Kodi (software)

Kodi (originally called XBMC) is a open source media player made by the Kodi Foundation, a nonprofit organization.[4] The software is available for many different operating systems with a menu made for televisions. The software allows users to get media such as videos and music from the Internet, and allows users to load media from external media such as a USB flash drive or DVD.[5]

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The homescreen of Kodi (version 17.6)
Developer(s)Kodi Foundation
Initial release2002 (as Xbox Media Player), 2003[1] (as Xbox Media Center)
Written inC++ core, with C++ (binary) or Python scripts as add-ons (plug-in extensions) from third-party developers[source?]
Operating systemWindows 10 and later, macOS, Android, iOS, iPadOS, tvOS (Apple TV OS), Linux, FreeBSD, webOS, Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S
PlatformARM, ARM64, MIPS, RISC-V, PowerPC, IA-32 (x86), and x64 (x86-64)
Available in77 (via add-ons)[2] languages
TypeMedia player software, smart TV platform, digital media player, digital video recorder
LicenseGPL-2.0-or-later[3]
Websitekodi.tv

It was originally made as a home-theater PC application that could run on many different types of computers but now has become a multi-purpose program that can run plug-ins (which are similar to applications) similarly to a operating system. The media player can have its look changed using skins and allow users to watch content from streaming services such as Netflix and Hulu using plug-ins.[6]

Hardware requirements

Requirements Minimum Recommended
CPU SSE2 processor (IA-32 or ARM32) ARM64 or x64 processor
RAM 1 GB RAM 2 GB+ RAM
GPU OpenGL 4.1 OpenGL 4.5+
HDD 4-8 GB HDD 16 GB HDD

Kodi claims to officially support any computer made in the last 10 years with the minimum requirements on their official website.[7]

References

  1. "Xbox Media Center". 2 October 2003. Archived from the original on 2 October 2003. Retrieved 18 December 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. "Matrix Addons: Languages". Kodi. Archived from the original on 22 September 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
  3. "xbmc / LICENSE.md". GitHub. Archived from the original on 5 June 2021. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  4. "About Kodi". kodi.tv. Archived from the original on 7 August 2019. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
  5. Patrick Schmid (5 November 2004). "Modding The Xbox Into The Ultimate Multimedia Center". Tom's Hardware.
  6. Ryan Paul (29 December 2009). "XBMC 9.11 makes your open source home theater look shinier". Ars Technica. Archived from the original on 16 April 2012. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
  7. Kodi (software) Media

    "Supported hardware - Official Kodi Wiki". kodi.wiki. Archived from the original on 30 December 2014. Retrieved 23 March 2024.