DVBViewer Alternatives for Linux

DVBViewer is not available for Linux but there are some alternatives that runs on Linux with similar functionality. The best Linux alternative is Kodi, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 10 alternatives to DVBViewer and nine of them are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to DVBViewer are Emby, Tvheadend, SichboPVR and MythTV.

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  1. Kodi icon

    Kodi

     1539 likes

    Open-source media player compatible with Linux, Mac, Windows, Xbox, and iOS, designed for home theater PCs. Customizable with themes, supports 4K, audio and video formats, streaming, privacy-focused operations, and extensible with plugins.

    81 Kodi alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • BSD
    • iPad
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • Raspberry Pi
    • Fire TV
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    Kodi vs DVBViewer Comments
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    Negative
    0

    Kodi can not access DVB devices on its own, it needs a plugin which interfaces it to DVBViewer or similar other apps.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
    Negative
    -3

    Kodi does not work. DVBViewer works.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • Kodi is Free and Open SourceDVBViewer is Paid and Proprietary
    • Kodi is Privacy focusedDVBViewer is not according to our users
  2. Emby icon

    Emby

     172 likes

    Emby, formerly Media Browser, is a media aggregator plugin for Media Center that takes your recorded, digital, or ripped media and presents it in a simple, easy to use interface. Emby prides itself on delivering a fast, intuitive, media rich experience for the whole family.

    49 Emby alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • BSD
    • Windows Phone
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
    • Apple TV
    • Kindle Fire
    • Cloudron
    • Playstation
    • Xbox
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  4. Tvheadend icon

    Tvheadend

     6 likes

    Tvheadend is a TV streaming server for Linux supporting DVB-S, DVB-S2, DVB-C, DVB-T, ATSC, IPTV, and Analog video (V4L) as input sources.

    9 Tvheadend alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
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  5. SichboPVR icon

    SichboPVR

     8 likes

    SichboPVR is free TV software that is designed to work with most DVB-S, DVB-T and ATSC tuners and provide a fun and exciting television viewing experience.

    7 SichboPVR alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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    SichboPVR vs DVBViewer Comments
    Guest
    Positive
    0

    Free, intuitive, easy setup

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • SichboPVR is Free and ProprietaryDVBViewer is Paid and Proprietary
  6. MythTV icon

    MythTV

     83 likes

    MythTV is a free, open source media center and digital video recorder (DVR) distributed under the terms of the GNU GPL. With its plugin architecture, MythTV can be transformed into a home media center suite, capable of managing your personal photo, video, and music collections...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  7. Enna icon

    Enna

     6 likes

    Enna is a Media Center application. Featuring a simple user interface, Enna is based on the powerful Enlightenment Foundations Libraries (EFL) as for its graphical user interface and GeeXboX libraries as for multimedia playback and information retrieval.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  9. D

    DVBStreamer

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    DVBStreamer is an console based application to stream DVB/ATSC service(s) over UDP or to a file. It is more that just an app to stream AV though and feature a simple plugin architecture to allow more features to be added.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  10. W-Scan-CPP icon

    W-Scan-CPP

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    Using a tuner, this command line tool makes possible to generate a XSPF playlist from the channels it detects. This playlist can be used to make VLC tune the TV.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  11. PHPMediaServer icon

    PHPMediaServer

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    OpenSource Web Media Server to browse and stream any video file format supported by ffmpeg with easy web interface for play on any platform with html5 browser, dnla or kodi plugin.

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
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