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ErsatzTV screenshot
Windows · Mac · LinuxZlib

ErsatzTV turns your own collection of videos and shows into a live TV channel setup, with a TV guide and streams you can watch on many devices. It is aimed at people who already have a media library and want to schedule their own channels.

Has 1 of 6 · Antenna and cable TV ✗ +1

Tunarr screenshot
Windows · Mac · LinuxZlib

Tunarr lets you build your own live TV channels from movies and shows you already have on Plex, Jellyfin, Emby, or local files. It is for people who want to watch those channels in a TV guide or an IPTV app, as if they were broadcast channels.

Has 2 of 6 · Antenna and cable TV ✗ +1

Hypnotix screenshot
LinuxGPL-3.0-or-laterReplaces partly

Hypnotix is a free program for watching live TV and on-demand movies and shows streamed over the internet from IPTV providers. It is for people who want one player for their TV channel and video sources on a computer.

Has 2 of 6 · Antenna and cable TV ✗ +1

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GPL-3.0Replaces partly

Tvheadend is a server that records and streams live TV from broadcast signals and internet TV sources, so it can be watched from other devices. It is aimed at people who run their own home media setup on Linux.

Has 1 of 6 · No server needed ✗

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Windows · Mac · LinuxMITReplaces partly

Threadfin takes a playlist of live TV channels from an IPTV source and makes it usable by media servers such as Plex, Emby and Jellyfin. It is aimed at people who already run one of those servers and want to add live TV to it.

Has 1 of 6 · Antenna and cable TV ✗ +2

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