Hey! I’m the guy who made ChannelOS. xD It mostly exists because I got tired of the fact that I could own an entire library of movies, shows, and recordings, but actually watching them still meant digging through folders and choosing individual files. I missed the feeling of television turning it on, seeing what’s already playing, flipping through channels, finding something halfway through, and just watching it. So I kept coming back to one question: If I own the media, why can’t I also own the television network? That became ChannelOS. The current Windows alpha lets you point it at media you already own, build persistent channels, give them schedules, browse a TV Guide, channel surf, and use the same library for On Demand playback. It’s still early, and that’s part of why I’m putting it out now. If you try it and something breaks, feels awkward, or makes you think “why the hell doesn’t it do this?” I genuinely want to hear it. Thanks to anyone willing to give this weird little television project a shot. :)

ChannelOS

Turn your local media library into cable-style TV

Turn your local media library into cable-style TV