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ChannelOS

ChannelOS is a local-first television system that turns media you already own into persistent, programmable cable-style channels.

ChannelOS home screen with live channel preview, current program information, and quick access to the Guide, Library, Channels, and Settings.

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  • Windows
Cable-style TV Guide showing multiple user-created channels, current programming, upcoming schedules, and live playback preview.
Live TV playback with channel information, program timing, Viewer Clock status, playback controls, and quick channel navigation.
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Broadcaster screen for creating and editing channels, choosing media sources, previewing program order, and managing channel schedules.
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  1.  Privacy focused

Features

  1.  Works Offline
  2.  No Tracking
  3.  Portable
  4.  Ad-free
  5.  Hardware Accelerated
  6.  No registration required
  7.  Dark Mode
  8.  Media library
  9.  Media Center

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  • sandeep85das liked ChannelOS
  • Captainkoopa42 commented on ChannelOS

    Hey! I’m the guy who made this. xD

    ChannelOS mostly exists because I got tired of the fact that I could own an entire library of movies and shows, but the experience of actually watching them was still basically just digging through folders and picking files.

    I missed the feeling of television turning it on, seeing what’s already playing, flipping through channels, finding something halfway through and just watching it.

    So I figured if I own the media, why can’t I also own the television...

  • Captainkoopa42 added ChannelOS
  • Captainkoopa42 added ChannelOS as alternative to Plex, Jellyfin and Kodi + 3 similar activities

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Hey! I’m the guy who made this. xD

ChannelOS mostly exists because I got tired of the fact that I could own an entire library of movies and shows, but the experience of actually watching them was still basically just digging through folders and picking files.

I missed the feeling of television turning it on, seeing what’s already playing, flipping through channels, finding something halfway through and just watching it.

So I figured if I own the media, why can’t I also own the television network?

That’s basically what ChannelOS is trying to become. Your media, your channels, your schedules, your TV.

This is still a very early alpha, so if you try it and something breaks, acts weird, feels confusing, or you just think “why the hell doesn’t it do this?” tell me. I genuinely want to know.

Thanks to anybody willing to give this weird little project a shot. :)

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What is ChannelOS?

ChannelOS is a local-first television system that turns media you already own into persistent, programmable cable-style channels.

Instead of browsing folders and manually choosing individual files, ChannelOS creates channels with their own schedules. A TV Guide shows what is currently airing, and users can switch between stations like traditional television.

Current features include persistent user-created channels, a cable-style TV guide, fullscreen couch-friendly operation, Xbox-compatible controller support, On Demand library playback, adding media folders and individual media to channels, persistent settings and library state between launches, and Fullscreen/Windowed display modes.

ChannelOS operates locally and does not require a cloud service. Media remains in its original location and is not moved, renamed, or uploaded.

ChannelOS is currently an early Windows alpha and is under active development.