Android beta

Your playlists, the way streaming should feel.

A free player for the video playlists you already have. Live channels, movies and series from your own source, fast.

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Flikker plays the playlists you add. It includes no channels or content.

What it does well

  • Lists open instantly

    Flikker keeps your catalogue on the device and pages through it. A library of 200,000 titles and 50,000 channels browses without waiting. Search runs on the device and forgives typos.

  • Flick between channels

    Swipe and the next channel slides in under your finger. Every row shows what is on now and next. Copies of the same channel sit in one row with a quality picker.

  • Failover on its own

    If a live feed stalls or drops, Flikker moves to the next feed of the same channel by itself, in about two seconds. Most players leave you to change the channel yourself.

  • Decide fast

    Home opens on Continue watching and what was added recently. Pick one for me shuffles a title by simple rules. The language filter starts with your device language. Duplicate titles fold into one card.

  • Built for the remote

    The TV layout is made for a remote. Clear focus, large targets and a menu on the left. It is in testing for LG webOS 26, Android TV and Fire TV.

Flikker TV home screen with the menu open on the left and rows of titles.
TV layout, in testing. Titles come from a demo playlist with made-up names.

A look inside

  • Phone Movies tab with a language filter, genre chips, an Added this week row, decade buttons and a row of poster cards.
    Movies, grouped by what you care about
  • Phone live player with the overlay showing the channel group, two feeds, auto-failover on, the current programme and a flick for next hint.
    Live with two feeds and failover on
  • Phone live channel list where each row shows a channel badge, quality and feed count, what is on now with a progress bar, and what is on next.
    Now and next on every channel
  • Phone search with a misspelled word typed in, filter chips for All, Live, Movies and Series, and matching channels and movies below.
    Search forgives typos

Android phone app. Titles and channel names come from a demo catalogue with made-up names.

What it is not

  • No contentYou bring the playlist. Flikker ships none.
  • No adsNothing to skip, now or later.
  • No accountOpen the app and add a source.
  • No trackingNo analytics and no crash reporting.

Where it runs

  • Android phones and tablets

    Beta now

  • LG webOS 26

    In testing

  • Android TV and Fire TV

    In testing

  • Samsung, Apple, Windows, Roku

    Planned

No dates are promised for TV or other platforms. See the TV page for details.