Why we made it
We made Kids Movie Player for our own son. We wanted him to have his favorite shows and dance songs without autoplay leading somewhere we didn't choose and without ads. It worked so well that we wanted other families to have it too.
You pick every video
Your kids see your movies, your shows and your songs, and nothing else. No search bar, no suggestions, nothing to stumble into.
Zero ads
No commercials, no "skip in 5 seconds", no toy ads in the middle of a cartoon. Just the show.
No rabbit holes
When an episode ends, the next episode of the same show plays. It never jumps to something "recommended".
Made for little hands
Big pictures, bright colors, and a remote that's easy to figure out. Even toddlers can find their favorite show.
Their name on the screen
The title says "Emma's Movie Player" (or whatever name you type in), so it feels like theirs.
Keeps their place
"Keep watching" picks up right where they stopped, on every show.
Private by design
Your videos stay on your own computer, on your own Wi-Fi. We don't collect anything, so there's nothing to leak.
Works without the internet
Internet down? Videos still play, because they come from your computer, not the cloud.
How it works
- Put your kids' videos in a folder on a Windows computer: Movies, TV Shows, songs, anything.
- Install our free library program on that computer. It finds the videos and makes the pictures.
- Add Kids Movie Player to your Roku, type in the address and code it shows you, and you're done.
About 15 minutes, start to finish. Step-by-step guide · Download the free library program for Windows
Download for Windows
A heads-up before you open it
We're a small family, not a big software company, and Windows is extra careful with programs it hasn't seen many times yet. So you may see one or two warnings. That's normal for a new program:
- Your browser may ask whether to keep the file. Choose Keep.
- Windows may show a blue box that says "Windows protected your PC". Click More info, then Run anyway.
Free, about 36 MB
SHA-256 checksum of the download: f2722b86b9a3331241297f463ae1784d8a196b66e400bd1f16c36fbaeee53155
What the program does: it looks at the video folders you choose and shares them with your Roku, only on your own Wi-Fi. It doesn't upload anything, show ads or collect information. You can uninstall it any time from Windows Settings.