Kodi Alternatives

Kodi's media library and playing functionality is second to none, with the ability to index and transcode your favorite audiovisual content with relative ease. Though Plex also functions as a media player alternative to Kodi, its true strength lies in its ability to act as an efficient and effective local media server, whereas Kodi excels at being both a single machine and local network-based media player. In addition, Kodi's support for Internet Protocol television (IPTV) enables its users to enjoy live TV from the comfort of the app.

Though Kodi has the ability to stream media over a local network, there are alternatives with more robust network streaming abilities to peruse in order to get the best of both worlds when needed.

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

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Media Center

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Stremio
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Free • Open Source
Video Streaming App
Media Center
Movie Streaming Service
Mac
Windows
Linux
Android
iPhone
Android Tablet
Flathub
Flatpak
69 Stremio alternatives
Media center allowing to watch movies, series, YouTube channels instantly. You can watch in HD, with subtitles, and easily cast any file to TV through DLNA, Chromecast, AppleTV!

Stremio also gives you notifications for new episodes / movies.
- - Stremio is the most popular Windows, Android, Mac & iPhone alternative to Kodi.
- - Stremio is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Kodi.
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Stremio Features
1. No registration requiredYou can use most of the features in Stremio without registration.
2. Dark ModeStremio supports dark mode for comfortable usage in low light conditions.
3. Personalized RecommendationsStremio can recommend content you like, whether it's something you already know or not.
4. Cloud SyncSync your data (notes, documents, bookmarks, etc.) across your different devices and to the cloud.
5. Chromecast SupportCast your content to a Chromecast connected device with Stremio.
Automatic subtitles download
TV Streaming
Casting to TV
Torrent player
Built-in subtitle search
Support for DLNA
Media library
Built-in player
Stream video to Apple TV
No Buffering
Comments about Stremio as a Alternative to Kodi
Most users think Stremio is a great Kodi alternative.
Guest
I s one the best alternative software, 1- is free, 2- give choice to watch a TV show or movie, 3- the quality of content range from media to high and 4- the speed is quite good, the only small issue with this soft, is adaptability to remote control, and l think that they can correct soon..
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Guest
Easy to use, fast and allows more content. From my experience this is what I expected of Kodi, but now I am missing a few features ;)
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Guest
Kodi can access local (NAS in the same network) files. Stremio can not and therefore is no alternative.
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Jim Miles
It won't import folders or files from my local collection. Makes it useless to me.
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Guest
Super easy and fast to use. Excelent! The best!
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AIMP
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Free • Proprietary
Audio Player
Media Player
Internet Radio Service
Windows
Android
PortableApps.com
296 AIMP alternatives
AIMP is powerful free audio player for Windows OS that supports for local files, NAS, clouds, and podcasts. Additionally, it includes powerful tools to operate with audio files.
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AIMP Features
1. LightweightAIMP consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
2. Support for ThemesYou can use themes and templates to change the look and feel of AIMP.
3. MP3 / ID3 RenamingAIMP allows you to batch rename MP3 files through the use of ID3 metadata.
4. Dark ModeAIMP supports dark mode for comfortable usage in low light conditions.
5. Extensible by Plugins/ExtensionsAIMP can be extended with add-ons, plugins and extensions.
6. PortableAIMP can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
7. Works OfflineAIMP can be used without the need to connect to the internet.
8. Lossless AudioAIMP has lossless audio support, basically studio quality sound.
9. Ad-freeAIMP doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
Music Library
Playlists management
Skins
Remembers position in file
Crossfading
Hi-Fi Sound
Full keyboard shortcuts
Customizable
Built-In ID3 Tag Editor
Integrated Last.fm scrobbler
Jellyfin
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Free • Open Source
Media Center
Media Server
Media Manager
Mac
Windows
Linux
Android
iPhone
Android Tablet
iPad
Self-Hosted
Android TV
Kodi
Docker
Fire TV
Flathub
F-Droid
Roku
32 Jellyfin alternatives
Jellyfin is a Free Software Media System that puts you in control of managing and streaming your media. It is an alternative to the proprietary Emby and Plex, to provide media from a dedicated server to end-user devices via multiple apps. Jellyfin is descended from Emby's 3.
- - Jellyfin is the most popular iPad & Self-Hosted alternative to Kodi.
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Jellyfin Features
1. Ad-freeJellyfin doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
2. Extensible by Plugins/ExtensionsJellyfin can be extended with add-ons, plugins and extensions.
3. Privacy focusedJellyfin is considered a privacy friendly alternative.
4. Kids ModeJellyfin allows you to create and manage your kids' profiles in order to protect them.
5. Dark ModeJellyfin supports dark mode for comfortable usage in low light conditions.
6. File TaggingJellyfin can organize and highlight your files with tags and labels.
7. No registration requiredYou can use most of the features in Jellyfin without registration.
8. Works OfflineJellyfin can be used without the need to connect to the internet.
9. Chromecast SupportCast your content to a Chromecast connected device with Jellyfin.
Media Streaming
Local server
Support for DLNA
FOSS
Media Transcoding
Metadata Search
Audio Books
Dockerized
Watch Live TV
Hardware Accelerated
Comments about Jellyfin as a Alternative to Kodi
Most users think Jellyfin is a great Kodi alternative.
Jan Klass
Jellyfin transcodes video to offer it to a webbrowser interface. Kodi allows you to play videos natively.
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ph soft
Jellyfin is a (great) server but it does not seem to have a player that you can control with a remote. Kodi is a (good) player but the server is not good (CPU usage, etc). Kodicon plugin allows using both.
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pandaM3CH4
I preferred Jellyfin to Kodi because JF is free and worked without any hassle between a Windows 10 PC and an Android TV. And for a lot of filetypes!
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David Saylor
best fully free option to choose from right now.. jellyfin is a clone of emby and emby isn't fully free
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Emby
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Freemium • Proprietary
Media Center
Media Server
Media Manager
Mac
Windows
Linux
Android
iPhone
Android Tablet
BSD
Windows Phone
iPad
Self-Hosted
Apple TV
Kindle Fire
Cloudron
Playstation
Xbox
45 Emby alternatives
Emby, formerly Media Browser, is a media aggregator plugin for Media Center that takes your recorded, digital, or ripped media and presents it in a simple, easy to use interface. Emby prides itself on delivering a fast, intuitive, media rich experience for the whole family.
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Emby Features
1. Chromecast SupportCast your content to a Chromecast connected device with Emby.
2. Ad-freeEmby doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
3. Kids ModeEmby allows you to create and manage your kids' profiles in order to protect them.
Media Streaming
Browser Gallery
Private gallery
Optimized for Mobile
Local server
Remote Media Access
Media Transcoding
Asset Pipeline
Remote playback
Comments about Emby as a Alternative to Kodi
Most users think Emby is a great Kodi alternative.
David Saylor
Emby has a way nicer UI than KODI and it's way easier to setup (atleast on Linux Ubuntu 20 anyway. You can browse through your media by alphabet (the one feature that KODI and Netflix both lack).
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Guest
Like Plex, Emby is a server/player hybrid. Allowing you to manage users with unique watch histories and transcoding for any device. The player is robust, covering Windows, iOS, Android, Windows Phone amongst others, along with the most robust web player on the market.
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Guest
Kodi has addons and many extra features
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Infuse
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Freemium • Proprietary
Media Center
Media Server
Mac
iPhone
iPad
Apple TV
72 Infuse alternatives
Ignite your video content with Infuse – the beautiful way to watch almost any video format on your iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV. No need to convert files! Infuse is optimized for iOS 12, with powerful streaming options, trakt sync, and unmatched AirPlay & subtitle support.
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Infuse Features
Vast format support
Support for DLNA
TV Shows meta data support
HDR Support
Metadata Search
Opinions about Infuse as a Alternative to Kodi
Most users think Infuse is a great Kodi alternative.
MediaPortal
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Free • Open Source
Media Center
Media Player
Audio Player
Windows
30 MediaPortal alternatives
MediaPortal transforms your PC into a complete media solution. It runs on basic hardware, connects directly to your TV and displays your TV Series, Movies, Photos and Music in a much more dynamic way.
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MediaPortal Features
1. Extensible by Plugins/ExtensionsMediaPortal can be extended with add-ons, plugins and extensions.
Skinnable
DVB-C
Dvb-t
TV Tuner
TV Streaming
Comments about MediaPortal as a Alternative to Kodi
Most users think MediaPortal is a great Kodi alternative.
rsbrux
MediaPortal is a fully featured system which can install everything you need in one pass. Despite the URL "kodi.tv", Kodi does not include a TV backend and depends on the installation of a TV service like DVBviewer or MediaPortal to provide TV features, like watching or recording TV.
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Serviio
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Freemium • Proprietary
Media Server
Video Streaming App
Mac
Windows
Linux
47 Serviio alternatives
Serviio is a free media server. It allows you to stream your media files (music, video or images) to any DLNA-certified renderer device (e.g. a TV set, Bluray player, games console) on your home network.
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Serviio Features
Create Playlist
Playstation
Support for DLNA
Media Streaming
Stream audio
Support for subtitles
Xbox
Plasma Bigscreen
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Free • Open Source
Operating System
Media Center
Video Streaming App
Linux
KDE
12 Plasma Bigscreen alternatives
Plasma Bigscreen is an open-source user interface for TV's. Running on top of a Linux distribution, Plasma Bigscreen turns your TV or setup-box into a fully hackable device. A big launcher giving you easy access to any installed apps and skills.
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Plasma Bigscreen Features
KDE
KDE Plasma integration
Media Streaming
Splash
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Free • Proprietary
Media Player
Windows
110 Splash alternatives
The only player you will ever need. Stunning video quality thanks to advanced engine. Video conversion optimized for social media. Innovative and fully customizable user interface. In one word - Splash.
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Splash Features
1. Hardware AcceleratedSplash can use the GPU and CPU to speed up rendering, conversion, and overall performance.
Audio boosting
Support for NVIDIA CUDA acceleration
Built-in Media converter
Frame interpolation
HDR Support
Support for Intel Quick Sync acceleration
HDR10
Discontinued
dead after 3 years of no updates!

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Most users think Splash is a great Kodi alternative.