--- title: "EPG Player: IPTV with a Real TV Guide (XMLTV) | Zapvo" description: "A full program guide grid on your TV and a handy list on your phone. Add XMLTV guides, match channels automatically, set reminders and watch past programs." url: https://zapvo.app/en/epg language: en updated: 2026-10-25 --- EPG and TV guide # The program guide your IPTV was missing See what's on now and next on every channel, plan your evening in a full grid, set reminders and watch what you missed. Zapvo reads XMLTV guides from your provider or from any address you add. ## A full grid on the TV, a quick list on the phone On the TV, move across channels and hours with the remote. On the phone, open a channel and swipe through its day. Days are one press away. ## The guide finds your channels Guides and playlists rarely spell names the same way. Zapvo matches them by ID and by name, ignoring country prefixes and quality tags, and even takes the channel logo from the guide when the playlist has none. ## More guides, if you need them Most providers include a guide. If yours doesn't, or misses some channels, add one or more XMLTV addresses to the source. Zapvo refreshes the guide every day in the background. ## Reminders and catch-up Set a reminder for a program, or for a word like your team's name, and Zapvo tells you before it starts. When your provider keeps an archive, past programs in the guide play with one press. ## Guide empty or an hour off? Usually the playlist doesn't name a guide, or the guide uses a different time zone. Our troubleshooting guide walks you through both. ## FAQ ### My program guide is empty. What can I do? Many playlists name their guide, and Zapvo loads it by itself. If yours doesn't, ask your provider for an XMLTV (EPG) address and add it to the source. If programs are an hour off, the guide uses another time zone. [See the troubleshooting guide](https://zapvo.app/en/guides/troubleshooting). ### Can I watch programs that already aired? Yes, when your provider keeps an archive (catch-up). Channels with an archive show an Archive badge, and past programs in the guide play with one press. It works with Xtream Codes, M3U catch-up attributes and Stalker portals. ### Which playlists does Zapvo support? M3U and M3U8 playlists from a link or a file, Xtream Codes accounts (server, user name and password) and Stalker portals (MAC address), plus XMLTV program guides. You can add several sources and switch between them. ### Can Zapvo handle a very large playlist? Yes. Zapvo is built for big lists. In our tests, an Android 7.1 TV box with 1 GB of memory imported 100,000 channels, movies and episodes in about 4.5 seconds, and lists with over 50,000 channels scroll smoothly. [FAQ](https://zapvo.app/en/faq) ## Bring your playlist. Zapvo does the rest. Install Zapvo, add your source and watch. Every feature is free for 30 days, no card needed. --- Zapvo is a media player only. It doesn't provide or sell any channels, playlists or other content. Use it only with content you're allowed to watch. [Get it on Google Play](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.zapvo.iptv&hl=en) [llms.txt](https://zapvo.app/en/llms.txt)