Awesome Smart TV

A curated list of smart 📺 frameworks, libraries, software and resources.

• Awesome Smart TV
  • Documentation
  • Emulators
  • Frameworks
  • Platforms
• Source Code
  • Deployment and Testing
• Worth Reading
• Videos
• Contributing

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Documentation

• Android TV - Android TV application development documentation.
• LG Help Center - LG Smart TV application development documentation.
• Samsung Tizen - Tizen development center.

Emulators

• Android Studio
• LG Netcast
  • NetCast SDK v2.4.0 (2012)
  • NetCast SDK v3.0.1 (2013)
• LG WebOS SDK
• Tizen Studio

Frameworks

• Enyo Javascript Framework - General purpose framework used by LG.
• TV Application Layer - Open source library for building applications for Connected TV devices.
• Zombie Box - JavaScript-framework for cross-plaform Smart TV and STB apps development.

Platforms

• Samsung Smart TV - Samsung Tizen TV Platform.
  • E-series (year 2012)
  • F-series (year 2013)
  • H-series (year 2014)
• LG webOS Smart TV - LG WebOS Platform.
• LG NetCast Smart TV - LG Netcast Platform.
  • 2010
  • 2011
  • 2012
  • 2013
  • 2014
• Dune HD STB
  • SMP8670 chipset: TV-101, TV-102p, TV-201, TV-301.
  • SMP8674 chipset: TV-102, TV-202, Connect.
  • SMP8672 chipset: TV-303D, Base 3D.
• Eltex STB
  • NV-102
  • NV-300
• Mag STB (Aura STB)
  • Mag250
  • MAG254/255
  • MAG270/275
  • AuraHD
  • AuraHD Plus
  • AuraHD Plus T2
  • AuraHD Plus WiFi
• TVIP STB
  • S-400
  • S-310
  • S-300
  • S-213
• Android TV - Android TV Platform.
• Firefox OS - Forefox OS TV Platform.
• Opera TV - Opera TV Platform.

Source Code

• Gaia mozilla-b2g - Mozilla's gaia source code.
• Gridy.js - Library for grids and coursels.
• Move-into-view - Better scrolling made for support css animation.
• Scroll-into-view - Scrolling with positioning inside of a parent node.
• SmartLS - Polyfill for localStorage in Smart TV.

Deployment and testing

• LG Smart TV App Test - LG application packaging for testing on real tv (registration required).
• Suitest - Test automation solution for Smart TVs, gaming consoles, streaming sticks etc.

Worth Reading

• Remote Control Navigation - Implementing TV remote control navigation (MDN).
• Smaf Documentation - Samf documentation with lots of general SmartTV apps development topics.

Videos

• Webkit in your living room
• Webkit in your living room 2
• React for TV UIs
• Denis Radin: React WebGL in Liberty Global
• Beyond the DOM: How Netflix plans to enhance your television experience
• SDC 2016 Session: The Future of Prototyping in Graphics-Rich Connected Environments

Contributing

Contributions welcome! Read the contribution guidelines first.

License