Download Relay Player.
Freeware. No account, licence key or licence server required. Choose the portable ZIP if you just want to unzip and run it, or the installer if you'd rather have a Start Menu entry and a proper uninstaller.
Neither file is code-signed yet, so Windows may show an "unrecognised app" warning on first run. This is expected for an unsigned, independently published tool — click More info, then Run anyway to continue. Code signing is on the roadmap; it isn't a statement about the file's safety either way, and you're welcome to scan it yourself before running it.
Release notes.
What changed in each public release. See the user guide for how everything works day to day.
Version 1.0.2
- Toolbar redesigned for smaller windows: buttons no longer overlap or disappear, and collapse to icons as the window narrows.
- Fixed: the audio-only channel indicator showed the wrong channel artwork.
Version 1.0.1
- Added a Get Started walkthrough on first launch: add a channel, build or import a list, enable Global TV.
- Added a channel list format reference, with a sample file to save and edit.
- Added a caption auto-enable switch on the Startup tab, for unattended kiosk deployments.
Version 1.0.0 First release
- UDP multicast, UDP unicast, RTP and HLS stream playback.
- Multiple named channel lists, with search, sorting, and list and tile views.
- M3U/M3U8 playlist import, with automatic per-group splitting and optional logo download.
- Global TV: an optional catalogue of public internet channels, fetched only on request.
- SAP network discovery for channels announced on a local or headend network.
- Recording to MPEG-TS, MP4, MOV or MPEG Program Stream, with duration control and network destination support.
- Audio track selection, with automatic avoidance of audio-description tracks.
- Subtitle and closed-caption support, covering both DVB subtitles and EBU teletext.
- Deinterlacing, with nine selectable filters.
- Automatic reconnect on stream loss, with visible retry status.
- A diagnostics window reporting live bitrate, transport health and system resource use.
- No telemetry, no licence check, and no network access beyond what the operator explicitly requests.
- All findings from an independent pre-release security audit resolved prior to release.
System requirements.
| Operating system | Windows 10 or Windows 11, 64-bit (x64). Not supported on 32-bit Windows or on Windows 7 or 8. |
|---|---|
| Runtime | None to install separately. The .NET 8 runtime is bundled with the application. |
| Disk space | 500 MB available. |
| Memory | 4 GB RAM minimum; 8 GB recommended. |
| Processor | Any 64-bit processor from the last several years. Streams are played and recorded without re-encoding, so processor load comes from decoding the video, not from the application itself. |
| Network | A network path capable of delivering the stream being played. UDP multicast sources require IGMP support on the network between the source and this workstation. Internet access is not required to run Relay Player, and is used only for features the operator explicitly initiates — downloading the Global TV catalogue, or playing an internet-hosted HLS stream. |
| Licensing | Freeware. No account, licence key or licence server required. |
Previous releases.
Kept for anyone who needs to match a specific version already deployed. New installs should use 1.0.2 above.
Version 1.0.1
Get Started walkthrough, channel list format reference, kiosk caption switch.
| File | Size | |
|---|---|---|
| RelayPlayer_1.0.1_win-x64.zip | ≈181 MB | Download |
| RelayPlayer_1.0.1_Setup.exe | ≈117 MB | Download |
Version 1.0.0 First release
The initial public release.
| File | Size | |
|---|---|---|
| RelayPlayer_1.0.0_win-x64.zip | ≈181 MB | Download |
| RelayPlayer_1.0.0_Setup.exe | ≈117 MB | Download |