After that it is just dynamic changing of the src of the audio tag with the correct mp3 URL. Otherwise try to find an open source/free flash player as a fallback.Īlso your m3u file can be parsed using JS to extract the mp3 URLs (m3u files are normally only referencing playlist of items). I would suggest you use a fallback for your case scenario as not all browsers are going to support m3u files.įor example m3u file does not appear in the supported media matrix for Android.ĮDIT: you can use JW player that supports m3u files for wider browser coverage. You need to check for audio/mpegURL and application/x-mpegURL and audio/mpeg before going ahead and deliver the m3u file. For example: text, images, sounds, videos, or hyperlinks. HLS Player a chrome extention which implements an HTTP Live Streaming client. If (myAudio.canPlayType('audio/mpeg') != '') The dynamic playlist format - M3U/M3U8 - is a way to tell the browser how. Var myAudio = document.createElement('audio') You need to check for browser support both for mp3 and m3u with the canPlayType method - example: var supportsMp3 = false For some reason even though I load that exact m3u8 into various players such as ffmpeg, Kodi, VLC, and a Chrome Browser Player it always starts from the current time showing the video to be expected HLS Player a chrome extention which implements an HTTP Live Streaming client DA: 67 PA: 8 MOZ Rank: 93 The second time it remembered my decision As promised, please. It should play on iOS: try to add mime-type audio/mpegURL or application/x-mpegURL to your server (if not already done) AND our source tag. To play on all browser use flash based media player. it works for desktop: ms edge browser (not working with desktop chrome) and mobile: chrome,opera mini browser. Choose the network option and then paste the copied URL here and click to convert. Stream HLS or m3u8 files using above code. Play buttons now use m3u files - marking as fixed. Open the VLC media player, go to the media tab in the main menu < click the open network stream. I want to open my external VLC player to play the stream of a chennel instead. I guess the support for m3u file format is going to be scattered in HTML5 media compatible browser. Following some easy ways to convert an M3U Playlist URL using VLC.

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