# mesamirh/MovieBox-Tui

Terminal interface to find, download, and stream movies, TV shows, and live TV using local media players.

Repository: https://github.com/mesamirh/MovieBox-Tui
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/moviebox-tui
Homepage: https://moviebox-tui.vercel.app
Language: Rust
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: anime, moviebox, streaming, series, cli, downloader, iptv, movies, mpv, ratatui, rust, terminal, tui, tv-shows
Last push: 2026-08-26T11:06:49+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 80/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 99, longevity 3
- inputs: {"age_days": 48, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 8, "gap_med": 3.5, "n_releases_24m": 11}
- flags: young
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1310, forks 122 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:19.441298+00:00)

## What it is
MovieBox-TUI is a Rust terminal application (built on Ratatui) for searching, streaming, and downloading movies, TV shows, anime, and live TV without a browser. It extracts stream links from multiple sources and plays them in local media players such as mpv, VLC, or IINA, with batch season downloads, automatic subtitles, and IPTV playlist support.

## Use cases
- stream movies and tv shows directly from the terminal
- download entire seasons of a series in one go
- watch anime without opening a browser
- play iptv or m3u live tv playlists in the terminal
- find stream links and play them in mpv or vlc
- lightweight alternative to browser-based streaming sites
- automatically download subtitles for movies and episodes

## When to choose
- You want an ad-free, login-free way to browse and play media using mpv, VLC, or IINA with minimal resource usage
- You need batch downloading of episodes with automatic skipping of completed files and organized Movies/Series folders
- You prefer a keyboard- and mouse-driven TUI with favorites, themes, and poster art over heavyweight web players
- You want one interface aggregating movies, series, anime, community addons, and custom IPTV playlists

## When to avoid
- You need a full media server like Plex or Jellyfin with transcoding, libraries, and multi-device sharing
- You need DRM-protected content from subscription services - the tool only handles direct stream links
- You want to manage or catalog local media collections rather than discover and stream online sources
- You require legally licensed sources only - third-party stream extraction may not be authorized for all content

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: terminal-ui, streaming
- domain: media, entertainment
- platform: cross-platform, windows, rust, cli
- tags: tui, media-streaming, iptv, mpv, vlc, iina, ratatui, anime, tv-shows, live-tv, batch-downloader, subtitle-downloads, stream-link-extraction, media-downloader, command-line, linux, macos, android

## Member repositories
- mesamirh/MovieBox-Tui (main) score 80

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:19.441298+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T04:49:55.997698+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/mesamirh/MovieBox-Tui (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:19.441298+00:00, sha 6cdfba55efac)
  - homepage: https://moviebox-tui.vercel.app (fetched 2026-08-29T12:07:59.650285+00:00, sha bc5699b7e073)
  - registry_crates: https://crates.io/api/v1/crates/moviebox-tui (fetched 2026-08-29T12:07:59.659274+00:00, sha 1ef088bcc364)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.