CONFIGURING.md

Megacubo settings documentation

You can customize the application's settings at any time by navigating to the Options section. Here, you'll find a variety of preferences designed to enhance your overall experience.

Additionally, you have the option to export your current settings as a JSON file. To do this, go to Options > Export | Import > Export Settings. A ZIP file containing config.json will be saved to your device.

To import settings back into the application, navigate to Options > Export | Import > Import Settings and select a ZIP or JSON file.

To learn more about the app's default hotkeys, click here.

Note: Some settings may require you to restart the application for changes to take effect.

Note²: You can create and import/export themes in a similar manner, found under Tools > Themes.

General Settings

• allow-edit-channel-list: true
  Allows users to edit the channel list.

• animate-background: slow-desktop
  Sets the background animation speed for desktop.

• auto-test: false
  Enables or disables automatic testing.

• autocrop-logos: true
  Automatically crops logos to fit the UI.

• background-color: #110B24
  Defines the background color of the application.

• background-color-transparency: 10
  Sets the transparency level of the background color.

• bookmarks-desktop-icons: true
  Enables desktop icons for bookmarks.

• broadcast-start-timeout: 40
  Timeout in seconds for starting a broadcast.

• channels-list-smart-sorting: 0
  Determines the smart sorting behavior of the channel list.

• communitary-mode-lists-amount: 0
  Sets the number of lists accepted and loaded shared from users in the same region.

• connect-timeout-secs: 10
  Timeout in seconds for establishing a connection.

• countries: []
  List of countries of interest for the user.

• enable-console: false
  Enables or disables the console for debugging.

• epg: ""
  Sets the Electronic Program Guide URLs. May be an array.

FFmpeg Settings

• ffmpeg-broadcast-pre-processing: auto
  Defines the pre-processing behavior for broadcasts using FFmpeg.

• ffmpeg-crf: 18
  Sets the Constant Rate Factor for video quality in FFmpeg.

• folder-size-limit: 256
  Limits the view size, determining how many items are displayed on each screen.

Font Settings

• font-color: #FFFFFF
  Defines the font color used in the UI.

• font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif;
  Sets the font family used in the UI.

• font-size: 3
  Specifies the font size for the UI.

GPU Settings

• fx-nav-intensity: 2
  Controls the intensity of visual effects during navigation.

• gpu: true
  Enables or disables GPU acceleration.

UI Settings

• hide-back-button: false
  Determines whether to show or hide the back button.

• hls-prefetching: true
  Enables HLS prefetching for smoother streaming.

• home-recommendations: 2
  Number of recommendation pages shown on the home screen.

• in-disk-caching-size: 1024
  Sets the maximum disk caching size in MB.

• kids-fun-titles: true
  Displays fun titles for kids' content.

• lists: []
  Stores user-defined list URLs or paths.

• lists-loader-concurrency: 4
  Sets the concurrency level for loading lists.

• live-window-time: 180
  Time in seconds for live window retention.

• live-stream-fmt: auto
  Sets the format for live streams.

• locale: ""
  Defines the application locale for language settings.

• miniplayer-auto: true
  Enables the automatic display of the mini player when minimized.

• only-known-channels-in-trending: true
  Shows only trending channels that are known.

• osd-speak: false
  Enables or disables on-screen display speech.

• parental-control: remove
  Defines parental control behavior, defaulting to remove adult content from view.

• parental-control-terms: "."
  Terms used for parental control checks.

• public-lists: yes
  Specifies if public channel lists are accepted.

• play-while-loading: true
  Allows playback to continue while loading another stream.

• playback-rate-control: true
  Enables automatic control over playback rate to keep up with stream buffer.

• preferred-ip-version: 0
  Sets the preferred IP version for network connections.

• resume: false
  Enables or disables resuming playback from the player stream on app startup.

• stretch-logos: false
  Determines whether to stretch logos for display.

• search-missing-logos: true
  Enables automatic searching for missing logos.

• show-logos: true
  Shows channel logos and thumbnails in the UI.

• popular-searches-in-trending: true
  Displays popular searches in trending content.

• startup-window: ""
  Specifies the startup window mode to display.

• status-flags-type: false
  Controls whether to show the stream type of tested streams.

• subtitles: true
  Enables or disables subtitle support.

• timeout-secs-energy-saving: 60
  Timeout in seconds for entering energy-saving mode when not playing.

• transcoding: true
  Enables transcoding for media formats.

• transcoding-resolution: 720p
  Sets the resolution for transcoded media.

• mpegts-packet-filter-policy: 1
  Sets the filtering policy for MPEG-TS packets.

• mpegts-persistent-connections: true
  Enables persistent connections for MPEG-TS streaming.

• mpegts-use-worker: true
  Enables the use of workers for MPEG-TS processing.

• read-timeout: 30
  Timeout in seconds for reading data over HTTP and HTTPS.

• tune-concurrency: 8
  Sets the concurrency level for tuning operations.

• tune-ffmpeg-concurrency: 3
  Sets the concurrency level for FFmpeg on tuning operations.

• tuning-blind-trust: "live,video"
  Defines trusted stream types, skipping initial testing on tuning.

• tuning-icon: "fas fa-sync-alt"
  Specifies the icon used for tuning operations.

• uppercase-menu: false
  Determines whether the menu is displayed in uppercase.

• use-keepalive: true
  Enables keep-alive for network connections.

• user-agent: "VLC/3.0.8 LibVLC/3.0.8"
  Sets the user agent for network requests.

Display Sizes

• view-size:

  • landscape: { "x": 4, "y": 3 }
    Sets the landscape display grid size.

  • portrait: { "x": 1, "y": 8 }
    Sets the portrait display grid size.

Volume Settings

• volume: 100
  Defines the default volume level.

• watch-now-auto: auto
  Sets the behavior for the "Watch Now" prompt.

• ui-sounds: true
  Enables UI sounds for user interactions.

• unpause-jumpback: 5
  Time in seconds to jump back when unpausing.

• use-local-time-counter: false
  Determines whether to use a local time counter.