Tubi TV
Tubi TV allows you to watch thousands of movies and TV series for free.
"If you are looking for a way to save money, Tubi is your cost effective solution. Choose what you want to watch, when you want to watch it, with fewer ads than regular TV. Tubi is the largest free streaming service featuring award-winning movies and TV series from studios like Paramount, Lionsgate, MGM, and more. There is something for everybody; from comedy to drama, kids to classics, and niche favorites such as Korean dramas, anime, and British series." -- App Store Preview
Tubi Features
Tubi Features
- Watch the biggest stars, movies and TV shows (series), completely free
- Discover amazing international hits and hidden gems
- Browse unique categories, including our “Not on Netflix” section
- Create and manage your own personal video queue
- Pick up watching where you left off
- Explore fresh anime, Korean dramas, telenovelas, reality shows and more
- Check out new videos added every week
- Sync your account between online devices, including Apple TV, Roku, Xbox and Amazon
- Cast to your TV with Chromecast and Airplay
- Stream on the web at tubitv.com
Tubi's website and app does have some ads, but it is completely free. It can be installed on a wide variety of platforms; however, I like watching it from the web app at https://tubitv.com. If you use Linux as your operating system then you can customize the Tubi TV Web App to look like a native installed app on your system.
Adding it to your menu makes it look like an actual application installed. To add it to your menu you'll need to open your Control Center and click on Main Menu under the Look and Feel section.
Adding it to your menu makes it look like an actual application installed. To add it to your menu you'll need to open your Control Center and click on Main Menu under the Look and Feel section.
A Main Menu dialog box should appear on your screen. Select a menu on the left. I created an Entertainment menu to keep my entertainment links and applications organized. After you select the menu click on the + New Item button on the right.
You will see a Create Launcher dialog box appear on your screen. I will create an icon for Pluto Live TV and Pluto On Demand.
Enter the following information:
Enter the following information:
- Type: Application
- Name: Tubi TV
- Command: vivaldi --app=https://tubitv.com/home
- Comment: Watch thousands of hit movies and TV series for free.
You can replace vivaldi with Firefox, Chrome, or Chromium because these browser support Application Mode. However, you must enter the browser command as you would as if you are starting it in your Terminal. You can use any icon your prefer or you can save the icon below and use it. Click the OK button when you finish entering the information. <You can also use Ice SSB (Site-Specific Browser) to integrate many of the modern web applications into your menus.>
You should now see Tubi TV in your folder.
You will need to whitelist or allow it in your adblocker of your browser. I recommend that you open the browser as you normally would to unblock Tubi TV. Make sure that you allow https://tubitv.com. For example, if you use uBlock Origin click the shield icon and then click on the blue icon at the top. It should turn grey and white to indicate that you are no longer blocking adds on tubitv.com. You may have to click on the refresh button to the right of the icon in order for the channel to load.
Some web browsers such as Vivaldi has a built-in ad blocker that must be disabled too. You can disable it by clicking on the V icon in the upper left corner and click on Settings... from the drop-down menu. Click on Privacy on the left side and then scroll down until you see the Exceptions section. Click the small plus sign in the lower left corner to bring up an Add a New Site to Exception List. Enter https://tubitv.com in the URL box and then click on the drop-down arrow and select No Blocking and then click the Add Site button.
You should now see tubitv.com added to the Exceptions list.
First Time Run of Tubi TV
Clicking on the Tubi TV icon in your menu open to Tubi's home screen. The first time it loads it will require you to insert your birthdate to confirm your age. Tubi has some Rated R, TV-MA, NC-17, NR movies and TV shows for adults. You have to verify that you're an adult to watch them. Don't panic if you have children that will be using Tubi because you can password protect the adult channels and select the Kids section for your child/children to watch.
Clicking on the Tubi TV icon in your menu open to Tubi's home screen. The first time it loads it will require you to insert your birthdate to confirm your age. Tubi has some Rated R, TV-MA, NC-17, NR movies and TV shows for adults. You have to verify that you're an adult to watch them. Don't panic if you have children that will be using Tubi because you can password protect the adult channels and select the Kids section for your child/children to watch.
You can then click on Register to create a new account or click Sign In to log into your Tubi account.
"Tubi does not require that you sign up for an account with them to enjoy the content. If you wanted, you could go to TubiTV.com, choose some content and enjoy the show. It's really that simple. However, Tubi does offer a free signup process that could enhance your user experience." Creating an account is free. You will not have to insert any credit card or debut card information. Creating a Tubi account will allow you to add movies or TV shows to a queue. You can start a movie on one device and then finish it on another. You can also add restrictions to areas such as the adult movies and TV shows.
"Tubi does not require that you sign up for an account with them to enjoy the content. If you wanted, you could go to TubiTV.com, choose some content and enjoy the show. It's really that simple. However, Tubi does offer a free signup process that could enhance your user experience." Creating an account is free. You will not have to insert any credit card or debut card information. Creating a Tubi account will allow you to add movies or TV shows to a queue. You can start a movie on one device and then finish it on another. You can also add restrictions to areas such as the adult movies and TV shows.
You can sign in with your Facebook or Google account or you can use your email address. I prefer to use my personal email address.
You will see your user name appear in the upper right corner. You will then be ready to find a movie or TV show to watch.
You can click the Browse link in in the upper left corner to display an organization menu to help you locate something to watch.
The most popular movies and TV shows can be found under the Popular column. You can also find something by looking within the Genres, Collections, and Channels categories.
You can scroll down to see the different topics or categories. Click the three dots (...) on the right to see the movies in a particular category.
You'll find a lot of great action movies within the Action section.
You'll find my favorite movies within the Horror section.
You can see a list of the movies and TV shows that will soon leave Tubi within the Leaving Soon! section.
There's a Romance section for the women and some men.
There's a Western section for those that enjoy watching cowboy movies and TV shows.
The Not on Netflix section has some great movies that you can't currently find on Netflix.
It has a Faith section for religious viewers.
The Movie Night section has some great choices.
You have a lot of choices of watching classic TV shows in the Nostalgia TV section.
You have a lot of choices of watching classic movies in the Classics section.
You can watch shows from the A&E network.
You can watch shows from the Fox network.
Tubi Kids
You can click the Tubi Kids link in the upper left corner to display movies and TV shows made for young kids.
You can click the Tubi Kids link in the upper left corner to display movies and TV shows made for young kids.
The Tubi Kids link will change to an Exit Kids link to allow you to go back to normal Tubi TV mode.
It will be organized to look like regular Tubi TV, but it will contain all kid friendly material.
If I were a kid I would enjoy watching content from the Friendly Monsters section.
It has an Enchanted Tales section.
It has a Horses and Ponies section for the little girl or animal lover in your home.
When you click the Exit Kids link in the upper left, it will create a pop-up to confirm if you really want to Exit Kids or Stay Here.
If you hover your mouse pointer over the video you'll see the controls displayed across the bottom. Tubi support Chromecast devices, so you can easily send a movie or TV show to your Chromecast device connected to your TV.
You can hover your mouse pointer to the right of your username to create a drop-down menu. You'll have access to your Account Settings, Parental Controls, Help Center, Activate Your Device, and Sign Out.
In the Parental Controls section you'll be able to restrict the content you'll be able to access on Tubi. By default, if you met the age requirement on the first screen, you will be able to watch adult content with a R, TV-MA, NC-17, and NR rating. You can lower the rating and click the Save button to filter out the adult content.
Tubi DOES NOT contain any X-RATED content; however, if you're a parent you may not want your child to have access to some of the rated R or TV-MA content. Tubi's Parental Controls are great for filtering out those type of movies and shows.
You can clear your watch history by going into the History & My List section. You can click the Continue Watching button and then click on a movie or TV show in your list to continue where you left off. You can click the My List to display the list of movies and TV shows you've watched. You can clear either list by clicking the Delete All Watched History button.
If you are looking for some great movies and TV shows then I highly recommend that you give Tubi TV a try.
You have a lot of great free online entertainment choices. I like the way that Ubuntu MATE allows you to add each entertainment website to the menu as an installed app.
Apr 27, 2021