OTADVR is a native macOS app that turns your HDHomeRun tuners into a full DVR — live TV, recordings, EPG from broadcast PSIP, OTA Map, and DX logging. No subscriptions. No cloud. No FFmpeg.
Watch any OTA channel directly in the app. MPEG-2 decoded natively with VideoToolbox — no third-party libraries.
Record shows manually or from the guide. Series rules, new-episode-only, and weekly scheduling. Built-in playback.
Full EPG from broadcast PSIP — the guide data embedded in every ATSC signal. No internet required, never expires.
16,000+ FCC transmitters on a live map. Bearing, distance, magnetic declination, coverage circles, antenna advisor.
Overnight automated DX scanning. Log distant stations as atmospheric propagation opens up. Bar graphs over time.
Two-tier favourites system with filtered On Now and Guide views. Set once, browse your channels instantly.
About the Developer
Jeff Bayly is a lifelong OTA enthusiast based in Ottawa, Ontario — on a ridge in Navan that catches signals from Syracuse, Albany, Boston, and beyond. He built the most successful antenna-pointing app on the iOS App Store, expanding it to over 30 countries. He also built OTA Ottawa, a free TV listings app popular with local cord-cutters — until TV listings data stopped being freely available. That's why OTADVR uses PSIP: the guide data is in the signal itself, always free.
Jeff currently runs four antennas of different types pointing in different directions, with automated nightly DX scans logging what comes in while he sleeps.
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