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Practical, tested guides to M3U playlists: how the format works, how to use playlists in your players and media server, and how to keep your lists safe.

Playlist basics

  • What is an M3U playlist?

    A plain-language introduction to M3U and M3U8 playlists, what they contain, which players use them and how M3U.Click helps you keep them tidy.

  • The M3U and M3U8 format reference

    Every part of an M3U or M3U8 playlist explained, from #EXTM3U and #EXTINF to attributes, player-specific lines, paths, encoding and line endings.

  • Relative and absolute paths in playlists

    Why playlist entries stop working after you move files, and how to write paths that work in VLC, Kodi and home media servers on Windows, macOS, Linux and a NAS.

  • Keyboard shortcuts

    The keyboard shortcuts planned for the M3U.Click editor, and the keys that already work on the website and in the editor today.

Players

  • Using M3U playlists in VLC

    Open, play and save M3U and M3U8 playlists in VLC media player on Windows, macOS and Linux, and fix garbled names and missing files.

  • Using M3U playlists in Kodi

    Play M3U and M3U8 playlists in Kodi, save them where Kodi lists them as playlists, and write paths that keep working.

Home media servers

Backups and privacy

  • Backing up your playlists

    Why browsers can delete your saved playlists, how to make and restore M3U.Click backups, lock them with a password, and protect your data on Safari and iPhone.

  • Keeping your playlists private

    How M3U.Click keeps your playlists on your device, why playlists often contain passwords and tokens, and how to share a playlist without giving away your access.

When something doesn't work

  • Why some links can't be checked in the browser

    CORS, mixed content and local-network rules explained in plain language, what M3U.Click's link-check results mean, and what to do when a link can't be checked.

  • Fixing common playlist problems

    Garbled names, entries that won't play, missing groups, duplicates and files that open as text. The usual causes of broken M3U playlists and how to fix each one.