channelBar TV
Your feeds as a mosaic on TV
Only for Apple TV
Free
Apple TV
Up to four columns of news, podcasts and videos on your TV – set up on its own or paired with channelBar for Mac or channelBar Feeds on iPhone.
channelBar TV brings news, podcasts and videos to the big screen: up to four columns side by side, each showing everything, only news, only podcasts, only videos, or your own mix of channels and feeds. Everything at a glance – all from your remote. Set up your feeds right on the Apple TV, or pair it with channelBar for Mac or channelBar Feeds on iPhone.
THE MOSAIC
• One to four columns, each showing all content, one type (news, podcasts, videos) or your own selection of channels and single feeds
• Any column can show only unread items; columns of channels and feeds can have a name of their own
• Until you choose, the mosaic arranges the columns itself: one per channel with up to four channels, otherwise News, Podcasts, Videos and Unread
• New items arrive at the top of their column; a column only jumps back to the top when you are not reading in it
• Full rows with images or compact rows with text only
• A violet dot marks what you haven't read, and the number above each column shows how much is new
READING
• Select a row to open it big: image, title, source, time and the text the feed provides
• Scan the QR code next to the image with your iPhone to keep reading on the web page
• Opening an item marks it as read – on all your devices; you can turn this off
• Press and hold to mark the whole column or everything from one feed as read
• YouTube videos open in the YouTube app
LISTENING AND WATCHING
• Start podcasts right from the detail view; the player bar at the top shows what's playing
• Chapters and a transcript that follows along; one click jumps right there
• Speed from half to triple; TRIM skips long pauses and shows the time saved
• Skip back 15 seconds, forward 30 or from chapter to chapter; pause and resume with the Play button on your remote
• Audio keeps playing when you leave the app
• Videos from feeds with a video enclosure play full screen
PROTECTED FEEDS
channelBar TV recognizes feeds that need a password. Enter the credentials once on the TV; they stay in this device's keychain.
ON ITS OWN ON THE APPLE TV
On first launch choose "Use on Its Own": the guided setup suggests news, podcast and video feeds for your languages and interests and creates the channels. Find more feeds through search, by feed address or YouTube channel, and manage channels and feeds in Settings. No account, no server, no device group.
PAIRED WITH MAC AND IPHONE
Or choose "Pair with iPhone or Mac": you set up channels and feeds in channelBar for Mac or channelBar Feeds on iPhone, then pair the TV once with a code from Device Sync. From then on the TV fetches the feeds itself and stays up to date even when your Mac and iPhone are switched off. Read status and listening position stay in sync with your other devices; messages your Mac receives from other sources arrive through sync as well. You save items to Consume Later on the TV too, and a column of its own shows the list. Switching between the two modes resets the content on the TV.
PRIVACY
channelBar TV works without tracking, ads or analytics. On its own, the TV only talks to the servers of your feeds and, when you search, to Apple and YouTube. Paired, it only sends back to your device group what you change on it: read status, Consume Later and listening position.
FREE
channelBar TV is free and has no in-app purchases. On its own it needs nothing else – no other app, no account. Pairing is optional: for that you need channelBar for Mac or channelBar Feeds on iPhone, either in its trial or purchased.
Questions or ideas? support@channelbar.app
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• The number of unread entries now appears above each column
• Columns showing a channel, a feed or a custom selection can now have a name of their own
• To the left of an entry's image there is now a QR code that opens its web page on your iPhone
• New feeds now show the right title and entry images as soon as they first load
• When a feed moves for good, channelBar now adopts its new address automatically
• The feed suggestions in the guided setup and in feed search are now up to date
• A removed feed added back to the same channel now loads its latest entries again right away
All details are in the app under Release Notes.
The developer, code.bio GmbH, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Linked to You
The following data may be collected and linked to your identity:
- User Content
- Identifiers
Accessibility
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Information
- Seller
- code.bio GmbH
- Size
- 25 MB
- Category
- News
- Compatibility
Requires tvOS 26.0 or later.
- Apple TV
Requires tvOS 26.0 or later.
- Apple TV
- Languages
English and 3 more
- English, French, German, Spanish
- Age Rating
16+
- 16+
- Contains
Unrestricted Web Access
- Copyright
- © 2026 code.bio GmbH