CleanYourTV

tv-vibehack is an open-source toolkit for debloating Android TV and Google TV devices over Wi-Fi using ADB, while replacing the stock home screen with a lightweight, tvOS-inspired launcher. A setup prompt guides a coding assistant through identifying the TV, backing up packages and settings, asking which services to retain, disabling manufacturer telemetry, advertisements, content rows, and other preinstalled packages with `pm disable-user`, and installing the launcher; nothing is uninstalled or rooted, and restore scripts re-enable the disabled packages and return to the stock launcher. The included native Android TV launcher is written in Java with AndroidX RecyclerView and is designed for low-memory televisions. It provides a four-app dock, an app grid, HDMI and TV input controls, Wi-Fi and settings buttons, a clock, and an optional drifting clock screensaver. The repository also includes a pure-Python ADB client, batch and file-transfer tools, shell and PowerShell debloat/restore scripts, TV-specific debloat examples, and build-and-install scripts. It supports Android TV and Google TV devices but not Samsung Tizen, LG webOS, or Amazon Fire TV. The repository is licensed under the MIT License, with the included Outfit typeface under the SIL Open Font License.

Free My TV is an open-source, ad-free replacement home screen and screensaver for Google TV and Android TV, LG webOS TVs, and Samsung Tizen TVs. It puts selected apps on a configurable shelf and provides non-sponsored trending picks from installed services, weather, sunset-based light and dark themes, market prices, and a photo screensaver. The project can be installed through ADB on Android TV, Developer Mode on LG, or TizenBrew and Samsung Developer Mode on Tizen; it does not require root or uninstall the factory home screen, and its Original option restores the previous setup. On Android, the plain Java app builds without Gradle or libraries into an APK and uses the TV's local ADB interface to set the home activity, screensaver, and selected package states. A separate watchdog restores the stock home screen after repeated crashes. The LG and Samsung versions use the same interface in HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, packaged as webOS and Tizen applications. Content comes from TMDB, Open-Meteo, and optionally Binance and Watchmode, depending on the user's configuration. The repository is MIT-licensed and provides build and installation scripts, configuration for city, language, services, apps, weather, and prices, and optional transfer of personal photos to supported Android TVs. It states that the app has no accounts, analytics, or tracking.

Plume Launcher is a lightweight, ad-free home-screen launcher for Android TV and Google TV. It replaces the stock home screen with an apps row, Continue Watching items from Android TV's Watch Next data and supported app channels, TV input shortcuts, and optional weather, wallpapers, and screensavers. Users can rearrange or hide apps, assign press and hold actions to supported remote buttons, switch themes and icon styles, and lock the layout with a PIN. The launcher can intercept the Home button through an Android accessibility service, while holding Home still opens the Google TV dashboard. It is distributed as a sideloaded APK and supports Android 8.0 or newer; the repository also documents installation through Downloader, USB, or adb and provides Gradle build instructions. Plume reports no analytics, ads, account, or tracking, and is released as free software under GPL-3.0.

SmartTube is a free, open-source media client for Android TVs and Android TV boxes, developed as a single-handed hobby project. It provides a TV-optimized interface for browsing and playing content from public sources without requiring Google Services, with features including SponsorBlock integration, adjustable playback speed, high-resolution and HDR playback, live chat, picture-in-picture, customizable buttons, and casting through manually linked TV codes. The app is distributed as APK releases rather than through an official app store, with beta and stable channels and a built-in updater. It supports Android 4.3 and newer on Android TVs, TV boxes, Chromecast with Google TV, NVIDIA Shield, and compatible Fire TV devices, but is not officially supported on phones, tablets, Samsung Tizen, LG webOS, Apple TV, or other non-Android platforms. It does not provide video downloads, and some functions such as voice search, casting, comments, and playback at altered speeds have documented device or implementation limitations.

ScreenTinker is an open-source, self-hosted digital signage CMS developed as a Node.js/Express application with a SQLite database and web-based management dashboard. It manages TVs, video walls, kiosks, and other displays across multiple locations, with playlists, slide editing, device groups, multi-zone layouts, video-wall synchronization, remote control, scheduling, display power windows, offline caching, proof-of-play analytics, and a documented REST API. Displays can run through the web player or native players for Android TV, Fire TV, Samsung Tizen, LG webOS, Raspberry Pi, Windows, ChromeOS, BrightSign, and other browser-capable devices. The system supports multi-tenant organizations and workspaces with role-based access, device authentication, content approval and version history, optional plugins, storage on local disk or S3-compatible and Azure Blob backends, and links between ScreenTinker servers through its Node Mesh feature. It can be self-hosted on Linux, macOS, or Windows with Node.js and bundled SQLite, or used through the hosted service at screentinker.com. The repository states that it is free and MIT licensed.