DevTV vs xtty
Facts from each product's IndieNeed listing, side by side.
DevTVFeatured: a paid launch. This is not an ownership check.
DEV·TV - A TV for the developer internet DEV·TV is a free, open-source retro TV for the developer internet. Leave it running on a monitor or in a browser tab and tune into 13 channels covering GitHub trends, Hacker News, DEV Community, new AI models, agent skills, developer tools, and more.
xtty brings the best parts of modern terminals together in one fast, smooth native macOS app. It is an excellent local terminal with Metal GPU rendering as fast as Ghostty, plus saved SSH hosts and direct or batch connections, jump-host workflows, Keychain password autofill, duplicate tabs and sessions that preserve working directories, broadcast input, native rz/sz file transfer, and…
How they compare
Both are listed under Developer Tools on IndieNeed. DevTV is free to use; xtty is free with paid plans. DevTV has more upvotes on IndieNeed. DevTV launched on IndieNeed first.
| Detail | DevTV | xtty |
|---|---|---|
| Tagline | A TV-style browser app for developer content. No backend. | The best terminal I’ve used on macOS |
| Pricing | Free | Freemium |
| Categories | Developer Tools, AI, Open Source | Developer Tools, DevOps, Productivity |
| Upvotes on IndieNeed | 10 | 7 |
| Reviews | No reviews yet | No reviews yet |
| Open source | No | No |
| Launched | Oct 10, 2026 | Nov 3, 2026 |
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