📺 Prysm

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.

✨ Features

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
Network Stream Player: Play any stream directly with custom HTTP headers (Cookie, Referer, Origin), User-Agent presets, and DRM support (Widevine, PlayReady, ClearKey).
TV Optimized: Full Android TV remote and D-pad navigation support.
UI: Sleek, modern Dark Mode interface.

📱 Screenshots

🎯 Supported Platforms

✅ Android
✅ Android TV

Note: iOS and Web are not primary targets for this project.

💡 Why Prysm?

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.

🚀 Getting Started

📋 Requirements

Node.js 18 or higher
Android Studio (for emulator testing or deploying to a physical device)

📦 Installation

Clone the repository and navigate into the directory:

git clone https://github.com/ExWhyZed9/prysm.git
cd prysm

Install dependencies:
```
npm install
```

▶️ Run the App

Start the Expo development server:

npm start

Or, run directly on Android:

npm run android

🛠️ Tech Stack

Framework: Expo SDK 54 / React Native
Language: TypeScript
Navigation: React Navigation
Lists: FlashList (for high-performance rendering)
Media: Expo Video
Storage: AsyncStorage

🤝 Contributing

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.

⚠️ Disclaimer

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.

📄 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.

💬 Support

If you find Prysm useful, consider giving it a ⭐ on GitHub!

Author: ExWhyZed9

Prysm

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