Kodi is a media centre designed for playing and organising films, television programmes, music and other digital entertainment. Its interface is optimised for televisions and remote controls, making it particularly suitable for home theatre PCs and living-room entertainment systems.
The application brings together media stored locally, on network shares and from supported online sources. It can organise collections into libraries with artwork, descriptions and other metadata, providing an attractive way to browse and enjoy media.
Kodi can also be extended through add-ons, allowing users to customise its appearance, connect to additional services and add specialised functionality.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Play video and audio in a wide range of formats, including H.264, HEVC, MP3, FLAC and AAC.
- Create libraries for films, television programmes, music and music videos.
- Automatically retrieve posters, fan art, descriptions, cast details and other media information.
- Browse television programmes by series and episode, with watched status and playback progress.
- Organise music by artist, album and genre, with smart playlists and artwork.
- Access media stored on local drives, NAS devices and network shares using SMB, NFS and UPnP.
- Play supported media streams from internet sources and compatible network services.
- View photographs and create image slideshows.
- Watch and record live television through compatible PVR backends, with electronic programme guides.
- Support subtitles, multiple audio tracks and multichannel audio output.
- Hardware-accelerated video decoding on supported devices and operating systems.
- Extend functionality with add-ons for online services, metadata providers, weather and other features.
- Play supported games using game add-ons and compatible emulators.
- Customise the interface with downloadable skins and configurable menus.
- Control playback using keyboards, game controllers, remote controls and HDMI-CEC devices.
- Remote control and automation through web interfaces and the JSON-RPC API.
- Audio visualisations, screensavers and configurable playback settings.
- Cross-platform support – runs on Linux, macOS, and Windows.
Website: kodi.tv
Support:
Developer: Team Kodi
License: GNU General Public License v2.0
Kodi is written in Python and C++. Learn Python with our recommended free books and free tutorials. Learn C++ with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
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