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Kodi
The ultimate entertainment center
As of 30 August 2026, Kodi is free to use. Kodi is a free and open-source media player and entertainment hub that can play back media from a home network, the internet, or attached storage devices. Softwr lists it under Entertainment. Kodi is made by Kodi Foundation, launched in 2003, available on Windows, macOS, Linux, Android.
Overview
What Kodi does
Kodi is a free and open-source media player and entertainment hub that can play back media from a home network, the internet, or attached storage devices. Highly customizable with support for numerous add-ons.
What people use it for
- Media center
- Home entertainment
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The honest half
Where it falls short
Concrete and checkable, so you can decide whether any of them matter to you. This is the half of a review a vendor will not write about Kodi.
- Licensed under GPLv2, entirely free and open source with no commercial edition
Cross-shopped
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Pricing
What Kodi costs
Taken from the vendor's own pricing page. Prices move, so check before you buy.
Free
Free
- Open source
- All features
- Add-ons
Capabilities
Features
Media playback
Library management
Add-ons
Customization
Remote control
Smart home
Integration with Smart home
Streaming services
Integration with Streaming services
Add-ons
Integration with Add-ons
Open source
Open source security feature
Community audited
Community audited security feature
User controls
User controls security feature
Windows support
Available on windows
Behind it
Who makes Kodi
- Company
- Kodi Foundation
- Based in
- Community-driven
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Where to go from Kodi
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- Kodi pricingPlans, floors and what the tiers exclude
- Kodi badgesWhich rules it meets, and the figure behind each
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- Best Entertainment softwareThe shortlist, and how it was cut
Best Entertainment software for
Compare Kodi with
- Apple TV+
- Overcast
- Castbox
- Castro
- Plex
- IINA
- mpv
- VLC
- Jellyfin
- Netflix
- Spotify
- TikTok
- StubHub
- Tubi
- YouTube TV
- Discord Nitro
- Apple Music
- VLC
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