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TVHplayer

Watch live TV and record your favorite shows.

  • Completely free
  • Linux
  • Open source
  • No account

Overview

Features described in its Flathub listing and in its GitHub repository: playlists and casting to other devices (Chromecast, DLNA…).

Overview written by LicitPro from the documentation published by the authors and the cited sources; we have not tried the resource ourselves.

Excerpts that establish this information
  • “Watch live TV channels from an IPTV playlist, a tuner or HDHomerun” — Flathub, 10 November 2026
  • “Cast live channels to your Chromecast-enabled TV from your computer” — Flathub, 10 November 2026

At a glance

TVHplayer is completely free: it is open source software, and every feature is available without paying or subscribing.

Its licence (GPL-3.0+) is a copyleft open source licence: you may use, study, modify and redistribute it, including commercially; modified versions must keep the same licence.

Strengths

  • Open source code
  • No account needed
  • Commercial use allowed

About

TVHplayer is a desktop app for watching and recording live TV powered by Tvheadend. It supports IPTV, HDHomerun, program guides and more. Features include: Watch live TV channels from an IPTV playlist, a tuner or HDHomerun Record live TV while watching Schedule recordings for your favorite shows Cast live channels to your Chromecast-enabled TV from your computer Browse program guides Fetch missing guides from online sources Rewind live TV during playback

Description from Flathub — AppStream (Flathub)

Sources and checks

  • Facts collected from GitHub (credit card, account, source code, publisher, licence, free status, platforms, commercial use) —
  • Facts collected from Flathub (credit card, publisher, licence, free status, platforms, commercial use, version) —
  • Last technical check: 6 November 2026
  • Description from Flathub — AppStream (Flathub)

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