tvheadend/tvheadend
Tvheadend is the leading TV streaming server for Linux with ATSC, DVB-C/C2, DVB-S/S2, DVB-T/T2, IPTV, SAT>IP and unix pipe input sources observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
67/100
- Activity 99
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 5725
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 11
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
3516 stars · 973 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
Tvheadend is a TV streaming server and digital video recorder for Linux that ingests ATSC, DVB, IPTV, SAT>IP, HDHomeRun, and pipe input sources. It serves streams over HTSP, HTTP, and SAT>IP, with EPG, scheduled recording, timeshift, and transcoding features.
Use cases
- stream live TV from a DVB tuner to devices on my network
- record scheduled TV shows like a DVR
- serve IPTV streams through a web interface
- use SAT>IP tuners as a TV backend for Kodi
- set up an EPG and timeshift for live television
- transcode TV streams for lower-bandwidth clients
When to choose
- you run Linux and want a self-hosted TV backend with tuner, DVR, and EPG support
- you need to stream DVB/ATSC/IPTV/SAT>IP sources to clients like Kodi over HTSP or HTTP
When to avoid
- you need a Windows or macOS-native TV server
- you only want a simple media player without tuner/DVR functionality
Facets
service · maturity active
streaming video-processing scheduling http-server media self-hosted self-hosted tv-streaming dvr pvr dvb iptv sat-ip epg timeshift htsp mpeg-ts transcoding video linux docker
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/tvheadend/tvheadend · fetched 2026-08-28 · 90b0ab89c6ce
- homepage: https://tvheadend.org · fetched 2026-08-29 · 4194ada13474
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| tvheadend/tvheadend | main | 67 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="tvheadend/tvheadend")
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