Playground
Hacks Discuss your DVR scripts, hacks and integrations here. Virtual Channels Use this section to discuss cool Virtual Channels you've created or to help others with their problems with Virtual Channels. Custom Channels Welcome to the Custom Channels category. What to Watch Use this category to discuss new showS, movies, or the availability of good stuff and where to record it. Antenna Help Post tricks of the trade or questions for wise antenna owners. 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. TV Talk For Sale Use this category to trade, swap, or sell equipment used for Channels setups. 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 | 568 | February 28, 2026 |
| About the Playground category |
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0 | 2207 | August 14, 2019 |
| FastChannels - FAST Channels aggregator/manager |
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3438 | 97145 | October 12, 2026 |
| AndroidHDMI for Channels (ah4c): A virtual channel tuner using HDMI Encoder(s) + streaming stick(s) |
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1960 | 92301 | October 12, 2026 |
| Introducing PrismCast: Browser-based Live TV Capture for Channels DVR and Plex |
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1778 | 74153 | October 12, 2026 |
| OliveTin for Channels: An Interface for Misc Channels DVR Scripts & Tricks |
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1573 | 116245 | October 11, 2026 |
| ADBTuner: A "channel tuning" application for networked Google TV / Android TV devices |
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3650 | 276054 | October 11, 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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569 | 81376 | October 11, 2026 |
| Stream Link for series of shows? |
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5 | 208 | October 11, 2026 |
| LinkPi encoder family |
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600 | 55296 | October 11, 2026 |
| DVRDesk a simple Windows and Linux client for Channels |
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153 | 6996 | October 11, 2026 |
| Testers wanted: ZapperBox tuners as an HDHomeRun source for Channels DVR |
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39 | 355 | October 11, 2026 |
| Nucleus HTPC |
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193 | 4541 | October 10, 2026 |
| Pluto-Windows_4C Released |
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256 | 10325 | October 10, 2026 |
| TVMaestro – a web guide and multiview controller for Channels DVR |
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6 | 306 | October 10, 2026 |
| How do I timeshift the guide 3 hrs |
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5 | 163 | October 7, 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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109 | 5235 | October 7, 2026 |
| Synchronized Closed Captions for Channels |
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32 | 1573 | October 7, 2026 |
| Channels DVR Extras: the Chrome extension |
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53 | 5430 | October 6, 2026 |
| DirecTV Osprey/Gemini Boxes |
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209 | 11517 | October 6, 2026 |
| Proxmox-for-Channels: Step-by-Step for Passing Through One or More USB Capture Cards to a Channels DVR LXC |
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1 | 240 | October 5, 2026 |
| APITuner — ADB-free virtual tuner for Android TV / Google TV |
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108 | 4006 | October 5, 2026 |
| FruitDeepLinks — Universal Sports Aggregator for Channels DVR |
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842 | 33661 | October 4, 2026 |
| Clicker - An Unofficial Player for Channels DVR Server- written in Rust |
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120 | 3422 | October 3, 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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3603 | 242711 | October 2, 2026 |
| 2026-10-06: Warner Bros. Discovery becomes a Paramount-Skydance property |
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3 | 284 | October 2, 2026 |
| Stream Links and Hulu on Onn box? |
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1 | 151 | October 1, 2026 |
| ChannelWatch: The Complete Monitoring Dashboard for Channels DVR |
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71 | 3047 | October 1, 2026 |
| Windows ADB Bridge App |
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294 | 6022 | October 1, 2026 |
| USB HDMI Capture |
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248 | 23416 | September 30, 2026 |