Prysm is a modern, lightweight M3U IPTV player built with Expo / React Native for Android and Android TV.
It is designed for large playlists, fast channel browsing, smooth playback, and a clean TV-friendly experience.
- M3U / M3U8 playlist support.
- Flexible Loading: Load playlists from a URL or a local file.
- Fast Channel Browsing: Optimized specifically to handle large playlists.
- Organization: Channel categories and filtering.
- Search & Favorites: Quickly find and save the channels you love.
- Persistent Storage: Saves your playlists automatically.
- Auto-Refresh: Keeps your playlist data up to date.
- Advanced Video Playback Controls:
- Quality selection
- Aspect ratio adjustments
- Audio track selection
- Subtitle support
- TV Optimized: Full Android TV remote and D-pad navigation support.
- UI: Sleek, modern Dark Mode interface.
- ✅ Android
- ✅ Android TV
Note: iOS and Web are not primary targets for this project.
- Handles very large playlists (10k+ channels) smoothly without lagging.
- Built specifically with the Android TV experience in mind from day one.
- Uses a lightweight Expo architecture for easy building and deployment.
- Clean, maintainable TypeScript codebase.
- 100% Open Source.
- Node.js 18 or higher
- Android Studio (for emulator testing or deploying to a physical device)
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Clone the repository and navigate into the directory:
git clone https://github.com/ExWhyZed9/prysm.git cd prysm -
Install dependencies:
npm install
Start the Expo development server:
npm startOr, run directly on Android:
npm run android- Framework: Expo SDK 54 / React Native
- Language: TypeScript
- Navigation: React Navigation
- Lists: FlashList (for high-performance rendering)
- Media: Expo Video
- Storage: AsyncStorage
Contributions are always welcome!
- Fork the repository.
- Create a feature branch (
git checkout -b feature/AmazingFeature). - Commit your changes.
- Open a pull request.
Note: For major changes or refactors, please open an issue first to discuss what you would like to change.
Prysm is a media player only. It does not provide, host, or distribute any content, streams, or playlists. Users must supply their own legally obtained IPTV sources.
This project is licensed under the MIT License.
If you find Prysm useful, consider giving it a ⭐ on GitHub!
Author: ExWhyZed9