Observed arrival · 2026-11-03
Potato turns your own video files into a TV guide
Potato is a video library for films and shows stored on your computer or network drive, with support described for iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple TV.
○Open
⊠Login
$Paid
†Ads
✦Pretty
●Pro
◎Niche
◉Human
⚑Risk
ƒJS
- For
- Apple users with personal film libraries
- Worth noticing
- Live channels follow a clock: viewers can join a film in progress or restart it from the beginning.
Field notes
The library reads from shared folders over SMB and the homepage lists a broad set of video containers and codecs, including MKV, AVI, H.264, and H.265. For offline viewing, users can copy a film, season, or show to a device and set how much storage those downloads use; away-from-home access can try both a home address and a Tailscale or VPN address.
Observed signals
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Editorial observations of this landing page, not a rating.
○OpenPublic substance visible
✦PrettyNotable craft visible
●ProPolished or operationally mature
◎NicheUnusually specific use
◉HumanPersonal, local, civic, or handmade
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