A real native media player
for Windows.

libmpv at the core. HEVC, DTS, EAC3, 4K, program guide — all local, all fast. Bring your own M3U playlist or XMLTV guide.

WHAT YOU GET

Built for people who actually watch their playlists

Every feature designed around the act of switching streams, searching, scheduling, and watching — not around selling you ads or upsells.

Duplex-grade playback

HEVC, AV1, DTS, EAC3, MKV, 4K. libmpv handles codecs natively — no stutter, no fallback.

Embedded player

Stream switches don't tear down the pipeline. Switching feels instant.

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Program Guide

12-hour timeline grid built from your XMLTV file. Tap any programme to schedule a recording.

Scheduled recording

Pick a show, ffmpeg copy-codec captures it. No re-encoding, no quality loss.

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Global search

Live + Film + Series with debounce, history and trending.

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Multi-angle

Detects sibling cameras of the same event automatically.

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Picture-in-Picture

Keep a second stream floating while you work.

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Child profile

PIN lock, category filter, daily time limit.

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Privacy-first

No accounts, no cloud, no telemetry. Your playlist stays on your device.

WHY NIGHTMARE

Why not the free player you already have?

Because most playlist players on the market are Electron wrappers with tracking, paywalls, and broken codec support. Nightmare is different by design.

NATIVE SPEED

Not Electron. libmpv talks to the GPU directly. Less RAM, less heat, more frames.

ZERO TELEMETRY

Your playlist, credentials and watch history never leave your PC. Sentry is opt-in.

REAL CODECS

HEVC, DTS, EAC3, PGS subs, AV1. All the things free players choke on.

NO ABUSIVE ADS

No banner ads, no data partners, no "Pro upsell" every five minutes. One clean app.

PRICING

One app. Three ways to pay.

All plans include every feature and every future update. Activate on up to 2 devices. Cancel anytime on subscription plans.

MONTHLY
$5.99/ month
Billed monthly · Cancel anytime
  • 2 devices
  • All features unlocked
  • All updates during subscription
  • Email support
REQUEST MONTHLY
LIFETIME
$79one-time
Pays for itself in 14 months
  • 2 devices
  • All features forever
  • All future updates forever
  • Priority support
REQUEST LIFETIME

🔒Checkout temporarily by request · Public launch checkout coming this week · 14-day refund · VAT handled

DOWNLOAD

Get Nightmare TV 1.0.0

Windows 10/11 (64-bit). Launch the app, paste your license key, and go. Trial activation screen appears until a key is entered.

NO INSTALL

Portable ZIP

66 MB · unzip and run NightmareTV.exe
Keeps all data next to the executable. Great for USB sticks.

DOWNLOAD ZIP
SHA256: BD679D1CE0A06D444970ADB71851F4DD62A7A9E41FE17EA67F700697539F6493

Android TV build coming soon (APK sideload).  ·  All assets on GitHub  ·  Release notes
Verify: Get-FileHash Nightmare-1.0.0.msix -Algorithm SHA256

IMPORTANT — READ BEFORE YOU BUY

Nightmare TV is a media player application only. We do not provide, host, distribute, recommend, or resell any streams, channels, movies, series, program guide data, or any other content. We have no affiliation with any content provider. You must supply your own M3U or XMLTV file from a source you have the legal right to use.

Using the player with unauthorised streams is illegal in most jurisdictions and is entirely your responsibility. We do not log what you watch and we do not transmit any usage data.