OSMC Alternatives for Raspberry Pi

There are many alternatives to OSMC for Raspberry Pi if you are looking for a replacement. The best Raspberry Pi alternative is Kodi, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to OSMC and five of them are available for Raspberry Pi so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Raspberry Pi alternatives to OSMC are OpenELEC, XBian, Flex Launcher and Fedberry.

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  1. Kodi icon
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    Open-source media player compatible with Linux, Mac, Windows, Xbox, and iOS, designed for home theater PCs. Customizable with themes, supports 4K, audio and video formats, streaming, privacy-focused operations, and extensible with plugins.

    81 Kodi alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • BSD
    • iPad
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • Raspberry Pi
    • Fire TV
     
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    Kodi vs OSMC Comments
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    OSMC is a OS, and Kodi not.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • Kodi is Free and Open SourceOSMC is also Free and Open Source
    • Kodi is Privacy focusedOSMC is not according to our users
  2. OpenELEC icon
     55 likes

    Open Embedded Linux Entertainment Center (OpenELEC) is a small Linux based Just Enough Operating System (JeOS) built from scratch as a platform to turn your computer into a Kodi (previously XBMC) media center.

    11 OpenELEC alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Raspberry Pi
     
  3. XBian icon
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    XBian is a small, fast and lightweight media centre distribution for the Raspberry Pi, CuBox-i, Hummingboard and many more devices to come. It is based on a minimal Debian and therefore offers much of the same freedom as Debian offers.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • HummingBoard
    • Raspberry Pi
     
  4. Flex Launcher icon
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    Flex Launcher is a customizable application launcher and front end designed with a TV-friendly 10 foot user interface, intending to mimic the look and feel of a streaming box or game console. Flex Launcher allows you to launch applications on your HTPC or couch gaming PC...

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Raspberry Pi
     
  5. Fedberry icon
     3 likes

    FedBerry allows people to easily install and use Fedora on the RPi2/3. FedBerry was created when Fedora did not previously support the Raspberry Pi 2/3 Model B (RPi2/3).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Fedora
    • Raspberry Pi
     
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