epg/.readme/readme.md

# EPG

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EPG (Electronic Program Guide) for thousands of TV channels collected from different sources.

## Table of contents

- 🚀 [How to use?](#how-to-use)
- 🗓 [Guides](#guides)
- 📺 [Playlists](#playlists)
- 🗄 [Database](#database)
- 👨‍💻 [API](#api)
- 📚 [Resources](#resources)
- 💬 [Discussions](#discussions)
- 🛠 [Contribution](#contribution)
- © [License](#license)

## How to use?

To load a program guide, all you need to do is copy the link to one or more of the guides from the list below and paste it into your favorite player.

You can also find the link to the guide by the name of the channel via https://iptv-org.github.io.

## Guides

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All guides also have a compressed and JSON version. To load them just change the extension from `.xml` to `.xml.gz` or `.json` respectively.

## Playlists

Playlists with already linked guides can be found in the [iptv-org/iptv](https://github.com/iptv-org/iptv) repository.

## Database

All channel data is taken from the [iptv-org/database](https://github.com/iptv-org/database) repository. If you find any errors please open a new [issue](https://github.com/iptv-org/database/issues) there.

## API

The API documentation can be found in the [iptv-org/api](https://github.com/iptv-org/api) repository.

## Resources

Links to other useful IPTV-related resources can be found in the [iptv-org/awesome-iptv](https://github.com/iptv-org/awesome-iptv) repository.

## Discussions

If you have a question or an idea, you can post it in the [Discussions](https://github.com/orgs/iptv-org/discussions) tab.

## Contribution

Please make sure to read the [Contributing Guide](https://github.com/iptv-org/epg/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md) before sending [issue](https://github.com/iptv-org/epg/issues) or a [pull request](https://github.com/iptv-org/epg/pulls).

And thank you to everyone who has already contributed!

### Backers

<a href="https://opencollective.com/iptv-org"><img src="https://opencollective.com/iptv-org/backers.svg?width=890" /></a>

### Contributors

<a href="https://github.com/iptv-org/epg/graphs/contributors"><img src="https://opencollective.com/iptv-org/contributors.svg?width=890" /></a>

## License

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