KitePlayer for Windows

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Editors’ Review

Download.com staffSeptember 12, 2013

KitePlayer Online TV is a streaming video player that features content from around the world. Although all of the program's content is available elsewhere online, we like the fact that it puts such a wide range of entertainment all in one place.

The program's interface is sleek, with a large display pane in the middle and links to the content arranged in categories down the side. There are 20 different categories, such as sports, news, entertainment, and TV shows, and each one contains plenty of channels from around the world. The sources vary; some TV shows, for example, are from Hulu, while there are also live streams from actual television stations. Much of the content comes from Justin.tv, and these channels didn't always work, but there were plenty that did. KitePlayer states that it removes nonfunctional links as they are reported, and on the whole we found the player to contain better content than similar programs we've seen. We found ourselves somewhat mesmerized by the ability to switch between a man chanting in Iran to a Japanese newscast to Russian disco to the weather in Philadelphia. We found a channel showing nothing but Westerns, an episode of Bugs Bunny, and student-produced movies. The content is diverse, and not all of it is great, but it is great fun to explore. The program is easy to use--users simply click on the channel they want to watch--but there's no Help file. A nice extra feature is the ability for users to post what they're watching to Twitter, Facebook, or MySpace.

KitePlayer Online TV is free. It installs desktop icons without asking but uninstalls without issues. We recommend this program to all users.

What’s new in version 1.1.4

Upgraded channels, fixed errors. Expanded screen size on flash objects.

KitePlayer for Windows

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GENERAL

Release: December 14, 2012

Latest update: September 12, 2013

Version: 1.1.4

OPERATING SYSTEMS

Platform: Windows

Operating System

Windows Server
Windows 2000
Windows 10
Windows 7
Windows Vista
Windows XP
Windows 2003
Windows NT
Windows ME
Windows 98

Additional Requirements: None

POPULARITY

Total Downloads: 42,176

Downloads Last Week: 1

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User Reviews

2.4/5

21 User Votes

great TV software and it's free
alglorenzo1January 1, 2013
Pros
Works perfectly on my Windows 7 PC. Great collection of TVs
Cons
No cons excellent software
Summary
Good stuff
johnpaul123miaDecember 17, 2012
Pros
large selection of channels and radio stations, they work for me
Cons
Might be slow sometimes loading channels
Summary
Overall Good
It just doesn't work
lex204February 3, 2012
Pros
Ummmmmmmmmm
Cons
No sound. It said to update to a new version (It was the latest.) It referred you to their website (that didn't exist.) When you clicked on the Report a station, it crashed. And none of the stations worked.
Summary
Not worth the time. This may have worked 3 years ago, but it seems like the website is gone, and the program no longer works.
slow many channels dony work
gorzothemightySeptember 2, 2011
Pros
very few w/ low speed users
Cons
too many to list in a 250 limit
Summary
if your a dsl or dial user ... DONT
good if you live in USA.
cj1971largerFebruary 26, 2011
Pros
Look nice and has some great programs.
Cons
Have to live in USA to watch these programs.
Summary
Download if you live in the USA.DO NOT BOTHER OTHERWISE.
Did not open on Win 7 (32 bit)
December 2, 2010
Pros
Fast download and install > uninstalled OK, too.
Cons
Click on desktop icon and ... nothing. Run in XP sp 3 compatibility mode ... Windows Form Error(???) > Nothing > Uninstalled
Summary
May not work for Win 7 (???)
did not work - i am using win 7
terryandmarthaAugust 20, 2010
Pros
since it did not work, i don't have any pros
Cons
not working
Summary
Not very good
Stormin69erAugust 14, 2010
Pros
No pros with this
Cons
Tried a bunch of channels and they were all offline.
Summary
I would not bother but you can see for yourself.
Movie Channels dont work
Tbird71July 17, 2010
Pros
most foriegn channels,music and news worked fine
Cons
Can,t get any of the movie channels to play
Summary
Running Vista (which is on the OS list) but none of the movie ch. work. When 1st ran the program it said I needed adobe flash player so I d/l it but the movie CHs still didn,t work. So unless anyone has any suggestions I will uninstall. Will ck back everyday for a couple days before i uninstall.
Works pretty good
muttley4March 2, 2010
Pros
It dose all that they say it will and it's free.
Cons
A little slow at times (start up,changing channels) But it's free
Summary
Over all it's a really good (worth tring)

Developer’s Description

Watch over 1,000+ featured films, 600+ TV shows, and over 5,125 online TV channels and radios.