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A curated list of FOSS Android TV apps

A curated list of FOSS Android TV apps

  • Legend:
    • 🖱️ Partial remote support
      • Some UI elements cannot be accessible with the TV remote
    • 📺 Missing TV launcher icon
    • 🤖 Requires ROOT
    • 🚫 Incompatible with some devices

Table of Contents

  • Table of Contents
  • Apps
    • Launcher
    • Keyboard
    • App Store
    • Web Browser
    • Media Player
    • Streaming - YouTube
    • Streaming - Movies/TV/Anime
    • Streaming - Self-hosted
    • Streaming - Twitch
    • Streaming - Other
    • File Browser
    • Download Manager
    • Connectivity
    • Gallery
    • Notifications
    • Screen Saver
    • DNS Proxy
    • Capturing
    • System Utilities
  • Contributing
  • More Awesome Lists
  • License

Apps

Launcher

Keyboard

  • LeanKeyKeyboard: Keyboard for Android-based set-top boxes and TV [Source] [Google Play]

App Store

  • Aurora Store: An alternate to Google's Play Store [Source] [Website] [F-Droid] 🖱️
  • Neo Store: The modern and feature-rich F-Droid client for everyone! [Source] [F-Droid] 🖱️
  • Droid-ify: A quick material F-Droid client [Source] [F-Droid] 🖱️

Web Browser

  • TV Bro: Simple web browser optimized to use with TV remote [Source] [Google Play]
  • DTVfree: Simple, fast and lightweight Web browser for Android TV [Source]

Media Player

Streaming - YouTube

  • SmartTube: An advanced (YouTube) player for Android TVs and TV boxes [Source] [Website]
  • NewPipe: Lightweight YouTube frontend [Source] [Website] [F-Droid]
  • Tubular: A fork of NewPipe that implements SponsorBlock and ReturnYouTubeDislike [Source] [IzzyOnDroid]
  • Clipious: Client for Invidious, the privacy focused YouTube front end [Source] [F-Droid]

Streaming - Movies/TV/Anime

  • Stremio: A video streaming application, that allows you to watch and organize video content from different services [Source] [Website] [Google Play]
  • Streamflix: An Android TV app to stream movies and TV shows for free [Source]
  • CloudStream: App for streaming and downloading media [Source] [IzzyOnDroid]
  • Flixclusive: A modern streaming service app that provides users with a convenient way to play and watch the latest movies and TV shows available on the internet. [Source]
  • AnimeTV: Android TV application for watching your favorite anime series and movies [Source]

Streaming - Self-hosted

Streaming - Twitch

  • S0undTV: An alternative app to watch the Twitch streaming service for Android TV devices [Source] [Google Play]
  • SmartTwitchTV: A Twitch web client that works on Android TVs [Source] [Google Play]

Streaming - Other

File Browser

Download Manager

  • Download Navi: A free and Open Source download manager [Source] [F-Droid] [Google play]
  • BiglyBT: Fully featured open source bittorrent client and remote control [Source] [Website] [F-Droid]
  • TorrServe: Application for downloading torrents as HTTP files. Torrent connection is done localy. [Source] [F-Droid]

Connectivity

  • LinkLoom: A Android TV Application To Show Browsers, History, Save Web Pages Links, Share Links Between Android Mobile app and TV [Source]
  • KDE Connect: A multi-platform app that allows your devices to communicate with each other [Source] [Website] [F-Droid] [Google Play] 🚫📺
  • LocalSend: Allows you to securely share files and messages with nearby devices over your local network without needing an internet connection [Source] [F-Droid] [Google Play]
  • Tailscale: Mesh VPN based on WireGuard [Source] [F-Droid] [Google Play] [Website]

Gallery

Notifications

Screen Saver

DNS Proxy

Capturing

System Utilities

  • Launch-On-Boot: Launches a TV app when the device boots [Source] [F-Droid] [Google Play]
  • Neo Backup: open-source tool to backup your apps and data [Source] [F-Droid] 🤖
  • App Manager: A full-featured open source package manager for android [Source] [F-Droid] 🤖🖱️
  • Termux: A free and open source cross-platform terminal emulator and IDE [Source] [F-Droid] 🖱️
  • Key Mapper: An Android app that change what the buttons do on your devices [Source] [Website] [F-Droid] [Google Play] 🚫
  • Shizuku: Using system APIs directly with adb/root privileges from normal apps [Source] [Website] [IzzyOnDroid] [Google Play] 🚫
  • MATVT: Virtual Mouse for Android TV that can be controlled via remote itself. [Source]

Contributing

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License

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