M3U STUDIO

Convert M3U Playlists to CSV & Excel

CSV is the easiest format for non-technical users to manage. Converting M3U to CSV lets you open your playlist as a spreadsheet.

Edit IPTV Lists in Excel

Converting your M3U to CSV creates columns for name, url, duration, group-title, logo, country, and language. You can mass-edit them in spreadsheets and convert back to M3U.

Strict CSV Escaping

Our engine handles commas and quote symbols in channel names properly, avoiding misaligned columns or corrupted rows in Excel.

Bulk Modifying Data in Google Sheets

Once converted, upload the CSV to Google Sheets. Use find-and-replace to edit server links or group structures, download it back as CSV, and load it into M3U Studio.

Mapping Columns Back to M3U

Our parser reads standard column names, converting each row back to a correct #EXTINF line followed by the target stream URL.

Nine columns make the round trip predictable

The header is name,url,duration,tvg-id,tvg-name,tvg-logo,group-title,tvg-country,tvg-language. Other parsed attributes are not included in CSV output. Fields containing commas, quotes, or line breaks are quoted and embedded quotes are doubled.

On import, column names are trimmed and lowercased. Rows without a URL are skipped. Spreadsheet applications may convert identifiers or URLs automatically, so set important columns to text and save as UTF-8 CSV.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I save the CSV as an Excel file?

Yes, you can open the CSV in Excel and save it as an .xlsx file.

Does the importer support custom CSV headers?

It expects standard column names like 'name', 'url', and 'group-title'.

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