# j4Uq/TVBoxOSC

Repository: https://github.com/j4Uq/TVBoxOSC
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/tvboxosc
License Family: other
Last push: 2026-08-26T08:09:49+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 95/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:39:23.370411+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 87, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1531, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 7, "gap_med": 2, "n_releases_24m": 80}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 17388, forks 2175 (observed 2026-08-28T04:11:19.631161+00:00)

## What it is
TVBoxOSC is an open-source Android application for playing live TV and video-on-demand streams from configurable sources on TV boxes and Android devices. It is a maintained fork combining code from CatVodTVOfficial/TVBoxOSC, q215613905/TVBoxOS, and takagen99/Box.

## Use cases
- watch live tv channels on an android tv box
- play vod streams from custom source configs
- aggregate iptv and video sources in one android app
- sideload a media player on an android tv stick
- load subscription configs for streaming on android

## When to choose
- you want a free open-source android tv streaming client with configurable sources
- you need a maintained fork of the original TVBoxOSC with recent releases

## When to avoid
- you need an iOS or desktop-native media app
- you require official licensing or guaranteed legal content sources
- you want a polished mainstream streaming service client

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: video-processing, gui
- domain: media, entertainment, android-tools, cross-platform
- platform: -
- tags: tvbox, android-tv, iptv, video-streaming, media-player, live-tv, vod, fork, android, mobile, desktop

## Member repositories
- j4Uq/TVBoxOSC (main) score 95

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:19.631161+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 2026-08-29T17:02:58.562212+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/j4Uq/TVBoxOSC (fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:19.631161+00:00, sha 45f630f3707d)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.