CleanYourTV is a set of tools and instructions that use a computer to turn off ads, tracking and preinstalled apps on Android TVs, and replace the home screen with a simpler one. It is for people who own an Android or Google TV and want a cleaner, less intrusive TV, and who are comfortable enabling developer settings and running commands or using a coding assistant.
Has 1 of 5 · No computer needed ✗ +1
How many people bookmarked its code on GitHub. It shows how popular it is, not how good it is or how well it replaces the app.
How hard it is to start using it. Easy: install it like a normal app, or use it in your browser. Advanced: you run it on your own server, use the command line, or it is a tool for developers.
Its code changed within the last year, so someone is still looking after it.
Does part of the job.
Ordered by how fully it replaces the app, Verified, setup and, when there are enough, people's votes.
Canta is an app for Android phones that removes apps you did not choose to keep, including ones that came preinstalled, without needing to root the phone. It is for people who want more control over what is on their Android device.
Has 0 of 5 · Turns off ads and tracking ✗
How many people bookmarked its code on GitHub. It shows how popular it is, not how good it is or how well it replaces the app.
How hard it is to start using it. Easy: install it like a normal app, or use it in your browser. Advanced: you run it on your own server, use the command line, or it is a tool for developers.
Its code changed within the last year, so someone is still looking after it.
Does part of the job.
Ordered by how fully it replaces the app, Verified, setup and, when there are enough, people's votes.
A free toolkit that turns off some optional preinstalled apps and settings on a Xiaomi Android TV, run from a computer connected to the TV. It is for people comfortable with command-line tools, and it records changes so they can be undone.
Has 1 of 5 · No computer needed ✗ +1
How many people bookmarked its code on GitHub. It shows how popular it is, not how good it is or how well it replaces the app.
How hard it is to start using it. Easy: install it like a normal app, or use it in your browser. Advanced: you run it on your own server, use the command line, or it is a tool for developers.
Its code changed within the last year, so someone is still looking after it.
Does part of the job.
Ordered by how fully it replaces the app, Verified, setup and, when there are enough, people's votes.
None of these match. Try another device.
Help me choose
I want to pick an open-source replacement for Built-in smart TV software. Below is a list from Open Source Everything (CC BY-SA 4.0), in the order its website shows it. The order is a starting point, not a verdict.
- tv-vibehack: CleanYourTV is a set of tools and instructions that use a computer to turn off ads, tracking and preinstalled apps on Android TVs, and replace the home screen with a simpler one. It is for people who own an Android or Google TV and want a cleaner, less intrusive TV, and who are comfortable enabling developer settings and running commands or using a coding assistant. [Advanced setup; devices not listed; replaces partly; MIT; https://github.com/Gathin23/tv-vibehack]
- Canta: Canta is an app for Android phones that removes apps you did not choose to keep, including ones that came preinstalled, without needing to root the phone. It is for people who want more control over what is on their Android device. [Easy setup; Android; replaces partly; LGPL-3.0; https://github.com/samolego/Canta]
- android-tv-debloat: A free toolkit that turns off some optional preinstalled apps and settings on a Xiaomi Android TV, run from a computer connected to the TV. It is for people comfortable with command-line tools, and it records changes so they can be undone. [Advanced setup; Windows · Mac · Linux; replaces partly; MIT; https://github.com/AlphadogRSA/android-tv-debloat]
Setup rating: "Easy setup" means you can install it like a normal app, use it in a browser. "Advanced setup" means you must run it on your own server or use the command line, or it is a tool for developers.
Full details: https://opensourceeverything.org/data/groups/tv-debloat.json
Before recommending anything, ask me these three questions (one at a time, in plain words): 1) Which device or devices will I use it on (Windows, Mac, Linux, Android, iPhone)? 2) How comfortable am I with technical setup: only installing apps from a store, happy to follow a step-by-step guide, or comfortable with servers and the command line? 3) What is my budget: free only, or willing to pay for hosting or support? Then recommend one to three projects from this list only, and for each say why, using how fully it replaces the app, its setup rating, and the devices it runs on. If nothing on the list fits me, say so plainly instead of stretching.
Want an open Built-in smart TV software?
Before you build
Read the list of open-source projects at https://opensourceeverything.org/data/groups/tv-debloat.json. Compare it with my project or idea below. Tell me which projects overlap, what I could reuse instead of rewriting, and what mine does that none of them do.
My project or idea:
