About
Open-Source Freeware Media Player Software Platform
Boxee is a partially open-source freeware media player software platform that integrates personal locally stored media with Internet streaming media along with social networking features. Boxee's social networking component allows users to share information about what they are watching or listening to with other boxee users or friends on social networks like Twitter, Facebook, etc. Since it is partially open source, users can create their own apps, plug-ins, and skins for it. The framework for Boxee is based on source code from the Xbox Media Center project, a software originally created by Home Theater PC enthusiasts for the first-generation Xbox.
Identity
| Name | Boxee |
|---|---|
| Slug | boxee |
| Type / kind | startup |
| Crunchbase ID | boxee |
| Source _id | agxzfmlsbGlzdHNpdGVyGAsSC05ld19Db21wYW55GICAgJ7XtsoLDA |
Status
| Status | inactive |
|---|---|
| Status reason | Acquired (Inactive) by Samsung Electronics on Jul 2013 - closed due to acquisition |
| Last update | 2026-05-17 |
Location
| HQ country code | IL |
|---|---|
| HQ region/district | Center District |
| HQ city | Tel Aviv-Yafo |
| HQ address | HaArba'a Street 16, Tel Aviv, Israel |
Web & social
| https://www.linkedin.com/company/boxee | |
| Twitter / X | https://twitter.com/boxee |
| https://www.facebook.com/pages/Boxee/108357935852593?ref=br_tf |
Classifications
Primary sector Media & Entertainment Technologies
Sub-sectors
Media & Entertainment TechnologiesDigital Content Engagement & Entertainment
Technologies
Platforms & InterfacesSoftware
Target customers
ConsumersDemographics & Family
Tags
streamingvideosoftware-applicationsopen-sourcesocial-mediabroadcasting
Funding
| Total raised | — |
|---|---|
| Current stage | Acquired |
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