Last updated 27 October 2026
In plain words: ElBee Player is a media player, like any other. ElBeeHQ makes software. We are not an IPTV service, and we provide no channels, streams, playlists, programme guides, subscriptions or content of any kind. You choose and use your own service, and you alone are responsible for having the right to watch, record or download what you play.
1. About these terms
These terms apply to ElBee Player (“the app”) and to this website, elbeehq.com. “ElBeeHQ”, “we” and “us” mean the independent developer of the app and the website; “you” means anyone who downloads or uses the app or visits the website. By downloading, installing or using the app, or using this website, you agree to these terms and to the app's licence. If you don't agree, don't use them.
2. ElBee Player is software, not a service
- ElBee Player is a general-purpose media player. It plays streams and files from sources that you choose and enter yourself.
- ElBeeHQ is not an IPTV service, broadcaster, content provider, reseller or distributor. We do not provide, host, store, stream, transmit, sell, resell, license or control any channels, streams, playlists, programme guides, video, audio or other content, and we do not provide subscriptions or accounts for any service.
- The app comes with no channels, playlists, providers or example services, and neither the app nor this website recommends, endorses, advertises, links to or helps anyone find or buy any IPTV service.
- We have no relationship with any IPTV service, receive no payment or other benefit from any of them, and have no knowledge of, access to or control over which services you use or what you play.
- Any service you use is provided by a third party under its own terms. We are not a party to your arrangement with it and are not responsible for its content, availability, quality, legality or conduct.
3. Your responsibility
- You are solely responsible for the services and content you use with the app, and for making sure you have every right and permission needed to access, watch, listen to, record or download that content.
- You must use the app only lawfully, in line with the laws that apply to you and the terms of any service you use. You must not use it to infringe copyright or other rights, or to access content or services you're not authorised to access.
- Recording, downloading and saving stills are for your own personal use of content you have the right to record, download or copy, and only where the law where you live allows it.
- Nothing on this website or in the app is legal advice. If you're unsure whether a service or use is lawful, get independent advice before using it.
4. No circumvention
ElBee Player contains no feature designed to bypass encryption, digital rights management, copy protection, region restrictions, paywalls or other access controls, and it must not be used, modified or combined with anything else to do so.
5. Copyright and content complaints
We don't host, store or transmit any content played in the app, and we have no ability to remove, block or alter content provided by a third-party service. Complaints about particular content should be sent to the service or website that provides or hosts it. If you believe something on this website or in the app itself infringes your rights, please tell us through the contact form and we'll look into it promptly.
6. Licence
ElBee Player is free for your own personal, non-commercial use on Macs you own or control, under the ElBee Player Licence, which you can also read in the app (Settings › About › Licence). Unless the licence or the law allows it, you may not copy, redistribute, sell, rent, sublicense, modify, decompile or reverse engineer the app, or remove its notices. The licence ends automatically if you break it. Third-party components in the app are covered by their own licences (see section 11).
7. No warranty
The app and this website are provided “as is” and “as available”, without any warranty, condition or representation of any kind, whether express or implied, including as to quality, fitness for a particular purpose, accuracy and non-infringement. We don't promise that the app will work with any particular service, stream, device or version of macOS, that it will be uninterrupted or error-free, or that it will keep being developed, updated or offered.
8. Limit of liability
To the fullest extent the law allows, ElBeeHQ is not liable for any loss or damage of any kind arising from or connected with the app, this website, any service or content you use with the app, or these terms. This includes indirect or consequential loss, loss of data, recordings, downloads, playlists or settings, loss of profit, and any money you pay to a third-party service. Where liability can't be excluded but can be limited, our total liability is limited to the amount you paid us for the app, which is nothing.
Nothing in these terms excludes or limits any liability that cannot be excluded or limited by law, or any rights you have as a consumer that cannot be taken away.
9. Your use and claims by others
To the extent the law allows, you agree to be responsible for, and to compensate ElBeeHQ for, any claims, losses or costs (including reasonable legal costs) brought against or suffered by us that arise from your use of the app in breach of these terms, its licence or the law, including from content you access, record or download.
10. No affiliation and trademarks
ElBee Player and ElBeeHQ are not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by any broadcaster, content owner, sports body, IPTV service, Apple, VideoLAN or Sparkle. Any other names and trademarks belong to their respective owners and are used only to describe compatibility. Mac and macOS are trademarks of Apple Inc.
11. Third-party software
The app includes third-party software, including VLCKit (LGPL 2.1 or later) and Sparkle (MIT), each under its own licence. Their licences and notices are in the app under Settings › About. Nothing in these terms limits your rights under those licences.
12. This website
The content of this website is for general information and may change or be removed at any time without notice. Links to other websites, such as GitHub, are provided for convenience, and we're not responsible for their content or policies. You may not use this website in any way that is unlawful or that harms it or its users.
13. General
- Changes. We may update these terms. The date at the top shows when they last changed, and continuing to use the app or website after a change means you accept the updated terms.
- Severability. If any part of these terms is found unenforceable, the rest stays in effect.
- No waiver. If we don't enforce a term straight away, we can still enforce it later.
- Whole agreement. These terms, the app's licence and the privacy policy are the whole agreement between you and us about the app and this website.
14. Contact
Questions about these terms? Use the contact form.