MythTV Alternatives

MythTV is described as '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' and is a popular Media Center in the video & movies category. There are more than 25 alternatives to MythTV for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Android, iPhone and Mac apps. The best MythTV alternative is Plex, which is free. Other great apps like MythTV are Emby, Infuse, OSMC and Splash.

MythTV 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 MythTV.

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Media Center

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Plex
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Freemium • Proprietary
Media Center
Media Server
Media Player
Mac
Windows
Linux
Android
iPhone
Chrome OS
Android Tablet
Windows Phone
iPad
Apple TV
Daydream
Kindle Fire
Android TV
Kodi
Roku
91 Plex alternatives
Plex is a one-stop destination to stream movies, TV shows, sports & music. Check good movies to watch on Plex and stream all your personal media libraries on every device.
- - Plex is the most popular Windows, Android, Mac & iPhone alternative to MythTV.
- - Plex is the most popular free alternative to MythTV.
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Plex Features
1. Kids ModePlex allows you to create and manage your kids' profiles in order to protect them.
Media Streaming
Play local content
Local Storage
Media Transcoding
Remote Media Access
Automatic Library Search
Support for DLNA
Media sharing
Support for subtitles
Automatic subtitles download
Comments about Plex as a Alternative to MythTV
Most users think Plex is a great MythTV alternative.
Guest
Plex needs additional software to convert iptv to dvr format, it also has a limit to the amount of channels you can load, has no channel grouping and displays thumbnails for ALL channels, in you have XXX channels people are gonna see
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Emby
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Freemium • Proprietary
Media Center
Media Server
Media Manager
Mac
Windows
Linux
Android
iPhone
Android Tablet
BSD
Windows Phone
iPad
Self-Hosted
Apple TV
Kindle Fire
Cloudron
Playstation
Xbox
45 Emby alternatives
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.
- - Emby is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to MythTV.
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Emby Features
1. Chromecast SupportCast your content to a Chromecast connected device with Emby.
2. Ad-freeEmby doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
3. Kids ModeEmby allows you to create and manage your kids' profiles in order to protect them.
Media Streaming
Browser Gallery
Private gallery
Optimized for Mobile
Local server
Remote Media Access
Media Transcoding
Asset Pipeline
Remote playback
Infuse
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Freemium • Proprietary
Media Center
Media Server
Mac
iPhone
iPad
Apple TV
72 Infuse alternatives
Ignite your video content with Infuse – the beautiful way to watch almost any video format on your iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV. No need to convert files! Infuse is optimized for iOS 12, with powerful streaming options, trakt sync, and unmatched AirPlay & subtitle support.
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Infuse Features
Vast format support
Support for DLNA
TV Shows meta data support
HDR Support
Metadata Search
OSMC
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Free • Open Source
Media Center
Audio Player
Apple TV
Raspberry Pi
43 OSMC alternatives
OSMC (Open Source Media Center) is a free and open source media player based on Linux and founded in 2014 that lets you play back media from your local network, attached storage and the Internet. OSMC is the leading media center in terms of feature set and community and is based...
- - OSMC is the most popular Open Source alternative to MythTV.
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OSMC Features
1. LightweightOSMC consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
Designed for TVs
Momentjs integration
Auto-identifies vids
Based on Debian
Stream video to Apple TV
Splash
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Free • Proprietary
Media Player
Windows
109 Splash alternatives
The only player you will ever need. Stunning video quality thanks to advanced engine. Video conversion optimized for social media. Innovative and fully customizable user interface. In one word - Splash.
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Splash Features
1. Hardware AcceleratedSplash can use the GPU and CPU to speed up rendering, conversion, and overall performance.
Audio boosting
Support for NVIDIA CUDA acceleration
Built-in Media converter
Frame interpolation
HDR Support
Support for Intel Quick Sync acceleration
HDR10
Discontinued
dead after 3 years of no updates!
LibreELEC
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Free • Open Source
Media Server
Audio Player
Media Player
Linux
10 LibreELEC alternatives
LibreELEC is ‘Just enough OS’ for Kodi, a Linux distribution built to run Kodi on current and popular mediacentre hardware. We are an evolution of the popular OpenELEC project. LibreELEC software will be familiar to OpenELEC users.
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LibreELEC Features
1. No registration requiredYou can use most of the features in LibreELEC without registration.
2. Extensible by Plugins/ExtensionsLibreELEC can be extended with add-ons, plugins and extensions.
Customizable
MediaPortal
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Free • Open Source
Media Center
Media Player
Audio Player
Windows
30 MediaPortal alternatives
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.
Skinnable
DVB-C
Dvb-t
TV Tuner
TV Streaming
TV-Browser
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Free • Open Source
Mac
Windows
Linux
Android
18 TV-Browser alternatives
TV-Browser gets the daily TV program from the internet and shows it clearly aranged - like a printed TV guide. An internet connection is only necessary during the data update. It provides more than 500 channels (from Germany, USA, GB, Scandinavia & more), is platform...
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TV-Browser Features
1. PortableTV-Browser can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
Channels
JRiver Media Center
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Paid • Proprietary
Audio Player
Media Center
Media Player
Mac
Windows
54 JRiver Media Center alternatives
JRiver Media Center is a multimedia application that allows the user to play and organize various types of media on a computer.
- - JRiver Media Center is the most popular commercial alternative to MythTV.
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JRiver Media Center Features
1. PortableJRiver Media Center can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
Music Library
Configurable
Music collection
eja.tv
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Free • Proprietary
IPTV App
Online
12 eja.tv alternatives
search over 3000 live iptv channels tested every day from around the world and play them directly from your web browser with the embedded hls player
- - eja.tv is the most popular Web-based alternative to MythTV.
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eja.tv Features
1. Watch Live TVWith eja.tv, you can watch live television on your devices.
Multiple languages
TV Streaming
Add a screenshot
Channels - Live TV and DVR
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Paid • Proprietary
Media Center
Media Server
Media Player
Android
iPhone
iPad
Apple TV
Fire TV
9 Channels - Live TV and DVR alternatives
Watch and record your favorite programs on every TV and device, from the living room, hotel room, or even on your commute. Channels delivers a unified experience across all your TVs, devices, and streaming platforms.
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Channels - Live TV and DVR Features
1. Watch Live TVWith Channels - Live TV and DVR, you can watch live television on your devices.
Commercial Skipping
Channel guide
Stream video to Apple TV
Remote Media Access
Tuner Sharing
DVR
Streaming
Kantaris
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Free • Open Source
Media Player
Windows
137 Kantaris alternatives
Kantaris is an all new media player based on code from Videolan client (http://alternativeto.net/software/vlc-media-player/) and Bass audio library. Kantaris has a graphical user interface similar to that of Windows Media Player.
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Kantaris Features
1. Extensible by Plugins/ExtensionsKantaris can be extended with add-ons, plugins and extensions.
Support for subtitles
Discontinued
Last Update: 2013-04-25. See https://sourceforge.net/projects/kantaris/
Warning
Sourceforge has detected malware in Kantaris builds.