The Ultimate Android TV Setup
If you are on Android TV here is some apps to upgrade to a better experience, from launcher to stores, tools from alternatives clients you will have everything you need
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Launchers
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Platforms
- Android TV


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App Stores
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Platforms
- Android
- F-Droid
- Android TV
Your independent app store for Android TV and set top boxes. All free apps with no restrictions!

Official Android marketplace for apps, games, books, movies, and more accessible via Android devices and web browsers with user reviews for each item.
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Application types
Platforms
- Online
- Android
- Chrome OS
- Android Tablet


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In an effort to make things easy, and maybe even fun, AndroidPolice.com created APK Mirror. Over the past several months, they've been working to build a smooth, reliable, trust-worthy site to host the downloads users love.
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Application types
Platforms
- Online
- Android
- Android Tablet


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Keyboards


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Keyboard integrates Google Search, GIFs, emojis, and Glide Typing, allowing instant sharing of results, web content, images, and videos from the keyboard.
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- iPad
- Android Wear
- Android TV


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Web Browsers


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Web browser for Android TV designed for remote control use, featuring tabs, bookmarks, voice search, user agent switching, and download management.



Puffin speeds up mobile browsing by shifting the workload from the resource-limited devices to the cloud servers, and resource-demanding webpages can run super-fast on your phones or tablets.
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- iPad
- Android TV


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Multimedia player
Free open-source media system alternative to proprietary options, supports Chromecast, 4K streaming, plugin extensions, with privacy focus.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application types
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- iPad
- Self-Hosted
- Flathub
- Tizen OS
- F-Droid
- Android TV
- Kodi
- Docker
- Fire TV
- Roku
- Cloudron


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Open-source media player supporting Linux to iOS, highly customizable with plug-ins, supports 4K and diverse formats, privacy-centric and ad-free.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application types
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- BSD
- iPad
- Flathub
- Flatpak
- Raspberry Pi
- Fire TV


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Cross-platform, free media player supports multimedia files, DVDs, streaming, offers hardware acceleration, 4K, lossless audio, and more.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application types
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- BSD
- iPad
- AppImageHub
- Apple Watch
- Snapcraft
- Google Chrome
- Apple TV
- Flathub
- PortableApps.com
- F-Droid
- Kindle Fire
- Haiku
- Android TV
- Homebrew
- Chocolatey
- HUAWEI AppGallery


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Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application types
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Android
- BSD
- F-Droid
- Haiku
- Xfce
- Chocolatey
- Flathub
- Snapcraft



Fermata Media Player is a free, open source audio, video and TV player with a simple and intuitive interface. It is focused on playing media files organized in folders and playlists.


Local on-device only video player
NOVA is an open source video player for Android. It consists in a fork of the original
Archos Video Player Community Edition.

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Android video player based on ExoPlayer library. It uses ExoPlayer's ffmpeg extension with all its audio formats enabled (it can handle even special formats like AC3, EAC3, DTS, DTS HD, TrueHD etc.).
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application type
Platforms
- Android
- Android Tablet
- F-Droid
- Samsung Galaxy Store
- HUAWEI AppGallery


Video On Demand
YouTube modded client with ad-block and
SponsorBlock supportWorth mentioning:
SmartTube
Media center supporting movies, series, YouTube, and smartTV casting via DLNA/Chromecast. Offers HD, subtitles, add-ons, with no registration needed. Notice of new episodes.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application types
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- iPad
- Apple TV
- Flathub
- Flatpak
- Android TV


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Stream movies and TV shows in HD on Android TV with no ads, multiple subtitles, instant playback resumption, daily updates, and no account required.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application type
Platforms
- Android TV
- Android
- Android Tablet

CloudStream is an open source Android application to watch free content from various provider.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application types
Platforms
- Android
- Android TV



Need something to watch? We’re on it. Plex combines free movies & TV with the best free streaming services, so there’s always more to discover.
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Proprietary
Application types
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Online
- Android
- iPhone
- Chrome OS
- Android Tablet
- Windows Phone
- iPad
- Self-Hosted
- Snapcraft
- Android Auto
- Apple TV
- Flathub
- Daydream
- Kindle Fire
- Android TV
- Amazon Alexa
- Kodi
- Google TV
- Playstation
- Docker
- Fire TV
- Roku
- Chromecast
- Xbox
- Docker Hub
- HUAWEI AppGallery


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Enjoy streaming thousands of movies and TV shows globally in stunning 4K quality, with offline viewing options to watch anytime.
Cost / License
- Paid
- Proprietary
Application types
Platforms
- Windows
- Online
- Android
- iPhone
- Chrome OS
- Android Tablet
- Windows Phone
- iPad
- Apple TV
- Daydream
- Kindle Fire
- Playstation
- Fire TV
- Nintendo Switch
- Xbox


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Enjoy movies, series, originals, and more from Disney, Pixar, Marvel, and more, including downloads for offline viewing and multiple device support.
Cost / License
- Paid
- Proprietary
Application types
Platforms
- Online
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- iPad
- Apple TV
- Playstation
- Fire TV
- Xbox



Continue to watch your favorite shows and movies, discover new content, and find new video apps. With the Apple TV App, you can do it all in one place.
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Proprietary
Application types
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Android
- iPhone
- iPad
- Apple TV
- Playstation
- Fire TV
- Roku
- Chromecast
- Xbox
- Android Tablet


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Watch over 25,000 episodes and 15,000 hours of latest and hottest Anime & Asian Drama 1 hour after TV broadcast!
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Proprietary
Application types
Platforms
- Windows
- Online
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- iPad
- Apple TV
- Playstation VR
- Kodi
- Playstation
- Fire TV
- Xbox


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Stream Amazon Originals, popular movies, and shows across multiple devices with optional offline downloads and data control.
Cost / License
- Paid
- Proprietary
Application types
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Online
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- iPad
- Apple TV
- Fire TV
- Android TV


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Peacock is an American video streaming service owned and operated by the Television and Streaming division of NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of Comcast, named after the NBC logo.
Cost / License
- Paid
- Proprietary
Application types
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Android
- iPhone
- iPad



Live and IPTV
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Platforms
- Android TV



Interactive platform for live gaming streams, esports, music, and creative arts with chat integration, monetization options, and a global community.
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Proprietary
Application types
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Online
- Android
- iPhone
- iPad
- Kindle Fire
- Playstation
- Fire TV
- Xbox


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Cost / License
- Freemium
- Proprietary
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- iPad
- Apple TV
- Fire TV
- Chromecast


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Zattoo streams TV content live or on demand over the internet on your TV device. Limited to Germany, Switzerland and Austria.
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Proprietary
Application types
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- HUAWEI AppGallery
- iPad
- Apple TV
- Kindle Fire



Music
Tidal is the world’s first music service with High Fidelity sound quality, High Definition music videos and Curated Editorial by music journalists, artists and experts, making for a simply superior experience.
Cost / License
- Paid
- Proprietary
Application types
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Online
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- iPad
- Apple TV
- Flathub
- Android TV
- Fire TV
- Roku
- Chromecast



Qobuz is an online music platform offering streaming subscriptions and downloads. Qobuz offers more than 40 million titles in lossless quality (16-Bit/44.1 kHz, similar to CD quality), and possesses a large catalogue of high-resolution content (75,000 albums in 24-Bit Hi-Res).
Cost / License
- Paid
- Proprietary
Application types
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Online
- Android
- iPhone
- iPad
- Android Auto
- AirPlay



Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Platforms
- Android TV
- Fire TV








































































