Roku Alternatives
Roku is described as 'provides the simplest way to stream entertainment to your TV. On your terms. With thousands of available channels to choose from' and is an app in the OS & Utilities category. There are more than 100 alternatives to Roku for a variety of platforms, including the Web, Android, Windows, Mac and Linux. The best alternative is Kodi, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Roku are Popcorn Time (Free, Open Source), Stremio (Freemium, Open Source), Universal Media Server (Free, Open Source) and JustWatch (Free).
- Kodi, formerly XBMC, is a free and open source media player and entertainment center for Linux, Mac OS X, Windows, XBox, and iOS. View 64 alternatives to Kodi
- Free • Open Source
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- BSD
- iPad
- Raspberry Pi
- Fire TV
- Media center allowing to watch movies, series, YouTube channels instantly. You can watch in HD, with subtitles, and easily cast any file to TV through DLNA, Chromecast, AppleTV! Stremio also gives you notifications for new episodes / movies. View 58 alternatives to Stremio
- Freemium • Open Source
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- Universal Media Server is a DLNA-compliant UPnP Media Server. It was originally based on PS3 Media Server by shagrath. View 45 alternatives to Universal Media Server
- Find out where to watch movies and tv shows legally online with JustWatch. The streaming search engine. View 28 alternatives to JustWatch
- Free
- Online
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- iPad
- Watch over 25,000 episodes and 15,000 hours of latest and hottest Anime & Asian Drama 1 hour after TV broadcast! View 64 alternatives to Crunchyroll
- Freemium
- Online
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- iPad
- Apple TV
- Playstation VR
- Roku
- Kodi
- Playstation
- Fire TV
- Chromecast
- Xbox
- Watch over 100 TV channels. View 35 alternatives to PlutoTV
- Squire is a media center to stream movies and shows from torrents or local files. It’s an always-running menu bar app. View 80 alternatives to Squire
- ROX Player - innovative media player for all types of video files, IPTV, DHT and P2P protocols. View 27 alternatives to ROX Player
Discontinued
The program is no longer updated. Last version, 1.480, was released in December 2013, but it can be still downloaded from the official website.
Warning
In October 2016 a "Premium" link to https://secure.roxplayer.com/ appeared on the official website. Avoid it: it's a scam attempt!
- Free
- Windows
- WatchPlayStream is a new movie streaming search engine. Discover and watch new films and decide where to stream them (e.g. Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Hulu etc.). Always the best results and price comparison for the lowest price (rent & download). View 37 alternatives to WatchPlayStream.comNo screenshots yet
- Free
- Online
- Hulu
- Amazon Video
- Netflix
- An Electron Based Web Video Services Player. Supporting Netflix, Youtube, Twitch, Floatplane And More. This is the successor to Netflix-Desktop. View 10 alternatives to ElectronPlayer