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Custom Channels Welcome to the Custom Channels category. Virtual Channels Use this section to discuss cool Virtual Channels you've created or to help others with their problems with Virtual Channels. Antenna Help Post tricks of the trade or questions for wise antenna owners. What to Watch Use this category to discuss new showS, movies, or the availability of good stuff and where to record it. Hacks Discuss your DVR scripts, hacks and integrations here. Advanced Passes Use this category to discuss Advanced Passes . Share cool tricks you’ve used or ask the community questions about how to use it. Deals Use this category to post about deals on hardware that is useful for Channels. Deals on HDHomeRuns, hard drives, computers, or networking gear. For Sale Use this category to trade, swap, or sell equipment used for Channels setups. TV Talk Stream Links Discuss anything about Stream Links. Hardware This is the place where you can discuss and ask questions about hardware for Channels and Channels DVR.
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Project Topic thread links
Project Topic threads using the keyword tag project-topic will display in this Forum Search https://community.getchannels.com/tag/project-topic and are sorted by Latest Post. To view them sorted by Latest Topic use ht… |
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2 | 478 | February 28, 2026 |
| About the Playground category |
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0 | 2144 | August 14, 2019 |
| FastChannels - FAST Channels aggregator/manager |
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2619 | 66269 | August 21, 2026 |
| Windows ADB Bridge App |
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153 | 2357 | August 21, 2026 |
| AndroidHDMI for Channels (ah4c): A virtual channel tuner using HDMI Encoder(s) + streaming stick(s) |
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1358 | 76791 | August 21, 2026 |
| BETA: HDMI Encoder Native Apps - Say goodbye to DRM restrictions! |
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55 | 2511 | August 21, 2026 |
| FruitDeepLinks — Universal Sports Aggregator for Channels DVR |
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773 | 27435 | August 21, 2026 |
| ChannelWatch: The Complete Monitoring Dashboard for Channels DVR |
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43 | 1825 | August 21, 2026 |
| [RELEASE] Watch YouTube, Twitch, Daily Motion, News Websites, and more inside your Channels DVR Client Internal Player! |
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51 | 10352 | August 21, 2026 |
| [RELEASE] Playlist Manager for Channels [Streaming Library Manager Extension] |
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308 | 41807 | August 21, 2026 |
| Nucleus HTPC |
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151 | 2750 | August 21, 2026 |
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Frndly TV for Channels
Info & Instructions https://www.matthuisman.nz/2021/11/frndly-tv-for-channels.html Source https://github.com/matthuisman/frndlytv-for-channels Support https://www.matthuisman.nz/support-me |
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1429 | 133925 | August 21, 2026 |
| USB HDMI Capture |
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226 | 20907 | August 21, 2026 |
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ESPN+ & FOX Sports with Custom Channels via EPlusTV
I've played a bit with the EPlusTV project from GitHub which, after you've added your authorization, provides you with both an m3u and xmltv data for ESPN+ streams. These can easily be added to Channels to let you wa… |
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3556 | 229849 | August 21, 2026 |
| Introducing PrismCast: Browser-based Live TV Capture for Channels DVR and Plex |
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1642 | 57723 | August 21, 2026 |
| Clicker - An Unofficial Player for Channels DVR Server- written in Rust |
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103 | 2004 | August 21, 2026 |
| PBS Feeds |
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397 | 39480 | August 21, 2026 |
| ADBTuner: A "channel tuning" application for networked Google TV / Android TV devices |
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3583 | 253877 | August 20, 2026 |
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[RELEASE] Stream Link/File Manager for Channels [Streaming Library Manager Extension]
Stream Link Manager for Channels In Channels DVR, users have the ability to add "Stream Links" and "Stream Files" as local content. These Stream Links/Files appear as normal Movies, TV Shows, and Videos next to recor… |
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565 | 76115 | August 20, 2026 |
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CableCard refugees: What's next?
I wanted to open this fresh thread for everyone, like me, that's ignored the ADB + Encoder solutions, but now are facing the deadline of November 5th, 2026 of CableCard deactivation. C-Day. Let's use this as a fresh th… |
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39 | 1391 | August 20, 2026 |
| Synchronized Closed Captions for Channels |
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26 | 885 | August 20, 2026 |
| Analog TV Simulator - accurate nostalgia FTW |
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15 | 496 | August 19, 2026 |
| DirecTV Osprey/Gemini Boxes |
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201 | 8860 | August 18, 2026 |
| LocalNow Issues |
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2 | 105 | August 19, 2026 |
| Gracenotes ID |
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6 | 203 | August 18, 2026 |
| I felt blue tonight |
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1 | 150 | August 18, 2026 |
| Channels plugin for netdata |
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0 | 96 | August 17, 2026 |
| Thinking about a partial rebuild - is this even possible? |
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1 | 103 | August 17, 2026 |
| WinUtil-for-Channels: A Community Windows Installer for Channels DVR and Related Projects (focusing on those not Docker-based) Plus OliveTin EZ-Start |
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58 | 504 | August 17, 2026 |
| ESPN+ with Custom Channels via ADBTuner |
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267 | 10715 | August 16, 2026 |