Saba
saba.mintlify.app
Saba is a Raycast extension that transforms your spotlight search into a virtual TV remote.

Hello! I recently built this Raycast extension that lets me browse and stream live TV in 720p@60fps or 1080p@30fps on VLC or IINA.

It includes more than 150 channels, a TV Guide, movie/show schedule, and a sports guide.

Also included are 24/7 re-runs of popular shows. I mean, guys, I can literally pull up the office in one key press from anywhere on my Mac, and it starts playing right in IINA player. The same goes for any sports game! I find myself using this extension more than any streaming service I pay for. Wanna look at the news real quick in the morning or right before a meeting? One key press and bam! I’m watching CNN or BBC. It’s great!

This is obviously a biased review since I’m the developer, but I made this tool for myself initially. A couple of people, who looked over my shoulder, asked if they could use it too. So, I started to clean it up, get more computing resources behind it, and then I started to walk through some of my design decisions up to that point. After a few months of building while people used it and v.1.0 is finally live 🎉

It brings me so much joy, thought I’d share this tool with a few more people. Check out the website to learn more: https://saba.mintlify.app/

  • dream_machine@lemmy.dbzer0.comOPEnglish
    11·
    1 year ago

    Thank you and great question. To be transparent, there is a chance that this could happen. I’ve given this some thought. Two scenarios:

    First, if it attracts too much attention, Raycast could simply shut down the extension. In this event, you could still continue streaming on other devices (like your TV/Phone) but you will miss out on all the features that make it so nice to use on Raycast. If you only want to continue using it on Raycast and not on your other devices, I am willing to give you a full refund if you subbed for a year.

    The more unlikely scenario (at this stage), the servers are shut down. Here, the app can be migrated to work with another provider.

    This is not a risk-free solution. However, If you want a better experience than what billion-dollar companies can currently offer, you gotta risk some and build it yourself :)