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Facts, description, icon and screenshots for writing about Samba Oelek.

In one paragraph

Samba Oelek is a native Apple TV app that plays videos straight from SMB shares: a NAS, a Raspberry Pi, a Mac or a PC. Pick a device, open a folder, play. There is no media server to install, no account, no library scan and no online cover art. It streams large files without copying them first and seeks in files beyond 4 GiB. Built by Klaus Breyer, who wanted to watch his travel films from a Raspberry Pi share on the couch and found every existing option either too complicated or in need of yet another server.

Facts


Name	Samba Oelek (launched as SMB Olek, renamed with 1.0.1)
Platform	Apple TV, tvOS 17 or later
Price	One-time purchase: $11.99, 12,99 €, £9.99. No subscription.
Availability	App Store in 174 territories, not available in France
Released	17 September 2026 (1.0), 25 September 2026 (1.0.1)
App Store	apps.apple.com, id 6809174802
Protocols	SMB 2.0.2 to 3.1.1, guest and password, signing and encryption
Formats	H.264, HEVC, ProRes; MKV and AVI combinations as listed on the formats page
Not included	Library, cover art, subtitles, playlists, music, remote access
Developer	Klaus Breyer, Berlin
Background	Launch article, German version

Assets

Screenshots are the App Store set, 1920 × 1080, reduced to 1600 px wide. Use them freely in coverage of the app.

Contact

Support, press and review requests: [email protected]. Promo codes for reviewers are available on request.