Top 15 Zapping Alternative and Similar Softwares | Dec 2024

Zapping is a TV viewer for the Gnome desktop. It runs on Linux, FreeBSD and Solaris.

With Zapping and a TV card you can watch TV, take screenshots, and record video and audio. Zapping has a deinterlacer and a Teletext viewer built in and supports Closed Caption and Teletext subtitles. Got a remote control? Zapping supports LIRC too.

1. Kastor! TV

Kastor! TV K!TV is the best way to watch Tv on your computer. Download, install and watch your favorite TV shows! K!TV is free and is fully functional! It is based on free technologies to bring you a high quality software. No ad, no spyware, just K!TV.You just need to have Tv......

2. ARGUS TV

ARGUS TV Control Your TVRecord and Watch TV with Your PCRecord your most-loved TV programs with the push of a button.Never miss your favorite show again!......

3. Cyberlink PowerCinema

Cyberlink PowerCinema CyberLink PowerCinema digital home entertainment software is an all-in-one digital media center, delivering a complete entertainment solution for the digital home via your PC. Watch and record digital HDTV and listen to radio on your PC with PowerCinema’s bundled TV-tuner card. PowerCinema 6 allows you to enjoy music, videos, photos,......

4. MythTV

MythTV MythTV is a free, open source media center and digital video recorder (DVR) distributed under the terms of the GNU GPL. With its plugin architecture, MythTV can be transformed into a home media center suite, capable of managing your personal photo, video, and music collections, as well as keep you......

5. Pouchin TV Mod

Pouchin TV Mod Pouchin TV Mod allows you to watch and record DVB-T TV (TNT). It is small and lightweight and has an interface similar to DScaler5 and K!TV.It also supports HDTV and EAC3 sound.......

6. MediaPortal

MediaPortal MediaPortal transforms your PC into a complete media solution. It runs on basic hardware, connects directly to your TV and displays your TV Series, Movies, Photos and Music in a much more dynamic way. All in the comfort of your living room, on your big screen LCD or Plasma TV......

7. Windows Media Center

Windows Media Center Windows Media Center (WMC) turns your computer into a home entertainment hub, compiling media from your computer and the internet (plugins required) into one interface. You can even use WMC to record TV (TV tuner required). Unleash the full power of WMC by connecting your computer to a HDTV and......

8. me-tv

me-tv Me TV is a user-friendly desktop application for watching digital television services that use the DVB standard.......

9. DVBViewer

DVBViewer DVBViewer allows you to experience Digital TV on your PC. With a proper DVB card you can enter the world of digital entertainment and experience high quality, incredibly sharp TV pictures and near CD quality radio!It provides all basic functions you need to enjoy digital television and radio programs. In......

10. Documentary Vine

Documentary Vine Documentary Vine is a fast growing curated collection of free to watch documentary films for entertainment and education, with over 40 categories and multiple means of discovery. Updated daily with fresh new content daily.......

11. VidMasta

VidMasta Search for, read about, preview, watch, and download any movie and television titles that are being shared online.......

12. Kaffeine

Kaffeine Kaffeine is a media player for the KDE desktop environment. In the playlist window you can easily create playlists by just dragging some files or folders from the upper left file browser and drop it onto the playlist. You can choose to hide the file browser to get a larger......

13. Xinfire TV Player

Xinfire TV Player All-in-one Xinfire TV Player ProEnjoy the Fun of appreciating splendid TV Programs on your PCEnjoy the Fun of appreciating splendid TV Programs on your PC Equipped with a tuner connected, Xinfire TV Player Pro allows users to turn PC into TV easily to watch Analog TV, Digital TV, HD (High......

14. TVCatchup

TVCatchup TVCatchup is an Internet television service for viewing free-to-air UK channels. It operates as a cable service and retransmits BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Channel 5 amongst others, only in the UK. Users can access the service via desktop browsers as well as smartphone and tablet apps. The service is funded......

15. TVexe

TVexe Now you can watch over thousand [1500+] live worldwide TV channels on your PC.TV is an extremely easy to use application and anyone can find their stations on TV.News, Music, Educational, Sports, Art, Kids, Movies & Entertainment channels are sorted in a very easy to find way, together with TV......