What format does TiVo record in?

Video file recorded by a TiVo DVR device; stores the video using MPEG-2 compression and includes copyright protection; used for saving TV shows and movies to watch later.

How do I play TiVo recordings on my computer?

To start, simply launch the TiVo Desktop software on your PC. You should see a button labeled Pick Recordings to Transfer. Here you’ll see one of two lists; one that shows Now Playing (shows already transferred to your PC) and a My Shows list that shows recorded programming on your TiVo.

What is TiVoToGo?

Chances are, if you made it to this site you know what TiVoToGo is. Just in case you need a refresher TTG is a service which allows you to extract television recordings from your networked stand-alone TiVo device to your Windows PC for personal, noncommercial use.

Is TiVo desktop still available?

As of fall 2015, TiVo Desktop is no longer available for purchase. However, TiVo will continue to support your existing Desktop installation. TiVo Desktop Plus may work on TiVo BOLT Series UESs but is not supported; the Plex App, TiVo App for iOS, and TiVo App for Android can be used to achieve the same results.

Where can I get the TiVo decoder software?

Getting the software The code is available from the tivodecode project page on SourceForge, or go directly to the Download page. The current release is 0.1.4and adds support for reading the MAK from a config file, named ~/.tivodecode_mak.

Which is the Best Video Converter for TiVo?

Bigasoft Total Video Converter is a specially designed TiVo Converter that can help convert TiVo files to various video and audio formats on Windows and Mac with HD quality and fast speed. TiVo Video Converter is also a nice TiVo Player that can help play all your TiVo movies, TV series and videos.

Can a TiVo Video be played on a Mac?

However, we often meet the issue that TiVo videos cannot be played on Windows, Mac, media players or be transferred to portable devices or be edited in video editing tools. It is quite hard to upload TiVo videos to YouTube or burn TiVo files to DVDs. As a matter of fact, all these issues are caused by the file format compatibility.

Is there an open source version of TiVo?

If you are on Windows, you can use the TiVo Desktop softwareas provided by TiVo. For non-Windows platforms, or for added functionality, I recommend another open-source project hosted at SourceForge, called Galleon.