Install Kyro Player on Windows 10 & 11.
Native desktop build with keyboard shortcuts, windowed playback, and Direct3D 11 acceleration. Free to download. No installer needed.
Windows 10 (64-bit, 1809 or later) or Windows 11. ARM64 support is in beta.
Direct3D 11 capable GPU — Intel HD Graphics 4000+, NVIDIA GTX 650+, AMD Radeon HD 7000+. Required for hardware-accelerated 4K.
~200 MB for the app, plus 100–500 MB for playlist cache depending on catalog size.
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Download kyro.zip
Go to kyroplayer.com/download or click the button above. The archive is about 120 MB and signed. If SmartScreen flags it, click "More info" → "Run anyway."
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Extract the archive
Right-click kyro.zip → Extract All… Choose a location like C:\Program Files\KyroPlayer or %LOCALAPPDATA%\KyroPlayer. Kyro Player is portable — it doesn't require an installer.
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Launch KyroPlayer.exe
Double-click KyroPlayer.exe. The first launch may take a few seconds while Windows validates the signature. Pin the app to your Start menu or taskbar for quick access.
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Add your playlist
In the Playlists panel, click the + button. Choose M3U URL or Xtream Codes. Paste your playlist URL or server credentials, name the playlist, and click Add.
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Wait for catalog sync, then watch
Large catalogs (50k+ channels) take about 30 seconds on a normal broadband connection. Subsequent launches read from cache and are near-instant.
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Configure hardware acceleration (optional)
Settings → Playback → enable "Use Direct3D 11 acceleration." This offloads 4K HEVC decoding to your GPU. Leave disabled if you see artifacting or black frames.
Keyboard shortcuts and quirks.
Keyboard shortcuts
Space — play/pause. ← / → — seek 10s. ↑ / ↓ — volume. F — full screen. M — mute. Ctrl+F — search. Ctrl+, — settings. Escape — exit full screen.
SmartScreen blocked the app
Click "More info" → "Run anyway." We sign the build but SmartScreen reputation takes time to build for a new certificate. If you prefer, download via the Microsoft Store once we publish there (on our roadmap).
Audio output device
Kyro uses your Windows default audio device. To route to a specific output (AVR, headphones, speakers), change the system default in Settings → System → Sound.
HDR on Windows
Windows HDR must be enabled system-wide for Kyro to output HDR. Settings → System → Display → Use HDR. Not all GPU/display combinations support HDR in windowed mode; full-screen usually works.
Run multiple instances
Launch KyroPlayer.exe from command line with --instance=2 (or 3, 4…) to open a second independent window with a separate playlist cache.
Portable install on USB stick
Extract the ZIP to a USB drive and carry your playlists with you. All state lives in the app folder — no registry entries.