CableBox

Turn it on. Surf.

CableBox is free, open-source Windows cable-surfing art: a living vintage television with a daily dial, local media, CRT rendering, and collectible cabinet worlds.

Download CableBox for Windows | Release and verification | AtomEons product page

Install

1. Download CBX-FINAL-V1.zip from the official release.
2. Compare its SHA-256 with the value on the release page.
3. Extract the whole ZIP.
4. Run CableBox.exe.

The release is self-contained for 64-bit Windows; it does not require a separate .NET installation. To install CableBox into your user profile and create shortcuts, run:

.\CableBox.exe --install-ui

CableBox is an unsigned build from a new independent publisher. Read the Windows warning guide before running it.

Controls

Key	Action
C	Controls
T	Theme
R	Random Surf
F	Favorite
L	Lock
1 2 3	Invisibility
S M B	Size
X	Museum
E	CRT on/off
Left / Right	Channel down/up
Q	Quit

Build from source

Requirements: Windows and the .NET 9 SDK.

dotnet restore .\native\CableBox\CableBox.csproj
dotnet publish .\native\CableBox\CableBox.csproj -c Release -r win-x64 --self-contained true

Open source

CableBox source is licensed under GNU GPL v3.0. Bundled third-party components retain their own licenses; see Third-Party Notices.