Kodi
Kodi is a free, open-source media player for Windows, macOS and Linux. Kodi is an award-winning free and open source home theater/media center software and entertainment hub for digital media. It has 21,288 GitHub stars and is released under the GPL-2.0-or-later license, and people use it instead of Plex.
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About Kodi
Kodi is an award-winning free and open source software media player and entertainment hub for digital media. Available as a native application for Android, Linux, BSD, macOS, iOS, tvOS and Windows operating systems, Kodi runs on most common processor architectures.
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What is Kodi?
Kodi is a free, open-source media player for Windows, macOS and Linux. Kodi is an award-winning free and open source home theater/media center software and entertainment hub for digital media. It has 21,288 GitHub stars and is released under the GPL-2.0-or-later license, and people use it instead of Plex.
Is Kodi free and open source?
Yes. Kodi's source code is public on GitHub under the GPL-2.0-or-later license, which is OSI-approved or FSF-free, so you can use, copy and change it for free.
How do I install Kodi?
Download the installer for Windows, macOS and Linux from its GitHub Releases page (latest: 21.3-Omega) or the project website.
Can Kodi replace Plex?
Kodi is commonly used as a free alternative to Plex. Features differ, so check that it opens the file formats and covers the workflows you rely on before switching.