Tahoe TV
Tahoe TV: calm, simple TV for the whole family. A free, open-source glass TV home & smart live TV player for Android TV, Android phones, Mac, Windows PC and Debian/Ubuntu Linux. Light enough for a 1 GB TV stick.
Clear, everyday names — so you never install a phone remote by mistake on your TV (or vice versa).
TahoeTV-App-for-TV-and-Phone.apk · Android icon name: Tahoe TV
TahoeTV-Phone-Remote-and-Setup.apk · Android icon name: Tahoe TV Remote
TahoeTV-macos-intel.dmg · TahoeTV-macos-arm64.dmg
sudo apt install ./TahoeTV-linux-amd64.deb.Install this on your Android TV / TV Box (or on a Phone if you want the full TV screen interface + live TV app directly).
Install this on your Android Phone when you want a remote control + wireless setup tool to push Tahoe TV onto your TV.
Multi-stage fuzzy server selection, DASH/DRM support, and live push updates on every screen.
Responsive glass layout adapts to TV landscape D-pad remotes and portrait touchscreens.
Tests all servers per channel, scores latency, bitrate & EWMA reliability, and switches smoothly.
Interactive modal pop-ups with SHA-256 verification and real-time push notifications even without Google Play.
Me, Guest, and PIN-locked Kids profiles plus closed captions and multi-audio track switching.
Volume, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, wallpaper, weather, sleep timer, assistant and updates in one place.
Prayer times with adhan, weather, a Gemini assistant, Home Assistant and gamepad support.
Install the main TV app onto your TV Stick over Wi-Fi without needing a laptop.
Swipe pad, volume slider, numbers, media keys, power, sleep timer, and typing straight onto the TV.
Mini player, DASH ClearKey/Widevine support, channel pages, and typo-tolerant fuzzy search.
Get notified immediately when updates or channel notices arrive, with one-tap APK install.
Scan the code on the TV and pair securely with per-device bearer tokens.
One tap collects phone + TV diagnostic logs without tokens or passwords.
HLS + DASH ClearKey + seamless WebPlayer EME handoff for Widevine/PlayReady streams.
Monitor installed devices across platforms, send live push notifications, and manage update policies.
Authenticated playlist & EPG relay for TVs, phones, VLC, Kodi and TiviMate.
Record shows from the EPG and mirror/control your Android TV from your computer.
Explore indexed public & regional streams directly from Tahoe's directory (no video streams hosted here).
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Verify official SHA-256 download checksums and test your custom M3U snippets locally in your browser.
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Paste part of an `.m3u` or `.m3u8` file to check `#EXTINF`, HLS vs DASH streams, and DRM keys before loading it into Tahoe TV.
Real screenshots from a Mi TV Stick and an Android phone.
Tahoe TV is MIT-licensed. Use it, fork it, ship your own version, or send improvements back — everyone is welcome.
It helps more people find Tahoe TV.
🌍Bring your language and your country's channels.
🛠️Kotlin, Java, Compose, Node, web — there's something for you.
🐞Use Send log in the app, then open an issue.
Put TahoeTV-App-for-TV-and-Phone.apk (app icon: Tahoe TV) on your Smart TV / TV Stick. You can also install that exact APK on your Android phone if you want the TV interface directly on mobile. Put TahoeTV-Phone-Remote-and-Setup.apk (app icon: Tahoe TV Remote) on your phone to use it as a wireless remote and TV installer.
Android TV 8.0 or newer, including cheap sticks like the Xiaomi Mi TV Stick (1 GB RAM).
Tahoe TV checks releases with SHA-256 integrity verification and connects to tahoe.kousozo.tech for instant push notifications and an interactive update pop-up modal—no Google Play Store required.
No. The phone remote app pushes Tahoe TV over Wi-Fi using Android TV's debugging option, or you can install directly via USB/downloader.
Device counts use an anonymous random UUID only—no personal data, emails, or account logins are required to watch TV.