In other words, it’s a place for you to gather all of your media files, ripped DVDs, and legally downloaded movies, and stream them to all of your devices. Rather, Kodi is a media center application. I love that feeling!īut that’s a feeling that you won’t get with Kodi because Kodi isn’t a streaming service. The anticipation is quickly replaced by joy, surprise, nostalgia, and a copious dose of excitement when you see all the new content waiting to be explored. There’s nothing more exciting than opening a streaming service app for the first time. Our take: Kodi is at its best if you already have a large media library and are interesting in some tech-y tinkering. Doesn’t automatically apply metadata to your files.No streaming content included with the app.Kodi: A highly customizable media center app And while customization and plugins can unlock powerful options in Kodi, that's a path we recommend only to those willing to exercise a little tech know-how and DIY spirit. Kodi is great at organizing media files, but it doesn't come “out of the box” equipped with lots of free things to watch you should expect to provide your own media library.

Kodi is absolutely free, and it's excellent at what it does. In this review, I’m going to show you what it’s like to use a free, open-source media center app that is built with the DIY cord-cutter in mind. If you play your video games on the hardest level or have ever installed Linux because Windows was just too limited, then you need to hear about Kodi. Kodi isn’t always simple, but it’s very powerful. It’s a media center application that brings together your personal library of TV shows and movies with content from a wide range of free and paid streaming services. Second, Kodi isn’t actually a streaming service at all. First, everything about Kodi is adjustable - from the look and feel of the app to the content itself.

Most streaming services aren’t very customizable.

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