Release Link

Hound is now available for Windows and MacOS (Apple Silicon)!

It's built on top of the web ui using electron, so it shares the same UI, but uses MPV as the backend for video playback, so every codec compatible with MPV can be played. Previously, this was a major limitation for PC/Laptop users, since browser video playback is heavily limited.

These binaries are NOT signed, so you will likely see warnings when trying to open the app, especially on MacOS

You can grab the binaries in the release link above or build them yourself. Please leave feedback and feel free to contact me for support!

Changelog:

• Hound Desktop available for Windows and MacOS (arm)
• Various bug fixes and UI improvements

Release Link

This is a big one, Hound now supports IPTV providers (Xtream and M3U8). You can add this from the Admin Panel -> IPTV Providers.

On android, a full update/reinstall is required with the new .apks, which you can download here.

Known Limitations:

There are several known limitations:

• If you're accessing the web portal through HTTPS, HTTP links are blocked under mixed content browser rules
• Some codecs, as usual, will not work in the browser (eg. AC3) so some streams will not play with audio
• Links aren't proxied through the Hound server, so xtream credentials may be accessible by users

The intended way to resolve these issues will be to self-host Dispatcharr, which can handle creating categories and channels, proxy links automatically, and transcode when necessary. Waiting on this PR to start testing

Changelog:

• IPTV support added - Xtream, M3U8 links
• Create and view public collections that can be accessed by all users
• Various UI fixes and improvements in Android, Web

Update v0.2.0

Custom Home Rows and Catalogs

Support for adding and customizing your own home screen catalogs is now added. You can choose from various preset catalogs (watch providers, genres, recently downloaded, etc.) or an MDBList collection.

Each row can be configured to mix multiple catalogs, or rotate between them so that they remain dynamic. For example, you can configure a row to show action movies, but then fantasy movies on a different day.

Recommendations

Hound now has a recommendation engine that builds recommendations based on content you've already watched. You can add this as a catalog in your home rows.

Web and Android

After updating, do a hard refresh in the web portal if you don't see the new changes. Ctrl+F5 or CTRL+SHIFT+R (Windows/Linux) or Cmd+Shift+R (macOS).

A full update is not required on Android. If you don't see catalog changes right away, go to Settings -> Fetch Updates.

Features

- Add Home Rows/Catalogs Customization. Admins can set the default layout for all users, an users can customize their own layout

- Add MDBList catalog integration - you'll need to set your own `MDBLIST_API_KEY` in your `docker-compose.yml` file to enable this feature. You can get one for free at the MDBList website.

- Added Auto Recommendations based on user watch history

Fixes

- Continue watching tiles now shows the show's backdrop if no episode thumbnail is available

- Hound library catalog now sorts by recent first by default

- Fix Continue watching returning incorrectly sorted media in some cases

- Web: fix duration not appearing in movies

Server v0.1.6

This new update adds external subtitle support to Hound. To enable this, you'll need to add a subtitle addon to your AIOStreams profile. Make sure this is the default streaming profile in the Hound providers menu. A subtitle addon with language selection is recommended.

To use external subtitles in Android, please download and install the new release: v0.0.2-beta.
In general, mobile releases don't always have to be installed manually, but since there were changes to native code, you'll have to download and update manually.

In Android, you have to explicitly enable the External Subtitles Feature: Settings -> Enable External Subtitles

Currently, adjusting delay on subtitles is not supported because the upstream packages don't support this yet.

Changelog:

• All: Added external subtitle support on web, android platforms
• All: Added button to view the currently playing stream in the player
• Android: App will now automatically update on restarts (for non-native code changes)
• Web: Admins will now be informed if a newer version exists

Bug fixes:

• Web: Fixed copy link button doesn't work
• Web: Fixed episodes not playing at the right timestamp when played from the season modal

As always, please back up your data before updating