How to watch Canal+ live online
Canal+ is a pay channel. Subscribers watch it live in the CANAL+ app (formerly myCANAL), which carries up to 200 live channels depending on the plan.
The CANAL+ app comes with every CANAL+ subscription: live channels (more than 200, depending on the plan), replay and downloads.
- Country
- France
- Run by
- Groupe CANAL+
- Type
- Entertainment
- Language
- French
- Live, in French
- Canal+ en direct
- Watch live
- CANAL+ app
- Cost at home
- Subscription; see CANAL+ for prices
- Abroad
- Partly: on trips in the EU
- Checked
- 2 November 2026
Can you watch Canal+ abroad?
As a paid service, CANAL+ must keep working while you visit another EU or EEA country for a short time (EU portability rule). Outside the EU and EEA there is no such rule.
CANAL+ also sells separate offers in Africa, Reunion, the Caribbean, New Caledonia and Mauritius, with their own app access for subscribers there.
CANAL+ in other countries
Separate CANAL+ offers with their own channels, for subscribers in those places.
Watch Canal+ in the UK, the USA, Australia and more
Canal+ in the UK, the USA, Australia and Canada
CANAL+ in other countries (selected countries, separate subscriptions). Separate CANAL+ offers with their own channels, for subscribers in those places. Check if your country is one of them.Canal+ in Spain and Germany
On a short trip from France, paid streaming plans keep working under the EU portability rule; free apps do not have to. CANAL+ in other countries (selected countries, separate subscriptions). Separate CANAL+ offers with their own channels, for subscribers in those places. Check if your country is one of them.
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What is Canal+?
Canal+ is France's best-known pay TV channel, with films, series and sport. Its app, formerly called myCANAL, is now the CANAL+ app.
Canal+: common questions
Is Canal+ free?
No. It is a pay channel; the CANAL+ app is included in a CANAL+ subscription.
Can I watch Canal+ abroad?
On short trips in the EU and EEA, yes (EU portability rule). Outside the EU it is blocked; separate CANAL+ offers exist in Africa and the French overseas territories.
What happened to myCANAL?
It is now called the CANAL+ app.
Which app do I need to watch Canal+ live?
CANAL+ (France; EU trips): phones, tablets, Mac, Apple TV, smart TVs.
Can I watch Canal+ on a smart TV?
Yes. CANAL+ has an app for smart TVs (France; EU trips).
Can I watch Canal+ in the USA?
CANAL+ in other countries (selected countries, separate subscriptions). Separate CANAL+ offers with their own channels, for subscribers in those places. Check if your country is one of them.
Where the facts come from
We check every fact on the broadcaster's own pages, or on two independent sources that agree.
Last checked: 2 November 2026. Prices and rules change: the official pages always win.
