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
    • Create custom launcher icon with Android TV App Launcher Builder
  • 🤖 Requires ROOT
  • 🚫 Incompatible with some devices
  • ⚠️ App includes non-free components
  • 💰 Paid features
  • 🛑 Development (possible) stopped

Table of Contents

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

Apps

Launcher

• Arc Launcher: A minimal, open-source Android TV launcher featuring WiFi data usage widget, an inbuilt OLED friendly screensaver, and improved UX. [Source]
• FLauncher (fork): Alternative launcher for Android TV [Source]
• FLauncher: Alternative launcher for Android TV [Source] [Google Play]
• LTvLauncher: A minimal, open-source Android TV launcher featuring WiFi data usage widget, an inbuilt OLED friendly screensaver, and improved UX. [Source]
• LeanbackLauncher: Google Leanback Launcher on steroids [Source]

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] 🖱️
• Droid-ify: A quick material F-Droid client [Source] [F-Droid] 🖱️
• F-Droid Classic: F-Droid client with the classic UI [Source] [F-Droid] 📺 🖱️ 🛑
• Flicky: An FDroid client with a TV friendly UI [Source] [F-Droid]
• Neo Store: The modern and feature-rich F-Droid client for everyone! [Source] [F-Droid] 🖱️

Web Browser

• DTVfree: Simple, fast and lightweight Web browser for Android TV [Source] 🛑
• mrowser: A lightweight, open-source smart TV web browser built specifically for Android TV and the D-pad remote. Its point is streaming video from sites the TV has no app for. [Source] [Website]
• TV Bro: Simple web browser optimized to use with TV remote [Source] [Google Play]

Media Player

• Fermata: a free, open source audio, video and TV player with a simple and intuitive interface [Source] [Google Play]
• Ghosten Player: A video player for local or hosted Jellyfin/Emby servers [Source]
• Just (Video) Player: Simple video player based on ExoPlayer library [Source] [F-Droid] [Google Play]
• Kodi: An award-winning free and open source software media player and entertainment hub for digital media [Source] [Website] [F-Droid] [Google Play]
• MPV: A free and open source cross-platform media player and video player [Source] [Website] [F-Droid] [Google Play]
• Nova Player: Video player for local/network content with subtitle/metadata download support [Source] [F-Droid] [Google Play]
• VLC: A free and open source cross-platform multimedia player [Source] [Website] [F-Droid] [Google Play]

Music Player

• ZL-Music TV: Listening to music on a large TV screen [Source]

Streaming - YouTube

• Clipious: Client for Invidious, the privacy focused YouTube front end [Source] [F-Droid] 🛑
• Flow: A modern, feature-rich YouTube and YouTube Music client with local recommendation. [Source] [Website] [IzzyOnDroid]
• NewPipe: Lightweight YouTube frontend [Source] [Website] [F-Droid]
• SmartTube: An advanced (YouTube) player for Android TVs and TV boxes [Source] [Website]
• TizenTube Cobalt: Experience TizenTube on other devices that are not Tizen [Source]
• Tubular: A fork of NewPipe that implements SponsorBlock and ReturnYouTubeDislike [Source] [IzzyOnDroid]

Streaming - Movies/TV/Anime

• ARVIO: A media hub application for Android TV with a modern, beautiful interface. [Source] [Website] [GooglePlay]
• 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]
• Lumera: Browse, discover, and stream content from Stremio-compatible addons. Connect your Stremio account to instantly import your existing addon collection. [Source]
• NuvioTV: A modern Android TV media player powered by the Stremio addon ecosystem. [Source]
• Streamflix Reborn: An Android TV app to stream movies and TV shows for free [Source]

Streaming - IPTV

• Airo: AI chat, personal finance, TV & music, games, and reading in one. [Source]
• Digilog TV: A free and open-source TV news app. [Source] [IzzyOnDroid] [Google Play]
• EliteStocks TV: Built for Android TV first, EliteStocks TV focuses on the things generic IPTV apps usually get wrong. [Source]
• Lumen: A cinematic, cross-platform IPTV player for the legal Xtream or M3U service you already use. [Source]
• Lumora: A fast, lightweight IPTV and personal-media client for Android, Android TV, Fire TV. [Source]
• M3U: Stream media player on Android devices. [Source] [F-Droid]
• Megacubo: Cross-platform IPTV player for Windows, Linux, macOS and Android with support for M3U playlists, live TV streams, bookmarks, history, miniplayer mode and community lists. [Source] [Website]
• OwnTV: Your own IPTV player for Android TV. [Source]
• Prysm: a modern, lightweight M3U IPTV player built with Expo / React. [Source]
• XPlayer: A cross-platform IPTV / M3U player. [Source] 📺

Streaming - Self-hosted

• Jellyfin 3rd Party Clients: Awesome Jellyfin
• DSub: Connect to your Subsonic server and listen to your music wherever you go [Source] [F-Droid] [Google Play] 🖱️
• Jellyfin: A Free Software Media System that puts you in control of managing and streaming your media [Source] [Website] [F-Droid] [Google Play]

Streaming - Twitch

• SmartTwitchTV: A Twitch web client that works on Android TVs [Source] [Google Play]

Streaming - Other

• Artemis: An open source client for Apollo/Sunshine [Source]
• FCast: An open-source protocol designed to open wireless audio and video streaming to everybody. [Source] [Website] [Google Play]
• Moonlight: Play games from your PC on Android [Source] [Website] [F-Droid] [Google Play]

File Browser

• Amaze File Manager: Simple and attractive Material Design file manager for Android. [Source] [Website] [F-Droid] [Google Play]
• FireFiles: FireFiles is based on AnExplorer. It is a light-weight but powerful file manager for everything that runs on Android OS. [Source] [IzzyOnDroid]] [Google Play] 🛑
• Fluffy: A fast, modern file manager with powerful archive support and an Android TV–friendly UI. [Source] [IzzyOnDroid]
• Fossify File Manager: Easy app for managing your files without ads, respecting your privacy & security. [Source] [Website] [F-Droid] [IzzyOnDroid]] [Google Play] 📺
• Ghost Commander: Dual-panel file manager [Source] [Website] [F-Droid] [Google Play]
• Material Files: Material Design file manager for Android [Source] [F-Droid] [Google Play]
• Prism File Explorer: A modern, feature-rich, and lightweight file manager for Android, built entirely with Kotlin and Jetpack Compose. [Source] [IzzyOnDroid] [OpenAPK] 📺 🛑
• Ultimate File Manager Pro: A powerful, dual-pane file manager for Android and Android TV, built for power users. [Source] [Google Play]
• Voyager: An open-source file manager for Android with built-in SFTP, FTP, SMB, and WebDAV access. [Source] [F-Droid] 📺

Download Manager

• BiglyBT: Fully featured open source bittorrent client and remote control [Source] [Website] [F-Droid]
• Debrify: Cross-platform debrid manager for Real-Debrid, Torbox, and PikPak with streaming and download support [Source] [Website]
• Download Navi: A free and Open Source download manager [Source] [F-Droid] [Google play]
• TorrServe: Application for downloading torrents as HTTP files. Torrent connection is done localy. [Source] [F-Droid]

Connectivity

• KDE Connect: A multi-platform app that allows your devices to communicate with each other [Source] [Website] [F-Droid] [Google Play] 🚫📺
• LinkLoom: A Android TV Application To Show Browsers, History, Save Web Pages Links, Share Links Between Android Mobile app and TV [Source]
• 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]

Remote

• BT Remote: An Android app that turns your smartphone into a Bluetooth remote for Android TV. [Source] [F-Droid] [Google Play]
• Firemote: Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, Chromecast, Homatics, NVIDIA Shield, onn., Roku, Xiaomi Mi, and Android TV remote control card for Home Assistant. [Source]
• IR Blaster Remote: IR Blaster is an Android application for creating, managing, and transmitting infrared (IR) signals through multiple output methods, including a device’s built-in IR emitter, supported USB IR dongles, and audio-to-IR LED adapters. [Source] [F-Droid] [Google Play]
• MATVT: Virtual Mouse for Android TV that can be controlled via remote itself. [Source]
• Nope Remote: Android IR Remote Application with Custom Flows Support. [Source] [F-Droid] [IzzyOnDroid]
• Universal Remote Card: A completely customizable universal remote card for Home Assistant. [Source]

Gallery

• Aves: Gallery and metadata explorer [Source] [F-Droid] [Google Play]
• Immich Android TV: An Android TV app for the self hosted photos and videos backup solution [Source]

Notifications

• Heads-up: Get the new heads-up notifications [Source] [Google Play] 🚫

Screen Saver

• Aerial Views: A screen saver for Android TV [Source] [Google Play]
• Nebula: Space nebula fly-through screensaver for Android TV. [Source]

DNS Proxy

• DNSNet: a DNS-based host blocker (and lightweight ad blocker) that creates a VPN locally to apply its rules and block unwanted requests. [Source] [F-Droid] [Google Play]
• Intra: An experimental tool that allows you to test new DNS-over-HTTPS services on Android [Source] [F-Droid] [Google Play] 📺🖱️
• InviZible Pro: Comprehensive application for on-line privacy and security [Source] [Website] [F-Droid] [Google Play]

VPN

• OpenVPN: With the new VPNService of Android API level 14+ (Ice Cream Sandwich) it is possible to create a VPN service that does not need root access. [Source] [F-Droid] [Google Play] [Website]
• Proton VPN: Free Swiss VPN with advanced security and privacy features. [Source] [Website] [F-Droid] [Google Play]
• Shadowsocks: A shadowsocks client for Android TV. Shadowsocks is a fast tunnel proxy that helps you bypass firewalls. [Source] [Website] [F-Droid] [Google Play]
• Tailscale: Mesh VPN based on WireGuard [Source] [F-Droid] [Google Play] [Website]
• Windscribe: Free VPN that unblocks geo-restricted content and eliminates tracking. [Source] [Website] [F-Droid] [Google Play]

Capturing

• Recording Webcam: Camera App for android TV [Source] [IzzyOnDroid]

System Utilities

• APKUpdater: An open source tool that simplifies the process of finding updates for your installed apps. [Source] [IzzyOnDroid]
• App Manager: A full-featured open source package manager for android [Source] [F-Droid] 🤖🖱️
• CPU Info: a KMP application which provides information about device hardware and software [Source] [F-Droid] [Google Play]
• DAVx⁵: A CalDAV/CardDAV (and webdav provider) management and synchronization app for Android which natively integrates with Android calendar/contact apps. [Source] [F-Droid] [Google Play] 💰 [Website]
• Key Mapper: An Android app that change what the buttons do on your devices [Source] [Website] [F-Droid] [Google Play] 🚫
• 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] 🤖
• NetGuard: A simple way to block access to the internet per application [Source] [F-Droid] [Google Play] [Website] 📺
• Quick Settings: Quick Settings provides quick access to various Android system settings [Source] [F-Droid] 📺 🛑⚠️
• SD Maid SE: Android's most thorough cleaning tool. [Source] [F-Droid] [Google Play] 📺
• Shizuku: Using system APIs directly with adb/root privileges from normal apps [Source] [Website] [IzzyOnDroid] [Google Play] 🚫
• Termux: A free and open source cross-platform terminal emulator and IDE [Source] [F-Droid] 🖱️
• WebDAV Provider: An Android app that can expose WebDAV through Android's Storage Access Framework (SAF). [Source] [Google Play] 💰 📺

Contributing

• Submit an App

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License

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