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Stars
21,221
Primary language
C++
License
GPL-2.0-or-later
Repository last updated
Sep 15, 2026

Overview

A cross-platform home-theater media center for local, NAS, and network libraries with skins, add-ons, and PVR extensions.

Features and best fit

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Key characteristics

A cross-platform home-theater media center for local, NAS, and network libraries with skins, add-ons, and PVR extensions.

Sources: [1]

Good fit for

A comparison candidate for Multimedia, Android, Cross-platform, FFmpeg, iOS, Python use cases. Check the official README and installation instructions for exact fit and requirements.

Check before adopting

The registered primary language is C++ and the license is GPL-2.0-or-later. Verify version-specific runtime requirements, breaking changes, and additional dependencies in the official README and latest release notes.

Sources: [1]

Official sources

  1. [1]xbmc/xbmc — GitHub(2026-09-15)
Supplemental curator note

We selected Kodi as the playback, library, and UI frontend of a home-media setup rather than a Plex-style media server. Stable-versus-prerelease separation, add-on trust, and platform-specific dependency compatibility are important operational considerations.

Try it in 3 steps

  1. 1

    Get the source

    git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/xbmc/xbmc.git
  2. 2

    Enter the repository

    cd xbmc
  3. 3

    Check the official steps

    Continue with the commands in the README Installation, Quick Start, or Getting Started section.

    find . -maxdepth 1 -iname 'README*' -exec sed -n '1,220p' {} \; -quit
Check the official README

Growth

Growth trends · Last 30 days

21,221 Stars

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Development activity

Last 90 days · weekly

Commits (last 30 days)
502
Open PRs
199

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GitHub Topics

  • kodi
  • home-theater
  • media-center
  • multimedia
  • c-plus-plus
  • python
  • xml
  • android
  • linux
  • ios
  • macos
  • windows-desktop
Stars
21,221
Forks
6,598
Watchers
786
Open issues
263
Primary language
C++
Repository last updated
Sep 15, 2026
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