Set up Bobcast in a few minutes.
Bobcast plays what you bring to it. Here is what you need, and where each piece goes.
Bobcast comes with no channels, movies or shows, and we don't sell or recommend TV providers. Only add sources you own or are otherwise entitled to watch.
What you need
At least one of these, from a provider or server you already use:
- An M3U playlist: a web address your provider gives you, usually ending in
.m3uor.m3u8. - An Xtream Codes login: a server address, a username and a password.
- A media server: a Plex account, or a Jellyfin or Emby server you can sign in to.
Add your first source
The first time Bobcast opens, it asks for a source. Later, sources live in Settings under Accounts.
Xtream Codes login
- Choose Add a source, then Xtream Codes login.
- Enter the server address, username and password exactly as your provider sent them. The address can be with or without
http://and a port; Bobcast works out the rest. - Bobcast loads your channels, the provider's guide, and its movies and series if it has them.
If your provider sent one long playlist link instead, paste it in and Bobcast fills in the login from it.
M3U playlist
- Choose Add a source, then M3U playlist.
- Enter the playlist address.
- If the playlist doesn't name its own guide, add your provider's XMLTV guide address so the guide has listings.
Typing a long address with a TV remote is slow. It's often easier to set Bobcast up on your phone first and let Sync carry it to the TV.
Connect Plex, Jellyfin or Emby
- Plex: choose Sign in with Plex and approve it on Plex's own page. Bobcast never sees your Plex password. Then turn on the libraries you want.
- Jellyfin and Emby: enter your server's address and sign in with your account there.
When a movie or series is on more than one source, its page lists every copy. Set the order you prefer in Settings and Bobcast plays from the first source that has it.
Make the guide yours
- Hide what you don't watch. Hide whole groups or single channels; with Sync on, they stay hidden on every device.
- Favorites and your own groups. Hold OK (or long-press on a phone) on a channel for its options.
- Organize from your phone. On a TV, Settings shows a code to scan; a page opens on your phone where you can sort channels with a real keyboard. It works on your home Wi-Fi and only while that screen is open.
Follow your teams
Open Sports and choose Follow to pick teams and leagues. Bobcast shows their games and looks through your channels for each one. If it misses a channel, tell it which of your groups carry each sport in Settings under Sports.
Sync your other devices
iPhone, iPad and Apple TV signed in to the same iCloud account stay in step on their own. To include an Android TV or Fire TV, or to sync without iCloud, use Bobcast Sync:
- On a device that is already set up, open Settings, then Sync, and turn it on.
- On the new device, choose to join your other devices. It shows a short code.
- Enter that code on the first device. Your sources, favorites, settings and watch history arrive within moments.
There is no account. Everything is encrypted with a key that only your devices hold; the privacy policy explains how.
Stuck?
The support page covers the common questions, and you can always write to support@liftbridgelabs.app.