Awesome Smart TV

A curated list of awesome resources for building Smart TV apps

Smart TV is a growing platform of TVs having access to the internet and allowing to browse web-sites and install applications. It has own ecosystem with main players like Samsung, LG, Android TV and Apple TV. In this list you will find official and third-party resources for developing Smart TV apps and communicating with TV from remote devices.

Contents

• Platforms
• Samsung Tizen
• LG webOS
• Android TV
• Apple tvOS
• Google Chromecast
• Cross-platform frameworks
• Remote control protocols
• Navigation libraries
• Testing
• Misc
• Community

Platforms

Below are the most popular platforms for Smart TV. The full list is here.

Samsung Tizen

Official resources

• Samsung TV Developers site - News, documentation and SDK downloads.
• Tizen TV Developers site - Full API documentation and guides for developing Tizen TV apps.
• Tizen Studio - IDE for TV apps development including Tizen TV Emulator.
• Smart View SDK - Official Android, IOS and JavaScript SDK for communication between remote device and Samsung Smart TV.
• Samsung TV Developers Forum - Ask questions and share tips when developing apps with Samsung SDKs.
• Samsung Smart TV Bug Bounty - If you find bug in Samsung TV, submit it here and get a reward $1000+.
• vscode-extension-tizentv - A Visual Studio Code extension that provides a lightweight IDE for Tizen application developers.
• Wits - A tool for reloading tv app's JavaScript/CSS without reinstalling the app every time you make a change.

Third-party remote control libraries

• samsungctl - Library and command line tool for remote controlling Samsung televisions via a TCP/IP connection. It currently supports both pre-2016 TVs as well most of the modern Tizen-OS TVs with Ethernet or Wi-Fi connectivity (Python).
• samsung-tv-remote - Node.js module to remotely control Samsung Smart TV starting from 2016 (JavaScript).
• homebridge-samsungtv2016 - A plugin for Homebridge that allows you to control your 2016 Samsung TV with HomeKit and Siri (JavaScript).
• homebridge-samsung-tizen - A plugin for Homebridge that allows you to control your Samsung Tizen TV with HomeKit and Siri (JavaScript).
• samsung-remote-models-2014-and-newer - Encrypted communication with the internal web service of Samsung TV models 2014+.
• SmartCrypto - SmartView2 encrypted handshake API implementation in C/Python.
• samsung-messagebox - Python script to show notifications on Samsung TVs.
• samsung-tv-control - Library for remote control Samsung TV in your Node.js

Other

• Identification of Samsung TV models 2008-2017 - How to get screen size, matrix type, year of development, series and other parameters from Samsung TV model name.
• Tizen Studio development references - Documents focused on web apps for Smart TVs e Professional Monitors, based in personal researches.
• [TizenBrew] (https://github.com/reisxd/TizenBrew) - A way to experience modded websites and you can install newer apps without fighting with Tizen Studio
• [TizenTube] (https://github.com/reisxd/TizenTube) - A TizenBrew module that enhances your favourite streaming websites viewing experience by removing ads and adding support for Sponsorblock.

LG webOS

Official resources

• webOS TV Developers Site - WebOS TV apps development principles, tutorials, API documentation and packaging tools.