<s>
Kodi	O
(	O
formerly	O
XBMC	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
free	B-License
and	I-License
open-source	I-License
media	B-Device
player	I-Device
software	B-Application
application	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
the	O
XBMC	O
Foundation	O
,	O
a	O
non-profit	O
technology	O
consortium	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kodi	O
is	O
available	O
for	O
multiple	O
operating	B-General_Concept
systems	I-General_Concept
and	O
hardware	B-Device
platforms	I-Device
,	O
with	O
a	O
software	B-Application
10-foot	B-General_Concept
user	I-General_Concept
interface	I-General_Concept
for	O
use	O
with	O
televisions	O
and	O
remote	B-Protocol
controls	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
play	O
and	O
view	O
most	O
streaming	O
media	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
videos	O
,	O
music	O
,	O
podcasts	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
videos	O
from	O
the	O
Internet	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
all	O
common	O
digital	O
media	O
files	O
from	O
local	O
and	O
network	O
storage	B-General_Concept
media	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kodi	O
is	O
a	O
multi-platform	B-Operating_System
home-theater	O
PC	O
(	O
HTPC	O
)	O
application	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
customizable	O
:	O
skins	B-Application
can	O
change	O
its	O
appearance	O
,	O
and	O
plug-ins	B-Application
allow	O
users	O
to	O
access	O
streaming	O
media	O
content	O
via	O
online	O
services	O
such	O
as	O
Amazon	B-Application
Prime	I-Application
Instant	I-Application
Video	I-Application
,	O
Crackle	O
,	O
Pandora	B-Application
Internet	I-Application
Radio	I-Application
,	O
Rhapsody	O
,	O
Spotify	B-Application
,	O
and	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
.	I-General_Concept
</s>
<s>
The	O
later	O
versions	O
also	O
have	O
a	O
personal	O
video-recorder	O
(	O
PVR	O
)	O
graphical	O
front	B-Architecture
end	I-Architecture
for	O
receiving	O
live	O
television	O
with	O
electronic	B-Device
program	I-Device
guide	I-Device
(	O
EPG	B-Device
)	O
and	O
high-definition	O
digital	B-Application
video	I-Application
recorder	I-Application
(	O
DVR	O
)	O
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
software	B-Application
was	O
created	O
in	O
2002	O
as	O
an	O
independently	O
developed	O
homebrew	B-Application
media	B-Device
player	I-Device
application	O
named	O
Xbox	B-Application
Media	I-Application
Player	I-Application
for	O
the	O
first-generation	O
Xbox	B-Application
game	O
console	O
,	O
changing	O
its	O
name	O
in	O
2004	O
to	O
Xbox	B-Application
Media	O
Center	O
(	O
abbreviated	O
as	O
XBMC	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
adopted	O
as	O
the	O
official	O
name	O
in	O
2008	O
)	O
and	O
was	O
later	O
made	O
available	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
XBMC	O
as	O
a	O
native	O
application	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
BSD	B-Operating_System
,	O
macOS	B-Application
,	O
iOS/tvOS	O
,	O
and	O
Microsoft	O
Windows-based	O
operating	B-General_Concept
systems	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
of	O
its	O
open	O
source	O
and	O
cross-platform	B-Operating_System
nature	O
,	O
with	O
its	O
core	O
code	O
written	O
in	O
C++	B-Language
,	O
modified	O
versions	O
of	O
Kodi	O
XBMC	O
together	O
with	O
JeOS	B-Operating_System
have	O
been	O
used	O
as	O
a	O
software	B-Application
appliance	I-Application
suite	O
or	O
software	B-Architecture
framework	I-Architecture
in	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
devices	O
,	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
network	B-Application
connected	I-Application
media	I-Application
players	I-Application
and	O
embedded	B-Architecture
systems	I-Architecture
based	O
on	O
armhf	O
platforms	B-Device
like	O
Raspberry	B-Operating_System
Pi	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Derivative	O
applications	O
such	O
as	O
MediaPortal	B-Application
and	O
Plex	B-Application
have	O
been	O
spun	O
off	O
from	O
XBMC	O
or	O
Kodi	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
just	B-Operating_System
enough	I-Operating_System
operating	I-Operating_System
systems	I-Operating_System
like	O
LibreELEC	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kodi	O
has	O
attracted	O
attention	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
availability	O
of	O
USB	O
plug-ins	B-Application
for	O
the	O
software	B-Application
that	O
facilitate	O
playback	O
of	O
files	O
from	O
users	O
 '	O
personal	O
digital	O
media	O
collections	O
,	O
seen	O
by	O
media	O
distributors	O
as	O
potentially	O
enabling	O
unauthorized	O
access	O
to	O
copyrighted	O
content	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
"	O
fully	O
loaded	O
"	O
digital	B-Application
media	I-Application
players	I-Application
that	O
are	O
pre-loaded	O
with	O
such	O
add-ons	O
;	O
The	O
XBMC	O
Foundation	O
has	O
not	O
endorsed	O
any	O
of	O
these	O
uses	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
taken	O
steps	O
to	O
disassociate	O
the	O
Kodi	O
project	O
from	O
these	O
add-ons	O
,	O
including	O
threatening	O
legal	O
action	O
against	O
those	O
using	O
its	O
trademarks	O
to	O
promote	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kodi	O
supports	O
many	O
common	O
audio	O
,	O
video	O
,	O
and	O
image	O
formats	O
,	O
playlists	O
,	O
audio	B-Application
visualizations	I-Application
,	O
slideshows	O
,	O
weather	O
forecast	O
reporting	O
,	O
and	O
third-party	O
plugins	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
network-capable	O
(	O
internet	O
and	O
home	B-General_Concept
network	I-General_Concept
shares	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
other	O
media	O
center	O
applications	O
such	O
as	O
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
Center	I-Device
,	O
MediaPortal	B-Application
and	O
MythTV	B-Application
,	O
Kodi	O
does	O
not	O
include	O
its	O
own	O
internal	O
digital	O
TV-tuner	B-Device
code	O
for	O
Live	O
TV	O
or	O
DVR/PVR	B-Application
recording	O
functionality	O
,	O
as	O
instead	O
it	O
acts	O
as	O
a	O
unified	O
DVR/PVR	B-Application
front-end	B-Architecture
with	O
an	O
EPG	B-Device
TV-Guide	O
GUI	B-Application
interface	O
which	O
,	O
via	O
a	O
common	O
API	B-Application
,	O
abstracts	O
and	O
supports	O
multiple	O
back-ends	B-Architecture
via	O
PVR	O
client	O
add-ons	O
from	O
third	O
parties	O
,	O
with	O
those	O
running	O
either	O
locally	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
machine	O
or	O
over	O
the	O
network	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Plug-ins	B-Application
,	O
using	O
either	O
C/C	O
++	O
programming	O
languages	O
to	O
create	O
binary	O
add-ons	O
or	O
the	O
Python	B-Language
scripting	I-Language
language	I-Language
to	O
create	O
Script	O
Addons	B-Application
,	O
expand	O
Kodi	O
to	O
include	O
features	O
such	O
as	O
television	O
program	B-Device
guides	I-Device
,	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
,	O
Hulu	B-Application
,	O
Netflix	O
,	O
Veoh	O
,	O
online	O
movie	O
trailer	O
support	O
,	O
and	O
Pandora	B-Application
Radio	I-Application
and	O
podcast	B-Operating_System
streaming	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kodi	O
also	O
functions	O
as	O
a	O
game	O
launcher	O
on	O
any	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kodi	O
's	O
source	O
code	O
is	O
distributed	O
as	O
open	O
source	O
under	O
the	O
GNU	B-License
General	I-License
Public	I-License
License	I-License
(	O
GPL-2.0-or-later	B-License
)	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
governed	O
by	O
the	O
tax-exempt	O
registered	O
non-profit	O
US	O
organization	O
,	O
XBMC	O
Foundation	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
owned	O
and	O
developed	O
by	O
a	O
global	O
free	O
software	B-Application
community	O
of	O
unpaid	O
volunteers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Even	O
though	O
the	O
original	O
XBMC	O
project	O
no	O
longer	O
develops	O
or	O
supports	O
XBMC	O
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
,	O
XBMC	O
on	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
is	I-Device
still	O
available	O
via	O
the	O
third-party	O
developer	O
spin-off	O
project	O
"	O
XBMC4Xbox	B-Language
"	O
,	O
which	O
forked	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
version	O
of	O
the	O
software	B-Application
and	O
completely	O
took	O
over	O
the	O
development	O
and	O
support	O
of	O
XBMC	O
for	O
the	O
old	O
Xbox	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ending	O
of	O
Xbox	B-Application
support	O
by	O
the	O
original	O
project	O
was	O
also	O
the	O
reason	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
renamed	O
"	O
XBMC	O
"	O
from	O
the	O
old	O
"	O
Xbox	B-Application
Media	O
Center	O
"	O
name	O
,	O
and	O
why	O
it	O
later	O
was	O
renamed	O
"	O
Kodi	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Xbox	B-Application
version	O
of	O
XBMC	O
had	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
launch	O
console	O
games	O
,	O
and	O
homebrew	B-Application
applications	O
such	O
as	O
emulators	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
the	O
XBMC	B-Language
for	I-Language
Xbox	I-Language
version	O
was	O
never	O
distributed	O
,	O
endorsed	O
,	O
or	O
supported	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
,	O
it	O
always	O
required	O
a	O
modchip	O
or	O
softmod	B-Device
exploit	I-Device
to	O
run	O
on	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
game-console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kodi	O
has	O
greater	O
basic	O
hardware	O
requirements	O
than	O
traditional	O
2D	O
style	O
software	B-Application
applications	I-Application
:	O
it	O
needs	O
a	O
3D	O
capable	O
graphics	B-Architecture
hardware	I-Architecture
controller	I-Architecture
for	O
all	O
rendering	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Powerful	O
3D	O
GPU	B-Architecture
chips	O
are	O
common	O
today	O
in	O
most	O
modern	O
computer	B-Device
platforms	I-Device
,	O
including	O
many	O
set-top	O
boxes	O
,	O
and	O
XBMC	O
,	O
now	O
Kodi	O
,	O
was	O
from	O
the	O
start	O
designed	O
to	O
be	O
otherwise	O
very	O
resource-efficient	O
,	O
for	O
being	O
as	O
powerful	O
and	O
versatile	O
a	O
framework	B-Architecture
as	O
it	O
is	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
runs	O
well	O
on	O
what	O
(	O
by	O
Intel	B-Device
Atom	I-Device
standards	O
)	O
are	O
relatively	O
underpowered	O
OpenGL	B-Application
1.3	I-Application
(	O
with	O
GLSL	B-Language
support	O
)	O
,	O
OpenGL	B-Application
ES	I-Application
2.0	I-Application
or	O
Direct3D	B-Application
(	O
DirectX	B-Application
)	O
9.0	O
capable	O
systems	O
that	O
are	O
IA-32/x86	O
,	O
x86-64	B-Device
,	O
ARM	B-Architecture
(	O
AArch32	O
and	O
AArch64	O
)	O
,	O
RISC-V	B-Device
,	O
or	O
PowerPC	B-General_Concept
G4	I-General_Concept
or	O
later	O
CPU	B-Device
based	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
software	B-Application
decoding	O
of	O
a	O
full	O
HD	O
1080p	O
high-definition	O
and	O
high	O
bit-rate	O
video	O
is	O
performed	O
by	O
the	O
system	O
CPU	B-Device
,	O
a	O
dual-core	B-Architecture
2GHz	O
or	O
faster	O
CPU	B-Device
is	O
required	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
allow	O
for	O
perfectly	O
smooth	O
playback	O
without	O
dropping	O
frames	O
or	O
giving	O
playback	O
a	O
jerky	O
appearance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kodi	O
can	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
offload	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
video	B-Application
decoding	I-Application
process	O
onto	O
graphics	B-Architecture
hardware	I-Architecture
controller	I-Architecture
or	O
embedded	O
video	O
processing	O
circuits	O
that	O
support	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
following	O
types	O
of	O
hardware-accelerated	O
video	B-Application
decoding	I-Application
:	O
Google	O
's	O
MediaCodec	O
API	B-Application
for	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
Intel	O
's	O
VAAPI	B-Application
,	O
Nvidia	O
's	O
VDPAU	B-Application
API	B-Application
,	O
AMD	O
's	O
XvBA	B-Application
API	B-Application
,	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
DXVA	B-General_Concept
API	B-Application
,	O
Apple	O
's	O
VDADecoder/VideoToolbox	O
APIs	B-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
Khronos	O
Group	O
's	O
OpenMAX	B-Application
API	B-Application
,	O
AMLogic	B-Architecture
VPU	O
,	O
Freescale	O
's	O
i.MX6x	B-Architecture
series	I-Architecture
VPU	O
,	O
and	O
Raspberry	B-Operating_System
Pi	I-Operating_System
's	O
GPU	B-Architecture
MMAL	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
taking	O
advantage	O
of	O
such	O
hardware-accelerated	O
video	B-Application
decoding	I-Application
,	O
Kodi	O
can	O
play	O
back	O
most	O
videos	O
on	O
many	O
inexpensive	O
,	O
low-performance	O
systems	O
,	O
as	O
long	O
as	O
they	O
contain	O
a	O
supported	O
VPU	O
or	O
GPU	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
external	O
devices	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
:	O
RaspberryPi	B-Operating_System
,	O
Ondroid	O
,	O
Android-Smartphone	O
,	O
AmazonFireTV	O
,	O
IntelNuc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
version	O
12.0	O
(	O
Frodo	O
)	O
,	O
Kodi	O
has	O
a	O
native	O
Live	O
TV	O
with	O
EPG	B-Device
(	O
Electronic	B-Device
Program	I-Device
Guide	I-Device
)	O
and	O
DVR	O
(	O
Digital	B-Application
Video	I-Application
Recorder	I-Application
)	O
features	O
with	O
a	O
PVR	O
(	O
Personal	B-Application
Video	I-Application
Recorder	I-Application
)	O
frontend	B-Architecture
GUI	B-Application
,	O
which	O
enables	O
video	B-General_Concept
capture	I-General_Concept
and	O
playback	O
to	O
and	O
from	O
a	O
hard	B-Device
disk	I-Device
drive	I-Device
with	O
PVR	O
Client	O
Addons	B-Application
for	O
most	O
popular	O
PVR	O
backends	B-Architecture
(	O
TV	B-Device
tuner	I-Device
card	I-Device
server	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
addons	B-Application
can	O
be	O
installed	O
separately	O
as	O
plugins	B-Application
in	O
Kodi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PVR	O
backend	B-Architecture
can	O
either	O
be	O
a	O
DVR	O
set-top	O
box	O
connected	O
to	O
the	O
network	O
or	O
a	O
PC	O
with	O
a	O
digital	B-Application
video	I-Application
recorder	I-Application
software	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
software	B-Application
can	O
run	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
computer	O
or	O
on	O
other	O
computers	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
network	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PVR	O
software	B-Application
can	O
turn	O
computers	O
or	O
other	O
appliances	O
into	O
DVRs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
can	O
be	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
macOS	B-Application
,	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Android	B-Application
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
types	O
of	O
PVR	O
Client	O
Addons	B-Application
are	O
available	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
addons	B-Application
used	O
for	O
many	O
PVR	O
software	B-Application
and	O
hardware	O
such	O
as	O
Argus	O
TV	O
,	O
DVBLogic	O
DVBLink	O
,	O
DVBViewer	B-Device
,	O
ForTheRecord	O
,	O
Tvheadend	O
,	O
MediaPortal	B-Application
,	O
MythTV	B-Application
,	O
NextPVR	O
(	O
formerly	O
GB-PVR	O
)	O
,	O
VDR	B-Application
,	O
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
Center	I-Device
,	O
</s>
<s>
addons	B-Application
used	O
for	O
Enigma2-based	O
DVR	O
set-top	O
boxes	O
such	O
as	O
Dreambox	B-Operating_System
,	O
DBox2	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Vu+	B-Application
.	O
,	O
</s>
<s>
addons	B-Application
used	O
for	O
direct	O
LAN	B-General_Concept
connection	O
to	O
network-attached	O
TV-Tuners	B-Device
such	O
as	O
HDHomeRun	O
,	O
PCTV	O
Systems	O
Broadway	O
,	O
VBox	B-Device
Home	I-Device
TV	I-Device
Gateway	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Njoy	O
Digital	O
AnySee	O
N7	O
DVB-S2	O
Network-Tuner	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
addons	B-Application
used	O
for	O
the	O
Internet-based	O
television	O
providers	O
FilmOn	O
(	O
FilmOn.TV	O
Networks	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Stalker	O
Middleware	O
,	O
</s>
<s>
addons	B-Application
used	O
for	O
IPTV	O
in	O
general	O
,	O
e.g.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Video	O
Library	B-Library
,	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
Kodi	O
metadata	O
databases	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
key	O
feature	O
of	O
Kodi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
information	O
can	O
be	O
obtained	O
in	O
various	O
ways	O
,	O
like	O
through	O
scrapers	O
(	O
e.g.	O
,	O
web	B-Application
scraping	I-Application
sites	O
like	O
IMDb	O
,	O
TheMovieDB	O
,	O
TheTVDB	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
nfo	B-Protocol
files	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Library	B-Library
Mode	O
view	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
browse	O
their	O
video	O
content	O
by	O
categories	O
;	O
Genre	O
,	O
Title	O
,	O
Year	O
,	O
Actors	O
and	O
Directors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
video-player	O
"	O
core	O
"	O
for	O
video-playback	O
is	O
an	O
in-house	O
developed	O
cross-platform	B-Operating_System
media	B-Device
player	I-Device
,	O
"	O
DVDPlayer	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
designed	O
to	O
play	O
back	O
DVD-Video	O
movies	O
,	O
and	O
this	O
includes	O
support	O
native	O
for	O
DVD-menus	O
,	O
(	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
free	O
open	O
source	O
libraries	B-Library
code	O
libdvdcss	B-Language
and	O
libdvdnav	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
FFmpeg	B-Library
based	O
video-player	O
"	O
core	O
"	O
today	O
supports	O
all	O
widespread	O
mainstream	O
formats	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
relatively	O
unusual	O
feature	O
of	O
this	O
DVD-player	O
core	O
is	O
the	O
capability	O
to	O
on-the-fly	O
pause	O
and	O
play	O
DVD-Video	O
movies	O
that	O
are	O
stored	O
in	O
ISO	B-General_Concept
and	I-General_Concept
IMG	I-General_Concept
DVD-images	O
or	O
DVD-Video	O
(	O
IFO/VOB/BUP	O
)	O
images	O
(	O
even	O
directly	O
from	O
uncompressed	O
RAR	O
and	O
ZIP	B-General_Concept
archives	I-General_Concept
)	O
,	O
from	O
either	O
local	O
harddrive	B-Device
storage	O
or	O
network-share	O
storage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Music	O
Library	B-Library
,	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
Kodi	O
metadata	O
databases	O
,	O
is	O
another	O
key	O
feature	O
of	O
Kodi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kodi	O
handles	O
all	O
common	O
digital	B-Device
picture/image	I-Device
formats	I-Device
with	O
the	O
options	O
of	O
panning/zooming	O
and	O
slideshow	O
with	O
the	O
Ken	O
Burns	O
effect	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
CxImage	O
open	O
source	O
library	B-Library
code	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
XBMC	O
can	O
handle	O
CBZ	O
(	O
ZIP	B-General_Concept
)	O
and	O
CBR	O
(	O
RAR	O
)	O
comic	O
book	O
archive	O
files	O
,	O
this	O
feature	O
lets	O
users	O
view/read	O
,	O
browse	O
and	O
zoom	O
the	O
pictures	O
of	O
comics	O
pages	O
these	O
contain	O
without	O
uncompressing	O
them	O
first	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
was	O
in	O
progress	O
on	O
new	O
core	O
features	O
integrating	O
a	O
built-in	O
Games	O
Manager	O
and	O
Game	O
Launcher	O
front-end	B-Architecture
GUI	B-Application
with	O
a	O
Games	O
Library	B-Library
,	O
and	O
Game	O
Console	O
Emulator	O
API	B-Application
into	O
XBMC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Games	O
Manager	O
,	O
once	O
integrated	O
into	O
Kodi	O
,	O
provides	O
a	O
unified	O
games	O
manager	O
library	B-Library
and	O
GUI	B-Application
front-end	B-Architecture
launcher	O
with	O
online	O
metadata	O
web	B-Application
scraping	I-Application
support	O
for	O
information	O
about	O
the	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
introduces	O
Game	O
Addons	B-Application
as	O
new	O
type	O
of	O
addon	O
with	O
just-in-time	O
emulator	O
installation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Adding	O
a	O
Games	O
Library	B-Library
for	O
Game	O
Metadata	O
,	O
exposing	O
info	O
(	O
current	O
level	O
,	O
number	O
of	O
lives	O
,	O
number	O
of	O
coins	O
earned	O
,	O
etc	O
.	O
)	O
</s>
<s>
to	O
GUI	B-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
extending	O
the	O
Addon	O
API	B-Application
to	O
support	O
Game	O
Client	O
Addons	B-Application
,	O
supporting	O
Kodi	O
's	O
VFS	O
(	O
Virtual	O
File	O
System	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
provides	O
a	O
joystick	O
and	O
gamepad	O
abstraction	B-Architecture
layer	I-Architecture
for	O
common	O
joystick	O
API	B-Application
and	O
input	O
clients	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
under	O
development	O
is	O
the	O
"	O
RetroPlayer	O
"	O
video	B-Device
game	I-Device
console	I-Device
emulator	O
(	O
ROMs	B-General_Concept
)	O
interface	O
,	O
supporting	O
the	O
libretro	O
API	B-Application
and	O
emulator	O
cores	O
(	O
from	O
the	O
RetroArch	O
project	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
its	O
reference	O
front-end	B-Architecture
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
RetroPlayer	O
supports	O
emulators	O
for	O
most	O
popular	O
retro	O
game	O
consoles	O
,	O
including	O
but	O
not	O
limited	O
to	O
:	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
2600	I-General_Concept
,	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
Lynx	I-General_Concept
,	O
Atari	B-Device
Jaguar	I-Device
,	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
,	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
,	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
,	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
,	O
the	O
original	B-Device
PlayStation	I-Device
,	O
Sega	O
systems	O
(	O
Master	O
System	O
,	O
Genesis	B-Operating_System
,	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
,	O
Game	O
Gear	O
)	O
,	O
plus	O
multiple	O
arcade	O
games	O
via	O
MAME	B-Device
(	O
Multiple	B-Device
Arcade	I-Device
Machine	I-Device
Emulator	I-Device
)	O
and	O
FBA	O
(	O
Final	O
Burn	O
Alpha	O
)	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
ScummVM	B-Device
and	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
based	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
v	O
18	O
Kodi	O
supports	O
a	O
player	O
core	O
,	O
Retroplayer	O
,	O
to	O
play	O
games	O
using	O
game	O
emulator	O
addons	B-Application
available	O
for	O
libretro	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
can	O
play	O
media	O
from	O
an	O
internal	O
built-in	O
hard	B-Device
disk	I-Device
drive	I-Device
and	O
SMB/SAMBA/CIFS	B-Operating_System
shares	O
(	O
Windows	O
File-Sharing	O
)	O
,	O
NFS	B-Protocol
,	O
or	O
stream	O
them	O
over	O
ReplayTV	B-Device
DVRs/PVRs	O
,	O
Universal	B-Application
Plug	I-Application
and	I-Application
Play	I-Application
(	O
UPnP	B-Application
)	O
or	O
Digital	O
Living	O
Network	O
Alliance	O
(	O
DLNA	O
)	O
shares	O
,	O
or	O
stream	O
iTunes-shares	O
via	O
Digital	B-Operating_System
Audio	I-Operating_System
Access	I-Operating_System
Protocol	I-Operating_System
(	O
DAAP	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kodi	O
can	O
take	O
advantage	O
of	O
a	O
broadband	O
Internet	O
connection	O
if	O
available	O
to	O
stream	O
Internet-video-streams	O
like	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
,	O
Hulu	B-Application
,	O
Netflix	O
,	O
and	O
Veoh	O
,	O
and	O
play	O
Internet-radio-stations	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
Pandora	B-Application
Radio	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kodi	O
includes	O
the	O
option	O
to	O
submit	O
music	O
usage	O
statistics	O
to	O
Last.fm	B-Application
and	O
Libre.fm	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
music/video	O
-playlist	O
features	O
,	O
picture/image	O
-slideshow	O
functions	O
,	O
an	O
MP3+CDG	O
karaoke	O
function	O
and	O
many	O
audio-visualizations	B-Application
and	O
screensavers	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kodi	O
can	O
upscale/upconvert	O
all	O
standard-definition	B-Device
resolution	O
videos	O
and	O
output	O
them	O
to	O
720p	B-Device
,	I-Device
1080i	I-Device
,	I-Device
and	I-Device
1080p	I-Device
high-definition	I-Device
resolutions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Under	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
Kodi	O
supports	O
Directsound	O
and	O
WASAPI	O
;	O
since	O
WASAPI	O
performs	O
no	O
mixing	O
or	O
resampling	O
,	O
it	O
provides	O
best	O
audio	O
quality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
can	O
decode	O
these	O
audio	O
and	O
video	O
formats	O
in	O
software	B-Application
or	O
hardware	O
,	O
and	O
optionally	O
pass-through	O
AC3/DTS	O
audio	O
,	O
or	O
encode	O
to	O
AC3	O
in	O
real	O
time	O
from	O
movies	O
directly	O
to	O
S/PDIF	O
digital	O
output	O
to	O
an	O
external	O
audio-amplifier/receiver	O
for	O
decoding	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kodi	O
features	O
several	O
open	O
APIs	B-Application
to	O
enable	O
third-party	O
developers	O
to	O
create	O
capabilities	O
which	O
extend	O
Kodi	O
with	O
a	O
multitude	O
of	O
addons	B-Application
,	O
such	O
as	O
audio	O
and	O
video	O
streaming	O
plugins	B-Application
for	O
online	O
sources	O
,	O
screensavers	B-General_Concept
,	O
skins	B-Application
and	O
themes	O
,	O
visualizations	O
,	O
weather	O
forecasts	O
,	O
web	O
interfaces	O
,	O
web	B-Application
scrapers	I-Application
,	O
widget	O
scripts	O
,	O
and	O
more	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kodi	O
developers	O
encourage	O
users	O
to	O
make	O
and	O
submit	O
their	O
own	O
addons	B-Application
to	O
expand	O
media	O
content	O
and	O
value-added	O
services	O
accessible	O
from	O
within	O
Kodi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kodi/XBMC	O
features	O
,	O
since	O
version	O
10.0	O
(	O
codename	O
:	O
"	O
Dharma	O
"	O
)	O
,	O
an	O
Addons	B-Application
Framework	B-Architecture
architecture	O
and	O
an	O
Addons	B-Application
Manager	O
GUI	B-Application
client	O
that	O
connects	O
to	O
a	O
decentralized	O
digital	O
distribution	O
service	O
platform	B-Device
that	O
serves	O
add-on	O
apps	O
and	O
plug-ins	B-Application
which	O
among	O
other	O
things	O
provide	O
online	O
content	O
to	O
Kodi	O
,	O
the	O
"	O
Addons	B-Application
Manager	O
"	O
(	O
or	O
"	O
Addons	B-Application
Browser	O
"	O
)	O
inside	O
Kodi	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
browse	O
and	O
download	O
new	O
addons	B-Application
directly	O
from	O
Kodi	O
's	O
GUI	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kodi	O
features	O
an	O
integrated	O
Python	B-Language
Scripts	I-Language
interpreter	O
for	O
addon	O
extensions	O
,	O
and	O
WindowXML	O
application	B-Application
framework	I-Application
(	O
a	O
XML-based	O
widget	B-Library
toolkit	I-Library
engine	O
for	O
creating	O
a	O
GUI	B-Application
for	O
apps	O
and	O
widgets	O
)	O
in	O
a	O
similar	O
fashion	O
to	O
Apple	O
macOS	B-Application
Dashboard	B-Application
Widgets	I-Application
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Gadgets	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Python	B-Language
widget	O
scripts	O
allow	O
normal	O
users	O
to	O
add	O
new	O
functionality	O
to	O
Kodi	O
themselves	O
,	O
using	O
Python	B-Language
scripting	I-Language
language	I-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
Current	O
plugin	B-Application
scripts	O
include	O
functions	O
like	O
Internet-TV	O
and	O
movie-trailer	O
browsers	O
,	O
cinemaguides	O
,	O
weather	O
forecast	O
,	O
over-the-top	O
content	O
video	O
streaming	O
services	O
like	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
,	O
BBC	B-Application
iPlayer	I-Application
,	O
Hulu	B-Application
,	O
Netflix	O
,	O
Veoh	O
,	O
MLB.tv,	O
Internet-radio-station	O
browsers	O
such	O
as	O
Pandora	B-Application
Radio	I-Application
,	O
online	O
picture	O
sharing	O
sites	O
like	O
Flickr	B-Algorithm
,	O
TV	O
guides	O
such	O
as	O
TVShow	B-Protocol
Time	I-Protocol
,	O
e-mail	O
clients	O
,	O
instant	B-Application
messaging	I-Application
,	O
different	O
timetables	O
,	O
home	O
automation	O
scripts	O
to	O
front-end	B-Architecture
control	O
PVR	O
software	B-Application
and	O
hardware	O
,	O
P2P	O
file-sharing	O
downloaders	O
(	O
BitTorrent	B-Protocol
)	O
,	O
IRC	B-Protocol
,	O
also	O
casual	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Tetris	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kodi	O
has	O
the	O
built-in	O
optional	O
function	O
to	O
automatically	O
download	O
metadata	O
information	O
,	O
cover	O
art	O
and	O
other	O
related	O
media	O
artwork	O
online	O
through	O
its	O
web	B-Application
scrapers	I-Application
that	O
looks	O
for	O
media	O
in	O
the	O
user	O
's	O
audio	O
and	O
video	O
folders	O
and	O
their	O
sub-directories	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Scrapers	O
use	O
sites	O
like	O
The	O
Movie	O
Database	O
(	O
TMDb	O
)	O
or	O
IMDb.com	O
to	O
obtain	O
thumbnails	O
and	O
information	O
on	O
movies	O
,	O
thetvdb.com	O
for	O
TV	O
show	O
posters	O
and	O
episode	O
plots	O
,	O
CDDB	O
for	O
audio	O
CD	O
track	O
listings	O
,	O
and	O
Allmusic	O
(	O
AMG	O
)	O
and	O
MusicBrainz	B-Application
for	O
album	O
thumbnails	O
,	O
reviews	O
,	O
and	O
metadata	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	O
majority	O
of	O
applications	O
that	O
originated	O
from	O
a	O
'	O
homebrew	B-Application
 '	O
scene	O
,	O
modification	O
and	O
customization	O
of	O
the	O
interface	O
using	O
skins	B-Application
is	O
very	O
popular	O
among	O
Kodi	O
users	O
and	O
hundreds	O
of	O
skins	B-Application
and	O
themes	O
are	O
available	O
for	O
users	O
to	O
install	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Kodi	O
skinning	B-Application
engine	O
's	O
flexibility	O
is	O
also	O
advantageous	O
to	O
third	O
parties	O
wanting	O
to	O
create	O
derivative	O
works	O
,	O
as	O
it	O
facilitates	O
rebranding	O
the	O
environment	O
and	O
making	O
deeper	O
changes	O
to	O
the	O
look	O
and	O
feel	O
of	O
the	O
user	O
interface	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
Kodi	O
version	O
17	O
,	O
the	O
official	O
default	O
skins	B-Application
for	O
new	O
installs	O
are	O
"	O
Estuary	O
"	O
,	O
for	O
typical	O
home-theater	O
usage	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
Estouchy	O
"	O
for	O
touchscreens	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
newly	O
designed	O
skins	B-Application
replace	O
the	O
longtime	O
default	O
skin	B-Application
"	O
Confluence	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
are	O
intended	O
to	O
present	O
more	O
content	O
on	O
the	O
homescreen	O
,	O
be	O
easier	O
for	O
new	O
users	O
,	O
and	O
bring	O
"	O
Kodi	O
into	O
the	O
present	O
day	O
of	O
UI	O
design.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
can	O
also	O
create	O
their	O
own	O
skin	B-Application
(	O
or	O
simply	O
modify	O
an	O
existing	O
skin	B-Application
)	O
and	O
share	O
it	O
with	O
others	O
via	O
public	O
websites	O
that	O
are	O
used	O
for	O
Kodi	O
skin	B-Application
trading	O
and	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
such	O
third-party	O
skins	B-Application
exist	O
that	O
are	O
well	O
maintained	O
by	O
the	O
community	O
,	O
and	O
while	O
some	O
skins	B-Application
are	O
originals	O
with	O
unique	O
designs	O
,	O
most	O
begin	O
as	O
a	O
clone	O
or	O
an	O
exact	O
replica	O
of	O
other	O
multimedia	O
software	B-Application
interfaces	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Apple	B-Operating_System
Front	I-Operating_System
Row	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	B-Application
Media	I-Application
Center	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
(	O
MCE	O
)	O
,	O
MediaPortal	B-Application
,	O
Wii	B-Application
Channel	I-Application
Menu	O
(	O
Xii	O
)	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Application
360	O
interface	O
,	O
and	O
others	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
skins	B-Application
and	O
themes	O
users	O
can	O
create	O
a	O
themed	O
package	O
called	O
a	O
'	O
build	O
 '	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Within	O
this	O
package	O
homebrew	B-Application
developers	O
are	O
able	O
to	O
distribute	O
a	O
skin	B-Application
and	O
multiple	O
addons	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Web	O
Interface	O
addons	B-Application
for	O
Kodi	O
normally	O
allow	O
browsing	O
a	O
media	O
library	B-Library
remotely	O
,	O
to	O
handle	O
music	O
playlists	O
from	O
a	O
computer	O
instead	O
of	O
television	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Others	O
act	O
like	O
a	O
media	O
manager	O
to	O
allow	O
modifying	O
metadata	O
and	O
artwork	O
in	O
XBMC	O
's	O
video	O
and	O
music	O
libraries	B-Library
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kodi	O
has	O
a	O
"	O
My	O
Programs	O
"	O
section	O
which	O
is	O
meant	O
to	O
function	O
as	O
an	O
application	O
launcher	O
for	O
third-party	B-General_Concept
software	I-General_Concept
such	O
as	O
computer	O
games	O
and	O
video	O
game	O
emulators	O
,	O
all	O
from	O
a	O
GUI	B-Application
with	O
thumbnail	O
and	O
different	O
listings	O
options	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
while	O
this	O
feature	O
was	O
fully	O
functioning	O
on	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
version	O
of	O
XBMC	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
still	O
in	O
its	O
infant	O
stage	O
on	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
macOS	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Windows	O
,	O
thus	O
requiring	O
third-party	O
launcher	O
plugins	B-Application
to	O
function	O
properly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
many	O
software	B-Application
applications	I-Application
for	O
mobile	O
devices	O
available	O
for	O
and	O
associated	O
with	O
Kodi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
of	O
these	O
mobile	O
apps	O
work	O
as	O
simple	O
remote	B-Protocol
controls	I-Protocol
,	O
while	O
others	O
function	O
as	O
more	O
advanced	O
second	O
screen	O
companion	O
apps	O
,	O
offering	O
additional	O
information	O
about	O
what	O
users	O
are	O
viewing	O
or	O
listening	O
to	O
on	O
Kodi	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
metadata	O
about	O
movie	O
actors	O
and	O
music	O
artists	O
,	O
with	O
links	O
to	O
other	O
works	O
available	O
from	O
those	O
persons	O
in	O
their	O
collection	O
or	O
online	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
XBMC	O
Remote	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
"	O
and	O
"	O
XBMC	O
Remote	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
"	O
are	O
free	B-License
and	I-License
open	I-License
source	I-License
official	O
apps	O
for	O
mobile	O
devices	O
released	O
by	O
Team-Kodi/Team	O
-XBMC	O
on	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
for	O
Android	B-Application
devices	O
and	O
the	O
App	B-Application
Store	I-Application
for	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
Devices	I-Operating_System
,	O
such	O
as	O
iPad	B-Device
,	O
iPhone	B-Device
,	O
and	O
iPod	B-Device
Touch	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
applications	O
act	O
as	O
a	O
second	O
screen	O
and	O
remote	B-Protocol
control	I-Protocol
solution	O
which	O
allows	O
for	O
fully	O
browsing	O
the	O
media	O
library	B-Library
and	O
for	O
remote	O
controlling	O
of	O
an	O
installed	O
and	O
concurrently	O
active	O
XBMC	O
session	O
running	O
on	O
a	O
computer	O
via	O
the	O
handheld	O
touchscreen	B-Device
user	O
interface	O
of	O
these	O
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
third-party	O
developers	O
have	O
also	O
released	O
multiple	O
other	O
unofficial	O
Kodi	O
remote	B-Protocol
control	I-Protocol
apps	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
BlackBerry	B-Operating_System
,	O
Symbian	B-Operating_System
,	O
Ubuntu	B-Protocol
Touch	I-Protocol
,	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
Mobile	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Phone	I-Protocol
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
of	O
these	O
remote	B-Protocol
control	I-Protocol
apps	O
are	O
made	O
specifically	O
for	O
controlling	O
Kodi	O
,	O
while	O
some	O
universal	O
remote	B-Protocol
control	I-Protocol
apps	O
are	O
capable	O
of	O
controlling	O
many	O
different	O
media	O
center	O
and	O
media	B-Device
player	I-Device
applications	O
,	O
and	O
some	O
of	O
these	O
third-party	O
remote	O
apps	O
cost	O
money	O
while	O
others	O
are	O
free	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
the	O
dated	O
hardware	O
of	O
the	O
first-generation	O
Xbox	B-Application
game	O
console	O
that	O
Kodi-XBMC	O
was	O
designed	O
for	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
desire	O
to	O
expand	O
the	O
project	O
's	O
end-user	O
and	O
developer-base	O
,	O
many	O
official	O
ports	O
of	O
XBMC	O
to	O
computer	O
operating-systems	O
and	O
hardware	B-Device
platforms	I-Device
have	O
been	O
created	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Through	O
the	O
processing	O
power	O
of	O
more	O
recent	O
computer	O
hardware	O
,	O
XBMC	O
can	O
decode	O
high-definition	O
video	O
up	O
to	O
and	O
beyond	O
1080p	O
resolutions	O
,	O
bypassing	O
hardware	O
limitations	O
of	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
version	O
of	O
XBMC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
recent	O
releases	O
of	O
Kodi-XBMC	O
there	O
is	O
hardware	B-Application
accelerated	I-Application
video	I-Application
decoding	I-Application
for	O
DXVA	B-General_Concept
,	O
VDPAU	B-Application
,	O
VA-API	B-Application
GPU	B-Architecture
hardware	O
video	B-Application
decoding	I-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
hardware	B-Application
accelerated	I-Application
video	I-Application
decoding	I-Application
via	O
ARM	B-Architecture
NEON	O
,	O
and	O
OpenMAX	B-Application
,	O
Broadcom	O
Crystal	O
HD	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
source	O
code	O
for	O
XBMC	O
is	O
actively	O
updated	O
by	O
developers	O
in	O
a	O
public	O
Git	B-Application
repository	I-Application
,	O
which	O
may	O
contain	O
features	O
and	O
functionality	O
not	O
yet	O
incorporated	O
into	O
the	O
most	O
recent	O
"	O
stable	O
"	O
releases	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kodi	O
for	O
Linux	B-Application
(	O
formerly	O
XBMC	O
for	O
Linux	B-Application
)	O
is	O
primarily	O
developed	O
for	O
Ubuntu	O
Linux	B-Application
and	O
Kodi	O
's	O
developers	O
 '	O
own	O
Kodibuntu	O
(	O
formerly	O
XBMCbuntu	B-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Third-party	O
packages	O
for	O
most	O
other	O
Linux	B-Application
distributions	O
are	O
also	O
available	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
is	O
possible	O
to	O
compile	O
XBMC	O
Media	O
Center	O
from	O
scratch	O
for	O
any	O
Linux	B-Application
distribution	O
,	O
as	O
long	O
as	O
the	O
required	O
dependency	O
libraries	B-Library
are	O
installed	O
first	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hardware	B-Application
accelerated	I-Application
video	I-Application
decoding	I-Application
is	O
achieved	O
via	O
the	O
VDPAU	B-Application
API	B-Application
on	O
Nvidia	O
's	O
GPUs	B-Architecture
,	O
the	O
VAAPI	B-Application
API	B-Application
for	O
AMD/ATI	B-Device
Radeon	I-Device
,	O
S3	O
Graphics	O
,	O
and	O
Intel	O
's	O
newer	O
Integrated	O
Graphics	B-Architecture
Processors	I-Architecture
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
hardware	B-Application
accelerated	I-Application
video	I-Application
decoding	I-Application
via	O
OpenMAX	B-Application
,	O
ARM	B-Architecture
NEON	O
,	O
and	O
Broadcom	O
Crystal	O
HD	O
on	O
systems	O
with	O
supporting	O
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
version	O
of	O
Kodi/XBMC	O
for	O
Linux	B-Application
is	O
available	O
at	O
Launchpad	B-Protocol
as	O
PPA	O
(	O
Personal	B-Application
Package	I-Application
Archive	I-Application
)	O
for	O
the	O
standard	O
Ubuntu	O
Desktop	O
version	O
8.04	O
and	O
later	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
DEB	O
packages	O
for	O
Debian	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kodi	O
for	O
OS	O
X	O
(	O
formerly	O
XBMC	O
for	O
Mac	O
)	O
runs	O
natively	O
on	O
and	O
later	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
on	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
TV	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
1080p	O
playback	O
can	O
be	O
achieved	O
on	O
Apple	O
computers	O
either	O
via	O
software	B-Application
decoding	O
on	O
the	O
CPU	B-Device
,	O
if	O
it	O
is	O
powerful	O
enough	O
,	O
or	O
by	O
hardware-accelerated	O
video	B-Application
decoding	I-Application
for	O
hardware	O
supporting	O
Apple	O
's	O
VDA	O
API	B-Application
or	O
video	O
decoders	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Broadcom	O
Crystal	O
HD	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
1080p	O
playback	O
on	O
the	O
first-generation	O
Apple	B-Device
TV	I-Device
(	O
a.k.a.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
ATV1	O
"	O
)	O
can	O
only	O
be	O
achieved	O
by	O
hardware	B-Application
accelerated	I-Application
video	I-Application
decoding	I-Application
via	O
Broadcom	O
Crystal	O
HD	O
;	O
the	O
user	O
must	O
replace	O
the	O
ATV	O
's	O
internal	O
WiFi	O
adapter	O
with	O
a	O
Broadcom	O
Crystal	O
HD	O
PCI	O
Express	O
Mini	O
(	O
mini-PCIe	O
)	O
card	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
activate	O
this	O
functionality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kodi	O
for	O
Windows	O
(	O
formerly	O
XBMC	O
for	O
Windows	O
)	O
runs	O
natively	O
on	O
Windows	B-Device
7	I-Device
,	O
Windows	O
8	O
,	O
and	O
Windows	O
10	O
as	O
a	O
32-bit	O
or	O
64-bit	B-Device
application	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
1080p	O
and	O
Ultra	O
HD	O
(	O
4K	O
)	O
playback	O
can	O
be	O
achieved	O
on	O
Windows	B-Application
computers	I-Application
either	O
via	O
software	B-Application
decoding	O
on	O
the	O
CPU	B-Device
,	O
if	O
it	O
's	O
powerful	O
enough	O
,	O
or	O
by	O
hardware	B-Application
accelerated	I-Application
video	I-Application
decoding	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hardware	O
video	B-Application
decoding	I-Application
via	O
DirectX	B-General_Concept
Video	I-General_Concept
Acceleration	I-General_Concept
is	O
supported	O
,	O
although	O
this	O
enhancement	O
only	O
runs	O
on	O
Windows	B-Device
7	I-Device
(	O
or	O
later	O
?	O
)	O
</s>
<s>
since	O
it	O
uses	O
the	O
DXVA	B-General_Concept
2.0	O
API	B-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
not	O
supported	O
in	O
Windows	O
XP	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kodi	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
(	O
formerly	O
XBMC	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
)	O
,	O
a	O
full	O
port	O
of	O
Kodi	O
to	O
Apple	O
's	O
iOS	B-Application
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
,	O
was	O
released	O
publicly	O
on	O
20	O
January	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
supported	O
both	O
720p	O
and	O
1080p	O
hardware	B-Application
accelerated	I-Application
video	I-Application
decoding	I-Application
of	O
H.264	B-Application
videos	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
compatible	O
with	O
Apple	O
's	O
iDevices	B-Operating_System
that	O
use	O
Apple	O
A4	O
or	O
Apple	O
A5	O
(	O
ARM-based	O
)	O
processors	O
with	O
a	O
jailbroken	B-Application
iOS	B-Application
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
late	O
2017	O
MacWorld	O
UK	O
described	O
how	O
to	O
install	O
on	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
devices	I-Operating_System
before	O
iOS	B-Application
11	O
without	O
jailbreak	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kodi	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
(	O
formerly	O
XBMC	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
)	O
is	O
a	O
full	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
complete	O
Kodi/XBMC	O
application	O
to	O
Google	B-Application
's	I-Application
Android	I-Application
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
,	O
officially	O
compatible	O
with	O
Android	B-Application
4.0	I-Application
(	O
Ice	B-Application
Cream	I-Application
Sandwich	I-Application
)	O
and	O
later	O
versions	O
supporting	O
API	B-Application
Level	I-Application
14	I-Application
.	O
was	O
first	O
announced	O
and	O
its	O
source	O
code	O
released	O
publicly	O
on	O
13	O
June	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
a	O
full	O
port	O
of	O
Kodi	O
's	O
and	O
C	B-Language
source	O
code	O
with	O
all	O
its	O
dependencies	O
to	O
Android	B-Application
with	O
a	O
build-system	O
that	O
was	O
designed	O
to	O
handle	O
multiple	O
processor	O
architectures	O
,	O
like	O
ARM	B-Architecture
,	O
MIPS	B-Device
,	O
and	O
x86	B-Operating_System
with	O
the	O
Android	B-Application
NDK	O
(	O
Native	B-Application
Development	I-Application
Kit	I-Application
for	O
Android	B-Application
)	O
without	O
using	O
a	O
single	O
line	O
of	O
Java	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
XBMC.APK	O
is	O
running	O
natively	O
under	O
Android	B-Application
as	O
a	O
NativeActivity	O
application	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hardware	B-Application
accelerated	I-Application
video	I-Application
decoding	I-Application
on	O
Android	B-Application
is	I-Application
currently	O
only	O
officially	O
available	O
for	O
some	O
specific	O
hardware	B-Device
platforms	I-Device
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Amlogic	B-Architecture
SoC	O
based	O
Pivos	O
XIOS	O
series	O
which	O
have	O
been	O
used	O
as	O
the	O
reference	O
hardware	B-Device
platform	I-Device
during	O
the	O
development	O
so	O
far	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
XBMC	O
source	O
code	O
must	O
be	O
compiled	O
with	O
Google	O
's	O
official	O
Android	B-Application
NDK	O
revision	O
10d	O
or	O
later	O
,	O
and	O
be	O
built	O
for	O
the	O
android-17	O
toolchain	B-General_Concept
(	O
Android	B-Application
API	B-Application
Level	O
17	O
)	O
using	O
GCC	B-Application
version	O
4.8	O
,	O
which	O
Kodi	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
code	O
currently	O
requires	O
to	O
compile	O
correctly	O
but	O
is	O
not	O
supported	O
by	O
Google	B-Application
's	I-Application
Android	I-Application
NDK	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
also	O
the	O
real	O
reason	O
why	O
XBMC	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
does	O
not	O
support	O
the	O
original	O
Google	O
TV	O
;	O
since	O
the	O
Android	B-Application
NDK	O
was	O
not	O
made	O
available	O
for	O
older	O
Google	O
TV	O
devices	O
it	O
means	O
that	O
Kodi/XBMC	O
could	O
not	O
be	O
compiled	O
for	O
it	O
today	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
XBMC	O
9.04	O
(	O
codename	O
:	O
Babylon	O
)	O
point-release	O
version	O
of	O
XBMC	B-Language
for	I-Language
Xbox	I-Language
,	O
now	O
obsolete	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
6	O
May	O
2009	O
as	O
the	O
last	O
official	O
version	O
of	O
XBMC	B-Language
for	I-Language
Xbox	I-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
developers	O
of	O
XBMC	O
have	O
since	O
issued	O
a	O
statement	O
stating	O
they	O
will	O
no	O
longer	O
develop	O
or	O
support	O
XBMC	B-Language
for	I-Language
Xbox	I-Language
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
XBMC	O
project	O
as	O
of	O
27	O
May	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
of	O
XBMC	B-Language
for	I-Language
Xbox	I-Language
ended	O
because	O
the	O
focus	O
for	O
all	O
Team	O
XBMC	O
developers	O
has	O
completely	O
shifted	O
to	O
the	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
Mac	O
,	O
and	O
Windows	O
versions	O
of	O
XBMC	O
instead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Even	O
though	O
the	O
original	O
XBMC	O
project	O
no	O
longer	O
develops	O
or	O
supports	O
XBMC	O
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
,	O
an	O
XBMC	O
version	O
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
is	I-Device
still	O
available	O
via	O
the	O
third-party	O
developer	O
spin-off	O
project	O
"	O
XBMC4Xbox	B-Language
"	O
,	O
who	O
have	O
completely	O
taken	O
over	O
the	O
development	O
and	O
support	O
of	O
XBMC	O
for	O
the	B-Application
original	I-Application
Xbox	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
XBMC	B-Language
for	I-Language
Xbox	I-Language
was	O
never	O
an	O
authorized/signed	O
Microsoft	O
product	O
,	O
therefore	O
a	O
modification	B-Device
of	I-Device
the	I-Device
Xbox	I-Device
is	O
required	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
run	O
XBMC	O
on	O
an	O
Xbox	B-Application
game-console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
XBMC	B-Language
for	I-Language
Xbox	I-Language
can	O
be	O
run	O
as	O
an	O
application	O
(	O
like	O
any	O
Xbox	B-Application
game	O
)	O
,	O
or	O
as	O
a	O
dashboard	B-Device
that	O
appears	O
directly	O
when	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
is	I-Device
turned	O
on	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
XBMC	B-Language
for	I-Language
Xbox	I-Language
was	O
part	O
of	O
an	O
open	B-Application
source	I-Application
software	I-Application
program	O
,	O
its	O
development	O
source	O
code	O
was	O
stored	O
on	O
a	O
publicly	O
accessible	O
subversion	B-Application
repository	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Accordingly	O
,	O
unofficial	O
executable	B-Application
builds	O
from	O
the	O
subversion	B-Application
repository	I-Application
are	O
often	O
released	O
by	O
third	O
parties	O
on	O
sites	O
unaffiliated	O
with	O
the	O
official	O
XBMC	O
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
29	O
December	O
2017	O
,	O
Kodi	O
developers	O
announced	O
via	O
the	O
news	O
section	O
of	O
their	O
official	O
website	O
that	O
a	O
Kodi	O
app	O
had	O
been	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
UWP	B-Device
version	O
will	O
retain	O
the	O
characteristic	O
Kodi	O
appearance	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
many	O
core	O
features	O
are	O
missing	O
or	O
broken	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
developers	O
of	O
Kodi	O
(	O
formerly	O
XBMC	O
)	O
state	O
that	O
as	O
long	O
as	O
the	O
GPL	B-License
licensing	O
of	O
the	O
Kodi	O
software	B-Application
is	O
respected	O
they	O
would	O
love	O
Kodi	O
to	O
run	O
on	O
as	O
many	O
third-party	O
hardware	B-Device
platforms	I-Device
and	O
operating	B-General_Concept
systems	I-General_Concept
as	O
possible	O
,	O
as	O
"	O
Powered	O
by	O
Kodi	O
"	O
(	O
or	O
"	O
Powered	O
by	O
XBMC	O
"	O
)	O
branded	O
devices	O
and	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
envision	O
Kodi	O
being	O
pre-installed	O
as	O
a	O
third-party	B-General_Concept
software	I-General_Concept
component	I-General_Concept
that	O
commercial	O
and	O
non-commercial	O
ODMs	O
and	O
OEMs	O
and	O
systems	O
integrator	O
companies	O
can	O
use	O
royalty-free	O
on	O
their	O
own	O
hardware	O
,	O
hardware	O
such	O
as	O
set-top	O
boxes	O
from	O
cable-TV	O
companies	O
,	O
Blu-ray	O
Disc	O
and	O
DVD	B-Device
players	I-Device
,	O
game-consoles	B-Device
,	O
or	O
embedded	B-Architecture
computers	I-Architecture
and	O
SoC	O
(	O
System-on-a-Chip	B-Architecture
)	O
built	O
into	O
television	O
sets	O
for	O
web-enabled	O
TVs	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
entertainment	O
devices	O
for	O
the	O
living	O
room	O
entertainment	O
system	O
,	O
home	O
cinema	O
,	O
or	O
similar	O
uses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Below	O
is	O
a	O
list	O
of	O
third-party	O
companies	O
that	O
sell	O
hardware	O
bundled	O
with	O
Kodi	O
or	O
XBMC	O
software	B-Application
pre-installed	O
,	O
or	O
sell	O
uninstalled	O
systems	O
that	O
specifically	O
claim	O
to	O
be	O
Kodi	O
-	O
or	O
XBMC-compatible	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
of	O
these	O
third-party	O
companies	O
help	O
submit	O
bug	B-Error_Name
fixes	O
and	O
new	O
features	O
back	O
upstream	B-General_Concept
to	O
the	O
original	O
Kodi-XBMC	O
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ARCTIC	O
is	O
a	O
company	O
based	O
in	O
Germany	O
best	O
known	O
for	O
their	O
cooling	B-General_Concept
solutions	I-General_Concept
working	O
in	O
partnership	O
with	O
the	O
OpenELEC	B-Application
team	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
5	O
February	O
2013	O
,	O
together	O
they	O
released	O
a	O
fully	O
passively	O
cooled	O
entertainment	O
system	O
:	O
the	O
MC001	O
media	O
centre	O
(	O
US	O
and	O
EU	O
version	O
)	O
,	O
equipped	O
with	O
the	O
latest	O
XBMC	O
12	O
(	O
OpenELEC	B-Application
3.0	O
)	O
platform	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
OpenELEC	B-Application
and	O
ARCTIC	O
are	O
planning	O
on	O
their	O
next	O
release	O
,	O
aim	O
to	O
provide	O
a	O
more	O
dedicated	O
builds	O
for	O
the	O
ARCTIC	O
MC001	O
media	O
centre	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
AIRIS	O
Telebision	O
,	O
sold	O
by	O
Telebision	O
in	O
Spain	O
and	O
designed	O
specifically	O
for	O
the	O
Spanish	O
market	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
nettop	B-Protocol
based	O
on	O
Nvidia	B-Device
Ion	I-Device
chipset	O
,	O
pre-installed	O
Ubuntu	O
base	O
with	O
XBMC	O
for	O
Linux	B-Application
and	O
a	O
customized	O
AEON	O
skin	B-Application
and	O
Spanish	O
plugins	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
than	O
the	O
modified	O
skin	B-Application
,	O
what	O
is	O
unique	O
with	O
the	O
AIRIS	O
Telebision	O
's	O
XBMC	O
build	O
is	O
that	O
it	O
comes	O
with	O
a	O
digital	O
distribution	O
service	O
platform	B-Device
that	O
they	O
call	O
their	O
"	O
App	B-Application
Store	I-Application
"	O
which	O
lets	O
users	O
download	O
new	O
Spanish	O
plugins	B-Application
and	O
updates	O
for	O
existing	O
plugins	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Telebision	O
also	O
lets	O
users	O
download	O
a	O
Live	O
CD	O
version	O
of	O
their	O
software	B-Application
as	O
freeware	B-License
,	O
which	O
lets	O
users	O
install	O
their	O
Telebision	O
distribution	O
on	O
any	O
Nvidia	B-Device
Ion	I-Device
based	O
computer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lucida	O
TV	O
II	O
,	O
made	O
by	O
LUCIDQ	O
inc	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
nettop	B-Protocol
based	O
on	O
Nvidia	B-Device
Ion	I-Device
chipset	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
ordered	O
with	O
Xubuntu	B-Application
and	O
XBMC	O
software	B-Application
installed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pulse-Eight	O
Limited	O
sells	O
both	O
custom	O
and	O
off-the-shelf	O
hardware	O
primarily	O
designed	O
for	O
Kodi-XBMC	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
remote	B-Protocol
controls	I-Protocol
,	O
HTPC	O
systems	O
and	O
accessories	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
custom	O
HTPC	O
PVR	O
set-top-box	O
pre-installed	O
with	O
XBMC	O
that	O
they	O
call	O
"	O
PulseBox	O
"	O
Pulse-Eight	O
also	O
offers	O
free	O
performance	O
tuned	O
embedded	O
versions	O
of	O
XBMC	O
that	O
they	O
call	O
"	O
Pulse	O
"	O
which	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
OpenELEC	B-Application
and	O
a	O
custom	O
PVR-build	O
of	O
XBMC	O
that	O
is	O
meant	O
to	O
run	O
on	O
a	O
dedicated	O
HTPC	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xtreamer	O
Ultra	O
and	O
Xtreamer	O
Ultra	O
2	O
,	O
manufactured	O
by	O
the	O
South	O
Korean	O
company	O
Unicorn	O
Information	O
Systems	O
,	O
are	O
nettops	B-Protocol
based	O
on	O
Nvidia	O
graphics	O
and	O
Intel	B-Device
Atom	I-Device
processors	O
which	O
come	O
with	O
OpenELEC	B-Application
and	O
Kodi-XBMC	O
software	B-Application
pre-installed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first-generation	O
Xtreamer	O
Ultra	O
uses	O
Nvidia	B-Device
Ion	I-Device
chipset	O
with	O
a	O
1.80GHz	O
dual-core	B-Architecture
Intel	B-Device
Atom	I-Device
D525	O
CPU	B-Device
,	O
while	O
the	O
Xtreamer	O
Ultra	O
2	O
uses	O
discrete	O
GeForce	O
GT	O
520M	O
graphics	O
with	O
a	O
2.13GHz	O
dual-core	B-Architecture
Intel	B-Device
Atom	I-Device
D2700	O
CPU	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
10	O
September	O
2010	O
,	O
ZOTAC	O
has	O
been	O
shipping	O
a	O
software	B-Application
bundle	O
that	O
they	O
call	O
ZOTAC	O
Boost	O
XL	O
with	O
all	O
their	O
new	O
motherboards	B-Device
and	O
Mini-PCs	B-Protocol
,	O
such	O
as	O
Zotac	O
's	O
ZBOX	O
and	O
MAG	O
series	O
of	O
Nettops	B-Protocol
which	O
Zotac	O
also	O
does	O
demos	O
of	O
with	O
XBMC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
ZOTAC	O
Boost	O
XL	O
software	B-Application
bundle	O
consist	O
of	O
the	O
software	B-Application
applications	I-Application
;	O
Auslogics	B-Application
BoostSpeed	I-Application
,	O
Cooliris	B-Application
,	O
Kylo	B-Operating_System
(	O
HDTV-optimized	O
Web	O
Browser	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
XBMC	O
Media	O
Center	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zotac	O
's	O
ZBOX	O
and	O
MAG	O
series	O
of	O
small	O
mini-PCs	B-Protocol
are	O
nettops	B-Protocol
based	O
on	O
Intel	O
,	O
AMD	O
,	O
or	O
Nvidia	O
graphics	O
,	O
and	O
they	O
are	O
all	O
sold	O
in	O
both	O
as	O
complete	O
ready-to-use	O
computer	O
and	O
as	O
barebone	B-Device
computers	I-Device
(	O
without	O
memory	O
and	O
hard	B-Device
drive	I-Device
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zotac	O
Zbox	O
ID33	O
,	O
ID34	O
,	O
ID81	O
,	O
ID80	O
and	O
AD04	O
are	O
all	O
specifically	O
marketed	O
towards	O
the	O
HTPC	O
market	O
,	O
with	O
some	O
coming	O
with	O
slot-loading	O
Blu-ray	O
Disc	O
optical	O
disc	O
drive	O
,	O
and	O
some	O
with	O
a	O
remote	B-Protocol
control	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
mintBox	B-Application
by	O
the	O
Linux	B-Application
Mint	I-Application
team	I-Application
is	O
an	O
OEM	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Israeli	O
company	O
CompuLab	O
's	O
fit-PC	B-Application
,	O
which	O
comes	O
pre-installed	O
with	O
Linux	B-Application
Mint	I-Application
open	O
source	O
operating-system	O
and	O
software	B-Application
,	O
MATE	B-Language
desktop	I-Language
,	O
and	O
XBMC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Available	O
in	O
two	O
fanless	O
models	O
,	O
both	O
with	O
AMD	B-Architecture
APUs	I-Architecture
,	O
HDMI	O
output	O
port	O
,	O
eight	O
USB	O
slots	O
,	O
two	O
eSATA	O
ports	O
,	O
Gigabit	O
Ethernet	O
,	O
802.11	O
b/g/n	O
Wi-Fi	O
,	O
built-in	O
Bluetooth	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
infrared	O
media	O
center	O
remote	B-Protocol
control	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
PrismCube	O
Ruby	O
by	O
Marusys	O
is	O
a	O
DVB-S2	O
twin-tuner	O
high-definition	O
DVR-PVR	O
set-top-box	O
running	O
XBMC	O
as	O
its	O
main	O
interface	O
on-top	O
of	O
embedded	B-Application
Linux	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Little	O
Black	O
Box	O
is	O
a	O
Linux	B-Application
kernel-based	O
ARM	B-Architecture
media	B-Device
player	I-Device
with	O
XBMC	O
as	O
its	O
main	O
interface	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Marusys	O
MS630S	O
and	O
MS850S	O
are	O
high-definition	O
PVR-ready	O
set-top-boxes	O
with	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
run	O
Linux	B-Application
kernel-based	O
media	B-Device
players	I-Device
like	O
XBMC	O
,	O
and	O
Marusys	O
is	O
advertising	O
these	O
two	O
devices	O
as	O
compatible	O
with	O
XBMC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Myka	O
ION	O
is	O
a	O
fanless	O
Nvidia	O
Ion-based	O
set-top	O
device	O
designed	O
to	O
bring	O
Internet	O
television	O
and	O
media	O
stored	O
on	O
the	O
home	B-General_Concept
network	I-General_Concept
to	O
the	O
living	O
room	O
;	O
it	O
comes	O
pre-installed	O
with	O
XBMC	O
Media	O
Center	O
,	O
Boxee	O
,	O
and	O
Hulu	B-Application
Desktop	O
as	O
applications	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
started	O
from	O
the	O
main	O
menu	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
MK-X1	O
by	O
Modified	O
Konstructs	O
is	O
an	O
Nvidia	O
Ion-based	O
set-top	O
device	O
based	O
on	O
Acer	B-Protocol
Aspire	I-Protocol
Revo	I-Protocol
that	O
comes	O
pre-loaded	O
with	O
XBMC	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
device	O
has	O
a	O
recommended	O
retail	O
price	O
of	O
$300	O
(	O
US	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Neuros	O
LINK	O
made	O
by	O
Neuros	O
Technology	O
is	O
an	O
open	O
Ubuntu-based	O
set-top	O
device	O
and	O
media	B-Application
extender	I-Application
designed	O
to	O
bring	O
internet	O
television	O
and	O
other	O
video	O
to	O
the	O
television	O
,	O
it	O
comes	O
pre-installed	O
with	O
XBMC	O
Media	O
Center	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BryteWerks	O
Model	O
One	O
Projector	O
is	O
a	O
1080p	O
HD	O
digital	B-Device
video	I-Device
projector	I-Device
designed	O
for	O
home	O
cinema	O
use	O
;	O
it	O
has	O
an	O
integrated	O
home	O
theater	O
PC	O
running	O
a	O
custom	O
version	O
of	O
XBMC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
it	O
features	O
a	O
remote	B-Protocol
control	I-Protocol
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
720p	O
8.9-inch	O
touch	B-Device
screen	I-Device
panel	I-Device
display	I-Device
on	O
the	O
back	O
of	O
the	O
projector	O
for	O
controlling	O
the	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
has	O
a	O
built-in	O
Wi-Fi	O
and	O
Ethernet	O
adapters	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
slot-loaded	O
Blu-ray	O
Disc	O
player	O
,	O
and	O
includes	O
a	O
500GB	O
solid-state	B-Device
drive	I-Device
and	O
an	O
additional	O
internal	O
2TB	O
hard	B-Device
disk	I-Device
drive	I-Device
can	O
be	O
added	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Primus	O
by	O
Mediaimpact	O
Technologies	O
is	O
a	O
Linux	O
Mint-based	O
media	O
center	O
and	O
set-top-box	O
that	O
integrates	O
MythTV	B-Application
,	O
Netflix	O
Desktop	O
,	O
Hulu	B-Application
Desktop	O
,	O
and	O
Steam	O
Gaming	O
through	O
Kodi	O
for	O
a	O
seamless	O
home	O
entertainment	O
system	O
ready	O
for	O
the	O
living	O
room	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
comes	O
complete	O
with	O
SMK-Link	O
remote	B-Protocol
control	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kodi/XBMC	O
media	O
center	O
source	O
code	O
have	O
over	O
the	O
years	O
become	O
a	O
popular	O
software	B-Application
to	O
fork	B-Application
and	O
to	O
use	O
as	O
an	O
application	B-Architecture
framework	I-Architecture
platform	I-Architecture
for	O
others	O
to	O
base	O
their	O
own	O
media	B-Device
player	I-Device
or	O
media	O
center	O
software	B-Application
on	O
,	O
as	O
if	O
Kodi	O
were	O
a	O
GUI	B-Library
toolkit	I-Library
,	O
windowing	B-Application
system	I-Application
,	O
or	O
window	B-Application
manager	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
And	O
today	O
at	O
least	O
Boxee	O
,	O
Plex	B-Application
,	O
Tofu	O
,	O
MediaPortal	B-Application
,	O
LibreELEC	B-Application
,	O
OpenELEC	B-Application
,	O
OSMC	O
,	O
GeeXboX	O
,	O
Voddler	O
,	O
DVDFab	O
Media	B-Device
Player	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Horizon	O
TV	O
are	O
all	O
separate	O
derivative	O
products	O
that	O
are	O
all	O
openly	O
known	O
to	O
at	O
least	O
initially	O
have	O
forked	O
the	O
graphical	B-Application
user	I-Application
interface	I-Application
(	O
GUI	B-Application
)	O
and	O
media	B-Device
player	I-Device
part	O
of	O
their	O
software	B-Application
from	O
XBMC	O
's	O
source	O
code	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
of	O
these	O
third-party	O
forks	B-Application
and	O
derivative	O
work	O
of	O
Kodi-XBMC	O
are	O
said	O
to	O
still	O
assist	O
with	O
submitting	O
bug	B-Error_Name
fixes	O
upstream	B-General_Concept
and	O
sometimes	O
help	O
getting	O
new	O
features	O
backported	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
Kodi-XBMC	O
project	O
so	O
that	O
others	O
can	O
utilize	O
it	O
as	O
well	O
,	O
shared	O
from	O
one	O
main	O
source	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
some	O
which	O
was	O
initially	O
a	O
fork	B-Application
of	O
XBMC	O
have	O
since	O
fully	O
or	O
partially	O
been	O
rewritten	O
to	O
use	O
closed	B-Application
source	I-Application
proprietary	I-Application
software	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
more	O
information	O
see	O
the	O
main	O
"	O
List	B-Application
of	I-Application
software	I-Application
based	I-Application
on	I-Application
XBMC	I-Application
"	O
article	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
examples	O
on	O
building	O
on	O
Kodi-XBMC	O
are	O
LibreELEC	B-Application
,	O
OSMC	O
,	O
OpenELEC	B-Application
and	O
GeeXboX	O
which	O
are	O
free	B-License
and	I-License
open	I-License
source	I-License
embedded	B-Operating_System
operating	I-Operating_System
systems	I-Operating_System
providing	O
complete	O
media	O
center	O
software	B-Application
suite	O
that	O
comes	O
with	O
a	O
preconfigured	O
version	O
of	O
Kodi/XBMC	O
and	O
DVR/PVR	B-Application
plugins	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
are	O
both	O
designed	O
to	O
be	O
extremely	O
small	O
and	O
very	O
fast	O
booting	O
embedded	O
Linux-based	O
distributions	O
,	O
primarily	O
optimized	O
to	O
be	O
booted	O
from	O
flash	B-Device
memory	I-Device
or	O
a	O
solid-state	B-Device
drive	I-Device
,	O
and	O
specifically	O
targeted	O
to	O
a	O
minimum	O
set-top	O
box	O
hardware	O
setup	O
based	O
on	O
ARM	B-Architecture
SoC	O
's	O
or	O
Intel	B-Operating_System
x86	I-Operating_System
processor	O
and	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
embedded	B-Application
Linux	I-Application
distributions	O
to	O
LibreELEC/OpenELEC/GeeXboX	O
are	O
the	O
professionally	O
made	O
E2BMC	O
and	O
OpenPCTV	O
which	O
are	O
commercial	O
Kodi/XBMC	O
-based	O
software	B-Device
platform	I-Device
for	O
DVR/PVR	B-Application
set-top	O
boxes	O
,	O
with	O
both	O
being	O
designed	O
as	O
a	O
hybrid	O
integration	O
between	O
Kodi	O
media	O
center	O
software	B-Application
and	O
Dreambox	B-Operating_System
's	O
Enigma2	B-Application
PVR	O
software	B-Application
scripts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
example	O
is	O
XBMC4Xbox	B-Language
,	O
which	O
is	O
a	O
third-party	O
developer	O
spin-off	O
project	O
of	O
XBMC	O
,	O
with	O
still	O
active	O
development	O
and	O
support	O
of	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
platform	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
project	O
was	O
created	O
as	O
a	O
fork	B-Application
of	O
XBMC	O
as	O
a	O
separate	O
project	O
to	O
continue	O
having	O
a	O
version	O
of	O
XBMC	O
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
hardware	B-Device
platform	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
started	O
when	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
branch	O
was	O
officially	O
dropped	O
by	O
Team	O
XBMC	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
announced	O
on	O
27	O
May	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kodi	O
is	O
a	O
non-profit	O
and	O
free	O
software	B-Application
community	O
driven	O
open-source	B-Application
software	I-Application
project	O
that	O
is	O
developed	O
only	O
by	O
volunteers	O
in	O
their	O
spare	O
time	O
without	O
any	O
monetary	O
gain	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
XBMC	O
Foundation	O
and	O
the	O
team	O
of	O
developers	O
leading	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Kodi/XBMC	O
,	O
"	O
Team-Kodi	O
"	O
/	O
"	O
Team-XBMC	O
"	O
,	O
encourage	O
anyone	O
and	O
everyone	O
to	O
submit	O
their	O
own	O
source	O
code	O
patches	O
for	O
new	O
features	O
and	O
functions	O
,	O
improve	O
existing	O
ones	O
,	O
or	O
fix	O
bugs	B-Error_Name
to	O
the	O
Kodi/XBMC	O
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
online	O
user	O
manual	O
is	O
wiki-based	O
and	O
community	O
driven	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
also	O
works	O
as	O
a	O
basic	O
developers	O
 '	O
guide	O
for	O
getting	O
a	O
good	O
overview	O
of	O
Kodi	O
's	O
architecture	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
as	O
with	O
most	O
non-profit	O
software	B-Application
projects	O
,	O
to	O
delve	O
deeper	O
into	O
programming	O
,	O
looking	O
at	O
the	O
actual	O
source	O
code	O
and	O
the	O
Doxygen	B-Language
formatted	O
"	O
code	O
documentation	O
"	O
comments	O
inside	O
that	O
code	O
is	O
needed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kodi	O
is	O
a	O
cross-platform	B-Operating_System
software	I-Operating_System
application	O
whose	O
core	O
is	O
mainly	O
programmed	O
in	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kodi	O
uses	O
OpenGL	B-Application
(	O
or	O
OpenGL	B-Application
ES	I-Application
)	O
graphics	O
rendering	O
under	O
Kodi	O
for	O
both	O
Linux	B-Application
and	O
macOS	B-Application
,	O
while	O
Kodi	O
for	O
Windows	O
uses	O
Microsoft	B-Application
DirectX	I-Application
multimedia	O
framework	B-Architecture
and	O
Direct3D	B-Application
rendering	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
version	O
of	O
XBMC	O
did	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
of	O
Kodi	O
's	O
own	O
libraries	B-Library
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
many	O
third-party	O
libraries	B-Library
that	O
Kodi	O
depends	O
on	O
,	O
are	O
written	O
in	O
the	O
C	B-Language
programming-language	I-Language
,	O
instead	O
of	O
as	O
Kodi	O
's	O
core	O
,	O
but	O
they	O
are	O
then	O
mostly	O
used	O
with	O
a	O
wrapper	O
and	O
,	O
through	O
Kodi	O
's	O
core	O
monolithic	O
nature	O
,	O
are	O
loaded	O
via	O
a	O
dynamic	B-Application
linker	I-Application
loader	B-Operating_System
for	O
on-demand	O
loading	O
and	O
unloading	O
at	O
run	B-Library
time	I-Library
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kodi	O
also	O
still	O
partially	O
uses	O
the	O
SDL	O
(	O
Simple	B-Operating_System
DirectMedia	I-Operating_System
Layer	I-Operating_System
)	O
multimedia	O
framework	B-Architecture
for	O
input	O
on	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
but	O
its	O
developers	O
are	O
working	O
on	O
completely	O
removing	O
that	O
small	O
remaining	O
dependency	O
on	O
SDL	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
of	O
Kodi/XBMC	O
'	O
s	O
origin	O
with	O
the	O
resource	O
constraints	O
on	O
the	O
hardware	O
and	O
environment	O
of	O
the	O
first-generation	O
Xbox	B-Application
game-console	O
platform	B-Device
,	O
all	O
software	B-Application
development	O
of	O
Kodi/XBMC	O
has	O
always	O
been	O
focused	O
on	O
reserving	O
the	O
limited	O
resources	O
that	O
existed	O
on	O
embedded	B-Architecture
system	I-Architecture
hardware	O
,	O
like	O
the	B-Application
original	I-Application
Xbox	I-Application
(	O
which	O
was	O
only	O
a	O
733MHz	O
Intel	B-General_Concept
Pentium	I-General_Concept
III	I-General_Concept
and	O
64MB	O
of	O
RAM	B-Architecture
in	O
total	O
as	O
shared	B-Operating_System
memory	I-Operating_System
)	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
still	O
relatively	O
low	O
resources	O
of	O
embedded	B-Architecture
system	I-Architecture
devices	O
today	O
,	O
of	O
which	O
the	O
main	O
hindrance	O
has	O
always	O
been	O
the	O
amount	O
of	O
available	O
system	O
RAM	B-Architecture
and	O
graphics	O
memory	O
at	O
any	O
one	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
means	O
that	O
Kodi/XBMC	O
is	O
purposely	O
programmed	O
to	O
be	O
very	O
resource	O
-	O
and	O
power-efficient	O
and	O
can	O
therefore	O
run	O
on	O
very	O
low-end	O
and	O
relatively	O
non-expensive	O
hardware	O
,	O
especially	O
when	O
compared	O
to	O
other	O
media	O
center	O
software	B-Application
design	O
for	O
HTPC	O
use	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
But	O
because	O
of	O
its	O
origins	O
from	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
game-console	O
,	O
Kodi/XBMC	O
'	O
s	O
legacy	O
graphics	O
renderer	O
still	O
runs	O
in	O
a	O
more	O
game-loop	O
rendering	O
environment	O
rather	O
than	O
using	O
a	O
fully	O
event-driven	O
and	O
on-demand	O
rendering	O
,	O
meaning	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
almost	O
constantly	O
re-drawing	O
the	O
GUI	B-Application
and	O
refreshing	O
the	O
frames	O
as	O
fast	O
as	O
it	O
can	O
,	O
even	O
when	O
nothing	O
is	O
changing	O
on	O
the	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
results	O
in	O
very	O
high	O
CPU	B-Device
and	O
high	O
GPU	B-Architecture
usage	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
observed	O
on	O
embedded	B-Architecture
systems	I-Architecture
and	O
low-end	O
machines	O
,	O
and	O
hence	O
cause	O
high	O
temperatures	O
,	O
high	O
fan	O
activity	O
,	O
and	O
high	O
power	O
consumption	O
unless	O
capped	O
at	O
a	O
maximum	O
frame	O
per	O
second	O
configuration	O
for	O
that	O
specific	O
platform	B-Device
build	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Work	O
is	O
however	O
constantly	O
ongoing	O
by	O
the	O
developers	O
to	O
make	O
Kodi/XBMC	O
run	O
using	O
much	O
fewer	O
resources	O
on	O
low-power	O
and	O
embedded	B-Architecture
systems	I-Architecture
,	O
which	O
will	O
indirectly	O
benefit	O
all	O
non-embedded	O
systems	O
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Efficiency	O
improvements	O
in	O
this	O
area	O
are	O
however	O
being	O
worked	O
on	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
move	O
away	O
from	O
that	O
old	O
style	O
game-loop	O
environment	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
reduce	O
high	O
CPU/GPU	O
usage	O
by	O
the	O
GUI	B-Application
,	O
especially	O
as	O
XBMC	O
usage	O
on	O
embedded	O
platforms	B-Device
with	O
limited	O
CPU/GPU	O
resources	O
keeps	O
growing	O
in	O
popularity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
XBMC	O
11.0	O
(	O
Eden	O
)	O
introduced	O
Dirty-Regions	O
rendering	O
option	O
for	O
texture	O
support	O
to	O
the	O
XBMC	O
skinning	B-Application
engine	O
as	O
an	O
option	O
,	O
and	O
XBMC	O
12.0	O
(	O
Frodo	O
)	O
enabled	O
Dirty	O
Regions	O
rendering	O
to	O
redraw	O
the	O
whole	O
screen	O
on	O
a	O
single	O
dirty	O
region	O
by	O
default	O
on	O
all	O
platforms	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Work	O
is	O
also	O
in	O
progress	O
for	O
XBMC	O
14.0	O
to	O
introduce	O
an	O
abstracted	O
scene-graph	O
deferred	O
rendering	O
for	O
GUI	B-Application
renderer	O
abstraction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kodi	O
has	O
a	O
portable	B-Architecture
code	I-Architecture
base	I-Architecture
,	O
with	O
its	O
trunk	B-General_Concept
(	O
mainline	O
source	O
code	O
tree	O
)	O
officially	O
available	O
for	O
IA-32/x86	O
,	O
x86-64	B-Device
,	O
PowerPC	B-Architecture
,	O
and	O
ARM-based	O
platforms	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Kodi	O
GUI	B-Application
does	O
require	O
3D	O
hardware	O
accelerated	O
graphics	O
(	O
GPU	B-Architecture
)	O
that	O
support	O
OpenGL	B-Application
ES	I-Application
,	O
OpenGL	B-Application
,	O
or	O
EGL	B-Application
,	O
or	O
Direct3D	B-Application
with	O
device	O
drivers	O
that	O
support	O
OpenGL	B-Application
ES	I-Application
2.0	I-Application
,	O
or	O
OpenGL	B-Application
1.3	I-Application
or	O
later	O
with	O
GLSL	B-Language
,	O
or	O
DirectX	B-Application
in	O
order	O
to	O
render	O
the	O
GUI	B-Application
at	O
an	O
acceptable	O
frame	O
rate	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kodi	O
is	O
thus	O
officially	O
not	O
yet	O
available	O
for	O
MIPS	B-Device
upstream	B-General_Concept
in	O
mainline	O
source	O
code	O
repository	O
from	O
Team-Kodi	O
,	O
nor	O
does	O
it	O
as	O
yet	O
support	O
DirectFB	B-Application
or	O
DRI	O
(	O
Direct	B-Application
Rendering	I-Application
Infrastructure	I-Application
)	O
rendering	O
without	O
OpenGL/GLES	O
hardware	O
accelerated	O
graphics	O
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
combination	O
of	O
MIPS	B-Device
,	O
DirectFB	B-Application
,	O
and	O
DRI	O
is	O
a	O
popular	O
architecture	O
used	O
today	O
by	O
simpler	O
set-top	O
boxes	O
like	O
digital	O
broadcasting	O
(	O
cable/satellite	O
)	O
boxes	O
and	O
low-end	O
digital	B-Application
media	I-Application
players	I-Application
,	O
such	O
as	O
those	O
based	O
on	O
MIPS	B-Device
architecture	I-Device
chipsets	O
from	O
Sigma	O
Designs	O
or	O
Realtek	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kodi	O
ports	O
to	O
MIPS	B-Device
is	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
currently	O
being	O
actively	O
worked	O
on	O
by	O
several	O
independent	O
development	O
teams	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kodi	O
for	O
Linux	B-Application
supports	O
toolchain	B-General_Concept
building	O
systems	O
for	O
embedded	O
development	O
such	O
as	O
Yocto	B-Application
,	O
Buildroot	B-Application
(	O
uClibc	B-Language
)	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Linaro	O
set	O
of	O
Makefiles	O
and	O
patches	O
for	O
easing	O
the	O
generation	O
of	O
cross-compilation	B-Application
toolchains	B-General_Concept
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
a	O
file	O
system	O
on	O
embedded	B-Application
Linux	I-Application
systems	O
across	O
a	O
wide	O
range	O
of	O
hardware	O
,	O
kernel	O
platforms	B-Device
,	O
and	O
CPU	B-Device
architectures	O
(	O
x86	B-Operating_System
,	O
x86-64	B-Device
,	O
ARM	B-Architecture
,	O
MIPS	B-Device
,	O
PowerPC	B-Architecture
,	O
etc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kodi	O
allows	O
developers	O
to	O
create	O
addons	B-Application
using	O
a	O
built-in	O
Python	B-Language
interpreter	I-Language
)	O
and	O
its	O
own	O
WindowXML	O
application	B-Application
framework	I-Application
,	O
which	O
together	O
form	O
an	O
XML-based	O
widget	B-Library
toolkit	I-Library
for	O
which	O
they	O
can	O
extend	O
the	O
capability	O
of	O
Kodi	O
by	O
creating	O
a	O
GUI	B-Application
for	O
widgets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Python	B-Language
widget	O
scripts	O
allow	O
non-developers	O
to	O
themselves	O
create	O
new	O
add-ons	O
for	O
Kodi	O
,	O
using	O
Python	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
than	O
the	O
application	B-Application
programming	I-Application
interfaces	I-Application
(	O
APIs	B-Application
)	O
available	O
to	O
third-party	O
Python	B-Language
scripts	I-Language
and	O
addon	O
plugins	B-Application
,	O
Kodi	O
features	O
several	O
other	O
APIs	B-Application
for	O
controlling	O
Kodi	O
remotely	O
or	O
from	O
an	O
external	O
application	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
APIs	B-Application
includes	O
a	O
JSON-RPC	B-General_Concept
server	O
,	O
D-Bus	B-Language
Server	I-Language
,	O
Web	B-Application
server	I-Application
,	O
UPnP	B-Application
AV	O
media	O
server	O
(	O
with	O
UPnP	B-Application
MediaServer	O
ControlPoint	O
,	O
UPnP	B-Application
MediaRenderer	O
DCP	O
,	O
UPnP	B-Application
RenderingControl	O
DCP	O
,	O
and	O
UPnP	B-Application
Remote	O
User	O
Interface	O
server	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
custom	O
multi-protocol	O
Event	O
Server	O
for	O
remote	B-Protocol
controls	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kodi/XBMC	O
is	O
noted	O
as	O
having	O
a	O
very	O
flexible	O
GUI	B-Library
toolkit	I-Library
and	O
robust	O
framework	B-Architecture
for	O
its	O
GUI	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
its	O
underlying	O
complex	O
graphical	B-Library
design	I-Library
and	I-Library
layout	I-Library
library	B-Library
(	O
named	O
libGUI	O
in	O
Kodi/XBMC	O
)	O
,	O
it	O
provides	O
a	O
simple	O
abstraction	B-Architecture
layer	I-Architecture
between	O
the	O
application	O
code	O
and	O
the	O
interface	O
,	O
while	O
allowing	O
extremely	O
flexible	O
dynamic	O
layouts	O
and	O
animations	O
that	O
are	O
easy	O
to	O
work	O
with	O
and	O
makes	O
it	O
possible	O
to	O
create	O
completely	O
unique	O
skins	B-Application
for	O
XBMC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
skin	B-Application
files	O
are	O
written	O
in	O
XAML	B-Device
,	O
using	O
a	O
standard	O
XML	B-Protocol
base	O
,	O
making	O
theme-skinning	O
and	O
personal	O
customization	O
very	O
accessible	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kodi	O
's	O
own	O
internal	O
cross-platform	B-Operating_System
video	O
and	O
audio	O
players	O
(	O
DVDPlayer	O
and	O
PAPlayer	O
)	O
cannot	O
officially	O
play	O
any	O
audio	O
or	O
video	O
files	O
that	O
are	O
protected	O
or	O
encrypted	O
with	O
Digital	O
Rights	O
Management	O
(	O
DRM	O
)	O
technologies	O
for	O
access	O
control	O
,	O
meaning	O
audio	O
files	O
purchased	O
from	O
online	O
music	O
stores	O
such	O
as	O
iTunes	B-Operating_System
Music	O
Store	O
,	O
Audible.com,	O
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
Player	I-Device
Stores	I-Device
,	O
and	O
video	O
files	O
protected	O
with	O
Windows	O
Media	O
DRM	O
or	O
DivX	B-Application
proprietary	B-Application
DRM	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Such	O
files	O
can	O
be	O
played	O
only	O
by	O
using	O
another	O
media	B-Device
player	I-Device
supporting	O
DRM	O
,	O
or	O
by	O
removing	O
the	O
DRM	O
protection	O
from	O
the	O
file	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kodi	O
won	O
a	O
Lifehacker	O
Award	O
in	O
2014	O
for	O
"	O
Best	O
Media	B-Device
Player	I-Device
"	O
in	O
their	O
entertainment	O
selection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kodi	O
won	O
two	O
SourceForge	B-Application
2006	O
Community	O
Choice	O
Awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
decision	O
to	O
discontinue	O
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
Center	I-Device
(	O
WMC	O
)	O
starting	O
Windows	O
10	O
,	O
htpcBeginner.com	O
voted	O
Kodi	O
not	O
only	O
as	O
the	O
best	O
WMC	O
alternative	O
but	O
also	O
in	O
many	O
ways	O
better	O
than	O
WMC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
13	O
December	O
2003	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Application
Media	I-Application
Player	I-Application
(	O
XBMP	B-Application
)	O
development	O
stopped	O
,	O
by	O
which	O
time	O
its	O
successor	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Application
Media	O
Center	O
(	O
XBMC	O
)	O
,	O
was	O
ready	O
for	O
its	O
debut	O
,	O
renamed	O
as	O
it	O
was	O
growing	O
out	O
of	O
its	O
'	O
player	O
 '	O
name	O
and	O
into	O
a	O
'	O
center	O
 '	O
for	O
media	O
playback	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
29	O
June	O
2004	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
stable	O
release	O
of	O
XBMC	O
was	O
out	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
official	O
release	O
of	O
Xbox	B-Application
Media	O
Center	O
1.0.0	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
announcement	O
also	O
encouraged	O
everyone	O
using	O
XBMP	B-Application
or	O
XBMC	O
Beta	O
release	O
to	O
update	O
,	O
as	O
all	O
support	O
for	O
those	O
previous	O
versions	O
would	O
be	O
dropped	O
,	O
and	O
they	O
would	O
only	O
support	O
version	O
1.0.0	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Not	O
featured	O
in	O
XBMP	B-Application
,	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
embedded	O
Python	B-Language
was	O
given	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
draw	O
interface	O
elements	O
in	O
the	O
GUI	B-Application
,	O
and	O
allowed	O
user	O
and	O
community	O
generated	O
scripts	O
to	O
be	O
executed	O
within	O
the	O
XBMC	O
environment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
middle	O
of	O
2004	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
1.0.0	O
,	O
work	O
continued	O
on	O
the	O
XBMC	O
project	O
to	O
add	O
more	O
features	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
support	O
for	O
iTunes	B-Operating_System
features	O
like	O
DAAP	O
and	O
Smart	O
Playlists	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
many	O
improvements	O
and	O
fixes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Even	O
more	O
features	O
were	O
packed	O
into	O
the	O
new	O
version	O
with	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
RAR	O
and	O
zip	B-General_Concept
archive	I-General_Concept
support	O
,	O
a	O
brand	O
new	O
player	O
interface	O
with	O
support	O
for	O
multiple	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Such	O
players	O
include	O
PAPlayer	O
,	O
the	O
new	O
audio/music	O
player	O
with	O
crossfade	O
,	O
gapless	O
playback	O
and	O
ReplayGain	O
support	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
new	O
DVDPlayer	O
with	O
support	O
for	O
menu	O
and	O
navigation	O
support	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
ISO/img	O
image	O
parsing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
this	O
point	O
release	O
,	O
XBMC	O
just	O
used	O
a	O
modified	O
fork	B-Application
of	O
MPlayer	B-Application
for	O
all	O
of	O
its	O
media	O
needs	O
,	O
so	O
this	O
was	O
a	O
big	O
step	O
forward	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Support	O
for	O
iTunes	B-Operating_System
6.x	O
DAAP	O
,	O
and	O
UPnP	B-Application
Clients	O
for	O
streaming	O
was	O
also	O
added	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
reworked	O
Skinning	B-Application
Engine	O
was	O
included	O
in	O
this	O
release	O
to	O
provide	O
a	O
more	O
powerful	O
way	O
to	O
change	O
the	O
appearance	O
of	O
XBMC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
last	O
two	O
features	O
include	O
read-only	O
support	O
for	O
FAT12/16/32	O
formatted	O
USB	B-Architecture
mass	I-Architecture
storage	I-Architecture
devices	I-Architecture
,	O
and	O
a	O
"	O
skinnable	B-Application
"	O
3D	O
visualizer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
12	O
November	O
2006	O
,	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
XBMC	O
2.0.1	O
contained	O
numerous	O
fixes	O
for	O
bugs	B-Error_Name
that	O
made	O
it	O
through	O
the	O
2.0.0	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
also	O
marked	O
the	O
change	O
from	O
CVS	O
to	O
SVN	B-Application
(	O
Subversion	B-Application
)	O
for	O
the	O
development	O
tree	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
29	O
May	O
2007	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
behind	O
XBMC	O
put	O
out	O
a	O
call	O
for	O
developers	O
interested	O
in	O
porting	O
XBMC	O
to	O
the	O
Linux	B-Application
operating	I-Application
system	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
few	O
developers	O
on	O
Team-XBMC	O
had	O
already	O
begun	O
porting	O
parts	O
of	O
XBMC	O
over	O
to	O
Linux	B-Application
using	O
SDL	O
and	O
OpenGL	B-Application
as	O
a	O
replacement	O
for	O
DirectX	B-Application
,	O
which	O
XBMC	O
was	O
using	O
heavily	O
on	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
version	O
of	O
XBMC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
27	O
May	O
2010	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
behind	O
XBMC	O
announced	O
the	O
splitting	O
of	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
branch	O
into	O
a	O
new	O
project	O
;	O
"	O
XBMC4Xbox	B-Language
"	O
which	O
will	O
continue	O
the	O
development	O
and	O
support	O
of	O
XBMC	O
for	O
the	O
old	O
Xbox	B-Application
hardware	B-Device
platform	I-Device
as	O
a	O
separate	O
project	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
original	O
XBMC	O
project	O
no	O
longer	O
offering	O
any	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
2	O
January	O
2011	O
,	O
XBMC	O
moved	O
the	O
source	O
code	O
repository	O
from	O
subversion	B-Application
to	O
git	B-Application
,	O
hosted	O
at	O
GitHub	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
on	O
the	O
Git	B-Application
codebase	O
is	O
continuing	O
and	O
the	O
versioning	O
scheme	O
has	O
been	O
changed	O
to	O
reflect	O
the	O
release	O
year	O
and	O
month	O
,	O
e.g.	O
,	O
8.10	O
,	O
9.04	O
,	O
9.11	O
,	O
10.05	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
legally	O
represented	O
by	O
the	O
Software	B-Application
Freedom	O
Law	O
Center	O
(	O
SFLC	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
assists	O
the	O
Kodi/XBMC	O
project	O
and	O
its	O
developers	O
in	O
legal	O
matters	O
such	O
as	O
intellectual	O
property	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
assists	O
with	O
economic	O
issues	O
such	O
as	O
handling	O
donations	O
and	O
sponsors	O
that	O
help	O
the	O
project	O
with	O
expenses	O
for	O
dedicated	O
hosting	O
service	O
and	O
activities	O
such	O
as	O
going	O
to	O
developer	O
conferences	O
,	O
trade	O
fairs	O
and	O
computer	O
expos	O
to	O
tech	O
demo	O
Kodi	O
,	O
meeting	O
with	O
potential	O
new	O
developers	O
,	O
and	O
marketing	O
the	O
software	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kodi	O
's	O
source	O
code	O
is	O
licensed	O
under	O
the	O
GNU	B-License
General	I-License
Public	I-License
License	I-License
,	O
specifically	O
GPL-2.0-or-later	B-License
,	O
and	O
is	O
hosted	O
through	O
Git	B-Application
repositories	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
Kodi	O
distributions	O
and	O
hardware	O
devices	O
,	O
often	O
marketed	O
as	O
"	O
fully	O
loaded	O
"	O
,	O
are	O
pre-loaded	O
with	O
the	O
software	B-Application
and	O
such	O
add-ons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2015	O
,	O
Amazon	O
Appstore	B-Application
pulled	O
Kodi	O
,	O
as	O
it	O
can	O
be	O
"	O
used	O
to	O
facilitate	O
the	O
piracy	O
or	O
illegal	O
download	O
of	O
content	O
"	O
,	O
even	O
though	O
the	O
software	B-Application
is	O
not	O
bundled	O
with	O
such	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
XBMC	O
Foundation	O
president	O
Nathan	O
Betzen	O
disagreed	O
with	O
the	O
assumption	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
We	O
always	O
say	O
we	O
do	O
n't	O
care	O
what	O
our	O
users	O
do	O
with	O
the	O
software	B-Application
,	O
and	O
we	O
stand	O
by	O
that	O
position	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
But	O
we	O
sure	O
do	O
hate	O
it	O
when	O
companies	O
destroy	O
the	O
name	O
of	O
our	O
software	B-Application
in	O
order	O
to	O
make	O
a	O
profit.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Betzen	O
warned	O
that	O
although	O
it	O
is	O
open	B-Application
source	I-Application
software	I-Application
,	O
the	O
name	O
"	O
Kodi	O
"	O
and	O
its	O
logos	O
are	O
registered	O
trademarks	O
of	O
the	O
XBMC	O
Foundation	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
foundation	O
intended	O
to	O
strictly	O
enforce	O
its	O
trademark	O
rights	O
to	O
prevent	O
their	O
unauthorized	O
use	O
,	O
especially	O
in	O
association	O
with	O
information	O
and	O
devices	O
meant	O
to	O
enable	O
access	O
to	O
unlicensed	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2017	O
,	O
following	O
an	O
April	O
Fools	O
 '	O
Day	O
stunt	O
where	O
the	O
Kodi	O
website	O
was	O
taken	O
down	O
and	O
replaced	O
with	O
a	O
fake	O
domain	O
seizure	O
notice	O
,	O
Kodi	O
's	O
developers	O
stated	O
that	O
they	O
were	O
considering	O
working	O
with	O
legal	O
third-party	O
content	O
providers	O
to	O
officially	O
support	O
their	O
services	O
within	O
Kodi	O
,	O
to	O
counter	O
the	O
perception	O
that	O
the	O
software	B-Application
is	O
primarily	O
used	O
for	O
piracy	O
.	O
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