Mac TV · Office #60,198

What it is

Calls itself “native Mac app”.

• Calls itself: native Mac app

“A native Mac app with a tvOS-style home screen for your TV.”

Where it puts itself

Rules out “no account and no servers of its own”.

• Says it will not: no account and no servers of its own

“Mac TV has no account and no servers of its own”

What it costs

A free tier, free forever.

• Free plan: free forever

“Free and open source.”

Who it sells to

Sells to consumers.

• Sells to: consumers

“Turn your Mac into an Apple TV-style box”

How it runs

A desktop app for macOS. Runs locally and works offline. Open source.

• Kind: desktop
• Runs on: macOS
• Runs where: on the device, offline
• Open source: yes

“A native Mac app with a tvOS-style home screen for your TV.”

“Requires macOS 14 or later, on an Apple silicon or Intel Mac.”

What it works with

Names Brave, Netflix and 3 more on its pages.

• Names: Brave · Netflix · Prime Video · +2

“Brave (optional): open websites in Brave instead of the built-in player, with Brave's sign-ins and Shields.”

“Netflix, YouTube, Prime Video and more play in their official web players at full quality, up to 4K.”

What it offers as proof

Live, no waitlist. Try it without signing up. Publishes docs.

• Trial asks for: nothing

“Download MacTV-<version>.dmg from Releases , open it, and drag Mac TV to Applications.”

“…docs -> https://github.com/Arunprakaash/mac-tv/tree/main/docs”