Freevo (Linux, Mac OS) - Freevo is an open source HTPC media centre software integrating PVR / DVR funtionality along with music, video, gaming, home automation and more. It is written in python and uses existing popular software such as mplayer, xine and vlc.

Freevo allows you to manage your entire digital media collection - music, videos, photos etc. via a remote controlled TV interface and through the built in web interface you can also access your media, view your TV guide and schedule recordings from anywhere in the world. The benefit of freevo above other HTPC solutions is that freevo is 100% DRM free, plays video in 99.99% of formats, and most of all puts you in control of the television.

Primarily aimed at the Linux platform it is also possible to run on OSX and for the determined on Windows. It is the main mythtv alternative.

Main features

• Cross platform - runs on Linux, OSX and Windows (sort of )
• Watch & record television
• Pause live TV - DVB and analogue (with ivtv card)
• Support for multiple tuners - watch and record simultaneously.
• Separate recording server allows multiple backends and frontends on your network.
• Commercial detection/removal
• Play & backup DVD video
• Play any kind of file supported by mplayer/xine/ffmpeg including DIVX & MPEG4
• Watch the latest movie trailers
• Retrieve video covers & information
• Play & backup audio CDs and retrieve album track lists & covers
• Play MP3/Wav/Ogg/Flac or any other audio supported by mplayer or xine
• Tune into Internet radio from around the world
• Read news headlines and the weather
• View and import images from a digital camera
• Play games
• Control home automation equipment (lights, sockets etc.)