Share the moment.
Play, pause or seek together. Anyone can take the controls, so nobody has to count down or ask, “Where are you now?”
ONE TIDEVIEW APP · EVERY SCREEN
Everything you love.
Always yours.
Your movies, shows, live TV, music and memories—together in one beautiful app that follows you from the couch to your pocket.
$4/month planned server subscription
Early-supporter server plan · Early access is being prepared
FIRST LAUNCHPCRokuWeb · PC & iPadSee what’s next
ONE APP. EVERYTHING TIDEVIEW.
Watch. Listen.
Run your server.
Use one connected TideView experience for personal media and live TV, TideShift Music, profiles, server status and controls, photo backup and Games—across TV, mobile and PC/web.
These images use real TideView client layouts with fictional media, channels and personal details prepared for the public site. Depicted content is not a promised catalog. Final layouts and features may change during alpha.
YOUR SCREEN · YOUR STYLE
Make each TideView setup feel unique.
Choose from theme options for TideView Control and supported client apps. Your server dashboard and each viewing screen can keep their own look while staying part of one TideView experience.
TIDEVIEW WATCH TOGETHER
Even half a world apart,
you’re still together.
A familiar movie. A laugh at the same moment. That feeling of having your people beside you—even when home is miles away.
Bring the family back to movie night. Invite the people you love to share a movie or TV episode from your TideView server, on Roku, Android or the web. Different rooms. Different time zones. One shared story.
Keep the night going.
Join partway through, invite someone else, or say goodnight. The room belongs to everyone—not just the person who started it.
Find your way back.
A connection can wobble. The night doesn’t have to. Watch Together is designed to keep a buffering viewer in the room and gently catch them up while everyone else keeps watching.
ANDROID MOBILE
Your TideView.
Right in your pocket.
Browse your server, continue watching, take TideShift Music with you and securely reach the memories you choose to share—inside the same TideView app.
- One profile and watch progress
- Music queues that move with you
- Photos Backup available only when you enable client access
Not a companion afterthought.
The phone experience is part of TideView, with navigation and controls designed for touch.
Your server stays home.
Your personal library and backups remain on storage you control.
Same app. Right-sized.
The interface adapts to the phone without turning TideView into another product.
GUIDE · LIVE TV · DVR
Your channels.
Your guide.
Your way.
Bring together supported tuners and sources you’re authorized to use, move between guide tabs, favorite channels and record supported programming from one calm, couch-friendly home.
- One guide across your configured sources
- Profiles, favorites and recent channels
- DVR status and playback where supported
NETWORK-TUNER OUTPUT
A tuner for
your current server.
Let TideView present supported Live TV sources as a compatible network tuner, so media-server software you already use can discover and tune the available channels.
- Keep using your existing media server
- Share supported channels through one tuner endpoint
- See tuner capacity and activity in TideView Control
Channel access, guide data and recording rights are supplied separately. Compatibility depends on the receiving software and its network-tuner support.
TIDESHIFT MUSIC
Walk in. Your music keeps moving.
Carry your queue, listening position, shuffle and repeat from PC to phone to Roku. TideShift is not another app—it is music built into TideView.
START HERE · CONTINUE THERE
Your listening context follows you.
Move the queue, its order, the current track, playback position, shuffle and repeat—not just a song title.
PHOTO & VIDEO BACKUP
Your memories.
Safe at home.
Back up photos and videos from supported Android devices to your safe storage at home—not in some company’s cloud.
- Your server and storage
- Your vault password
- Your choice of client access
You control the server, available storage and who can connect.
BUILT DIFFERENTLY ON PURPOSE
Your media should not
feel like an afterthought.
Some media experiences are built to steer you toward somebody else’s catalog. TideView is being built around the server, screens and collection you already own.
Your library leads
Your own movies, shows, music and memories stay at the front of the experience.
Your home is the cloud
Photo and video backup lands on storage you control at home.
One app, not a product maze
TV, mobile, desktop, music, guide and backup belong to one TideView experience.
A clear early-adopter price
The planned server plan is $4 a month—without hiding the core story behind another premium tier.
THE PRODUCT, NOT A PROMISE
Built to be used.
Built to be yours.
These are actual TideView interface layouts, prepared for the public site with fictional artwork, names and library data.
GETTING STARTED
From your PC to every room.
We’re designing setup to feel guided, clear and fast.
- 01
Install the server
Set up TideView on your Windows PC.
- 02
Add your media
Choose the folders, tuners and authorized sources you want.
- 03
Connect your screens
Start with PC, Roku and the web. More native apps are in our pipeline.
- 04
Make it yours
Set profiles, arrange the home screen and start watching.
PERSONAL MEDIA COMES FIRST
Your server.
Your content.
Your front row.
Sign in to your own server and your library leads the experience. We don’t want to push a streaming catalog in front of the movies, shows and memories you came to enjoy.
As TideView grows, optional services will have their own place. Your own collection remains the heart of the experience.
AT HOME
Your serverYour media stays here
Your devicesA direct local connection
Your living room isn’t our cloud.
Your media stays on your server, and your devices connect directly to it.
At home, you can keep watching even if TideView’s online services are unavailable.
What about watching away from home?
Remote access depends on your server, internet connection and connection services. We’re building redundant DNS and backup connection options into our remote-access approach to improve resilience. Redundancy reduces reliance on one service; it does not guarantee uninterrupted remote access.
MORE THAN A MOVIE LIBRARY
One home.
A lot to make your own.
The early-adopter server plan brings TideView’s personal-media features together. Use what matters to you, without paying for optional third-party services you don’t need.
Movies & TV, organized
Your folders become a browsable library, with profiles, watch progress, favorites and recommendations built around your viewing.
TideShift Music
Take your album queue and listening position from PC to phone to Roku. Press Play on the next device and keep the music moving.
Photo & video backup
Back up memories from supported Android devices to storage on your own server. Keep control of your library and the space it uses.
AI picture enhancement
Explore optional TideView Plus upscaling for supported sources, with advanced processing on compatible hardware. It’s part of the server experience, not a separate feature tier.
Live TV & DVR
Bring supported tuners and sources you’re authorized to use. Add guide data if you want it, and record supported programming where permitted.
Your games. Your control.
Explore compatible, owner-supplied games on PC and Android. Manage users, connected devices and server activity through TideView Control.
Features are in development and vary by device. Hardware, storage, content rights and optional third-party services are separate. Advanced AI and Games are alpha features.
THE SPORTS TAB
Your teams.
Your next game.
One place to follow.
Choose your favorite leagues and teams, then bring live games, upcoming matchups and available broadcasts together in a personalized sports hub.
Included in the server plan. A listing or score is not a subscription to a sports channel.
Put your teams first
Follow supported leagues and teams, and filter the schedule to the games you care about.
See what’s live and what’s next
Browse upcoming start times, live scores and game status where sports data is available.
Find a game in your sources
TideView checks the guides you select for a matching broadcast. Open an available channel—or see clearly when a game isn’t on your configured sources.
Get a reminder
Save upcoming-game reminders for supported Android clients using the same profile, with notifications enabled.
FOUR-VIEW · ANDROID TV ALPHA
Have the channels—but tired of jumping back and forth?
Put up to four live channels on one television and keep the action in view. Four-view is currently an Android TV alpha feature.
Broadcast access requires a compatible source you’re entitled to watch. League coverage, data, reminders, four-view performance and device support may vary. No sports broadcast rights or channels are included or guaranteed.
TIDEVIEW TV+ · ALPHA
Give the picture
a closer look.
Get closer to the waves and fine detail. Drag the divider to compare the original with an actual output from our Advanced AI High prototype. Choose a zoom level below.
Designed for the demands of live TV, with real hardware limits.
See the hardware guidance
2× detail · matching 1920 × 1080 area from each 4K frame.
How this comparison was made
Original AI-generated TideView ocean artwork was reduced to 1280 × 720 and encoded as H.264 at CRF 23 to create a simulated compressed source. The left side enlarges that decoded frame to 3840 × 2160 with Lanczos. The right side is the actual output of TideView’s Advanced AI High prototype, powered by NVIDIA VideoSuperRes quality 3 with the live causal temporal filter. Both show frame 30, with identical framing and no additional sharpening or color adjustments.
This still demonstrates appearance on generated artwork, not motion quality, a native 4K capture, or performance across all content.
MEET YOU WHERE YOU WATCH
Start at home.
Bring your screens.
Our initial app launch is planned for Windows PC and Roku. Browser access reaches PC and iPad, while more native apps are in the pipeline.
Windows PC
Host your personal TideView server and enjoy your media on the PC.
Initial launchRoku
Bring your collection to compatible Roku players and Roku TVs.
Initial launchPC + iPad web
Use a PC browser or Safari on iPad, with AirPlay to compatible TVs for supported playback.
Browser accessAndroid mobile
A possible addition to the initial launch for Android phones and tablets.
Launch candidateAndroid TV is our next native-app priority, followed by iPhone and Apple TV in the pipeline. Device support and app availability will be shared as testing and app-store review progress. Explore our roadmap →
SUPPORTING THE SOFTWARE YOU USE
Why $4 a month?
A small subscription helps us keep building, testing and improving TideView.
Your contribution helps cover the ongoing work and real costs of starting and running an independent media software company.
Development & security
New features, bug fixes, security updates and compatibility work as devices and operating systems change.
Real hardware testing
Test servers, GPUs, tuners and playback devices so we can check TideView on real setups.
Tools & licenses
Development tools, code-signing certificates, and the software and service licenses behind TideView.
Infrastructure & support
Hosting, account and billing services, customer support, and the everyday costs of running the company.
Your early-adopter rate stays $4/month while you remain continuously subscribed.
The early-supporter server plan is $4/month when paid places are available. Your access is saved to the Google account you choose.
EARLY-SUPPORTER SERVER PLAN
$4/ month
Support TideView development while early access is prepared.
Paid signups are currently closedChecking available places…
Review the paid plan - Personal movies, shows and music
- Photo and video backup
- TideShift Music and profiles
- Personalized Sports tab and reminders
- Our original Popcorn Pictures game
- Optional upscaling and server tools
- Live TV / DVR with your supported sources
- All server features as they become available
USD. Renews monthly until canceled. Review and agree to the price and any charge in Stripe before subscribing. The public app is not available yet; a subscription does not promise a public release date. Hardware, storage and optional third-party services are not included. Existing subscriber? Manage your account.
CLOSED BETA · YOUR OWN WINDOWS PC
Help test TideView at home.
Tell us about your PC, media and devices. Our team reviews requests and replies manually.
Checking beta places…Checking Live TV testing places…
Submitting does not reserve a place or guarantee approval.
If approved, we’ll tell you the access term. Free access never starts billing automatically; any paid continuation requires your explicit agreement in Stripe.
A LITTLE EXTRA, INCLUDED WITH YOUR SERVER
TideView:
Popcorn Pictures.
A tiny stunt kernel. A very questionable movie budget.
Meet our in-house movie-set slingshot game. Fling popcorn through 38 increasingly tricky scenes, topple the scenery, spill the soda and send the critics flying. Falling props can start chain reactions, and that big popcorn floating overhead is just asking to be popped.
We’re not game developers… but we tried.
We make media software. This is our little bonus for the moments between movies.
- 38 scenes
- Chain reactions
- Big popcorn explosions
Bundled with TideView, so there’s already a game waiting in Games. Play on compatible PC browsers and Android devices. Android mobile also gets 13 handheld skins, including four TideView graffiti designs.
More about our included game
BUILD YOUR OWN HOME BASE
A PC for your server.
Your screens for everything else.
Preliminary Windows server targets for alpha planning. These are not yet validated minimum specifications; final requirements will be refined through testing.
Swipe for the recommended setup
| Component | Minimum targetSmall library · direct playback | Recommended targetMore room for your collection |
|---|---|---|
| Operating system | Windows 11, 64-bit (x64) | Windows 11, 64-bit (x64), kept up to date |
| Processor | Modern 4-core x64 CPU | Modern 6-core or better x64 CPU |
| Memory | 8 GB RAM | 16 GB RAM or more |
| System storage | SSD with 20 GB free for TideView and its working data | SSD / NVMe with 50 GB or more free for working data |
| Media & backups | Additional storage for your collection, recordings and photo backups. Required space grows with your library. | |
| Graphics | Integrated graphics for compatible direct-play media; AI enhancement off | Compatible hardware video encoding for media conversion; GPU needs vary by format |
| Home network | Reliable wired Ethernet or Wi-Fi | Gigabit Ethernet to the server; strong Wi-Fi or Ethernet for clients |
TV+ targets RTX 50-series hardware.
TV+ high-quality upscaling is being developed around NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070, 5080 and 5090 GPUs. Older GPU compatibility is unconfirmed. Model-specific support and performance will be validated during alpha. These are separate targets from ordinary direct playback.
Your workload sets the pace.
Media format, bitrate, library size and simultaneous streams affect performance. Remote viewing also depends on your home upload speed. No stream-count or real-time 4K guarantee is implied.
These requirements apply to hosting your own TideView server. A PC running Windows 11 must also meet Microsoft’s operating-system requirements.
THE NEXT CHAPTER
Built around you.
Room to grow together.
A beautiful home for your own media comes first. From there, we want to build TideView with care—one thoughtful step at a time.
Testing now
Closed Beta
Real households help us refine playback, setup and the everyday details that make TideView feel like home.
Planned launch
PC + Roku + Web
Windows PC and Roku first, with Android mobile a possible addition. Web playback on PC and iPad, with AirPlay for compatible playback.
As we grow
Grow Our Team
Subscriber growth helps cover running costs and bring more people into the team, with more time for care and support.
Optional future addition
FAST Guide Channels
Explore free, ad-supported TV channels (FAST) alongside the channels and personal media you choose.
Optional future addition
Movies & Shows
Explore paid movies and shows on demand, a monthly streaming catalog, or both—extra services you could choose.
Explore partnerships
TV Provider Partners
Work toward ways to sign in with a participating provider and bring eligible channels into TideView.
Our planned direction, one step at a time. Timing and availability may change as we test and grow.
MORE SCREENS, ONE HOME
Next in the pipeline.
Android TV comes first. Native apps for iPhone and Apple TV are in our pipeline after that. We’ll share availability as testing and app-store review progress.
LOOKING AHEAD, TOGETHER
Shaped by you.
We care about what our community needs, and our roadmap can evolve as TideView grows. First, we’re focusing on launch and building the team to support it.
After launch and staffing are in place, we’ll open feedback channels so your ideas can help shape what comes next.
A HUMAN TEAM, CLOSE TO THE PRODUCT
Support as we grow.
Our team is small, so early replies may be delayed and we may miss an email. A dedicated support person is one of our first hiring priorities.
We want a reachable human team answering support emails, with people who know TideView and care about your experience.
THROUGH EVERY STAGE
Your media first.
Always.
Your own movies, shows, music and memories stay at the heart of TideView. New services will be optional.
BUILDING OUT THE TIDEVIEW TESTING LAB
Better nights start
with better testing.
We’re building out a dedicated space to bring real screens, streaming devices and everyday setups together. A place to try, learn and improve—so the little moments at home feel effortless.
Planned lab · concept mock-ups
Picture + sound
Make space to compare playback, audio, subtitles and picture quality across different screens and sources.
Real household setups
Bring different players, TVs and network conditions together, so improvements reach beyond any one setup.
The whole movie night
Look at the experience from opening the app to the credits—including browsing, long sessions and watching together.
Test. Build. Repeat.
Because your time together deserves a little extra care.
HELP SHAPE WHAT COMES NEXT
Let’s build a better
home for your media.
Our closed beta is helping us learn from real setups and everyday watching. Early supporters help us improve the experience, listen to what matters and shape what comes next.
We’re refining device support and preparing the wider app launch as we learn from the beta.
Support the build.
Choose your Google account now. Your TideView access will follow it when the app becomes available.
See the early-supporter plan