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PopUp Tube
Bring channel surfing back to your own video collection. Each show gets its own channel, ready to resume where you left off. Add PopUps—precisely timed commentary cards that bring context and a fresh perspective to what you’re watching.

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Connects to 3rd-Party Service for AI Content Generation: Soniox, Anthropic, OpenAI, Google Gemini
Languages:
Interface Full Audio Subtitles
English ✔
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Planned Release Date: Oct 30, 2026

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About This Software

Turn your collection into television.
PopUp Tube turns your video files into a personal TV experience. Channel surf through your collection, customize the look of your player, and discover new connections in the shows you love.

Discover more with PopUps.
Generate PopUps—commentary cards precisely timed to moments in your video. They bring cultural context, fresh observations, and occasional humor to what you’re watching, while playback continues.

Explore the Card Vault.
Curious about your show behind the scene? Open the Card Vault for extra facts, fan speculation, and background information ready to explore at your own pace.

Free to use.
PopUp Tube is free to use as a video player. Each new full episode PopUp generation set uses one credit.

Bring your own media.
You supply the video files.  An internet connection is required to generate PopUps.

Media Credits
Film excerpts appear in PopUp Tube’s screenshots and trailers to demonstrate the player and commentary features:

  • Cosmos Laundromat: First Cycle — © Blender Foundation — CC BY 3.0.

  • Sintel — © Blender Foundation — CC BY 3.0.

  • Sprite Fright — © Blender Foundation — CC BY 1.0.

  • Night of the Living Dead (1968) — Original black-and-white film; public domain in the United States.

AI Generated Content Disclosure

The developers describe how their game uses AI Generated Content like this:

PopUp Tube uses generative AI to create optional, timed commentary cards for videos in your personal library. These cards provide observations, cultural context, and occasional humor. AI also supplies supplemental facts and background information through the Card Vault. This content is generated when requested and may contain inaccuracies.

System Requirements

    Minimum:
    • Network: Broadband Internet connection
    Recommended:
    • Additional Notes: Internet connection required for AI PopUp generation, including cloud transcription and writing. Local media playback is performed on-device.
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