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 four 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 and Fedberry.

OSMC alternatives are mainly Media Centers but may also be Media Servers or Media Players. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of OSMC.

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OSMC

Free • Open Source
Media Center

Apple TV
Raspberry Pi

OSMC (Open Source Media Center) is a free and open source media player based on Linux and founded in 2014 that lets you...

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Kodi
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Free • Open Source
Media Center
Media Player
Audio Player
Mac
Windows
Linux
Android
iPhone
Android Tablet
BSD
iPad
Raspberry Pi
Fire TV
Flathub
Flatpak
69 alternatives to Kodi
Kodi, formerly XBMC, is a free and open source media player and entertainment center for Linux, Mac OS X, Windows, XBox, and iOS. Kodi is designed to be the perfect companion to a home theater PC - it supports an almost endless range of remote controls, and combined with its...
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Kodi Features
1. Ad-freeKodi doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
2. PortableKodi can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
3. AirPlay SupportKodi can stream or share content to your Mac, Apple TV, or compatible smart TV.
4. Support for 4KKodi supports watching, rendering or exporting 4K content (also know as UHD or Ultra HD).
5. Dark ModeKodi supports dark mode for comfortable usage in low light conditions.
6. Works OfflineKodi can be used without the need to connect to the internet.
7. Extensible by Plugins/ExtensionsKodi can be extended with add-ons, plugins and extensions.
Media Streaming
TV Shows meta data support
Video library
Media library
Automatic subtitles download
Built-in Media Downloader
Support for subtitles
Music Library
DNLA Server
Built-in Media converter
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OpenELEC
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Free • Open Source
Audio Player
Media Center
Media Player
Linux
Raspberry Pi
11 alternatives to OpenELEC
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.
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OpenELEC Features
1. Extensible by Plugins/ExtensionsOpenELEC can be extended with add-ons, plugins and extensions.
Streaming
TV Streaming
OPENGL
Discontinued
Since 2017 source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenELECalso, the website is dead.
XBian
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Free • Open Source
Media Center
Linux
HummingBoard
Raspberry Pi
6 alternatives to XBian
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.
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XBian Features
Live updating
Fedberry
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Free • Open Source
Linux
Fedora
Raspberry Pi
8 alternatives to Fedberry
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).
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Fedberry Features
Single Board Computer
Based on Fedora

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Kodi

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OpenELEC

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XBian

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Fedberry

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