Or validate with m3u-check tool (Node.js):
grep -c "#EXTINF" playlist.m3u # Counts entries grep -c "http://\|https://" playlist.m3u # Counts stream URLs fixed download m3u file from url
Sometimes, when you download an M3U file, your computer might mistakenly save it as a .txt or .html file. Or validate with m3u-check tool (Node
When you click an M3U link, your browser looks at the file extension ( .m3u ) and the "MIME type" sent by the server. Often, servers configure this incorrectly. Instead of telling your browser "this is a file to download" ( application/octet-stream ), they tell the browser "this is an audio playlist" ( audio/x-mpegurl ). when you download an M3U file