Resources and forums
This page provides links to the HbbTV developer forums and a wide range of technical resources to support your work. Start with the forums, where you can connect with other developers and industry experts to ask questions, share knowledge and discuss real-world challenges. You will also find links to key resources including specifications, resource directories, development tools, testing tools, emulators and sample applications.
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Forums and community
Slack channel
Join the HbbTV developer community on Slack.
Stack Overflow
Raise technical development questions with the developer community on Stack Overflow.
GitHub issue tracker
Raise mistakes or enhancement requests for the portal through the GitHub issue tracker.
Email us any questions at developer@hbbtv.org.
Mailing list
Key resources
HbbTV GitHub
Open source projects for the HbbTV Association, includes tutorials and reference applications: github.com/HbbTV-Association.
HbbTV YouTube channel
Access HbbTV webinars and hundreds of example service videos on the HbbTV YouTube channel.
Application registry
A registry of real world and test applications to support greater interoperability, performance and robustness in HbbTV implementations.
HbbTV specification
Full HbbTV specification documents for every version.
HbbTV zoo directory
The HbbTV zoo directory is a comprehensive listing of testing centres; they provide HbbTV application developers with essential knowledge and easy access to HbbTV device zoo resources worldwide, both remotely and in person.
API reference
The online API reference in this portal site.
Development and testing tools
Suitest remote HbbTV test farm
Suitest offers free tier access to an automated testing platform for HbbTV applications, enabling end-to-end testing directly on real devices in the cloud.
Samsung web inspector for HbbTV
This site provides details about how to access the HbbTV web inspector on a standard 2024 and 2025 Samsung TV.
Google sample app for linear addressable advertising
A HbbTV sample application showcasing linear addressable TV capabilities, with comprehensive developer documentation.
Qvest HbbTV emulator
The Qvest HbbTV emulator enables testing and viewing of HbbTV applications within the Chrome browser, including generation of StreamEvents.
RedOrbit HbbTV emulator
The RedOrbit HbbTV emulator enables testing and viewing of HbbTV applications within the Chrome browser.
HybridTV dev environment emulator
The HybridTV dev environment emulator enables testing and viewing of HbbTV applications within the Chrome browser.
HybridTVViewer emulator
The HybridTVViewer emulator enables testing and viewing of HbbTV applications within the Firefox browser.
HbbTV DASH/DRM reference application
This reference application showcases a video catalogue and player application for DASH content on HbbTV devices, with various DRM and subtitle tests.
FFmpeg
FFmpeg is a complete, cross-platform solution to record, convert and stream audio and video.
TSDuck, the MPEG transport stream toolkit
TSDuck is an extensible toolkit for MPEG transport streams. It is used in digital television systems for test, monitoring, integration, debug, lab, demo.
OpenCaster: the free digital TV software
OpenCaster is a free and open source MPEG2 transport stream data generator and packet manipulator.
Samsung HbbTV country deployment
A country level breakdown of the version of HbbTV deployed in each year since 2015.
MIT HbbTV Test Suite
An HbbTV testsuite designed for testing HbbTV implementations.
The hbbtv-dvbstream project
This project contains scripts to generate a transport stream using FFMpeg and Opencaster which triggers HbbTV portals on HbbTV terminals.
HbbTV FAQ
An overview over HbbTV, the specifications, tools, frequently asked questions, the HbbTV Association and membership.