TV-Browser for Mac
Designed to look like paper-based TV guide.
Free
In English
Version 3.0.2-beta1When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission
TV-Browser overview
TV-Browser is a digital TV guide.
TV-Browser gets the daily TV program from the Internet and shows it clearly aranged - like a printed TV guide. An Internet connection is only necessary during the data update.
Note:You can not use TV-Browser to watch TV.
Your favorite channel is probably already supported.
We don't have any commercial background. We just like to work at this project - in our spare time.We really don't want to earn money from the project.
TV-Browser contains no evil code like spyware, backdoors or the like. The source is open. We can't hide anything.
TV-Browser runs on every system with the Java runtime environment installed.
Get a Sun Java Runtime Environment, if your computer does not support Java yet.
The look and feel of TV-Browser can be changed with the help of skins and icons.
New features can be added to TV-Browser by installing a wide range of plugins.
A detailed list of features can be found in the user manual.
In the manual you can also find the of the project. A list of press quotes can be found there as well.
What’s new in version 3.0.2-beta1
Version 3.0.2-beta1:
- TV-Browser 3.0.2 is shipped without the most plugins, you will find them in a plugin package that can be easily installed with Drag'n'Drop in the program table.
- The TV-Browser data plugin was renamed to EPGfree data to separate it from TV-Browser itself.
- TV-Browser 3.0.2 contains some new features like the new filter dialog and some bug fixes.
- This is a beta version, so it probably contains bugs.
TV-Browser for Mac
Free
In English
Version 3.0.2-beta1
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Oct 30 2020
Version: 3.0.2-beta1
I really tried hard to format the TV-Browser review reader-friendly, with a clean Return after each paragraph. But all the Returns were deleted by MacUpdate again and again. Maybe they are trying to save space. Then I tried to write a comment to my own review, but it kept disappearing. Don't know what's going on here…
Oct 30 2020
Version: 3.0.2-beta1
MacUpdate says (in red letters in the upper right corner of this page): "This app is no longer supported by it's developer."
This is incorrect. I just updated from v3.4.1.0 to 4.0.1, and the splash screen that came up after the installation said: "TV-Browser is developed on a regular basis."
Today, Oct. 2020, the newest version is v4.2.1, and it requires Java 11. I downloaded the newest version first, of course, but the program kept telling me that Java 11 was needed for it to run. I couldn't find Java 11 anywhere for my old Mac, and it really took me some time to figure out that the latest version my old MacBook Pro running High Sierra supports is actually v8. Once I realized that, I downloaded v4.0.1 for Java 8, and everything is running fine now.
This is an excellent program for European TV channels. I use it for German channels. It's interface is like a TV magazine, and you can highly customize it. You can set reminders to your favorite transmission broadcasting, and see whether an event will be repeated in the upcoming weeks. Movie comments contain the name of actors, directors, release date, etc. If I liked the movie, I copy the aforementioned data and paste it into my FileMaker Pro movie database.
There are also (regularly) updated plug-ins available. Some obviously cover US TV, but I have never bothered to test them.
The Start site is here: <https://www.tvbrowser.org/index.php?id=tv-browser>
The download page is here: <https://sourceforge.net/projects/tvbrowser/files/>
The download site for v4.0.1 is <https://sourceforge.net/projects/tvbrowser/files/TV-Browser%20Releases%20%28Java%208%20and%20higher%29/4.0.1/>
And yes, the program is free!
Oct 9 2011
Version: 3.0.2-beta1
A new version is out v3.1RC1 (Beta) - in german and english available
http://hilfe.tvbrowser.org/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=14930
what's new
TV-Browser 3.1RC1 fixes bug of the beta version and contains some improvements to support better personalization with themes.
For easy handling of the Personas the Plugin PersonaHandler is available for installation through TV-Browser. TV-Browser 3.1RC1 is a release candidate and probably contains bugs. A Java JRE since version 6 is needed.
Aug 4 2011
Version: 3.0.2-beta1
Beta will not run in Lion. Useless for US TV, by the way. If you're on this side of the Atlantic, don't bother with this. TitanTV.com if you're still watching TV at all.