README.md

June 1, 2026 · View on GitHub

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
    • 🤖 Requires ROOT
    • 🚫 Incompatible with some devices
    • ⚠️ App includes non-free components
    • 💰 Paid features
    • 🛑 Development (possible) stopped

Table of Contents

Apps

Launcher

  • Arc Launcher: A minimal, open-source Android TV launcher featuring WiFi data usage widget, an inbuilt OLED friendly screensaver, and improved UX. [Source]
  • FLauncher (fork): Alternative launcher for Android TV [Source]
  • FLauncher: Alternative launcher for Android TV [Source] [Google Play]
  • LTvLauncher: A minimal, open-source Android TV launcher featuring WiFi data usage widget, an inbuilt OLED friendly screensaver, and improved UX. [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] 🖱️
  • Droid-ify: A quick material F-Droid client [Source] [F-Droid] 🖱️
  • F-Droid Classic: F-Droid client with the classic UI [Source] [F-Droid] 📺 🖱️ 🛑
  • Flicky: An FDroid client with a TV friendly UI [Source] [F-Droid]
  • Neo Store: The modern and feature-rich F-Droid client for everyone! [Source] [F-Droid] 🖱️

Web Browser

  • DTVfree: Simple, fast and lightweight Web browser for Android TV [Source] 🛑
  • TV Bro: Simple web browser optimized to use with TV remote [Source] [Google Play]

Media Player

Streaming - YouTube

  • Clipious: Client for Invidious, the privacy focused YouTube front end [Source] [F-Droid]
  • NewPipe: Lightweight YouTube frontend [Source] [Website] [F-Droid]
  • SmartTube: An advanced (YouTube) player for Android TVs and TV boxes [Source] [Website]
  • TizenTube Cobalt: Experience TizenTube on other devices that are not Tizen [Source]
  • Tubular: A fork of NewPipe that implements SponsorBlock and ReturnYouTubeDislike [Source] [IzzyOnDroid]

Streaming - Movies/TV/Anime

  • ARVIO: A media hub application for Android TV with a modern, beautiful interface. [Source] [Website] [GooglePlay]
  • CloudStream: App for streaming and downloading media [Source] [IzzyOnDroid]
  • Digilog TV: A free and open-source TV news app [Source] [IzzyOnDroid] [Google Play]
  • 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]
  • Lumera: Browse, discover, and stream content from Stremio-compatible addons. Connect your Stremio account to instantly import your existing addon collection. [Source]
  • NuvioTV: A modern Android TV media player powered by the Stremio addon ecosystem. [Source]
  • Streamflix Reborn: An Android TV app to stream movies and TV shows for free [Source]
  • Stremio: A video streaming application, that allows you to watch and organize video content from different services [Source] [Website] [Google Play] ⚠️

Streaming - Self-hosted

Streaming - Twitch

  • SmartTwitchTV: A Twitch web client that works on Android TVs [Source] [Google Play]

Streaming - Other

File Browser

Download Manager

  • BiglyBT: Fully featured open source bittorrent client and remote control [Source] [Website] [F-Droid]
  • Debrify: Cross-platform debrid manager for Real-Debrid, Torbox, and PikPak with streaming and download support [Source] [Website]
  • Download Navi: A free and Open Source download manager [Source] [F-Droid] [Google play]
  • TorrServe: Application for downloading torrents as HTTP files. Torrent connection is done localy. [Source] [F-Droid]

Connectivity

  • BT Remote: An Android app that turns your smartphone into a Bluetooth remote for Android TV. [Source] [F-Droid] [Google Play]
  • KDE Connect: A multi-platform app that allows your devices to communicate with each other [Source] [Website] [F-Droid] [Google Play] 🚫📺
  • LinkLoom: A Android TV Application To Show Browsers, History, Save Web Pages Links, Share Links Between Android Mobile app and TV [Source]
  • 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]
  • Aves: Gallery and metadata explorer [Source] [F-Droid] [Google Play]
  • Immich Android TV: An Android TV app for the self hosted photos and videos backup solution [Source]

Notifications

Screen Saver

DNS Proxy

  • DNSNet: a DNS-based host blocker (and lightweight ad blocker) that creates a VPN locally to apply its rules and block unwanted requests. [Source] [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] 📺🖱️
  • InviZible Pro: Comprehensive application for on-line privacy and security [Source] [Website] [F-Droid] [Google Play]

VPN

Capturing

System Utilities

  • APKUpdater: An open source tool that simplifies the process of finding updates for your installed apps. [Source] [IzzyOnDroid]
  • App Manager: A full-featured open source package manager for android [Source] [F-Droid] 🤖🖱️
  • CPU Info: a KMP application which provides information about device hardware and software [Source] [F-Droid] [Google Play]
  • DAVx⁵: A CalDAV/CardDAV (and webdav provider) management and synchronization app for Android which natively integrates with Android calendar/contact apps. [Source] [F-Droid] [Google Play] 💰 [Website]
  • Key Mapper: An Android app that change what the buttons do on your devices [Source] [Website] [F-Droid] [Google Play] 🚫
  • Launch-On-Boot: Launches a TV app when the device boots [Source] [F-Droid] [Google Play]
  • MATVT: Virtual Mouse for Android TV that can be controlled via remote itself. [Source]
  • Neo Backup: open-source tool to backup your apps and data [Source] [F-Droid] 🤖
  • NetGuard: A simple way to block access to the internet per application [Source] [F-Droid] [Google Play] [Website] 📺
  • Quick Settings: Quick Settings provides quick access to various Android system settings [Source] [F-Droid] 📺 🛑⚠️
  • SD Maid SE: Android's most thorough cleaning tool. [Source] [F-Droid] [Google Play] 📺
  • Shizuku: Using system APIs directly with adb/root privileges from normal apps [Source] [Website] [IzzyOnDroid] [Google Play] 🚫
  • Termux: A free and open source cross-platform terminal emulator and IDE [Source] [F-Droid] 🖱️
  • WebDAV Provider: An Android app that can expose WebDAV through Android's Storage Access Framework (SAF). [Source] [Google Play] 💰 📺

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