How much does Tuneline cost?

Tuneline is $34.99 as a one-time purchase — no subscriptions, no recurring fees. This includes cloud sync across up to 5 devices, unlimited playlists, recording, and multi-view/PiP. Every purchase is backed by a 14-day money-back guarantee, and a free version with limited features (1 playlist, single device, no cloud sync) is also available.

Do you offer refunds?

Yes — Tuneline comes with a 14-day money-back guarantee. If you're not happy with your purchase for any reason, email support@tuneline.app within 14 days of your order and we'll refund you in full. No questions asked.

Does Tuneline provide any content?

No. Tuneline is a media player only — like VLC. It does not provide, host, or distribute any content. You bring your own playlists (M3U file, URL, or Xtream Codes login) from your content provider.

What playlist formats are supported?

Tuneline supports M3U and M3U8 playlists (local files or remote URLs), Xtream Codes API, and Stalker Portal. For EPG, it supports XMLTV format from any compatible source.

Which platforms is Tuneline available on?

Tuneline is available on macOS (DMG), Windows (Microsoft Store), Linux (Snap Store), Android (Google Play), Google TV, and iOS. There's also a web dashboard for managing your playlists and settings from any browser.

What is the web dashboard?

The Tuneline web dashboard is a browser-based control center where you can manage playlists, favorites, and settings. Any changes you make sync automatically to all your linked devices.

How does Google Calendar integration work?

Tuneline can sync with your Google Calendar to create reminders for upcoming shows and programs from your EPG. You'll get calendar notifications before your favorite shows start.

Can I use multiple playlists?

Absolutely. You can add and manage multiple playlists from different providers. Switch between them easily from the source selector in the top bar, or manage them all from the web dashboard.

Yes. Tuneline stores all your data locally on your device. Your playlists, credentials, and viewing history never leave your machine. We don't collect analytics or usage data.

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ReleasesMay 4, 2026·5 min

By Shamir

Tuneline Is Now on Google TV

Today Tuneline goes live on Google TV. If you have a Google TV, a Chromecast with Google TV, or any Android TV box, you can install Tuneline straight from the Play Store and use it the way it was always meant to be used on a couch — with a remote, in big bold UI, with everything you've already set up on your other devices waiting for you.

It's the same Tuneline you already know. Same accounts, same sync, same playlists. Just shaped for the lean-back experience, where the only input device is a D-pad and the screen is ten feet away.

What "Now on Google TV" Actually Means

The Android ecosystem is messy and "available on Google TV" can mean very different things across listings. Here's exactly what shipped:

A dedicated TV listing. Tuneline for Google TV lives at its own Play Store entry, package com.tuneline.tuneline.tv, separate from the phone build at com.tuneline.tuneline. Search "Tuneline" on your TV, install, sign in, done. The listing is purpose-built for the TV form factor — banner art, leanback launcher intent, and a TV-only manifest that declares android.software.leanback as required so Play only surfaces it on actual Android TV devices.
One account, everywhere. If you already use Tuneline on a Mac, a Windows PC, an Ubuntu box, or an Android phone, signing in on the TV pulls your playlists, favorites, watch history, and per-source settings down within seconds. No re-pasting M3U URLs into the world's worst on-screen keyboard.
One purchase. A Tuneline license is per-account, not per-device, and the TV install is covered by it. The TV install does not cost extra and does not require a separate subscription.

If you've ever paid for an app twice because the "TV version" was a different SKU, you'll appreciate that second point even though the first one means there technically are two listings now.

What Changes on the Big Screen

The interface knows it's on a TV the moment it boots, and it adapts:

D-pad navigation everywhere. Every interactive surface in the app is reachable with up/down/left/right + select. No more pretending a touch UI works with a remote.
Larger hit targets and a focus ring that's actually visible from across the room.
Lean-back layout. The collapsible sidebar that's helpful on a 27-inch monitor gets out of the way on a 65-inch screen, surfacing your playlist grid and the player without the chrome.
Keyboard shortcuts honored for users with a Bluetooth keyboard or a remote that emulates one — F for fullscreen, space for play/pause, arrows for seek.

What did not change, deliberately, is the player engine. The TV build runs on the same media-kit / ExoPlayer pipeline that powers the Android phone build, which means the same hardware-accelerated playback, the same H.265/HEVC support, the same handling of stubborn HLS streams. Whatever played on your phone will play on your TV.

How To Install

Open the Play Store on your Google TV / Chromecast / Android TV device.
Search Tuneline. (Or, from your phone: open the Google TV listing and pick the TV from the install dropdown.)
Install. You'll see Tuneline in the Apps row when it's done.
Open it, sign in with the same account you use elsewhere, and your library is there.

If you've never used Tuneline before, the same install path works — sign up free, paste an M3U URL or your Xtream Codes credentials, and start playing. The free tier covers one playlist on one device, which is exactly what most TV-only users want; the paid tier is for the multi-device, sync-everything case.

What Works On Day One

Live playlists — M3U / M3U8 / Xtream Codes / Stalker Portal
VOD and Series with poster grids and resume-where-you-left-off
EPG / program guide where your provider supplies XMLTV
Favorites, watch history, and per-source category ordering — synced
Parental controls, including PIN
Multi-source switching (toggle between providers without losing state)
Media-kit playback with hardware decoding

What's Next

A few things are intentionally not in this first TV release and are queued up:

PiP / multi-stream view — useful on a TV in a way it isn't on a phone
Catch-up and DVR — the timeshift bits provider feeds expose
Voice search via the Google Assistant remote — once the Play voice-actions API is wired up

If any of these are blockers for you, drop a note in the Discord. We move features up the queue based on what TV users tell us hurts.

FAQ

Do I need to buy Tuneline again to install on my TV?

No. A Tuneline account works on every supported platform — Mac, Windows, Linux, iPhone/iPad, Android, Google TV — and your purchase covers all of them. Sign in once on each device and you're set. The two Play Store listings are an implementation detail, not a billing boundary.

Will my playlists from my phone show up on the TV?

Yes, automatically. Sign in with the same account, wait a few seconds, and your playlists, favorites, watch history, custom categories, and parental settings are all there. Sync is real-time, not a manual import.

Why is there a separate "Tuneline (TV)" listing on Google Play?

So the TV build can be tuned, versioned, and shipped on its own cadence — independently from the phone build. Each form factor has its own AAB and its own versionCode track. Functionally, it's the same Tuneline.

Does this work on Fire TV?

Sideloading the TV APK on Fire TV usually works since it's Android underneath, but we don't officially support or test on Fire TV yet, and Tuneline is not currently distributed through the Amazon Appstore.

What about Apple TV?

Apple TV needs a tvOS-native build, which is a separate codebase from the Android TV one. It's on the roadmap but not imminent. AirPlay from the iOS app (when iOS ships) will be the practical bridge in the meantime.

Is the TV build the same .apk as the phone build?

No, and that's the point of the split. The phone listing ships app-mobile-release.aab from the mobile flavor; the TV listing ships app-tv-release.aab from the tv flavor. They share most of the codebase but are built, signed, and shipped independently.

Can I install the TV APK directly without the Play Store?

Yes — the sideload path is tuneline.app/tv, which serves the latest TV-flavor APK for Android TV boxes that don't have Play Services or where you'd rather install manually. Play Store remains the recommended install path for auto-updates.

If you've been waiting for a proper lean-back experience for your existing playlists, today's the day. Install it, sign in, and tell us what breaks — we'd rather hear about a focus dead-spot from you than discover it from a one-star review.

— Shamir