1.What is m3u8?
M3u8 is a computer file format containing multimedia playlists. The m3u8 file specifies the location of one or more media files, not the video itself. Therefore, the HLS player is required to download and play the actual video file.
2.How to play m3u8 files?
You can choose two ways to play m3u8. First, you can download VLC player to play. Second, you can play HLS and m3u8 files online with the help of this site.
3.M3u8 video download (to MP4 format)
First download all the. TS video files inside, and then merge all the videos into one MP4 file.