GB-PVR Alternatives

GB-PVR is described as 'robust, full-featured Personal Video Recorder (PVR) or Media Center, which can record and playback several types of audio-visual (AV) media. Although it has many features, they can all be placed into one of two categories:' and is a Media Center in the video & movies category. There are more than 10 alternatives to GB-PVR for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, BSD and Fire TV. The best alternative is Kodi, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like GB-PVR are MediaPortal, Android TV, PseudoTV and Oblecto.

GB-PVR alternatives are mainly Media Centers but may also be Media Players or Media Servers. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of GB-PVR.

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GB-PVR

Free • Proprietary
Media Center
Windows

GB-PVR is a robust, full-featured Personal Video Recorder (PVR) or Media Center, which can record and playback several...

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Kodi
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Free • Open Source
Media Center
Media Player
Audio Player
Mac
Windows
Linux
Android
iPhone
Android Tablet
BSD
iPad
Raspberry Pi
Fire TV
Flathub
Flatpak
69 alternatives to Kodi
Kodi, formerly XBMC, is a free and open source media player and entertainment center for Linux, Mac OS X, Windows, XBox, and iOS. Kodi is designed to be the perfect companion to a home theater PC - it supports an almost endless range of remote controls, and combined with its...
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Kodi Features
1. Ad-freeKodi doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
2. PortableKodi can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
3. AirPlay SupportKodi can stream or share content to your Mac, Apple TV, or compatible smart TV.
4. Support for 4KKodi supports watching, rendering or exporting 4K content (also know as UHD or Ultra HD).
5. Dark ModeKodi supports dark mode for comfortable usage in low light conditions.
6. Works OfflineKodi can be used without the need to connect to the internet.
7. Extensible by Plugins/ExtensionsKodi can be extended with add-ons, plugins and extensions.
Media Streaming
TV Shows meta data support
Video library
Media library
Automatic subtitles download
Built-in Media Downloader
Support for subtitles
Music Library
DNLA Server
Built-in Media converter
MediaPortal
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Free • Open Source
Media Center
Media Player
Audio Player
Windows
29 alternatives to MediaPortal
MediaPortal transforms your PC into a complete media solution. It runs on basic hardware, connects directly to your TV and displays your TV Series, Movies, Photos and Music in a much more dynamic way.
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MediaPortal Features
1. Extensible by Plugins/ExtensionsMediaPortal can be extended with add-ons, plugins and extensions.
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DVB-C
Dvb-t
TV Tuner
TV Streaming
Android TV
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Free • Open Source
Android
49 alternatives to Android TV
Android TV is a Operating System made for the TV which has a custom launcher and custom apps to make it easier to navigate on the television.

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PseudoTV
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Free • Open Source
Media Center
Media Player
Media Server
Apple TV
Roku
Kodi
Fire TV
Chromecast
53 alternatives to PseudoTV
PseudoTV Live is channel-surfing for your media center. Never again will you have to actually pick what you want to watch. Use an Electronic Program Guide (EPG) to view what's on or select a show to watch.
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PseudoTV Features
1. Chromecast SupportCast your content to a Chromecast connected device with PseudoTV.
2. Watch Live TVWith PseudoTV, you can watch live television on your devices.
Media Streaming
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Oblecto
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Free • Open Source
Media Center
Media Player
Media Server
Mac
Windows
Linux
Online
BSD
Self-Hosted
57 alternatives to Oblecto
Oblecto is a media server, similar to Plex, Emby, Netflix and others. It runs in the background on a home server to index your media such as movies and TV shows to make them searchable and streamable through a REST based interface.
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Oblecto Features
Local Storage
Local server
TV Streaming
Built-in Media converter
Media Streaming
MythTV
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Free • Open Source
Media Center
Media Server
Mac
Windows
Linux
41 alternatives to MythTV
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...
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MythTV Features
TV Tuner
DVR
TV Streaming
VidOn Server
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Free • Proprietary
Media Center
Media Player
Windows
27 alternatives to VidOn Server
Smartly manage all your multimedia resources and automatically transcode videos for your Phone, Pad, etc.
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VidOn Server Features
TV Streaming
Freevo
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Free • Open Source
Media Center
Mac
Windows
Linux
17 alternatives to Freevo
Freevo is an open source HTPC media centre software integrating PVR / DVR funtionality along with music, video, gaming, home automation and more. It is written in python and uses existing popular software such as mplayer, xine and vlc.
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Freevo Features
DVR
Discontinued
The project seems to be no longer maintained. Last stable version, 1.9.2 Beta, released in March 2011, can be still downloaded from GitHub.
Easy-Data Mediacenter
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Free • Proprietary
Media Center
Windows
28 alternatives to Easy-Data Mediacenter
Easy-Data Mediacenter is a video and audio player with lots of tools. It is able to deliver bit perfect audio, and does not require any external codecs. It is able to run from a memorystick and does not require installation.
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Easy-Data Mediacenter Features
1. Batch Rename FilesEasy-Data Mediacenter supports renaming of different types of files or data in large batches.
2. PortableEasy-Data Mediacenter can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
Split Video
Built-in Media converter
Capture image from video
Create Playlist
Enna
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Free • Open Source
Media Center
Audio Player
Linux
28 alternatives to Enna
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.

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Discontinued
The project seems to be no longer developed. Last version, v0.4.0, released in February 2010, can be still downloaded from the official website.

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VidOn Server Features

Freevo Features

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