Kodi is the most popular, open-source, free software for entertainment purposes. Its cross-platform nature lets you install it on almost any machine, even on IoT devices like Raspberry Pi. Kodi has the power to turn your PC, laptop, TV, smartphone, or tablet into a set-top box. With the help of thousands of free plugins and add-ons, you can easily watch movies, TV, stream music, and so much more. Kodi was originally developed by XBMC Foundation and they’ve been maintaining the platform ever since. Yesterday, they released the 18th major version of Kodi, “Leia,” which reached some great milestones:
- Approaching 10,000 commits (code chunks changed)
- More than 3000 pull-requests (collection of commits that were included in one go)
- Nearly 9,000 changed files
- Nearly half a million line of code added, and much the same number removed
- Over 36 open source developers
Let’s dig into the major features Kodi 18 introduces. The first one is retro gaming support. Kodi now supports gaming emulators, sideloading ROMs, and controlling the game. From now on you won’t have to install Kodi inside RetroPie if you want to play some retro games on Raspberry Pi. Kodi 18 also finally includes DRM decryption support, which will let users use protected streaming content. Alongside that, you can also integrate Kodi with Android TV. The newest Leanback support brings in Google Assistant support with full voice functionality, as well as suggestions and other goodies with Android TV.
Kodi 18 also includes the new Music Library. Here you can filter, sort, and easily access all your audio content. Creating new libraries is also easier than ever. Less noticeable features include Bluetooth support, new visualizations, and screensavers. There are so much more to Kodi 18 Leia, you can see the list of all the features in the Kodi blog post below.
Source: Kodi Release Announcements
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