Plugins

Description

Plugins are small software programs, which are used by another program to extend its functionality. Plugins, such as those for VDR, are typically implemented as shared libraries and cannot run standalone.

VDR provides an easy to use plugin interface that allows additional functionality to be added to the program by implementing a dynamically loadable library file. This interface allows programmers to develop additional functionality for VDR completely separate from the core VDR source, without the need of patching the original VDR code (and all the problems of correlating various patches).

List

Many plugins were written for VDR and it is most likely that this list here is not up-to-date.

As you might possibly know there are different version of VDR available, the stable branch, designated for the end-user with a fixed plugin interface and the developer branch for the advanced and adventures user where everything is in a state of flux.

As the developer versions are normally rather stable most users tend to use them and hence many developers adapt their plugins to the latest VDR developer version.

Table of Contents: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Plugin	Description	1.2.x	1.4.x	1.6.x	1.7.x
A
ac3mode	shows number of audio channels		x	x
actuator	controls Satellite dish rotor		x	x	x
admin	Administrative tasks			x	x
advchctrl	Define the audio volume separate per channel	x			x
adzap	advertizing zapper	x			x
aide	OSD Help browser	x			x
alcd	Activy300 LCD Display			x	x
amarok	amaroK frontend		x	x	x
analogradio	support for analog radio cards
analogtv	analog TV card as MPEG input device			x
archive	manages multimedia archives via OSD		x	x	x
arghdirector	Extension of the director-plugin		x	x	x
asterisk	Asterisk voicebox client	x			x
atmo	Atmolight Plugin (Philips Ambilight replica)			x	x
atscepg	EPG from ATSC broadcasts			x	x
audiocd	see cdda-plugin	x			x
audiorecorder	record music			x	x
autosort	Sort of the channels list		x	x
autotimer	generates timer automatically		x	x	x
autotimeredit	OSD autotimer for vdradmin			x	x
avards	Automatic Video Aspect Ratio Detection and Signaling		x	x	x
avolctl	sound card volume control	x	x		x
B
Plugin	Description	1.2.x	1.4.x	1.6.x	1.7.x
beep	acoustic feedback via pc beeper	x	x	x	x
bgprocess	show status via SVDRP			x	x
bitstreamout	Dolby Digital over a sound card (via ALSA)			x
block	fork of taste-plugin - block unwanted services by EPG title			x	x
browse	small EPG Browser				x
browser	see also surfer-plugin
btrcu	Bluetooth mobile as remote control
burn	burn DVD from recording			x	x
C
Plugin	Description	1.2.x	1.4.x	1.6.x	1.7.x
calc	Simple OSD calculator	x			x
calendar	Shows EPG data as calendar	x
cc	Shows hidden subtitles	x
ccd400	Control plugin for the Mitsubishi CCD400 camera
cdda	Audio-CD player	x			x
cdplayer	Audio-CD-Spieler				x
chanman		x			x
channelblocker				x
channellists				x
channelscan	scanning satellite transponder and update channels			x
channelswitcher	switch between different channel settings	x			x
chanorg	Sort channels	x			x
cinebars	Creates virtual bars around the video			x	x
clock	show a clock via OSD, digital or analog			x	x
console	Text console via OSD	x
control	OSD access via Telnet or ssh			x	x
cpumon	show CPU load			x	x
csf	Sorts channels	x
csmon	A cardserver monitor			x
cutalot	cuts a recording into several by named cut marks			x
D
Plugin	Description	1.2.x	1.4.x	1.6.x	1.7.x
daap	a DAAP Digital_Audio_Access_Protocol client	x
decruft	deletes channels as defined in setup	x
deluxe	records the streams from DeluxeMusic as Video/Audio			x	x
devstatus	show DVB device status (including recordings)			x	x
digicam	Access to Digital_cameras			x	x
director	Use multifeed sky channels			x	x
ditherndemo	colour mixing demo plugin				x
dsmcc	Mhp data carousel (alpha)
dummydevice	dummy output device			x	x
dv	Access to camcorder	x			x
dvbhddevice	Output Device Plugin for new Full Featured TechnoTrend S2-6400 HD DVB card				x
dvbsddevice	Output Device Plugin for old Full Featured TechnoTrend SD DVB card				x
dvd	DVD player plugin			x	x
dvdconvert	converts DVD to vdr			x	x
dvdrepg	Distributes EPG data (VIDEGOR)	x
dvdrsched	Assigns record tasks to recording machines (VIDEGOR)	x
dvdrvidtrans	Delivers recording between VDRs (VIDEGOR)	x
dvdselect	mounts DVD drives, see dvdswitch-plugin				x
dvdswitch	play DVD images			x	x
dxr3	DXR 3/Hollywood+-card as MPEG output device			x	x
dynamite	dynamically remove/add DVB devices				x
E
eepg	Loads Extended EPG from most DVB providers (2-10 day)
em84xx	em84xx - SigmaDesigns X-Card as MPEG output device (NTSC)
eggtimer	An egg timer for VDR
epgsearch	Search the EPG data
epgsync	Import EPG of a remote VDR using Svdrp
extb	Controlling the VDR Extension Board
externalplayer	Use external programs as player
extrecmenu	Extended recordings menu
F
femon	Shows the DVB signal quality
fepg	Shows EPG data graphically + navigation
ffnetdev	Full-Featured DVB device emulation over network
filebrowser	File manager for VDR
freeboxtv	Watch Freebox TV (or RTSP source) with VDR
freecell	FreeCell card game
fussball	Displays table of the German Football(Soccer) League
G
games	A little game collection
gbc	GameBoy Emulator
graphlcd	several graphic LCDs
graphtft	drives TFT displays
H
hidesubtitles	Hide subtitles
I
iaxphone	Iax (asterisk) softphone
image	Image viewer plugin
instantimer	?
ipod	Shows the ITunesDB of an iPod
iptv	Integrates multicast IPTV transport streams seamlessly into VDR
isdnlog	ISDN log
J
joystick	Use the joystick as remote control
K
karaoke	karaoke
kathreinlcd	I²C displays
kvdrmon	helper plugin for kvdrmon, a KDE Kicker applet
L
launcher	Starts other plugins
lcdproc	Alphanummeric displays
lcr	least cost router
lirc	Lirc test plugin
loadepg	import of epg data
locker	A "child safety" plugin
logviewer	Display VDR/system logs
M
mailbox	Simple email client
manual	displays a manual
mediamvp	Media MVP
message	message interface for shell scripts
mhp	Mhp for VDR
mlcd	Siemens Multitainer LCD display
mldkgui	Controls MLDonkey
mldonkey	Controls MLDonkey
monochannel	allows audio mono switching
mp3	MP3 Player
mplayer	Plays divers Video formats (e.g. DivX)
mplayercluster	remote MPlayer
muggle	MP3 player with Database backend
N
nacc	It receives and displays closed captioning information found in most North American broadcasts.
netconfig	Configures network settings and samba shares
network	Change network settings
newsticker	A simple newsticker
noepgmenu	?
nordlichtsepg	epg data overview sorted by time
nvsettings	Enables you to adjust brightness, contrast and gamma of your nvidia video card
O
openmhp	free MHP implementation
osdimage	Image viewer for the OSD
osdout-plugin	?
osdpip	Picture-in-picture
osdteletext	Teletext decoder for the OSD
otv4vdr	A small plugin to directly update the TV programs
P
parallelportcontroller	demonstrate how to control pin parallel port
pcd	Plays Kodak Photo CDs
perl	?
pilot	Zapping Co-Pilot
pilotskin	Zapping Co-Pilot using skin Channel Info
pim	Personal Information Manager
pin	A "child safety" plugin
playlist	Playlists for recordings
pluginsetup	Manage plugins over OSD
podcatcher	?
powermate	Use the Griffin PowerMate to control some functions
prefermenu	Preferred channels
premiereepg	premiereepg2vdr as plugin
proxy	?
ptv	Hauppauge PVR x50 as analog TV card
pvr350	analog TV card as MPEG output device (only Hauppage PVR 350)
pvrinput	Hauppauge PVR x50 as analog TV card
pvrusb2	Hauppauge PVR usb2 as analog TV card
Q
R
radio	Background image for radio channels
radiolist	List for radio channels
recstatus	recording status of the recording devices
redbutton	Displays the "redbutton" service from the BBC in the UK
relay	This plugin drives a solid-state relay
remote	Support of additional remote controls
remoteosd	Access mainmenu of a remote VDR
roaster	Convert video to mpg, iso, and roast!
rotor	Drive the satellite dish rotor
rssreader	Shows RSS Streams on OSD
S
safe	usage of codes for some commands
satlist	provides an editable channel list for each active source in diseqc.conf
savechannel	Saves the current channel immediately
sc	Software CAM (Conditional Access Modul)
screenshot	Creates screenshots
serial	Control VDR through keys connected to the serial interface
serialremote	Control VDR via ir-receivers like UIRT/irman, ir2pc
serled	?
setup	Configures system settings / VDR menus
showrecinfo	Detailed infos about recordings
sked	A OSD editor
skinclassic	Classic VDR skin as plugin
skincurses	Skin for the console
skinelchi	Elchi skin as plugin
skinnotrans	Transparent OSD, e.g. for softdevice
skinsoppalusikka	Soppalusikka skin as plugin
skinreel	ReelBox skin as plugin
sky	mpeg2 encoder plugin (auch als "dummy" input)
sleeptimer	Runs commands/shutdown with "countdown" timer
snapshot	Creates screenshots
softdevice	Framebuffer as output device
softdevice2net	Use the network output device instead of the framebuffer
softieee1394
softmpeg	?
softplay	playing media files with softdevice-plugin
solitaire	Solitaire card game
soundtest	Sound spectrum analyser plugin
spider	Card game
statusandquestion	Extension of the SVDRP protocol
statusbits	?
statusleds	Use the LED's of the keyboard
streamdev	Streaming Server/Client
streamplayer	Video Stream Player
submenu	Creation of submenus in VDR for everything
subtitles	DVB subtitles decoder
sudoku	Generate and solve Number Place puzzles
surfer	News Browser
suspendoutput	background picture for radio stations
svdrppara	?
svdrpservice	Simple access to Svdrp servers for other local plugins
sysinfo	System informationen via OSD
T
taste	Disable specific broadcasts after keywords
text2skin	A loader for OSD skins
timeline	Shows collisions of programmed timers
transfron	Frontend for transcode/MPEG4IP
trayopen	To open the CD/DVD Tray
ttxtsubs	Teletext subtitles
tvonscreen	TV-OnScreen EPG viewer
tvtv	TVTV via OSD
U
umsadmin	Plugin for the CapiSuite
undelete	Recovery of recordings marked for deletion
usbremote	Remote Plugin for Plug-USB (AVR)
useractivity	Prevents shutdown if there are active X or terminal users.
V
vbox	Frontend for the VBox answering machine
vcd	S/VCD Player
vdr2qiv	Control an external image viewer using your remote
vdrcd	AutoPlay function
vdrconvert	?
vdricq	ICQ Client
vdrrip	Movie encoder
videosystem	Changes the OSD-Settings dependent on the current video-system
viewer	Show system logs via OSD
vod	Video on Demand
vompserver	Media MVP connection
W
wapd	Remote control through WAP
weatherng	weather information via internet
webvideo	download videos from video sharing websites
X
x10	control of x10 devices
x11out	X11 over DVB
xine	Use VDR on any desktop and with budget-cards (cards without an own mpeg-decoder)
xineliboutput	X11 frontend for VDR
xms	Media management
xxvautotimer	editing xxv auto timer via OSD
Y
yaepg	shows EPG data
yascreenshot	?
Z
zaphistory	zapping history
zoom	zoom your video in and out and change aspect ratio.

Plugins for demonstration purposes

Plugin	Description
ditherndemo	?
epgsearchclient	?
femonclient	?
hello	A simple 'hello' plugin
osddemo	Demonstrates the On-Screen-Display
osdtest256	Test plugin for a 4MB modded DVB card
rtextdemo	?
servicedemo	?
status	OSD status
svdrpdemo	?

Unmaintained plugins

Plugin	Successor
audiocd	cdda
browser	surfer
gngb2vdr	gbc
telecable
teletext	osdteletext
vdrc	filebrowser
vdrmail	mailbox
vdrrec	plays VDR recordings from DVD/CD
weather	weatherng
xvxine	xine

Links

[1]	http://www.tvdr.de/plugins.htm	Plugin list on the VDR homepage
[2]	http://deela.cc.fh-lippe.de/files	Download Archiv
[3]	http://vdr.bluox.org/download	Download Archiv