Smart TV emulators: Difference between revisions

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This article is a never-ending list. It will always need updates and will likely have new content added to it on a consistent basis. Because of this, it can never truly be a finished article.

Not to be confused with set-top boxes, Android consoles, or home media players. See media players category.

This is a list of smart TV emulators. This page also includes smart media players or media boxes, and DVR, etc.

Android TV/Google TV

Name	Platform(s)	Latest version	License	Active	Recommended
PC / x86
Android Studio		5.1	Proprietary	✓	✓

Android Studio: Has an emulator for Android TV and the new/old Google TV models.

Roku

Name	Platform(s)	Latest version	License	Active	Recommended
PC / x86
Brightscript Emulator		v0.10.21 Beta	MIT (Permissive)	✓	✓

Pre-BrightScript Roku (PhotoBridge/HD1000)

THERE ARE CURRENTLY NO EMULATORS FOR THIS DEVICE OR PLATFORM. ANY CLAIMS TO OFFER THEM ARE SCAMS!

Tizen (Samsung TV 2015+)

Name	Platform(s)	Latest version	License	Active	Recommended
PC / x86
Tizen Studio		5.1	Proprietary	✓	✓

Tizen Studio: Has both a Windows Tv emulator (more accurate) and a Tizen simulator (more usable for slower computers).

webOS (LG TV 2015+)

Certain 2014 models run webOS as well, while others still ram NetCast.

Name	Latest version	License	Active	Recommended
PC / x86
webOS SDK emulator	5.0	Proprietary	✓	✓
webOS SDK simulator	6.0	Proprietary	✓	✓

Samsung Orsay (Samsung Smart TV 2011-2014, and some Blu-ray players)

Also known as Samsung Legacy Platform and as Internet@TV for 2009-2010 models.

Name	Platform(s)	Latest version	License	Active	Recommended
PC / x86
Samsung Legacy Platform SDK		5.1	Proprietary	✗	✓

Content Library Emulation

Follow this guide.

Additionally, Content Library is a feature in certain B-Series Orsay Models.

LG NetCast (LG Smart TV non-webOS, non-Android)

Name	Platform(s)	Latest version	License	Active	Recommended
PC / x86
LG NetCast SDK		5.1	Proprietary	✗	✓

Yahoo Connected TV

Name	Platform(s)	Latest version	License	Active	Recommended
PC / x86
Yahoo Connected TV SDK		1.3	Proprietary	✗	✓

Yahoo Connected TV: An SDK that comes pre-installed with the special Ubuntu 10.04 VM provided on their website and a DEB file, which allows to access it via VirtualBox or VMware . Then visit this page on the VM to download the ADK. If you already have a linux virtual machine or subsystem, or using Linux yourself, install the ADK normally, however remember to install the dependencies first.

Apple TV

Intel/Mac OS X based

THERE ARE CURRENTLY NO EMULATORS FOR THIS DEVICE OR PLATFORM. ANY CLAIMS TO OFFER THEM ARE SCAMS!

ARM/iOS based

THERE ARE CURRENTLY NO EMULATORS FOR THIS DEVICE OR PLATFORM. ANY CLAIMS TO OFFER THEM ARE SCAMS!

QEMU-iOS: A branch has been spotted that adds support for a device named "atv4", likely the 4th generation Apple TV.

Vizio SmartCast

THERE ARE CURRENTLY NO EMULATORS FOR THIS DEVICE OR PLATFORM. ANY CLAIMS TO OFFER THEM ARE SCAMS!

All apps (probably excluding Netflix) are based on URLs and can be accessed via a normal web browser, similarly to Foxcomm OS. However unlike Foxcomm OS, not all App links have been found for Vizio SmartCast

Non-smart TVs

Main article: Set-top box emulators

Main article: Home media players

Main article: Broadcast and cable communication systems

TVs with electronic/digital tuning (not to be confused with digital TV, digital switchover, or digital tuners) could date all the way back to the mid-1970s.

Just like other appliances with digital logic, their programs, including tuning and channel memorization, signal source switching, on-screen display, volume control, and sometimes other features, are executed either via discrete logic chips, ASICs, or ROM & microprocessor/microcontroller combination.

Unfortunately, these programs have rarely been archived and emulated, if at all. Dumps of the units may or may not exist, and if so, as a manufacturer user update (ex. Emerson) or as a publically shared file shared by a user orignally intended for repairsmen troubleshooting a corrupted OS.

LG TV

Certain models of LG TVs have a UI that looks like webOS and a games app: https://geeks.hu/tesztek/161222_kiprobaltuk_lg_my_games The external games can be downloaded here: https://www.lg.com/it/supporto/prodotto/lg-43LJ515V.AEU

Paperboy
Soccer punch
Tiny Tanks

The binary appears to be the following: File Name : bobblepong File Size : 199 kB File Type : ELF executable File Type Extension : MIME Type : application/octet-stream CPU Architecture : 32-bit CPU Byte Order : Little endian Object File Type : Executable file CPU Type : MIPS R3000

bobblepong: ELF 32-bit LSB executable, MIPS, MIPS32 rel2 version 1 (SYSV), dynamically linked, interpreter /lib/ld.so.1, for GNU/Linux 2.6.26, stripped bobblepong: application/x-executable; charset=binary

There are no emulators for these specifically, however it is untested with qemu-user.

Other Platforms

Vizio SmartCast, Foxconn, Opera TV(?), and Syabas OS are confirmed either to have all apps based on HTML5 or Flash, and therefore are applicable more for the likes of Flashpoint to preserve.

Assorted links

Put these in info boxes later, but too lazy now.

Vewd TV Emulator (requires forum and non personal email, no authentication needed): https://www.vewd.com/products-services/vewd-tv-emulator/ (direct link: https://4398576.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/4398576/Vewd_TV_Emulator_4.22.zip )
Opera TV Emulator 3.4: https://foxxum.app.box.com/s/o51jrveuef4jdr0efwaumignfq98yh5t
Opera TV Emulator 3.3: https://foxxum.app.box.com/s/iezxzvt0u4vf8nulnm2xel85vz0a8nsn
Microsoft WebTV: https://archive.org/details/webtvinstall (MAME fork for preliminary support for the WebTV)

ROMs

A few Samsung Orsay ROMs
Samsung HTML ROMS, accessible via browser
Provides links and includes a few RokuOS ROMs
Sample Roku Channel ROMs
Foxcom "ROMs" of the app store and apps (just URLs) [1][2] [3] [4] [5]

[6]

Honorable mention

A huge Samsung Orsay ROM collection containing almost all Orsay apps called ULango UserAppStore intended as a secondary app store has existed, but has been taken down sometime in 2017-2019 due to the ACE taking down the main site as it contained a pirated TV service. When contacted in late 2022 September, the owner said that the servers are in a court room waiting investigation and time is working for him, so he may or may not receive the severs, and even if he did the samsung apps may or may not have been deleted. He said that Tizen caused a lost in interest in the project. Update: All ROMs have been found on the original Samsung servers, and it is most likely the case that he used all the URLs on the original SamyGO URL dumps however this may be partial.

Decryption of .cmk files

For Linux: for file in $(find . -name "*.cmk"); do openssl aes-128-cbc -d -K B1D5F122E75D757C79F48886D42F8E1A -in $file -nosalt -iv BFE932F9273DC2A0DFC93F0B8E7AC7C2 -out ${file%.cmk}; done For Windows: decrypt_cmk.ps1

Get-ChildItem -Recurse -Filter "*.cmk" | ForEach-Object {

   $inputFilePath = $_.FullName
   $outputFilePath = $inputFilePath -replace '\.cmk$'

   & openssl aes-128-cbc -d -K B1D5F122E75D757C79F48886D42F8E1A -in $inputFilePath -nosalt -iv BFE932F9273DC2A0DFC93F0B8E7AC7C2 -out $outputFilePath

}

Source, how to individually decrypt cmk files on Windows, and how to decrypt smk files can be found: https://forum.samygo.tv/viewtopic.php?t=4994

External links

PostmarketOS TVs Wiki - contains a ton of information on how to root TVs and extract firmwares of any model, any OS that can be rooted.

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-{{WIP}}
+{{NEL}}
-This is a list of smart TV emulators. This also includes smart TV boxes/digital media players/media boxes, '''smart''' Blu-Ray players, and DVR, etc. Shouldn't be confused with [[Android_emulators#Android_consoles|Android '''consoles''']] and [[Home_Media_Player|Home Media players]].
+:''Not to be confused with [[Set-top_box_emulators|set-top boxes]], [[Android_emulators#Android_consoles|Android consoles]], or [[Home_media_players|home media players]]. See [[:Category:Media_players|media players category]].''
+This is a list of smart TV emulators. This page also includes smart media players or media boxes, and DVR, etc.
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-:Has a emulator for Android TV and the new/old Google TV models.
+:Has an emulator for Android TV and the new/old Google TV models.
 ==Roku==
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 ;Tizen Studio
-:Has both a Tizen emulator (more accurate) and a Tizen simulator (more usable for slower computers).
+:Has both a Windows Tv emulator (more accurate) and a Tizen simulator (more usable for slower computers).
 ==webOS (LG TV 2015+)==
+Certain 2014 models run webOS as well, while others still ram NetCast.
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 ===Content Library Emulation===
-Follow this guide: https://youtu.be/jpR866Ti1es
+Follow {{YouTubeVideo|jpR866Ti1es|this guide.}}
 Additionally, Content Library is a feature in certain B-Series Orsay Models.
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 ;Yahoo Connected TV
 :An SDK that comes pre-installed with the special Ubuntu 10.04 VM provided on their website and a DEB file, which allows to access it via [[VirtualBox]] or [[VMware Workstation|VMware]] . Then visit this page on the VM to download the ADK. If you already have a linux virtual machine or subsystem, or using Linux yourself, install the ADK normally, however remember to install the dependencies first.
+==Apple TV==
+===Intel/Mac OS X based===
+{{No current emulators}}
+===ARM/iOS based===
+{{No current emulators}}
+;QEMU-iOS
+:A [https://github.com/devos50/qemu-ios/tree/atv4 branch] has been spotted that adds support for a device named "atv4", likely the 4th generation Apple TV.
 ==Vizio SmartCast==
 {{No_current_emulators}}
-All apps (probably excluding Netflix) are based on URLs and can be accessed via a normal web browser, similar to Foxcomm OS. However unlike Foxcomm OS, not all App links have been found for Vizio SmartCast
+All apps (probably excluding Netflix) are based on URLs and can be accessed via a normal web browser, similarly to Foxcomm OS. However unlike Foxcomm OS, not all App links have been found for Vizio SmartCast
 ==Non-smart TVs==
+{{Main|Set-top box emulators}}
+{{Main|Home media players}}
+{{Main|Broadcast and cable communication systems}}
 TVs with electronic/digital tuning (not to be confused with digital TV, digital switchover, or digital tuners) could date all the way back to the mid-1970s.
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 File Type Extension             :
 MIME Type                       : application/octet-stream
-CPU Architecture                : 32 bit
+CPU Architecture                : 32-bit
 CPU Byte Order                  : Little endian
 Object File Type                : Executable file
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 ==ROMs==
 *[https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1SbjsGQZRxU71Qd-fX0tq07hXhCvTJojA A few Samsung Orsay ROMs]
+*[https://bitsharee.serv00.net Samsung HTML ROMS, accessible via browser]
 *[https://lvcabral.com/brs/ Provides links and includes a few RokuOS ROMs]
 *[https://github.com/rokudev/samples Sample Roku Channel ROMs]
 *Foxcom "ROMs" of the app store and apps (just URLs) [http://6263467844-3673116133.am-live.fxmconnect.com/][http://7345023508.fxmconnect.com] [http://8758432651-2019052317.am-live-6.fxmconnect.com/] [https://1458748755-2019120215.am-live-5.fxmconnect.com/] [https://8758432651-2021091405.am-live-6.fxmconnect.com/]
+[https://7728265386-2022120634.am-live-6.fxmconnect.com/]
 *[https://blog.exploitee.rs/2021/viziown-exploiting-vizio-smartcast/ Shows part of a JSON in SmartCast where lots of URLs of apps are]
 *Samsung Smart TV Orsay original ROMs: https://pastebin.com/raw/f1RdFECL https://web.archive.org/web/20200606114137im_/https://pastebin.com/raw/5YEq3wzR https://pastebin.com/raw/UUHQG5yn and kind of https://pastebin.com/raw/q513rGvL
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 Source, how to individually decrypt cmk files on Windows, and how to decrypt smk files can be found: https://forum.samygo.tv/viewtopic.php?t=4994
-==External Sources==
+==See also==
+* [[Early online services]]
+* [[Set-top box emulators]]
+==External links==
 *[https://wiki.postmarketos.org/wiki/TVs PostmarketOS TVs Wiki] - contains a ton of information on how to root TVs and extract firmwares of any model, any OS that can be rooted.
-[[Category:Operating systems|*]]
+[[Category:Operating systems]]
-[[Category:Hardware]]
+[[Category:Various emulation]]
+[[Category:Media players| ]]

Smart TV emulators: Difference between revisions

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Contents

Android TV/Google TV

Roku

Pre-BrightScript Roku (PhotoBridge/HD1000)

Tizen (Samsung TV 2015+)

webOS (LG TV 2015+)

Samsung Orsay (Samsung Smart TV 2011-2014, and some Blu-ray players)

Content Library Emulation

LG NetCast (LG Smart TV non-webOS, non-Android)

Yahoo Connected TV

Apple TV

Intel/Mac OS X based

ARM/iOS based

Vizio SmartCast

Non-smart TVs

LG TV

Other Platforms

Assorted links

ROMs

Honorable mention

Decryption of .cmk files

See also

External links

Navigation menu

Smart TV emulators: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 15:33, 10 February 2026

Android TV/Google TV

Roku

Pre-BrightScript Roku (PhotoBridge/HD1000)

Tizen (Samsung TV 2015+)

webOS (LG TV 2015+)

Samsung Orsay (Samsung Smart TV 2011-2014, and some Blu-ray players)

Content Library Emulation

LG NetCast (LG Smart TV non-webOS, non-Android)

Yahoo Connected TV

Apple TV

Intel/Mac OS X based

ARM/iOS based

Vizio SmartCast

Non-smart TVs

LG TV

Other Platforms

Assorted links

ROMs

Honorable mention

Decryption of .cmk files

See also

External links

Navigation menu

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