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April Fools 

Kodi's Response to Internet Issues

Kodi's Response to Internet Issues Team Kodi would like to wish you all good health and security during this difficult time for the world. With almost everyone working and schooling from home now, the internet and world wide web are under severe strain for bandwidth and data volume. Many streaming…

Team Kodi

March 31, 2020·1 min read
Siri remote. Photo by Ash Edmonds on Unsplash

Community 

Kodi 19 Welcomes tvOS but Says Goodbye to iOS 32bit

Dear Users, In the upcoming Kodi 19, tvOS will be added as new platform. It will be fully featured, supporting top-shelf\ and the Siri remote, with support for both the Apple 4 and 4K. Similar to iOS, it will require jailbreaking or side loading. We wanted to thank Memphiz for the base on which…

phunkyfish

March 15, 2020·1 min read

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Kodi 18.6 Splash Screen

Release 

Kodi "Leia" 18.6 Release

And.... here we are again. The latest Kodi release in the 18.x "Leia" cycle, with more (count them!) and better (measure them!) bug fixes for your various delight, delectation, and delirious... discussion? 18.6 is here. More nasty (and not-so-nasty) problems fixed, more bugs squashed, more…

Prof Yaffle

March 02, 2020·2 min read
Photo of gavel by Wesley Tingey (Unsplash)

Community 

In Defence of Our Good Name

As most who read this will know well, Kodi is a free and open source media centre software application. It is created and supported by the group of unpaid volunteers known as Team Kodi, along with a large number of members of our very large and active user community. The software is freely…

Team Kodi

February 15, 2020·3 min read
Kodi at Fosdem

Conferences 

Kodi at FOSDEM 2020

Kodi at FOSDEM 2020 Hello Belgium once again. In the tradition of the last few years, members of Team Kodi will be present at FOSDEM in Brussels this weekend. If you live somewhere nearby or are attending, please feel free to come and meet some of our team members in person. FOSDEM is an annual,…

Team Kodi

January 31, 2020·1 min read
Kodi "Kore" Artwork by samfisher

Release 

Kore v2.5.0 Released!

Kore v2.5.0 Released! Team Kodi are proud to announce the release of the latest version of our Kore Android remote application. Team members and other contributors have added several great new features which we think users will love. The changes for this new version includes: - Improved PVR…

Team Kodi

January 07, 2020·1 min read
Photo from 36C3 web page, by Yves Sorge, Flickr

Conferences 

Kodi at the Chaos Communication Congress

For the next few days the 36th Chaos Communication Congress, the largest hacker conference in Europe, is held in Leipzig, Germany. Organized by the Chaos Computer Club, it features a lot of tech related talks and assemblies. Kodi will be represented by Sarbes, one of our Python developers. A talk…

Team Kodi

December 25, 2019·1 min read
Windows Devs, We Need You!

Developer 

Windows Developers - Kodi Needs You!

Windows Developers - Kodi Needs You! It will probably come as a surprise to many of you that the active team of Kodi developers is tiny - millions of users and yet only a handful of volunteers spending their spare time to do all the technical stuff at the heart of Kodi. In turn, there is another…

Team Kodi

November 20, 2019·3 min read
Kodi 18.5 Splash Screen

Release 

Kodi "Leia" 18.5 Release

In our ongoing mission to bring you the very greatest (and most reliable) media centre software in the world, it's time to let another point release escape into the wild. Usual rules apply: this isn't about features, it's about stability and usability. As usual, you can find a full summary of…

Prof Yaffle

November 17, 2019·2 min read
Kodi Matrix goes Python 3

Developer 

Kodi 19 with Python 3 Goes Live

Kodi 19 with Python 3 Goes Live Nearly two years ago, we announced that Kodi was migrating to use the Python 3 interpreter for its many addons (see here) and we explained both why we were doing it and what would change. Since then we have been encouraging all add-on developers to work towards that…

Team Kodi

November 16, 2019·2 min read
Church of Saint Sava, Belgrade -  Andrija12345678, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

DevCon, Conferences 

DevCon 2019 - Belgrade - Part III

So, here we are, the third and final day of DevCon 2019. It's likely to be a short list of topics this morning before some people head home while those who remain use the time together to write some fabulous code. So, let's get straight to business. We kicked off with kwiboo and jernej (from the…

Prof Yaffle

October 11, 2019·2 min read
Kalemegdan Park and Fortress, credit: Miloš Bogdanović, via pexels.com

DevCon, Conferences 

DevCon 2019 - Belgrade - Part II

Morning, all. It's a beautiful day here, and we're just waiting for the last few latecomers to arrive before another day of DevCon... We kicked off with Python 3, following on from yesterday's conversation. The general consensus was to get this merged and live with any minor breakage - we need to…

Prof Yaffle

October 11, 2019·4 min read
Belgrade, Serbia at night - Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Belgrade_at_night.webp

DevCon, Conferences 

DevCon 2019 - Belgrade - Part I

Another year passes, and here we are once again, locked in a windowless room to discuss all things Kodi-shaped. Genuine thanks to the generosity of our sponsors and users - that means you, you lovely people - whose donations make these meetings possible. Old faces, new faces, guests - these events…

Prof Yaffle

October 10, 2019·6 min read
Image by Fathromi Ramdlon from Pixabay

Community 

Is Kodi legal?

Is Kodi legal? After "What exactly is Kodi?", the second most common question we often get asked is "Is Kodi legal?". The two questions are of course linked, but with the recent media reporting concerning piracy the answer to the legality is sometimes not so clear to the man in the street. Due to…

DarrenHill

September 21, 2019·5 min read

Community 

Finances and more!

As we approach Kodi DevCon (our annual team member conference) we continue our quest for greater transparency and openness in how the project is managed. We’d like to touch on project finances: specifically where the money comes from, and where it goes. Outreach is a major expense. In 2018 Team…

Keith Herrington

September 06, 2019·4 min read
Kodi 18.4 Splash Screen

Release 

Kodi "Leia" 18.4 Release

Another couple of months have passed since we last pushed out a release, and so, in our ongoing efforts to produce the best media software in the world, it's time to squash another few of those more irritating bugs. Usual rules apply: don't expect any new features, don't think that this will change…

Prof Yaffle

September 01, 2019·2 min read
Freedom of Choice - Photo by Raul Petri on Unsplash

Community 

The Freedom of Choice

The Freedom of Choice One of the main tenets of both Kodi and open-source software in general is freedom of choice. By making the software freely and publicly available without charge, users are able to try the software with no financial outlay or risk. As the source code is also available for…

DarrenHill

June 30, 2019·4 min read
Kodi 18.3 Leia Splashscreen

Release 

Kodi "Leia" 18.3 Release

Two months have passed since our last bugfix release and already we have a new one ready for consumption. Fancy a few more features? There aren't any, with one teeny-tiny exception. Apparently DTS-HD audio only tracks are a thing and Kodi can now play them like any other music format. That's it. No…

Cris Silva (h.udo)

June 27, 2019·2 min read
Raspberry Pi 4B Flirc Case

Community 

Flirc "Kodi Edition" Raspberry Pi 4B Case

Yesterday the new Raspberry Pi 4B was unveiled with a revised spec that guarantees it will be super-popular with Kodi users. It brings 4K media support, faster CPUs, faster memory, faster Ethernet, faster USB, and now handles HEVC natively. It's a great update on the previous 3B+ model, and at $35…

Christian Hewitt

June 24, 2019·2 min read
Repos can be a real Pandora's Box - Photo by David Bartus from Pexels

Community 

Repos: When All-in-One Can Be No Fun.

Repos: When All-in-one Can Be No Fun. For better or worse, one of the most powerful features of Kodi is the ability to extend its capabilities via addons. Key components in this are the repositories, or "repos" as they're more commonly known. They allow for quick and simple installation and upgrade…

DarrenHill

May 17, 2019·5 min read

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Kodi bandwidth speed limit

April Fools 

Kodi's Response to Internet Issues

Kodi's Response to Internet Issues Team Kodi would like to wish you all good health and security during this difficult time for the world. With almost everyone working and schooling from home now, the internet and world wide web are under severe strain for bandwidth and data volume. Many streaming…

Team Kodi

March 31, 2020·1 min read
Siri remote. Photo by Ash Edmonds on Unsplash

Community 

Kodi 19 Welcomes tvOS but Says Goodbye to iOS 32bit

Dear Users, In the upcoming Kodi 19, tvOS will be added as new platform. It will be fully featured, supporting top-shelf\ and the Siri remote, with support for both the Apple 4 and 4K. Similar to iOS, it will require jailbreaking or side loading. We wanted to thank Memphiz for the base on which…

phunkyfish

March 15, 2020·1 min read
Kodi 18.6 Splash Screen

Release 

Kodi "Leia" 18.6 Release

And.... here we are again. The latest Kodi release in the 18.x "Leia" cycle, with more (count them!) and better (measure them!) bug fixes for your various delight, delectation, and delirious... discussion? 18.6 is here. More nasty (and not-so-nasty) problems fixed, more bugs squashed, more…

Prof Yaffle

March 02, 2020·2 min read
Photo of gavel by Wesley Tingey (Unsplash)

Community 

In Defence of Our Good Name

As most who read this will know well, Kodi is a free and open source media centre software application. It is created and supported by the group of unpaid volunteers known as Team Kodi, along with a large number of members of our very large and active user community. The software is freely…

Team Kodi

February 15, 2020·3 min read
Kodi at Fosdem

Conferences 

Kodi at FOSDEM 2020

Kodi at FOSDEM 2020 Hello Belgium once again. In the tradition of the last few years, members of Team Kodi will be present at FOSDEM in Brussels this weekend. If you live somewhere nearby or are attending, please feel free to come and meet some of our team members in person. FOSDEM is an annual,…

Team Kodi

January 31, 2020·1 min read
Kodi "Kore" Artwork by samfisher

Release 

Kore v2.5.0 Released!

Kore v2.5.0 Released! Team Kodi are proud to announce the release of the latest version of our Kore Android remote application. Team members and other contributors have added several great new features which we think users will love. The changes for this new version includes: - Improved PVR…

Team Kodi

January 07, 2020·1 min read
Photo from 36C3 web page, by Yves Sorge, Flickr

Conferences 

Kodi at the Chaos Communication Congress

For the next few days the 36th Chaos Communication Congress, the largest hacker conference in Europe, is held in Leipzig, Germany. Organized by the Chaos Computer Club, it features a lot of tech related talks and assemblies. Kodi will be represented by Sarbes, one of our Python developers. A talk…

Team Kodi

December 25, 2019·1 min read
Windows Devs, We Need You!

Developer 

Windows Developers - Kodi Needs You!

Windows Developers - Kodi Needs You! It will probably come as a surprise to many of you that the active team of Kodi developers is tiny - millions of users and yet only a handful of volunteers spending their spare time to do all the technical stuff at the heart of Kodi. In turn, there is another…

Team Kodi

November 20, 2019·3 min read
Kodi 18.5 Splash Screen

Release 

Kodi "Leia" 18.5 Release

In our ongoing mission to bring you the very greatest (and most reliable) media centre software in the world, it's time to let another point release escape into the wild. Usual rules apply: this isn't about features, it's about stability and usability. As usual, you can find a full summary of…

Prof Yaffle

November 17, 2019·2 min read
Kodi Matrix goes Python 3

Developer 

Kodi 19 with Python 3 Goes Live

Kodi 19 with Python 3 Goes Live Nearly two years ago, we announced that Kodi was migrating to use the Python 3 interpreter for its many addons (see here) and we explained both why we were doing it and what would change. Since then we have been encouraging all add-on developers to work towards that…

Team Kodi

November 16, 2019·2 min read
Church of Saint Sava, Belgrade -  Andrija12345678, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

DevCon, Conferences 

DevCon 2019 - Belgrade - Part III

So, here we are, the third and final day of DevCon 2019. It's likely to be a short list of topics this morning before some people head home while those who remain use the time together to write some fabulous code. So, let's get straight to business. We kicked off with kwiboo and jernej (from the…

Prof Yaffle

October 11, 2019·2 min read
Kalemegdan Park and Fortress, credit: Miloš Bogdanović, via pexels.com

DevCon, Conferences 

DevCon 2019 - Belgrade - Part II

Morning, all. It's a beautiful day here, and we're just waiting for the last few latecomers to arrive before another day of DevCon... We kicked off with Python 3, following on from yesterday's conversation. The general consensus was to get this merged and live with any minor breakage - we need to…

Prof Yaffle

October 11, 2019·4 min read
Belgrade, Serbia at night - Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Belgrade_at_night.webp

DevCon, Conferences 

DevCon 2019 - Belgrade - Part I

Another year passes, and here we are once again, locked in a windowless room to discuss all things Kodi-shaped. Genuine thanks to the generosity of our sponsors and users - that means you, you lovely people - whose donations make these meetings possible. Old faces, new faces, guests - these events…

Prof Yaffle

October 10, 2019·6 min read
Image by Fathromi Ramdlon from Pixabay

Community 

Is Kodi legal?

Is Kodi legal? After "What exactly is Kodi?", the second most common question we often get asked is "Is Kodi legal?". The two questions are of course linked, but with the recent media reporting concerning piracy the answer to the legality is sometimes not so clear to the man in the street. Due to…

DarrenHill

September 21, 2019·5 min read

Community 

Finances and more!

As we approach Kodi DevCon (our annual team member conference) we continue our quest for greater transparency and openness in how the project is managed. We’d like to touch on project finances: specifically where the money comes from, and where it goes. Outreach is a major expense. In 2018 Team…

Keith Herrington

September 06, 2019·4 min read
Kodi 18.4 Splash Screen

Release 

Kodi "Leia" 18.4 Release

Another couple of months have passed since we last pushed out a release, and so, in our ongoing efforts to produce the best media software in the world, it's time to squash another few of those more irritating bugs. Usual rules apply: don't expect any new features, don't think that this will change…

Prof Yaffle

September 01, 2019·2 min read
Freedom of Choice - Photo by Raul Petri on Unsplash

Community 

The Freedom of Choice

The Freedom of Choice One of the main tenets of both Kodi and open-source software in general is freedom of choice. By making the software freely and publicly available without charge, users are able to try the software with no financial outlay or risk. As the source code is also available for…

DarrenHill

June 30, 2019·4 min read
Kodi 18.3 Leia Splashscreen

Release 

Kodi "Leia" 18.3 Release

Two months have passed since our last bugfix release and already we have a new one ready for consumption. Fancy a few more features? There aren't any, with one teeny-tiny exception. Apparently DTS-HD audio only tracks are a thing and Kodi can now play them like any other music format. That's it. No…

Cris Silva (h.udo)

June 27, 2019·2 min read
Raspberry Pi 4B Flirc Case

Community 

Flirc "Kodi Edition" Raspberry Pi 4B Case

Yesterday the new Raspberry Pi 4B was unveiled with a revised spec that guarantees it will be super-popular with Kodi users. It brings 4K media support, faster CPUs, faster memory, faster Ethernet, faster USB, and now handles HEVC natively. It's a great update on the previous 3B+ model, and at $35…

Christian Hewitt

June 24, 2019·2 min read
Repos can be a real Pandora's Box - Photo by David Bartus from Pexels

Community 

Repos: When All-in-One Can Be No Fun.

Repos: When All-in-one Can Be No Fun. For better or worse, one of the most powerful features of Kodi is the ability to extend its capabilities via addons. Key components in this are the repositories, or "repos" as they're more commonly known. They allow for quick and simple installation and upgrade…

DarrenHill

May 17, 2019·5 min read
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