Alleycat Player v4c

CORS Unblockers:  Allow CORS -- Firefox or Chrome-based   CORS Everywhere -- Firefox only

As of Firefox 74.0, these extensions do not work if you run Alleycat Player from a disk file (localhost is fine).

Instruction Manuals (archive.org) -- Installation -- Alleycat Player -- Local Proxy Server

If you have not installed the Kraker Local Proxy Server then please go read the Installation Manual.

Your feedback is appreciated (suggestions or bug reports):  Alleycat BBS

Press the "End" key to go to the bottom of the page. There you will find links to each of the video viewers.
Pick a station and play the radio. Music soothes the heart and mind. You need to relax in these difficult times.

Release notes for v4c (September 19, 2020)

• Updated: Twitter, Twitch TV, OpenLoadMovies, MixDrop
• Twitter updated its public API, making more information accessible than before (which previously required a login). As a result, the mp4 video format is now available instead of m3u8.
• The trio of sources for US Internet TV (ustv247.tv, ustvgo.tv, watchnewslive.tv) changed their obfuscation algorithm. This one is devious. It uses AES encryption and it took me all of a day to crack it. I imagine that those Kodi addons will be blocked by this for a while or for good.

Release notes for v4b (August 7, 2020)

• New sites: CPAC (Canada), WatchCartoons, OpenLoadMovies
• Updated: iHeartRadio, C-SPAN, CTV, BBC, VidNode, ClipWatching, MixDrop
• Updated the scraper for ustv24h.live (US Internet TV).
• Both CTV and BBC now offer the HLS/m3u8 format. Previously, only the DASH/mpd format was available. I guess this is a pretty good indication that DASH is on the way out. Good for that. BBC must have spent millions promoting DASH but the development process has been badly managed and the specifications have gotten mangled to the point that nobody is really sure how that shit is supposed to work. Interoperability has been a major stumbling block. R.I.P.

Release notes for v4a (June 29, 2020)

Welcome to the newly refurbished Alleycat Player. Actually, not much has changed. If you have used this application before then you won't see a major difference. What I've done is provide clearer instructions for the proper installation and usage of this app. I think a lot of people were confused because the whole thing did have the appearance of a kludge. The Local Proxy Server is a critical part of Alleycat Player.

• A bunch of Internet TV channels went down since the last version of Alleycat Player. They have been restored for the most part but some Canadian channels are missing or not working well. I am looking for better sources.
• New sites: Twitch TV, TikTok, Deutsche Welle.
• Updated: InfoWars, LiveLeak, 123Movies, UniqueStream.

Special Notes

• BitChute (also MixDrop) has an issue with Firefox due to the "Referer" header which is incorrectly being sent to the destination server. This affects playback for some videos. This was not an issue until I started running Alleycat Player via Kraker. The fix is to stream the video through Kraker.
• Vimeo live streaming (m3u8) is supported. Requires Kraker or a CORS unblocker.
• Brighteon videos will play with Kraker and also with the remote proxies marked with an asterisk.
• InfoWars videos play as m3u8 but the mp4 version is available via the DLoad button.
• Only podcasts are supported on iHeartRadio.
• For Twitter short links (like "https://t.co/..."), use DIG to get the tweet ID.
• For Periscope long links (like "https://www.pscp.tv/w/..." followed by 80 or so chars), use DIG to get the ID.

Sites accessible with a Brightcove DIG:
 - https://www.stuff.co.nz
 - https://www.nzherald.co.nz
 - https://www.itv.com/goodmorningbritain
 - https://www.thesun.co.uk
 - https://www.channel4.com/news
 - https://www.express.co.uk
 - https://www.miamiherald.com
 - https://time.com
 - http://webtv.un.org

Sites accessible with a Podcasts DIG:
 - https://podcasts.apple.com
 - https://itunes.apple.com
 - https://www.stitcher.com
 - https://radiopublic.com
 - https://overcast.fm
 - https://www.podbean.com
 - https://www.spreaker.com

There are three symbols used to indicate the options available for a particular site. [#] means no DIG option because the video ID is always exposed. [?] means that video ID numbers are not available (you have to DIG). [+] means that both ID numbers and the DIG option are supported.

Here is a rundown of each site, the available video formats and the site URL (link will open a new tab or window):

Site List -- Go to Info viewer or News viewer or Movie viewer

? = unknown or auto-select (m3u8/mpd)
* = user selectable (via format box)
! = use the Sandbox option to embed the video.
KRAK = only accessible with the Local Proxy Server (Kraker)
CORS = only accessible with a CORS unblocker (or Kraker)

Movie Sites -- Go to Movie viewer or Info/News

! on a site url = use caution on these sites due to popup ads
! on Proxy or CORS or KRAK = use the Sandbox option to embed the video.

Note that quality level (example: [720]) may not be the same as resolution.

These sites are supported under XStream:

www.fembed.com
streamhoe.online
myvidis.top

These sites are supported under "General DIG":

www.lunchflix.com (GoUnlimited)
watchmoviesfree.org (XStream)
www.criticbay.com (MixDrop)

Some search sites to get video links from:

ololo.to
crocovid.com
seriesfreetv.com
www1.swatchseries.to
www.downloads-anymovies.com
www.watchepisodes4.com
www.primewire.li
xmovies8.is
pubfilms.club

Internet TV  --  TV Guide:  ustv247.tv  ustvgo.tv  watchnewslive.tv

Some channels have two stream sources. This is indicated with a plus sign (+) after the channel name. A double-plus indicates that the streams are from different local stations. Select "webm" in the format panel to access the secondary channel.

Internet Radio

You can input your own URL for either an mp4 or an mp3 or whatever your browser supports. To play a YouTube video in audio-only mode, just enter the 11-character video id.

To find some radio station URLs, you can use the AudioRealm DIG tool supplied with the Movie viewer. Also supplied is a stack with links to iHeartRadio and Virtual DJ. These will pop up a window with an embedded web site.

Info + Entertainment  --  Go to News viewer or Site list   |   snap    

+

youtube.com invidio.us invidious.snopyta.org invidious.toot.koeln invidious.13ad.de invidious.fdn.fr invidious.ggc-project.de watch.nettohikari.com Youtube DASH

      < >     < >      Reset 

Play URL Copy DIG

Stack 1 Stack 2 Stack 3   BitChute Vimeo InfoWars

News & Propaganda  --  Go to Info viewer or Site list   |   snap    

+

youtube.com invidio.us invidious.snopyta.org Youtube DASH

      < >     < >      Reset 

Play URL Copy DIG

Stack 1 Stack 2 Stack 3   Fox PBS BBC

FREE Movies & TV  --  Go to Movie Sites or Info/News   |   snap    

+

youtube.com invidio.us invidious.snopyta.org Youtube DASH

      < >     < >      Reset 

Play URL Copy DIG

Radio Dance   TV US1 TV US2 TV US3   TV UK+ TV Alt   Int'l 1 Int'l 2

Internet Radio