture mode
SOURCES
  • Xtream Codes and M3U / M3U8 playlists
  • XMLTV EPG ingestion
  • Encrypted local credential storage
FAMILY & TV
  • Child profile with PIN lock, category filter, daily time limit
  • Android TV build with full D-pad and Leanback launcher entry
  • 5 UI languages: TR, EN, DE, AR, RU
LICENSING
  • Lemon Squeezy-powered checkout (Monthly / Yearly / Lifetime)
  • 2 devices per license key
  • Embedded license dashboard at nightmaretv.net
PRIVACY
  • No accounts, no cloud sync, no telemetry
  • Crash reporting via Sentry is opt-in and disabled by default

Updates every 2–4 weeks during the first months. Subscribe to releases via the Docs page or follow the in-app update banner.