How to set up Flixtele on macOS
On a Mac you have a real choice: our own build, or one of several polished players in the Mac App Store — some the same apps you would use on an iPhone. Apple silicon and Intel Macs are equally fine. The one thing to anticipate is Gatekeeper, which blocks non-App-Store apps on first launch in a way that is far from obvious the first time you meet it.
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checklistBefore you start
- A Mac on macOS 11 Big Sur or newer
- Your username, password and server URL from the subscription email
- An Apple ID, if you install from the Mac App Store
Step-by-Step Setup
macOS Installation
Download Flixtele or a Player
Take the .dmg from our Downloads page — it is not on the Mac App Store. Prefer an App Store app? GSE Smart IPTV, IPTV Smarters Lite, UHF and Chillio all run natively on macOS and keep themselves current.
Install the Application
Open the .dmg, drag the app into your Applications folder, then eject the disk image. App Store apps install themselves once you click Get.
Open It Past Gatekeeper
The first launch of any non-App-Store app is refused with "cannot be opened because it is from an unidentified developer". Right-click the app in Applications, choose Open, and confirm — that tells macOS you meant it. On Ventura and later you may instead find an "Open Anyway" button under System Settings > Privacy & Security. You do this exactly once.
Login with Your Credentials
On Flixtele, enter your username and password and click Login. On another player, add the playlist via "Xtream Codes API" using the server URL, username and password from your email — or paste an M3U link. Xtream Codes brings the guide and on-demand library along; M3U does not.
Start Streaming
Everything loads into categories with the full guide. AirPlay from the player pushes a stream to an Apple TV, or connect over HDMI or USB-C for a direct wired picture with no re-encoding.
Connection Formats
Supported formats for macOS
Xtream Codes API
Enter Server URL, Username & Password. The recommended method for ease of use.
M3U Playlist
Paste the M3U/M3U8 URL directly into your player. Works everywhere.
Recommended Apps
Best players for macOS
IPTV Smarters Lite
Lightweight Smarters for Apple devices
GSE Smart IPTV
Versatile player for Apple devices
UHF
Elegant IPTV player for Apple ecosystem
Chillio
Modern streaming player for Apple devices
VLC Media Player
Open-source universal media player
Common problems
Fixes specific to macOS
"App is damaged and cannot be opened"
Gatekeeper being emphatic, not a corrupt file. Right-click the app and choose Open rather than double-clicking. If macOS still refuses, delete it, download again, and open it from Applications — not from the mounted disk image.
Playback is smooth but silent
macOS has routed audio elsewhere. Option-click the volume icon in the menu bar and select the correct output — the usual suspect is an HDMI display or a Bluetooth headset that connected quietly.
The app feels sluggish on an Apple silicon Mac
It may be running under Rosetta. Check Get Info on the app for "Open using Rosetta" and untick it if a native build exists; otherwise use one of the Mac App Store players, which are all native.
Stuck on a Step?
The support team is online 24/7 and happy to walk you through the setup on live chat.