Install your app
Sideload the original APK from your smartphone or another source onto your TV device.
ANDROID TV & FIRE OS TOOLKIT
Every app deserves a place on your home screen.
Turn sideloaded apps into easy-to-find TV shortcuts. Add your app details and artwork, then download a launcher APK made just for you.
Custom app icons
Optional TV banners
Ready in about 20 seconds
THE QUICK START
From sideloaded to front and center.
Just two installs and your app is ready on the big screen.
Add its launcher
Generate and sideload the APK from this page. It installs alongside the original app and gives it a home-screen entry.
Prefer to build on your TV? Try TV App Repo ↗
Want to launch an intent or website? Use the intent builder ↗
A LITTLE PREVIEW
Make it look at home.
Upload your own TV banner or let us make one from your logo and name.
THE DETAILS
Everything you need to know.
A little guidance for getting the best result.
What can I call my app?
Anything you like, up to 15 characters. Letters, numbers, spaces, hyphens, periods, &, + and | are supported. Use a pipe to force a line break: Line 1|Line 2.
Where is the package name?
Find it in AIDA64 ↗ on your TV under Apps, in a Play Store ↗ URL after id=, or on the app's APKMirror ↗ page.
Where can I get a logo?
Save the app icon from Play Store ↗, APKMirror ↗ or APKPure ↗. Need to make one? Try WebsitePlanet ↗ or Icon Kitchen ↗. PNG, JPG, WebP and AVIF are accepted; transparency is preserved when available.
Do I need a banner?
No. If you skip it, we'll create a 320 × 180 Android TV banner from your logo and app name so the shortcut has home-screen artwork. Uploaded PNG, JPG, WebP and AVIF banners are resized to 320 × 180 pixels with transparency preserved when available. Find ready-made TV banners ↗, search Google Images ↗, or create one with Cool Text ↗, Dynamic Dummy Image ↗, FlamingText ↗ or Online Image Editor ↗.
STILL IMPROVINGRelease historyView updates
| Release date | Changes |
|---|---|
| 14.11.2026 |
NEW: Revamped design with a mobile-friendly layout. NEW: Added JPG/JPEG, WebP and AVIF support for app logos and banners. FIX: Generate a TV banner from the logo and name when none is uploaded to prevent blank launcher tiles. |
| 08.03.2025 |
FIX: Decreased SDK Level to 24 (Android 7 / Nougat) to support older Fire TV Sticks |
| 18.01.2025 |
NEW: Added Unicode (UTF-8) support, i.e. chinese characters etc. can be used in app-names. |
| 05.01.2025 |
FIX: Set minimum SDK level to 26 to support Android 8 / Oreo and higher |
| 04.01.2025 |
FIX: Minimum SDK level increased to 29 (Android 10) and added v2 apk signing for compatibility with newer Android versions |
| 12.01.2017 |
NEW: Decreased build time by 40%. NEW: Built APKs are now 80% smaller. |
| 15.08.2016 |
FIX: Generation failed when App-Name began with a number. NEW: Periods are now allowed in App-Name. |
| 12.07.2016 | NEW: After building a box displays the entered data for verification. |
| 01.07.2016 | NEW: Added some hints when something goes wrong. |
| 26.06.2016 | NEW: Some minor improvements. |
| 23.06.2016 |
NEW: Decreased build time by 40%. NEW: Built APKs are now 10% smaller. |
| 22.06.2016 |
NEW: Decreased build time by a few seconds. NEW: Design facelift. |
| 20.06.2016 |
NEW: Optimized form. |
| 19.06.2016 |
NEW: Added Banner-Support. FIX: Underscore in Package-Name was wrongly filtered. FIX: Package-Name was wrongly lowercased. |
| 18.06.2016 | NEW: A Pipe can now be used to insert a line break in the App-Name. |
| 17.06.2016 | NEW: Spaces, Ampersands and Pluses are now allowed in App-Name. |
| 16.06.2016 | NEW: Better indicator when script is running. |
| 15.06.2016 |
NEW: Implemented App-Category Selector NEW: Hyphens are now allowed in App-Name. NEW: App-Name length has been increased from 10 to 15. FIX: App-Name will not be lowercased anymore. |
| 14.06.2016 | Initial Release |