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
  • 🛑 Development (possible) stopped

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

• FLauncher: Alternative launcher for Android TV [Source] [Google Play]
• FLauncher (fork): Alternative launcher for Android TV [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] 🖱️
• 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] 🖱️
• F-Droid Classic: F-Droid client with the classic UI [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

• Kodi: An award-winning free and open source software media player and entertainment hub for digital media [Source] [Website] [F-Droid] [Google Play]
• VLC: A free and open source cross-platform multimedia player [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]
• Fermata: a free, open source audio, video and TV player with a simple and intuitive interface [Source] [Google Play]
• Just (Video) Player: Simple video player based on ExoPlayer library [Source] [F-Droid] [Google Play]

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]
• Digilog TV: A free and open-source TV news app [Source] [IzzyOnDroid] [Google Play]

Streaming - Self-hosted

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

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

• Moonlight: Play games from your PC on Android [Source] [Website] [F-Droid] [Google Play]
• M3U: Stream media player on Android devices [Source] [F-Droid]
• FCast: An open-source protocol designed to open wireless audio and video streaming to everybody. [Source] [Website] [Google Play]

File Browser

• Ghost Commander: Dual-panel file manager [Source] [Website] [F-Droid] [Google Play]
• Amaze: Simple and attractive Material Design file manager for Android [Source] [Website] [F-Droid] [Google Play]
• Material Files: Material Design file manager for Android [Source] [F-Droid] [Google Play] 📺
• OI File Manager: OI File Manager [Source] [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] 🛑

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]
• BT Remote: An Android app that turns your smartphone into a Bluetooth remote for Android TV. [Source] [F-Droid] [Google Play]

Gallery

• Aves: Gallery and metadata explorer [Source] [F-Droid] [Google Play]

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]

DNS Proxy

• InviZible Pro: Comprehensive application for on-line privacy and security [Source] [Website] [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] 📺🖱️

VPN

• Proton VPN: Free Swiss VPN with advanced security and privacy features. [Source] [Website] [F-Droid] [Google Play]
• Windscribe: Free VPN that unblocks geo-restricted content and eliminates tracking. [Source] [Website] [F-Droid] [Google Play]
• 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]
• 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]

Capturing

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

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]
• SD Maid SE: Android's most thorough cleaning tool. [Source] [F-Droid] [Google Play] 📺
• APKUpdater: An open source tool that simplifies the process of finding updates for your installed apps. [Source] [IzzyOnDroid]
• Quick Settings: Quick Settings provides quick access to various Android system settings [Source] [F-Droid] 📺 🛑⚠️

Contributing

• Submit an App

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• albertomosconi/foss-apps
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License

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