# Kodi (open-source video player)

> Kodi is a free, open-source video player for Android and iOS. 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 you can install it from F-Droid and Google Play.

Kodi is a media player and entertainment hub for digital media. Kodi can be used to play almost all popular audio and video formats around. It was designed for network playback, so you can stream your multimedia from anywhere in the house or directly from the internet using practically any protocol available. Point Kodi to your media and watch it scan and automagically create a personalized library complete with box covers, descriptions, and fanart. There are playlist and slideshow functions, a weather forecast feature and many audio visualizations.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/xbmc/xbmc |
| Platforms | Android, iOS |
| Built with | Other |
| GitHub stars | 21,288 |
| License | GPL-2.0-or-later (open source) |
| F-Droid | https://f-droid.org/packages/org.xbmc.kodi/ (package org.xbmc.kodi) |
| F-Droid anti-features | none flagged |
| Google Play | https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.xbmc.kodi |
| App Store | not linked |
| Website | https://kodi.tv/ |
| Official | no |
| Category | Video players |
| Latest release | 21.3-Omega (Oct 31, 2025) |
| Last commit | Oct 7, 2026 |

F-Droid builds its apps from source and flags anti-features: https://f-droid.org/en/docs/Anti-Features/

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