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Choose the device you are installing on. Every device starts with a 7-day free trial, and every download is checked against a signed release list.

Keel for Windows

Windows 10 or 11, 64-bit. There is nothing to install: download it, open it and add your playlist. Keel keeps itself up to date.

Download for Windows v2.0.3 · 57 MB · SHA-256 b3013d908ba690e7166b28f5976da7621c57e4fb3a21c724315f095b0500c93b

Keel for Android TV and Google TV

Best on a certified Google TV box with 4K HDR (Chromecast with Google TV, Google TV Streamer, onn 4K Pro and similar). Works on Android 7 and newer, including phones and tablets. Older Fire TV Sticks work but are slow with big playlists.

On a TV box

  1. On the box, open the Play Store and install Downloader (by AFTVnews).
  2. Open Downloader, type keelplayer.com/apk and choose Go.
  3. When asked, allow Downloader to install apps, then choose Install.
  4. Open Keel. Add your playlist with the remote, or scan the QR code and add it from your phone.

Make it a dedicated Keel box (optional)

  1. Press Home on the remote. If the box asks which app to use, choose Keel and Always.
  2. If it does not ask, open the box's Settings, Apps, Default apps, Home app and choose Keel. Keel's own Settings, This device, has a shortcut.
  3. Boxes that hide that setting (most Google TV models) can be switched once from a computer with adb shell cmd package set-home-activity uk.co.liamjordan.keel/.MainActivity

On a phone or tablet

Open this page on the device, tap Download, then open the file and allow your browser to install apps.

Download the app v2.0.5 · 4 MB · SHA-256 eac789de5c8eb1dbee50f34251e966db847c0f9c4ae75b3e0bf4f9045d0147b3

Keel for Raspberry Pi and Linux

A Raspberry Pi behind the TV makes a small, silent Keel box. Pi 4 and Pi 5 play HD and 4K. A Pi Zero 2 W suits a kids' room: Keel switches to its low-memory mode by itself. Your TV's own remote works through the HDMI cable on most TVs.

Raspberry Pi

  1. Install Raspberry Pi OS (64-bit) with Raspberry Pi Imager. Lite is enough. In the Imager settings, set your Wi-Fi and a user name, and turn on SSH.
  2. Start the Pi and open a terminal on it, or connect from your computer with ssh user@raspberrypi.local
  3. Run this. It downloads Keel, checks it and sets the Pi to start straight into Keel on the TV: 
    curl -fsSL https://keelplayer.com/linux.sh | sh -s -- --kiosk
  4. Reboot with sudo reboot. Keel opens on the TV.

Linux PC or laptop

Debian 13, Ubuntu 24.04 or newer, 64-bit. This installs Keel with a menu shortcut:

curl -fsSL https://keelplayer.com/linux.sh | sh

Good to know

  • Pi 4 decodes H.264 up to 1080p and HEVC up to 4K in hardware. Pi 5 decodes HEVC in hardware. Pi Zero 2 W plays H.264 up to 1080p.
  • No HDMI-CEC on your TV? Any USB or Bluetooth remote that works like a keyboard will do.
  • Back to a normal desktop: sudo systemctl disable keel-kiosk@$USER && sudo systemctl enable getty@tty1 && sudo reboot
Raspberry Pi (ARM64) Linux PC (x86-64) v2.0.2 · 79 MB · SHA-256 357013a29a1706ecfeb22339d57bb98f23a3d3a2bd994ffa70da613b5663544e