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Kodi includes a powerful web interface that can be used with any browser, but also sits behind the remote control application you use on your phone, or the web front end on your tablet - if you're using Kore, or Chorus, or one of the numerous alternatives, then you're using this interface. However…

So, here we are again. Those of you with eagle eyes may already have seen this rolling out, but just to make everyone else aware - 18.8 is here. In our ongoing quest to make your lives as simple and fulfilling as possible, we're proud to present what is likely to be the final release in the 18.x…

Kore v2.5.1 Released! Team Kodi are proud to announce the release of the latest version of our Kore Android remote. This version is mostly a bug fix release, but it also includes some improvements that we hope you like. The most relevant changes for this version are: Add support for sharing from…

When we launched 18.7 across all platforms a couple of weeks ago, it became apparent that there were some problems on Android that wouldn't wait until a future point release to be fixed. These issues - regressions, specifically around micro-stutter and discontinuities on multi-chapter streams - came…

You may have noticed that we've adopted a RERO approach to Kodi - release early, release often. Our aim is to fix problems more quickly, and then get those fixes out into the wild equally as quickly. This might mean some issues escape alongside the bug fixes, but, overall, it should mean better…

As you might know, your donations help us deliver a great media center experience with Kodi. In addition to PayPal, Patreon, Bitpay, and wire transfer, we are happy to announce that you can now also support us with a recurring donation on Liberapay here. Liberapay is a recurrent donation platform…

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…

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 this…

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 happiness…

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 available…

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…

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 section…

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…

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…

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 closed…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…