<s>
This	O
is	O
list	O
of	O
software	O
projects	O
or	O
products	O
that	O
are	O
third-party	O
source	O
ports	O
,	O
modified	O
forks	B-Application
,	O
or	O
derivative	O
work	O
directly	O
based	O
on	O
Kodi	B-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
Center	I-Application
(	O
formerly	O
XBMC	B-Application
Media	I-Application
Center	I-Application
)	O
,	O
an	O
open	O
source	O
media	O
player	O
application	O
and	O
entertainment	O
platform	O
developed	O
by	O
the	O
non-profit	O
technology	O
consortium	O
XBMC	B-Application
Foundation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kodi-XBMC	O
is	O
royalty-free	O
and	O
cross-platform	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
core	O
code	O
is	O
written	O
in	O
C++	B-Language
and	O
is	O
open-source	B-Application
licensed	O
under	O
GNU	B-License
GPL	I-License
v2	I-License
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
offers	O
the	O
possibility	O
for	O
easy	O
rebranding	O
by	O
an	O
original	O
design	O
manufacturer	O
(	O
ODM	O
)	O
or	O
original	O
equipment	O
manufacturer	O
(	O
OEM	O
)	O
,	O
with	O
customizing	O
of	O
interface	O
look	O
and	O
feel	O
using	O
skins	O
,	O
and	O
simple	O
plug-ins	B-Application
from	O
third-party	O
developers	O
,	O
available	O
via	O
Python	B-Language
scripts	I-Language
for	O
content	O
extensions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thus	O
,	O
many	O
systems	O
integrators	O
have	O
created	O
modified	O
versions	O
of	O
Kodi	B-Application
,	O
along	O
with	O
a	O
just	B-Operating_System
enough	I-Operating_System
operating	I-Operating_System
system	I-Operating_System
(	O
JeOS	B-Operating_System
)	O
that	O
are	O
mostly	O
used	O
as	O
a	O
software	B-Application
appliance	I-Application
suite	O
in	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
devices	O
including	O
smart	B-Device
TVs	I-Device
,	O
set-top	O
boxes	O
,	O
digital	O
signage	O
,	O
hotel	O
television	O
systems	O
,	O
in-flight	O
entertainment	O
platforms	O
,	O
frontend	O
for	O
pay-TV	O
operators	O
using	O
IPTV	O
or	O
Pay-per-view	O
,	O
and	O
network	O
connected	O
digital	B-Application
media	I-Application
players	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Popular	O
derivative	O
applications	O
and	O
devices	O
such	O
as	O
MediaPortal	B-Application
,	O
Plex	B-Application
,	O
LibreELEC	O
,	O
OpenELEC	B-Application
,	O
ToFu	O
,	O
Boxee	B-Device
,	O
Horizon	O
TV	O
,	O
and	O
PrismCube	O
have	O
all	O
initially	O
been	O
spun	O
off	O
from	O
the	O
Kodi	B-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
Center	I-Application
code	O
base	O
as	O
their	O
main	O
software	B-Architecture
framework	I-Architecture
to	O
create	O
new	O
digital	O
ecosystems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
9x9	O
Player	O
,	O
by	O
Santa	O
Clara	O
,	O
CA	O
based	O
9x9Network	O
,	O
is	O
an	O
open	B-Application
source	I-Application
software	I-Application
media	O
player	O
client	O
for	O
9x9Network	O
's	O
9x9CloudTV	O
peer-to-peer	O
TV	O
delivery	O
network	O
over	O
internet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
frontend	O
of	O
this	O
media	O
player	O
client	O
uses	O
XBMC	B-Application
's	O
source	O
code	O
as	O
its	O
application	O
framework	O
platform	O
,	O
and	O
9x9Network	O
as	O
a	O
company	O
also	O
used	O
to	O
be	O
an	O
official	O
sponsor	O
of	O
the	O
XBMC	B-Application
development	O
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Boxee	B-Device
,	O
made	O
by	O
startup	O
company	O
Boxee	B-Device
Inc.	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
freeware	B-License
and	O
partly	O
open	B-Application
source	I-Application
software	I-Application
cross-platform	B-Operating_System
media	O
center	O
and	O
entertainment	O
hub	O
with	O
social	O
networking	O
features	O
that	O
is	O
a	O
commercial	O
fork	B-Application
of	O
XBMC	B-Application
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Boxee	B-Device
supported	O
Windows	O
,	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
and	O
OS	O
X	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
first	O
Alpha	O
made	O
available	O
on	O
16	O
June	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Boxee	B-Device
as	O
a	O
company	O
was	O
a	O
former	O
sponsor	O
of	O
the	O
XBMC	B-Application
development	O
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
will	O
be	O
no	O
more	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
desktop	O
versions	O
,	O
with	O
new	O
emphasis	O
on	O
the	O
Boxee	B-Device
Box	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Boxee	B-Device
later	O
stopped	O
all	O
development	O
of	O
their	O
XBMC	B-Application
fork	B-Application
with	O
their	O
new	O
hardware	O
box	O
,	O
Boxee	B-Device
TV	O
,	O
which	O
uses	O
closed	B-Application
source	I-Application
software	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Boxee	B-Device
as	O
a	O
company	O
also	O
used	O
to	O
be	O
an	O
official	O
sponsor	O
of	O
the	O
official	O
XBMC	B-Application
development	O
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Boxee	B-Device
will	O
be	O
joining	O
Samsung	B-Application
on	O
10	O
July	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crystalbuntu	O
is	O
an	O
XBMC	B-Application
and	O
Linux	B-Application
OS	I-Application
distribution	O
(	O
Ubuntu-based	O
)	O
designed	O
specifically	O
made	O
for	O
and	O
solely	O
optimized	O
for	O
the	O
first-generation	O
Apple	O
TV	O
(	O
a.k.a.	O
</s>
<s>
the	O
'	O
silver	O
 '	O
Apple	O
TV	O
1	O
and	O
ATV1	O
)	O
,	O
these	O
software	O
firmware	B-Application
images	O
and	O
XBMC	B-Application
fork	B-Application
is	O
maintained	O
by	O
its	O
main	O
developer	O
,	O
created	O
by	O
Sam	O
Nazarko	O
(	O
who	O
is	O
also	O
the	O
developer	O
of	O
Raspbmc	O
and	O
LinXBMC	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DVDFab	O
Media	O
Player	O
by	O
Fengtao	O
Software	O
Inc	O
.	O
is	O
a	O
media	O
player	O
software	O
for	O
Windows	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
XBMC	B-Application
source	O
code	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
E2BMC	O
is	O
a	O
XBMC-based	O
software	O
platform	O
for	O
DVR/PVR	O
set-top	O
boxes	O
on-top	O
embedded	B-Application
Linux	I-Application
hardware	O
systems	O
,	O
designed	O
as	O
a	O
hybrid	O
integration	O
between	O
XBMC	B-Application
media	I-Application
center	I-Application
software	O
and	O
Dreambox	B-Operating_System
's	O
Enigma2	B-Operating_System
PVR	B-Application
software	O
scripts	O
,	O
with	O
OpenPLi	O
(	O
OpenEmbedded	B-Application
based	O
Linux	B-Application
operating	I-Application
system	I-Application
for	O
embedded	B-Architecture
systems	I-Architecture
)	O
open	O
source	O
set-top	O
box	O
firmware	B-Application
images	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mutant	O
HD2400	O
or	O
Opticum	O
AX	O
Quadbox	O
HD	O
2400	O
are	O
two	O
new	O
announced	O
E2BMC	O
box	O
expected	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
October	O
2014	O
,	O
and	O
unlike	O
prior	O
ARM	B-Architecture
SoCs	O
based	O
E2BMC	O
box	O
,	O
these	O
new	O
boxes	O
are	O
based	O
on	O
Broadcom	O
BCM7424	O
MIPS	B-Device
chips	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
OpenATV	O
Team	O
,	O
a	O
team	O
of	O
independent	O
developers	O
of	O
long	O
popular	O
community	O
driven	O
firmware	B-Application
images	O
for	O
Enigma2	B-Operating_System
based	O
set	O
top-boxes	O
like	O
those	O
from	O
Dreambox	B-Operating_System
and	O
Vu+	B-Application
,	O
have	O
also	O
promised	O
that	O
they	O
will	O
develop	O
and	O
release	O
third-party	O
OpenATV	O
(	O
also	O
OpenEmbedded	B-Application
based	O
)	O
firmware	B-Application
images	O
with	O
XBMC	B-Application
for	O
E2BMC	O
compatible	O
set-top	O
boxes	O
with	O
both	O
ARM	B-Architecture
and	O
MIPS	B-Device
architecture	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Embedded	O
Entertainment	O
ROM	O
(	O
EmbER	O
)	O
,	O
formerly	O
MX	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
renamed	O
after	O
merger	O
with	O
the	O
TinyHTPC	O
project	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
free	O
and	O
open-source	B-Application
embedded	B-Application
Linux	I-Application
operating	O
system	O
,	O
designed	O
solely	O
to	O
run	O
Kodi/XBMC	O
Media	O
Center	O
with	O
a	O
minimum	O
JeOS	B-Operating_System
appliance	O
OS	O
on	O
Android	B-Application
set-top	O
box	O
boxes	O
based	O
on	O
Amlogic	O
's	O
ARM	B-Architecture
chipsets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
OpenELEC	B-Application
,	O
EmbER	O
ROM	O
images	O
provides	O
a	O
complete	O
media	O
center	O
software	O
suite	O
that	O
comes	O
with	O
a	O
pre-configured	O
version	O
of	O
Kodi/XBMC	O
and	O
third-party	O
addons	O
for	O
hardware	O
management	O
and	O
over-the-air	O
updates	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
hardware	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
Freescale	O
i.MX6	O
SoC	O
series	O
,	O
the	O
operating-system	O
is	O
a	O
Yocto-based	O
embedded	B-Application
Linux	I-Application
which	O
runs	O
a	O
custom	O
forked	O
version	O
of	O
XBMC/Kodi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GeeXboX	B-Application
is	O
a	O
free	O
and	O
open-source	B-Application
Live	O
USB/Live	O
CD	O
based	O
Linux	B-Application
distribution	I-Application
providing	O
a	O
home	O
theater	O
PC	O
(	O
HTPC	O
)	O
software	O
suite	O
for	O
x86	B-Operating_System
personal	O
and	O
embedded	O
ARM	B-Architecture
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Based	O
on	O
the	O
OpenBricks	O
framework	O
,	O
the	O
GeeXboX	B-Application
distro	O
comes	O
since	O
version	O
2.0	O
with	O
a	O
pre-configured	O
version	O
of	O
XBMC	B-Application
media	I-Application
center	I-Application
as	O
its	O
main	O
media	O
player	O
and	O
GUI	B-Application
font-end	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Horizon	O
TV	O
by	O
Liberty	O
Global	O
(	O
first-generation	O
Horizon	O
TV	O
only	O
)	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
cross-platform	B-Operating_System
media	O
platform	O
and	O
DVB-C	O
6	O
tuner	O
high-definition	O
DVR/PVR	O
set-top-box	O
,	O
(	O
with	O
hardware	O
made	O
by	O
Samsung	B-Application
as	O
model	O
SMT-G7400	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
runs	O
native	O
XBMC	B-Application
as	O
its	O
main	O
media	O
center	O
GUI	B-Application
interface	O
atop	O
Linux	B-Application
for	I-Application
embedded	I-Application
systems	I-Application
,	O
along	O
with	O
a	O
hidden	O
proprietary	B-Application
middleware	O
framework	O
for	O
video	B-Application
on	I-Application
demand	I-Application
and	O
handling	O
DRM	O
for	O
streaming	O
multimedia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
LeMedia	O
by	O
LeMaker	O
is	O
a	O
Linux-based	O
OS	O
distribution	O
designed	O
that	O
comes	O
with	O
a	O
forked	O
version	O
of	O
Kodi	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
mainly	O
optimized	O
for	O
its	O
Banana	B-Application
Pi	I-Application
,	O
Banana	B-Application
Pro	I-Application
,	O
and	O
LeMaker	O
Guitar	O
single-board-computers	O
(	O
which	O
are	O
built	O
on	O
ARM-based	O
SoCs	O
from	O
Allwinner	O
and	O
Actions	O
Semi	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
LeMedia	O
OS	O
software	O
firmware	B-Application
image	O
is	O
a	O
fork	B-Application
of	O
Debian	O
Linux	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Libre	O
Embedded	B-Application
Linux	I-Application
Entertainment	O
Center	O
(	O
LibreELEC	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
non-profit	O
fork	B-Application
of	O
OpenELEC	B-Application
as	O
an	O
open	O
source	O
just	B-Operating_System
enough	I-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
(	O
JeOS	B-Operating_System
)	O
Linux	B-Application
software	B-Application
appliance	I-Application
distro	O
for	O
Kodi	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
fork	B-Application
of	O
OpenELEC	B-Application
announced	O
in	O
March	O
2016	O
as	O
a	O
split	O
from	O
the	O
OpenELEC	B-Application
team	O
after	O
"	O
creative	O
differences	O
"	O
,	O
taking	O
most	O
of	O
its	O
active	O
developers	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
to	O
join	O
the	O
new	O
LibreELEC	O
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MediaPortal	B-Application
is	O
free	O
and	O
open-source	B-Application
software	I-Application
media	O
center	O
written	O
for	O
Microsoft	O
Windows	O
that	O
is	O
initially	O
based	O
on	O
forked	O
XBMC	B-Application
source	O
code	O
by	O
Erwin	O
Beckers	O
(	O
a.k.a.	O
</s>
<s>
Frodo	O
,	O
who	O
was	O
also	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
founders	O
of	O
XBMC	B-Application
)	O
in	O
February	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
reason	O
for	O
this	O
fork	B-Application
to	O
Microsoft	O
Windows	O
was	O
to	O
get	O
away	O
from	O
hardware	O
and	O
software	O
platform	O
limitations	O
of	O
the	O
Xbox	O
game-console	O
platform	O
that	O
XBMC	B-Application
development	O
started	O
on	O
,	O
mainly	O
because	O
of	O
the	O
Xbox	O
inability	O
to	O
support	O
TV-tuner	B-Device
adapters	O
natively	O
as	O
Erwin	O
wanted	O
PVR	B-Application
functionality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Now	O
after	O
several	O
years	O
and	O
innumerable	O
feature	O
changes	O
there	O
has	O
been	O
almost	O
a	O
complete	O
re-design	O
of	O
the	O
source	O
code	O
,	O
however	O
the	O
skinning	O
engine	O
of	O
MediaPortal	B-Application
1.X.X	O
still	O
remains	O
very	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
XBMC	B-Application
software	O
making	O
it	O
relatively	O
easy	O
for	O
people	O
to	O
port	O
skins/themes	O
back	O
and	O
forth	O
between	O
the	O
two	O
projects	O
,	O
something	O
that	O
is	O
done	O
quite	O
frequently	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MeeGo	B-Operating_System
TV	O
was	O
the	O
MeeGo	B-Operating_System
TV	O
stack	O
SDK	O
(	O
Software	O
Development	O
Kit	O
)	O
for	O
Smart	B-Device
TV	I-Device
developing	O
platform	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
specialized	O
branch	O
of	O
the	O
MeeGo	B-Operating_System
(	O
Linux-based	O
)	O
open	O
source	O
mobile	O
operating	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
Meego	B-Operating_System
TV	O
stack	O
provided	O
a	O
GPLv2	O
compatible	O
"	O
OBS	O
Light	O
"	O
(	O
openSUSE	O
's	O
Open	O
Build	O
Service	O
for	O
clients	O
)	O
based	O
SDK	O
that	O
used	O
a	O
derivative	O
fork	B-Application
of	O
XBMC	B-Application
media	I-Application
center	I-Application
software	O
for	O
embedded	B-Architecture
systems	I-Architecture
appliance	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MeeGo	B-Operating_System
and	O
its	O
Smart	B-Device
TV	I-Device
development	O
platform	O
was	O
founded	O
by	O
the	B-Operating_System
Linux	I-Operating_System
Foundation	I-Operating_System
,	O
Intel	O
,	O
and	O
AMD	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MrMC	O
is	O
an	O
open	O
source	O
for-profit	O
media	O
player	O
/	O
media	O
center	O
software	O
that	O
is	O
a	O
stripped	O
fork	B-Application
of	O
Kodi	B-Application
,	O
made	O
by	O
former	O
XBMC	B-Application
developers	O
Davilla	O
and	O
Amet	O
and	O
now	O
joined	O
to	O
the	O
project	O
"	O
koying	O
"	O
(	O
the	O
spmc	O
fork	B-Application
developer	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
So	O
far	O
it	O
has	O
been	O
released	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
tvOS	B-Operating_System
as	O
their	O
first	O
platforms	O
,	O
and	O
Android	B-Application
(	O
including	O
Amazon	O
App	O
Store	O
for	O
Fire	O
TV/Fire	O
OS	O
)	O
as	O
its	O
second	O
platform	O
,	O
with	O
plans	O
to	O
also	O
support	O
other	O
platforms	O
such	O
as	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
OS	O
X	O
,	O
and	O
Tizen	B-Application
,	O
which	O
releases	O
will	O
come	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ONEvision	O
,	O
by	O
at-visions	O
Informationstechnologie	O
GmbH	O
,	O
(	O
an	O
international	O
system	O
integration	O
and	O
IT	O
soutsourcing	O
firm	O
for	O
hotels	O
)	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
commercial	O
fork	B-Application
of	O
XBMC	B-Application
for	O
use	O
as	O
hotel	O
television	O
system	O
software	O
in	O
hotel	O
environments	O
and	O
in	O
the	O
hospitality	O
industry	O
for	O
in-room	O
entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
,	O
at-visions	O
as	O
a	O
company	O
is	O
also	O
an	O
official	O
sponsor	O
of	O
the	O
XBMC	B-Application
development	O
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Open	O
Black	O
Hole	O
is	O
an	O
open	O
source	O
project	O
for	O
making	O
unofficial	O
third-party	O
OpenPLi	O
based	O
images	O
for	O
newer	O
Vu+	B-Application
set-top	O
boxes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Designed	O
as	O
a	O
hybrid	O
integration	O
between	O
Kodi/XBMC	O
media	O
center	O
software	O
and	O
Dreambox	B-Operating_System
's	O
Enigma2	B-Operating_System
PVR	B-Application
software	O
scripts	O
,	O
running	O
on	O
an	O
OpenPLi	O
forked	O
from	O
PLi	O
git	O
(	O
which	O
in	O
turn	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
OpenEmbedded	B-Application
Linux	B-Application
operating	I-Application
system	I-Application
for	O
embedded	B-Architecture
systems	I-Architecture
)	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
as	O
such	O
also	O
fully	O
compatible	O
with	O
PLi	O
plugins	B-Application
and	O
coding	O
infrastructure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
project	O
was	O
first	O
announced	O
on	O
25	O
May	O
2015	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
maintained	O
by	O
the	O
Black	O
Hole	O
Team	O
,	O
a	O
team	O
of	O
independent	O
developers	O
of	O
long	O
popular	O
community	O
driven	O
firmware	B-Application
images	O
for	O
Vu+	B-Application
-based	O
set	O
top-boxes	O
,	O
however	O
these	O
Open	O
Black	O
Hole	O
project	O
images	O
is	O
completely	O
separate	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
Black	O
Hole	O
image	O
for	O
Vu+	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Open	B-Application
Embedded	I-Application
Linux	B-Application
Entertainment	O
Center	O
(	O
OpenELEC	B-Application
)	O
is	O
a	O
free	O
and	O
open-source	B-Application
embedded	B-Operating_System
operating	I-Operating_System
system	I-Operating_System
providing	O
a	O
complete	O
media	O
center	O
software	O
suite	O
that	O
comes	O
with	O
a	O
pre-configured	O
version	O
of	O
XBMC	B-Application
and	O
third-party	O
addons	O
with	O
retro	O
video	O
game	O
console	O
emulators	O
and	O
digital	B-Application
video	I-Application
recorder	I-Application
(	O
PVR/DVR	O
)	O
plugins	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
OpenELEC	B-Application
is	O
a	O
very	O
small	O
and	O
fast	O
booting	O
Linux-based	O
distribution	O
,	O
mainly	O
designed	O
to	O
boot	O
from	O
flash	B-Device
memory	I-Device
card	I-Device
such	O
as	O
CompactFlash	B-Device
or	O
a	O
solid-state	B-Device
drive	I-Device
,	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
XBMC	B-Application
Live	O
distribution	O
,	O
but	O
designed	O
to	O
a	O
minimum	O
set-top	O
box	O
hardware	O
setup	O
based	O
on	O
ARM	B-Architecture
system	B-Architecture
on	I-Architecture
a	I-Architecture
chip	I-Architecture
SoC	O
's	O
or	O
Intel	B-Operating_System
x86	I-Operating_System
processor	O
and	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Over	O
the	O
years	O
OpenELEC	B-Application
have	O
had	O
partnerships	O
and	O
sponsor	O
deals	O
with	O
several	O
media	O
player	O
manufacturers	O
and	O
home	O
theater	O
PC	O
media	O
center	O
system	O
integrates	O
as	O
OEM	O
firmware	B-Application
developers	O
,	O
with	O
OpenELEC	B-Application
maintaining	O
the	O
operating-systems	O
on	O
their	O
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
OpenPCTV	O
is	O
a	O
XBMC-based	O
open	O
source	O
Linux	B-Application
distribution	I-Application
for	O
personal	O
computers	O
and	O
embedded	B-Architecture
system	I-Architecture
to	O
be	O
used	O
as	O
DVR/PVR	O
set-top	O
boxes	O
and	O
media	O
player	O
appliance	O
boxes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Just	O
like	O
E2BMC	O
,	O
OpenPCTV	O
is	O
also	O
designed	O
as	O
a	O
hybrid	O
integration	O
between	O
XBMC	B-Application
and	O
Dreambox	B-Operating_System
's	O
Enigma2	B-Operating_System
PVR	B-Application
software	O
scripts	O
,	O
using	O
Video	B-Application
Disk	I-Application
Recorder	I-Application
(	O
VDR	O
)	O
as	O
the	O
TV	O
tuner	O
backend	O
server	O
and	O
OpenBricks	O
based	O
Linux	B-Application
operating	I-Application
system	I-Application
images	O
for	O
embedded	B-Architecture
systems	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
(	O
abbreviation	O
taken	O
from	O
"	O
Open	O
Source	O
Media	O
Center	O
"	O
)	O
,	O
is	O
the	O
successor	O
to	O
Raspbmc	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
Linux	B-Application
distribution	I-Application
based	O
on	O
Debian	O
and	O
Kodi	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
supports	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
platforms	O
including	O
ARM	B-Architecture
and	O
x86	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
21	O
May	O
2008	O
,	O
XBMC	B-Application
developer	O
Elan	O
Feingold	O
forked	O
the	O
source	O
code	O
of	O
XBMC	B-Application
and	O
started	O
a	O
new	O
project	O
called	O
Plex	B-Application
,	O
(	O
formerly	O
,	O
this	O
Mac	O
OS	O
X	O
port	O
of	O
XBMC	B-Application
was	O
informally	O
named	O
the	O
OSXBMC	O
project	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Feingold	O
said	O
that	O
he	O
would	O
still	O
try	O
to	O
collaborate	O
with	O
most	O
Team-XBMC	O
members	O
behind	O
the	O
scenes	O
and	O
at	O
least	O
try	O
to	O
keep	O
Plex	B-Application
skinning	O
engine	O
compatible	O
with	O
XBMC	B-Application
skins	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Plex	B-Application
began	O
as	O
a	O
free	B-Application
software	I-Application
hobby	O
project	O
,	O
since	O
2010	O
it	O
is	O
commercial	B-Application
software	I-Application
(	O
freeware	B-License
)	O
that	O
is	O
today	O
owned	O
and	O
developed	O
by	O
one	O
for-profit	O
startup	O
company	O
,	O
Plex	B-Application
,	O
Inc.	O
,	O
and	O
today	O
parts	O
of	O
what	O
Plex	B-Application
offers	O
is	O
closed	B-Application
source	I-Application
proprietary	B-Application
software	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
Macintosh	O
,	O
and	O
Windows	O
servers	O
and	O
clients	O
are	O
free	O
,	O
and	O
offer	O
their	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
clients	O
for	O
a	O
small	O
one-time	O
charge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Feingold	O
was	O
the	O
Team-XBMC	O
member	O
who	O
first	O
initiated	O
the	O
Mac	O
OS	O
X	O
port	O
of	O
XBMC	B-Application
,	O
but	O
soon	O
after	O
he	O
left	O
the	O
original	O
XBMC	B-Application
project	O
due	O
to	O
what	O
was	O
arguably	O
a	O
falling-out	O
with	O
rest	O
of	O
Team-XBMC	O
'	O
s	O
developer	O
members	O
over	O
the	O
team	O
's	O
priorities	O
feeling	O
that	O
the	O
XBMC	B-Application
project	O
should	O
aim	O
for	O
strict	O
adherence	O
to	O
the	O
GPL	B-License
and	O
always	O
keep	O
to	O
an	O
open-source	B-Application
software	I-Application
mindset	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
disagreement	O
is	O
claimed	O
to	O
be	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
main	O
factors	O
that	O
led	O
Elan	O
to	O
leave	O
the	O
XBMC	B-Application
project	O
and	O
create	O
the	O
Plex	B-Application
fork	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
PrismCube	O
by	O
Marusys	O
is	O
a	O
DVB-S2	O
Twin-Tuner	O
high-definition	O
DVR/PVR	O
set	O
top	O
box	O
with	O
true	O
Digital	O
Satellite	O
Equipment	O
Control	O
(	O
DiSEqC	O
)	O
support	O
running	O
native	O
XBMC	B-Application
as	O
its	O
main	O
media	O
center	O
GUI	B-Application
interface	O
atop	O
Linux	B-Application
for	I-Application
embedded	I-Application
systems	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
PrismCube	O
Ruby	O
firmware	B-Application
image	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
OpenEmbedded-Linux	O
,	O
and	O
uses	O
Marusys	O
's	O
own	O
PVR	B-Application
backend	O
software	O
that	O
integrated	O
itself	O
into	O
XBMC	B-Application
's	O
GUI	B-Application
,	O
so	O
currently	O
the	O
PVR	B-Application
front-end	O
GUI	B-Application
functions	O
and	O
features	O
on	O
PrismCube	O
are	O
not	O
part	O
of	O
native	O
XBMC	B-Application
core	O
code	O
,	O
though	O
they	O
use	O
the	O
same	O
skin	B-Application
texture	O
elements	O
to	O
achieve	O
some	O
what	O
similar	O
look	O
and	O
feel	O
interface	O
,	O
a	O
ported	O
fork	B-Application
which	O
Marusys	O
calls	O
"	O
XBMC4STB	O
"	O
(	O
XBMC	B-Application
for	O
Set-Top-Boxes	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
the	O
same	O
name	O
that	O
Vu+	B-Application
have	O
given	O
to	O
their	O
XBMC	B-Application
port	O
too	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Third-party	O
firmware	B-Application
images	O
for	O
PrismCube	O
Ruby	O
is	O
also	O
being	O
developed	O
by	O
the	O
Black	O
Hole	O
Team	O
,	O
a	O
team	O
of	O
independent	O
developers	O
of	O
long	O
popular	O
community	O
driven	O
firmware	B-Application
images	O
for	O
Vu+	B-Application
-based	O
set	O
top-boxes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Qt	B-Language
Media	B-Application
Hub	I-Application
,	O
also	O
termed	O
QtMediaHub	O
or	O
Qt	B-Language
MediaHub	O
,	O
by	O
Nokia	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
proof	O
of	O
concept	O
port	O
of	O
XBMC	B-Application
to	O
QML	B-Language
and	O
Qt	B-Language
framework	I-Language
on	O
ARM	B-Architecture
platforms	O
for	O
the	O
MeeGo	B-Operating_System
,	O
Maemo	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Mer	B-Application
projects	I-Application
,	O
to	O
demonstrate	O
the	O
power	O
and	O
flexibility	O
of	O
using	O
Qt/QML	O
,	O
and	O
also	O
to	O
show	O
the	O
best	O
practices	O
when	O
using	O
Qt/QML	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
RasPlex	O
is	O
a	O
Plex	B-Application
client	O
for	O
Linux	B-Application
distributions	I-Application
designed	O
and	O
optimized	O
for	O
the	O
Raspberry	B-Operating_System
Pi	I-Operating_System
and	O
other	O
ARM	B-Architecture
based	O
systems	O
,	O
like	O
Plex	B-Application
it	O
is	O
a	O
forked	O
version	O
of	O
XBMC	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
RasPlex	O
has	O
the	O
look	O
and	O
feel	O
of	O
Plex	B-Application
Home	O
Theater	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
mainly	O
designed	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
third-party	O
client	O
for	O
Plex	B-Application
Media	O
Server	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
as	O
a	O
stand-alone	O
media	O
player	O
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
RasPlex	O
is	O
a	O
fork	B-Application
of	O
OpenELEC	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rippl-TV	O
by	O
Rippl-TV	O
Electronics	O
is	O
a	O
development	O
framework	O
and	O
software	O
platform	O
centered	O
around	O
XBMC	B-Application
for	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
(	O
similar	O
to	O
TOFU	O
Media	O
Platform	O
by	O
Pivos	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Marketed	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
entertainment	O
ecosystem	O
"	O
derived	O
from	O
XBMC	B-Application
Media	I-Application
Center	I-Application
,	O
that	O
builds	O
atop	O
an	O
underlying	O
custom	O
Android	B-Application
operating	I-Application
system	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rippl-TV	O
platform	O
consists	O
of	O
"	O
XBMC	B-Application
Rippl-TV	O
Edition	O
"	O
which	O
is	O
a	O
fork	B-Application
of	O
XBMC	B-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
current	O
version	O
of	O
"	O
UtilOS	O
"	O
is	O
a	O
fork	B-Application
of	O
Android	B-Application
4.4	O
(	O
KitKat	O
)	O
firmware	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Seebo	O
MAXX	O
,	O
or	O
MAXX	O
by	O
Seebo	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
DVB-S2	O
Twin-Tuner	O
high-definition	O
DVR/PVR	O
and	O
IPTV	O
set-top-box	O
running	O
a	O
forked	O
version	O
of	O
XBMC	B-Application
as	O
its	O
main	O
media	O
center	O
GUI	B-Application
interface	O
atop	O
native	O
Linux	B-Application
for	I-Application
embedded	I-Application
systems	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
SPMC	O
by	O
SemperPax	O
is	O
a	O
fork	B-Application
of	O
XBMC	B-Application
media	I-Application
center	I-Application
software	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
that	O
is	O
mainly	O
maintained	O
by	O
Christian	O
Browet	O
(	O
a.k.a.	O
</s>
<s>
Koying	O
)	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
also	O
a	O
developer	O
on	O
Team-XBMC	O
of	O
the	O
official	O
XBMC	B-Application
for	O
Android	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
SPMC	O
is	O
basically	O
a	O
plain	O
fork	B-Application
of	O
XBMC	B-Application
13.x	O
(	O
Gotham	O
)	O
,	O
with	O
some	O
minor	O
tweaks	O
specific	O
to	O
various	O
Android	B-Application
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
difference	O
between	O
SPMC	O
and	O
the	O
official	O
upstream	O
XBMC	B-Application
is	O
that	O
SPMC	O
is	O
available	O
to	O
download	O
directly	O
from	O
most	O
Android	B-Application
app	O
stores	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Google	O
Play	O
,	O
Amazon	O
Appstore	O
,	O
and	O
Ouya	O
App	O
Store	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thus	O
SPMC	O
does	O
not	O
have	O
to	O
be	O
side-loaded	O
like	O
the	O
official	O
upstream	O
XBMC	B-Application
,	O
yet	O
the	O
signature	O
is	O
different	O
from	O
the	O
XBMC	B-Application
one	O
,	O
so	O
both	O
can	O
co-exist	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
device	O
,	O
with	O
separate	O
userdata	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
TOFU	O
Media	O
Platform	O
by	O
Pivos	O
Technology	O
Group	O
,	O
Inc.	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
development	O
framework	O
and	O
software	O
platform	O
based	O
on	O
XBMC	B-Application
for	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
designed	O
for	O
both	O
first-parties	O
(	O
i.e.	O
,	O
media	O
player	O
devices	O
from	O
Pivos	O
)	O
and	O
licensed	O
to	O
third	O
parties	O
(	O
OEM	O
)	O
and	O
other	O
commercial	O
partners	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Marked	O
as	O
an	O
"	O
entertainment	O
ecosystem	O
"	O
derived	O
from	O
XBMC	B-Application
Media	I-Application
Center	I-Application
,	O
that	O
builds	O
atop	O
underlying	O
embedded	B-Operating_System
operating	I-Operating_System
systems	I-Operating_System
such	O
as	O
Android	B-Application
or	O
Linux	B-Application
variants	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
TOFU	O
Media	O
Platform	O
consists	O
of	O
TOFU	O
Media	O
Center	O
which	O
is	O
a	O
fork	B-Application
of	O
XBMC	B-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
current	O
version	O
of	O
TOFU	O
Media	O
OS	O
is	O
a	O
fork	B-Application
of	O
Android	B-Application
4.2	O
(	O
Jellybean	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
commercial	O
third-party	O
device	O
to	O
have	O
official	O
ToFu	O
Media	O
Center	O
(	O
Android	B-Application
version	O
)	O
application	O
support	O
was	O
the	O
GameStick	B-Application
video	O
game	O
console	O
developed	O
by	O
PlayJam	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
VidOn.me,	O
or	O
VidOnMe	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
company	O
that	O
maintains	O
a	O
commercial	O
fork	B-Application
and	O
derivative	O
of	O
XBMC	B-Application
media	I-Application
center	I-Application
software	O
,	O
named	O
VidOn	O
Media	O
Center	O
(	O
formerly	O
VidOn	O
XBMC	B-Application
)	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
than	O
offering	O
non-XBMC	O
based	O
media	O
player	O
software	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
they	O
also	O
sell	O
set-top	O
boxes	O
and	O
Mini	O
PCs	O
with	O
Android	B-Application
4.x	O
that	O
comes	O
with	O
XBMC	B-Application
pre-installed	O
re-branded	O
under	O
the	O
VidOn.me	O
name	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
also	O
offer	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
remote	O
control	O
apps	O
for	O
their	O
VidOn.me	O
media	O
player	O
software	O
,	O
both	O
which	O
the	O
company	O
claim	O
to	O
be	O
fully	O
cross-compatible	O
with	O
remote	O
control	O
apps	O
designed	O
for	O
XBMC	B-Application
and	O
vice	O
versa	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
VidOn.me	O
is	O
also	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
official	O
sponsors	O
of	O
the	O
XBMC	B-Application
Foundation	O
with	O
annual	O
donation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Voddler	B-Application
was	O
a	O
commercial	O
video-on-demand	B-Application
service	O
and	O
client	O
software	O
streaming	O
movies	O
and	O
television	O
programming	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
Spotify	B-Application
and	O
Grooveshark	O
,	O
but	O
for	O
video	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
its	O
first	O
release	O
at	O
1	O
July	O
2009	O
up	O
until	O
24	O
February	O
2010	O
,	O
Voddler	B-Application
's	O
media	O
player	O
software	O
was	O
initially	O
based	O
on	O
a	O
fork	B-Application
of	O
the	O
XBMC	B-Application
open	B-Application
source	I-Application
code	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Voddler	B-Application
violated	O
the	O
license	O
for	O
XBMC	B-Application
's	O
source	O
code	O
by	O
neglecting	O
to	O
release	O
all	O
of	O
their	O
modifications	O
that	O
they	O
used	O
in	O
their	O
application	O
as	O
required	O
per	O
the	O
GPL	B-License
,	O
and	O
they	O
have	O
been	O
publicly	O
criticized	O
for	O
this	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
8	O
March	O
2010	O
Voddler	B-Application
's	O
media	O
player	O
software	O
is	O
now	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Adobe	B-Operating_System
Air	I-Operating_System
closed-source	B-Application
application	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vu+	B-Application
,	O
or	O
VuPlus	B-Application
,	O
is	O
made	O
by	O
a	O
Korean	O
multimedia	O
vendor	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
a	O
manufacturer	O
of	O
Linux-based	O
Digital	B-Application
Video	I-Application
Broadcasting	I-Application
(	O
DVB	B-Application
)	O
Satellite	O
(	O
DVB-S	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Terrestrial	O
(	O
DVB-T	O
)	O
,	O
digital	B-Application
television	I-Application
receivers	O
(	O
set-top	O
box	O
)	O
with	O
true	O
Digital	O
Satellite	O
Equipment	O
Control	O
(	O
DiSEqC	O
)	O
support	O
that	O
all	O
currently	O
are	O
MIPS-based	O
and	O
uses	O
Enigma2	B-Operating_System
toolkit	O
software	O
atop	O
a	O
Linux-based	B-Application
operating	I-Application
system	I-Application
as	O
firmware	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2011	O
,	O
Vu+	B-Application
Day	O
in	O
Amsterdam	O
it	O
was	O
first	O
publicly	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
next-generation	O
Vu+	B-Application
DVB	B-Application
satellite	O
receivers	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
publicly	O
in	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
2012	O
will	O
be	O
ARM-powered	O
and	O
use	O
XBMC	B-Application
Media	I-Application
Center	I-Application
software	O
for	O
its	O
main	O
GUI	B-Application
,	O
an	O
OpenEmbedded-based	O
development-project	O
that	O
they	O
call	O
XBMC	B-Application
for	O
Set-Top-Boxes	O
(	O
XBMC4STB	O
)	O
,	O
with	O
beta	O
releases	O
of	O
both	O
the	O
software	O
and	O
new	O
hardware	O
said	O
to	O
be	O
made	O
available	O
to	O
XBMC	B-Application
developers	O
before	O
they	O
are	O
released	O
to	O
the	O
public	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
took	O
however	O
two	O
more	O
years	O
before	O
a	O
native	O
source	O
port	O
of	O
XBMC	B-Application
was	O
available	O
to	O
use	O
on	O
the	O
newer	O
Vu+	B-Application
(	O
VuPlus	B-Application
)	O
based	O
set-top	O
box	O
models	O
which	O
are	O
Vu+	B-Application
Solo	O
SE	O
,	O
Vu+	B-Application
Solo	O
2	O
,	O
and	O
Vu+	B-Application
Duo	O
2	O
,	O
(	O
and	O
no	O
XBMC	B-Application
will	O
not	O
be	O
made	O
available	O
for	O
older	O
Vu+	B-Application
set-top	O
boxes	O
due	O
to	O
hardware	O
limitations	O
with	O
missing	O
OpenGL	O
graphics	O
acceleration	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Today	O
third-party	O
firmware	B-Application
images	O
with	O
Kodi/XBMC	O
for	O
these	O
newer	O
set-top	O
boxes	O
is	O
also	O
being	O
developed	O
by	O
the	O
Black	O
Hole	O
Team	O
,	O
the	O
OpenATV	O
team	O
,	O
the	O
VTi	O
team	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
OpenViX	O
(	O
ViX	O
)	O
team	O
,	O
four	O
teams	O
of	O
independent	O
developer	O
of	O
long	O
popular	O
community	O
driven	O
firmware	B-Application
images	O
for	O
Vu+	B-Application
-based	O
set	O
top-boxes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
XBMC4Xbox	B-Language
is	O
a	O
third-party	O
developer	O
spin-off	O
project	O
of	O
XBMC	B-Application
,	O
with	O
still	O
active	O
development	O
and	O
support	O
of	O
the	O
Xbox	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
project	O
was	O
created	O
as	O
a	O
fork	B-Application
of	O
XBMC	B-Application
as	O
a	O
separate	O
project	O
to	O
continue	O
having	O
a	O
version	O
of	O
XBMC	B-Application
for	O
the	O
Xbox	O
hardware	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
not	O
started	O
by	O
official	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
official	O
XBMC	B-Application
project	O
,	O
nor	O
will	O
it	O
be	O
supported	O
by	O
the	O
Official	O
Team	O
XBMC	B-Application
in	O
any	O
way	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
started	O
when	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
Xbox	O
branch	O
was	O
officially	O
dropped	O
by	O
Team	O
XBMC	B-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
announced	O
on	O
27	O
May	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
yaVDR	O
(	O
which	O
name	O
originated	O
from	O
the	O
abbreviation	O
"	O
yet	O
another	O
VDR	O
"	O
)	O
is	O
an	O
Ubuntu-based	O
Linux	B-Application
(	O
i386	O
)	O
distribution	O
designed	O
for	O
Home	O
Theater	O
PC	O
(	O
HTPC	O
)	O
with	O
TV	B-Device
tuner	I-Device
card	I-Device
for	O
DVR	O
(	O
Digital	B-Application
Video	I-Application
Recorder	I-Application
)	O
capabilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
yaVDR	O
comes	O
preinstalled	O
and	O
preconfigured	O
"	O
ready-to-use	O
"	O
version	O
of	O
XBMC	B-Application
Media	I-Application
Center	I-Application
from	O
the	O
"	O
PVR	B-Application
"	O
Subversion	B-Application
development	O
branch	O
as	O
its	O
primary	O
front-end	O
media	O
player	O
interface	O
,	O
with	O
VDR	O
(	O
Video	B-Application
Disk	I-Application
Recorder	I-Application
)	O
integrated	O
as	O
its	O
PVR	B-Application
back-end	O
server	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
features	O
xine	B-Application
as	O
an	O
alternative	O
front-end	O
media	O
player	O
interface	O
to	O
XBMC	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zidoo	O
Media	O
Center	O
(	O
ZDMC	O
)	O
by	O
Zidoo	O
is	O
a	O
fork	B-Application
of	O
Kodi	B-Application
(	O
formerly	O
a	O
fork	B-Application
of	O
XBMC	B-Application
)	O
media	O
center	O
software	O
made	O
for	O
Zidoo	O
's	O
own	O
series	O
of	O
Android-based	O
media	O
player	O
hardware	O
boxes	O
,	O
which	O
in	O
turn	O
have	O
so	O
far	O
all	O
been	O
based	O
on	O
Rockchip	O
SoC	O
chipsets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ZDMC	O
fork	B-Application
of	O
Kodi	B-Application
have	O
some	O
additional	O
features	O
for	O
adding	O
Blu-ray	O
3D	O
decoding	O
and	O
BD-J	O
(	O
Blu-ray	O
menus	O
)	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
some	O
specific	O
platform	O
tweaks	O
for	O
Rockchip	O
SoC	O
chipsets	O
.	O
</s>
