Note - Channel 4 Now seem to have changed to a html5 player (finally) so All4 is available in Chrome. This app still works but on playing a video it will ask you to switch to flash.
A Linux Electron App to access the UK(Only) Channel 4 website. Channel 4 provide players for every other platform Win/Mac/Xbox/Android/IOS
Provides Live streams for:
- Channel 4
- E4
- More 4
- Film 4
- 4 Seven
- 4 Music
And access to catch-up services and channel 4 series boxsets.
Features:
- Tray Icon with minimise to tray and application menu provided
- Context menu, with cut, copy, paste:
- The player can be undocked from the main window (Not live streams) to make a seperate mini player. Menu selections from here close the player and open the selection in the main window
Uses libpepflashplayer.so from chromeOS, taken from https://github.com/TomBZombie/Linux-Watch-Flash-DRM This enables Linux to run flash DRM content (dirty hack, but the only way at the moment)
This is my first ever attempt at developing a full application (Small shell & python scripts excluded)
How to install
- .Appimage, download the and set as executable, and run.
- .DEB, Download and install with software center, GDebi or by opening a terminal and typing: 'sudo dpkg -i four_1.0.0_amd64.deb'
- .Zip, Unzip the file and run the four binary
Keyboard shortcuts
| Description | Keys |
|---|---|
| Login to My4 | Ctrl L |
| Channel 4 Live | Ctrl 1 |
| E4 Live | Ctrl 2 |
| More 4 Live | Ctrl 3 |
| Film 4 Live | Ctrl 4 |
| 4 Seven Live | Ctrl 5 |
| 4 Music Live | Ctrl 6 |
| Channel 4 News | Ctrl 7 |
| On Demand Service | Ctrl D |
| Box Sets | Ctrl B |
| TV Guide | Ctrl G |
| Fullscreen (Not Player) | Ctrl F |
| Quit Application | Ctrl Q |
Known Bugs
- On clicking play a notice sometimes appears about ad blockers, a 10 second countdown begins and then you have to click play again.
- On clicking flash fullscreen the player opens in it's own maximized window with a blank title bar. 4 Music live is the exception as it is served from another provider.
- When the Application start the channel4 homepage has a gap between the window menu and the webpage menu due to a full background advert which doesn't display,dissapears when switching pages.
- Flash player cannot be resized.
Todo
- Check internet connectivity.
- Media Player Controls / accessability
- Mpris Intergration.
- Player Window resizing, title bar removal and fullscreen key control.
- Package Snap
Disclaimer
Four is a third party application and is not affiliated with or in control of content it provides. All content is copyright of Channel 4 Television Corporation
License
GPL V3