Kodi
Multimedia/Entertainment center, formerly known as XBMC. Runs on Android, BSD, Linux, macOS, iOS and Windows.
High commit volume, frequent releases and growing activity.
Commit activity more than 94% of tracked projects; popularity more than 88%. How this is calculated.
Commits, last 11 months
| Stars | 21k |
|---|---|
| Latest release | 22.0rc1-Piers · 27 Sept 2026 |
| Repo updated | 27 Sept 2026 |
| Licence | GPL-2.0 |
| Built with | C++, deb |
Is Kodi actively maintained?
Over the last 11 months the project absorbed 3191 commits, of which 1138 arrived in the most recent quarter — roughly 379 commits a month.
The most recent tagged release, 22.0rc1-Piers, shipped within the last month — a current, installable version exists today.
Among the 17 media streaming - multimedia streaming projects we track, Kodi currently has the highest health score.
What Kodi actually does
Kodi is an entertainment centre application designed to organise and play music, videos, and images. It provides a centralised interface for local media consumption across multiple operating systems, having evolved from its origins as XBMC.
Best fit: Users who want a customisable, local media playback interface for a dedicated living room setup or multi-platform device collection.
Worth knowing: It functions primarily as a standalone client application rather than a server-first streaming daemon, which can complicate remote web access and multi-device synchronisation.
Deployment notes
As a compiled C++ application distributed via native packages, it typically requires local persistent storage for media libraries and configuration files, alongside appropriate audio and video drivers on the host machine.
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