Clients for OSX or Linux/Openelec

[steve1977 67]

Was wondering whether there are any plans to bring MBT to OSX or even Linux/Openelec. I am referring to the client rather than the server solution.

 

I know that I can always run XBMC with add-on to access MBS, but would hope for an independent client solution. Particularly for OSX, where there are quite some issues with the XBMC solution.

 

I think I am not alone using a MacMini as HTPC client, so also believe this would increase the userbase.

 

No idea how much work it is to port MBT from Win to OSX, but hoping it will happen one day

[Luke 42077]

I think a new client app for OSX would be great. I know there are some osx developers here in this community, so you never know.

[Schroinx 10]

It would be nice indeed with an OSX client.

[im85288 1493]

Was wondering whether there are any plans to bring MBT to OSX or even Linux/Openelec. I am referring to the client rather than the server solution.

 

I know that I can always run XBMC with add-on to access MBS, but would hope for an independent client solution. Particularly for OSX, where there are quite some issues with the XBMC solution.

 

I think I am not alone using a MacMini as HTPC client, so also believe this would increase the userbase.

 

No idea how much work it is to port MBT from Win to OSX, but hoping it will happen one day

 

It does not help you specifically...but I also have a MacMini as one of my HTPC clients...I installed OpenElec on it though and it works like a dream

Edited October 31, 2014 by im85288

[Luke 42077]

Actually OSX is possible.

[Cheesegeezer 3104]

I think it is too using silverlight should allow us to achieve this using OOB.

[steve1977 67]

You are referring to a MBT port?

[thefirstofthe300 292]

So with Microsoft open-sourcing .NET and the plans to port the framwork to Linux and OS X, does this mean that the possibility exists for MBT support in Linux and OS X?  Or is it still too soon to tell how this will all work out?

 

It would be nice to have a plug-and-play client for Linux that just works out of the box.

[ScottIsAFool 517]

So with Microsoft open-sourcing .NET and the plans to port the framwork to Linux and OS X, does this mean that the possibility exists for MBT support in Linux and OS X?  Or is it still too soon to tell how this will all work out?

MBT is built using WPF, this is not being made available on OS X. It's only the core .NET framework that is, which, sadly, doesn't include WPF.