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Free M3U & IPTV Duplicate Remover

Clean your M3U, M3U8 or IPTV playlist online by removing duplicate channels in seconds. Match by name, URL or both. Download a clean file instantly.

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Match duplicates by stream URL, channel name, or both simultaneously. Keeps the first occurrence.

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'tool-stat--warning' : '' }, { val: kept.length.toLocaleString(), label: 'Unique channels', cls: kept.length > 0 ? 'tool-stat--success' : '' }, { val: dupes.length > 0 ? Math.round(dupes.length / parsedChannels.length * 100) + '%' : '0%', label: 'Reduction', cls: '' } ].forEach(function(s) { var div = document.createElement('div'); div.className = 'tool-stat ' + s.cls; var val = document.createElement('span'); val.className = 'tool-stat-value'; val.textContent = s.val; var lbl = document.createElement('span'); lbl.className = 'tool-stat-label'; lbl.textContent = s.label; div.appendChild(val); div.appendChild(lbl); statsRow.appendChild(div); }); // Dupes list var dupeSection = document.getElementById('dupeSection'); var nodupeMsg = document.getElementById('nodupeMsg'); var downloadBar = document.getElementById('downloadBar'); if (dupes.length > 0) { document.getElementById('dupeGroupHeader').textContent = 'Duplicate channels to be removed (' + dupes.length + ')'; var dupeList = document.getElementById('dupeList'); dupeList.textContent = ''; dupes.slice(0, 100).forEach(function(d) { var item = document.createElement('div'); item.className = 'tool-dupe-item'; var badge = document.createElement('span'); badge.className = 'tool-dupe-badge tool-dupe-badge--' + (d.type === 'url' ? 'url' : 'name'); badge.textContent = d.type === 'url' ? 'URL' : d.type === 'name' ? 'Name' : 'URL+Name'; item.appendChild(badge); var info = document.createElement('div'); info.className = 'tool-dupe-info'; var nameEl = document.createElement('div'); nameEl.className = 'tool-dupe-name'; nameEl.textContent = d.ch.name || '(no name)'; var urlEl = document.createElement('div'); urlEl.className = 'tool-dupe-url'; urlEl.textContent = d.ch.url; info.appendChild(nameEl); info.appendChild(urlEl); item.appendChild(info); dupeList.appendChild(item); }); if (dupes.length > 100) { var more = document.createElement('div'); more.className = 'tool-issue-more'; more.textContent = '… and ' + (dupes.length - 100) + ' more duplicates'; dupeList.appendChild(more); } dupeSection.style.display = ''; nodupeMsg.style.display = 'none'; document.getElementById('downloadInfo').textContent = kept.length.toLocaleString() + ' channels, ' + dupes.length + ' duplicates removed'; downloadBar.style.display = ''; downloadBtn._kept = kept; } else { dupeSection.style.display = 'none'; nodupeMsg.style.display = ''; downloadBar.style.display = 'none'; } } function downloadClean() { var kept = downloadBtn._kept; if (!kept) return; var lines = [originalHeader]; kept.forEach(function(ch) { lines.push(ch.extinf); lines.push(ch.url); lines.push(''); }); var blob = new Blob([lines.join('\n')], { type: 'audio/x-mpegurl' }); var a = document.createElement('a'); a.href = URL.createObjectURL(blob); var base = currentFilename.replace(/\.[^.]+$/, ''); a.download = base + '-cleaned.m3u'; document.body.appendChild(a); a.click(); document.body.removeChild(a); URL.revokeObjectURL(a.href); } })();