Top 15 GB-PVR Alternative and Similar Softwares | Dec 2024

GB-PVR is a robust, full-featured Personal Video Recorder (PVR) or Media Center, which can record and playback several types of audio-visual (AV) media. Although it has many features, they can all be placed into one of two categories:

* Playback - The AV content is displayed through your monitor, TV, and/or sound system
* Recording - New AV content can be written to your computer’s hard drive for later playback
o Live TV is actually a combination of recording and playback

1. nextPVR

nextPVR NextPVR is a free Personal Video Recorder (PVR) and Media Centre application for Microsoft Windows. At its heart lies the Electronic Programme Guide from where you can watch (and pause) live TV and schedule your favourite shows for later viewing.Relax with a DVD or play back your music, videos and......

2. Freevo

Freevo Freevo is an open source HTPC media centre software integrating PVR / DVR funtionality along with music, video, gaming, home automation and more. It is written in python and uses existing popular software such as mplayer, xine and vlc. Primarily aimed at the Linux platform it is also possible to......

3. Remote Control for VLC

Remote Control for VLC The Remote Control for VLC is an iPhone / iPad application that controls the VLC Media Player from VideoLAN remotely over a WiFi connection.The design philosophy was to create an application that is easy to use with a simplistic yet functional User Interface, that is free and does not serve......

4. XBian

XBian XBian is a small, fast and lightweight media centre distribution for the Raspberry Pi, CuBox-i, Hummingboard and many more devices to come. It is based on a minimal Debian and therefore offers much of the same freedom as Debian offers.......

5. 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......

6. XBMC Remote

XBMC Remote XBMC Remote gives you complete control of XBMC via your iPhone.The XBMC Remote can connect over WiFi or a 3G Network so you can control your XBMC from anywhere in the house - or even anywhere in the world.......

7. Flixtor

Flixtor Flixtor streams movies, series, videos and animes from Torrents.Features: Watch Movies, TV Shows and even Anime from the comfort of your couch. Subtitle Support for more than 30 different languages. Trakt integration for the most up to date information and amazing box-arts Streaming torrents in Full 1080p, 720p and......

8. EyeTV

EyeTV EyeTV 3 is the award-winning software that comes with all of Elgato’s TV Tuners. The software may also be purchased separately for use with compatible third party TV Tuners.......

9. Boxee Remote

Boxee Remote Boxee Remote turns your iPhone into a remote control for the Boxee media center. It connects to Boxee over WiFi and has two modes: Gesture Mode and Buttons Mode.When in Gesture Mode hold your thumb down and drag the Boxee logo around to move up/down/right/left. Drag it to the edge......

10. Plex Cloud

Plex Cloud The simplest way to run PlexRun your always-on Plex Media Server in the cloud without the need for an always-on PC or network-attached storage device (NAS). With Plex Cloud, you’ll be ready to go in 60 seconds or less, easily streaming and accessing your media remotely on all your Plex......

11. Boxee

Boxee Boxee is a media center for your home theater PC. It compiles media from your computer and on the internet into a simple, remote-control friendly user interface. Boxee includes built-in social media features, so you can see what your friends have watched and recommended. You can also integrate Boxee with......

12. LinuxMCE

LinuxMCE Linux Based home automation software. Allows for management of media, security, telecommunications, networks, and other home systems.......

13. Redy movies

Redy movies Collect all your movies and tv shows in one place.Redy Movies is a new media manager that scans your device and network folders (SMB/CIFS shares) for movies and tv shows. It automatically identifies them, downloads cover art and present them in a clean and orderly way. Subtitles are downloaded easily......

14. GeeXboX

GeeXboX GeeXboX is a free and Open Source Media-Center purposed Linux distribution for embedded devices and desktop computers. GeeXboX is not an application, it’s a full-featured OS, that one can boot as a LiveCD, from a USB key, an SD/MMC card or install on its regular HDD. The GeeXboX distribution is......

15. Stremio

Stremio Media center allowing to watch movies, series, YouTube channels instantly. You can watch in HD, with subtitles, and easily cast any file to TV through DLNA, Chromecast, AppleTV with one click! Stremio also gives you notifications for new episodes / movies, as well as recommendations for content you might like.Stremio's......