MERHATTASOFTWARES Get Aether TV

Independent software studio · South Africa

Software
with signal.

Merhatta builds desktop products and digital systems with a point of view—useful enough for every day, distinctive enough to remember.

Explore the work Inside the studio
01 public release 03 desktop platforms ∞ room to build
MERHATTA / PRODUCT 001 RELEASE 2.7
Aether TV home screen showing the channel library and live command center NATIVE DESKTOP WIN · MAC · LINUX
AVAILABLE NOWAether TV 2.7
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01 / Selected work

One studio.
Many directions.

Aether TV is our first public release, not our entire identity. Merhatta is a home for independent products, commissioned systems, and the experiments between them.

PROJECT / 001
Aether TV application logo
LIVE TELEVISION DESKTOP / 2026
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Aether TV

Live television, without the visual noise.

A cinematic IPTV player for Windows, macOS, and Linux. Aether TV brings public live streams into a polished desktop experience with search, favourites, keyboard control, and a focused playback HUD.

  • Native desktop installers
  • Public IPTV directories
  • Borderless cinematic interface
  • VLC-powered playback
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THE ACTUAL APPLICATION

Real captures from the final Aether TV 2.7 release—its live library, diagnostics, and product details.

01/ 03
002—

Desktop systems

Native tools with a strong interaction model, dependable packaging, and no browser-shaped compromises.

NEXT RELEASE LANE
003—

Product engineering

Selected partnerships from product framing and interface systems through to a production-ready build.

SELECTED COMMISSIONS
004—

Merhatta Labs

Small experiments, unusual interfaces, and ideas allowed to prove themselves before becoming products.

IN ACTIVE EXPLORATION

02 / The studio

Small enough to care.
Serious enough to ship.

We believe good software has a rhythm. It explains itself, stays out of the way, and rewards the people who use it often. Merhatta combines product thinking, engineering, and expressive interface design under one roof.

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01

Product direction

Clarifying who a product is for, what it must do, and what it can confidently leave out.

02

Interface systems

Distinctive, accessible UI with a reusable visual language.

03

Desktop delivery

Native packaging, platform builds, update-ready releases.

04

Feedback loops

Telemetry with restraint, real user signals, continuous refinement.

03 / Downloads

Choose your
way in.

Aether TV 2.7 is the current public Merhatta release. Each installer bundles the application runtime; playback requires VLC to be installed on your computer.

CURRENT RELEASE

Aether TV 2.7

✓ Verified builds
All installers are included directly with this website. SHA-256 checksums ↓

THE NEXT USEFUL THING

We’re still
building.

Aether TV opened the door. Follow the repository today, and watch this space for what Merhatta ships next.

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PRODUCT CAPTUREHome and live library
Aether TV home screen
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