How to Install & Watch IPTV on Roku (2025)
Paying for cable is incredibly outdated. You’ve got to pay an expensive monthly fee, deal with the company coming to your house, and suffer from constant outages and other problems. Fortunately, if you’ve got a Roku, you can get the best of live television without needing a set-top box, thanks to IPTV on Roku. This post will tell you all about IPTV and how to install it on your Roku device. Suberboost Your FireStick with My Free Guide Stay Ahead: Weekly Insights on the Latest in Free Streaming! No spam, ever. Unsubscribe anytime. As you may know, IPTV stands for Internet Protocol Television. IPTV is a service that provides you with live TV channels and movies via the Internet. An IPTV service is essentially a faster, more versatile form of on-demand TV. IPTV channels come in HD high-resolution, so you’re not sacrificing quality in the slightest. An IPTV service usually requires some sort of set-top box. But if you choose to watch IPTV on Roku, you circumvent that requirement. How to Install IPTV on Roku With a Simple Trick This tutorial provides step-by-step instructions to install IPTV on Roku. Using a Roku device, we must “sideload” IPTV on the Roku device. The instructions below will require the use of a computer in order to download the IPTV app file and add it to your Roku streaming device. If you are using another IPTV player such as TiviMate, you can also watch IPTV on Roku by casting to your Roku device. IPTV Smarters is one of the best IPTV Players, compatible with hundreds of IPTV services that use a server URL. Anyways, let’s get into how to install IPTV on Roku. I divided the instructions into four parts to make them easier to follow: Don’t worry, the process is easier than it sounds. Let’s begin. Enable Developer Options on Roku 1. Launch your Roku by switching to its HDMI input on your television. 2. Grab your Roku remote and press the following buttons in this order: Home Button x3, Up Arrow x2, Right Arrow x1, Left Arrow x1, Right Arrow x1, Left Arrow x1, Right Arrow x1. 3. If done correctly, the developer options menu will appear on your Roku TV screen. 4. Write down the IP address listed on the screen. 5. Select Enable installer and restart (mine says Disable because I’ve already done this). 6. Scroll through the Developer Tools License Agreement and select I Agree. 7. Create a webserver password using the keyboard that appears. You will need your webserver password for a later step. 8. Select Set password and reboot. Part 2: Add IPTV Smarters Channel 1. Head to your computer and navigate to my.roku.com using any browser. 2. Type in your username and password for your Roku account, and click Submit. 3. Once logged in, select Add channel with a code, under Manage account. 4. Type iptvsmarters into the box. Make sure you’ve typed it exactly as shown. 5. Select Add Channel to add it to your Roku. 6. Click OK on the warning message that appears. 7. Select Yes, add channel on the following popup. Part 3: Download IPTV Smarters Package on Your Computer Now, it’s time to download the IPTV Smarters file onto your computer. 1. Head to this link on your computer and the download should start automatically: https://www.whmcssmarters.com/clients/dl.php?type=d&id=108 Note: FireStickTricks.com doesn’t host or distribute this APK. The link leads to the site where it’s hosted. 2. Save the IPTV Smarters package somewhere accessible on your computer (you’ll need to browse to this location in a moment). I’m going to save it on my Desktop. Part 4: Install IPTV Smarters on Roku 1. On your computer, open any browser. In the address bar, enter the IP address from your Roku that you wrote down earlier. 2. A sign-in box will appear. Type rokudev as the Username. For the Password, type in the webserver password you created earlier. Finally, click Sign in. 3. Click Upload on the next page. 4. Browse to the location where you downloaded the IPTV Smarters package (mine was my Desktop). Select the downloaded folder and click Open. 5. Click Install once the file is uploaded. 6. If you see this screen, you’ve done it correctly! 7. Head back to your Roku device, and IPTV Smarters will be on the television. 8. Simply log in with your IPTV Smarters information and you’re in! Now that you have IPTV Smarters on your Roku device, click here to learn how to use IPTV Smarters to watch different IPTV services. Steps to Watch IPTV on Roku Through Screen Mirroring To stream IPTV on your Roku-connected TV using screen mirroring, you need to install IPTV Smarters or Smart IPTV (a different IPTV player) on your smartphone. Once you have one of these two players, you can use the cast or mirror option on your device. With the cast/mirror option, you can access content on your Roku TV from any device on the same Wi-Fi network that’s using the IPTV player app. Is IPTV Legal on Roku? IPTV on Roku is legal, yes. If you’re tired of dealing with traditional cable, paying for various packages, and having a limited overall experience, IPTV on Roku is a fantastic way to consume media content like TV shows and HD videos. However, this service does come with a caveat. While learning to watch IPTV on Roku is ideal for watching content without paying a ton, note that there are various legal and illegal IPTV services out there. FireStickTricks.com is unable to accurately determine and declare which is which. It is up to you, the user, to do that research before trying one out. I would strongly recommend using a trusted VPN on your router that can protect all your devices, including Roku. A VPN will encrypt your data, meaning no one can find out what you are streaming or surfing online. I personally use ExpressVPN, which is the fastest and most secure VPN money can buy. Here’s how to set up ExpressVPN for Roku. Best IPTV Services for Roku (Unverified) Now, I’m about to detail the best IPTV on Roku applications that are unverified. In this case, unverified means needing to sideload applications that might not be available on an app store. But, of course, these IPTV services could be cheaper than traditional TV services as well. If an app is not in available on an app store, it also means we cannot verify the licenses and other legality surrounding