EyeTV

EyeTV is for turning a Mac or similar setup into a TV viewer and recorder, so it sits squarely in the world of live television, tuners, and playback software. By our assessment, its strength is the way it brings watching and recording into one place, with a plain interface for browsing channels and managing shows. The downside is that this kind of app depends on hardware and broadcast setups, so it is less universal than a streaming service and less casual than a simple player. In practice it feels like software for people who still care about scheduled TV and recorded programs, not just on-demand catalogs. It sits closer to tuner software than to modern subscription apps, which is why it has always had a practical, slightly old-school use case. The name fits the job exactly, and the viewing setup is still the part that matters most.