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'''Add-ons''' are packages that add features and functions not normally included with XBMC. Add-ons are are developed by persons on the XBMC-team and third-parties.
Add-ons provide extra value and flexibility by making it easy for programmers to add new functions to the program. There are many XBMC add-ons including; plugins, scripts, skins, and EventClients.
 
For additional information about specific add-ons, see '''[[:Category:All add-ons]]'''.
 
==Add-on manager==
The Add-on manager is a feature introduced in the XBMC 10.0 "Dharma" release. Its purpose is to manage the various add-ons to the XBMC application. The Add-ons manager can be browsed like any other XBMC section and the various Add-ons installed/uninstalled, enable/disabled etc. The default function is to have the Add-ons manager Auto update all installed Add-ons when new versions are available from a centralized repository. In the official skin Confluence, it is done by executing a "Left" action to bring up a slide in submenu and deselecting "Auto update". There you can also disable to be notified if new versions are available and when they are updated.
 
=== How to access Add-ons ===
<gallery widths=500px heights=313px>
File:add-ons-accessing-1.png|'''Step 1:''' Scroll down to "Settings" and click it.
File:add-ons-accessing-2.png|'''Step 2:''' Scroll down to "Add-ons" and click it.
File:add-ons-accessing-3.png|'''Step 3:''' XBMC displays three options (explained below)
</gallery>
 
'''Enabled add-ons''' are add-ons that are currently enabled. XBMC comes with certain add-ons already installed and enabled (such as movie scrapers, screen-savers and visualisation)<br>
'''Get add-ons''' allows the user to install new add-ons from the [[#Repositories|repositories]] installed. XBMC comes with one repository pre-installed (the official repository) others can be added [[#How to add a repository|adding a Repository]].<br>
'''Install from Zip file''' allows the installation of an add-on from a zip file
 
 
=== How to install add-ons from a repo ===
'''For this example a skin is being installed, the same method is used for other add-ons.'''
<gallery widths=500px heights=313px>
File:add-ons-accessing-3.png|'''Step 1:''' Click "Get add-ons"
File:add-ons-accessing-4.png|'''Step 2:''' Click into the repository  you want to install from (see [[#How to add a repository|adding a Repository]] for more)
File:add-ons-accessing-5-1.png|'''Step 3:''' Scroll down to "skins" and click it
File:add-ons-accessing-5.png|'''Step 4:''' Click the skin you want to install (in this example it is "Night")
File:add-ons-accessing-5.png|'''Step 5:''' A summary dialog will be brought up allowing you see various properties of the add-on. Click "install" to begin automatic downloading and installing.
</gallery>
When the add-on has finished downloading XBMC will enable it and depending on the add-on ask if you want to start using it. Add-ons will then appear in their appropriate section (e.g. skins in the appearance section of settings, movie scrapers in the options of scrapers when adding a new movie source)
 
 
=== How to install from zip ===
In this example the ''hitcher'' repository is being installed, but the method is the same for other repositories or add-ons. First download the zip file.
<gallery widths=500px heights=313px>
File:installing-repo-1.png|'''Step 1:''' Click '''Install from ZIP file'''
File:installing-repo-2.png|'''Step 2:''' Navigate to the ZIP file (in this example it is in the desktop) and click on it.
File:installing-repo-3.png|'''Step 3:''' In the bottom right, XBMC notifies when the add-on is installed and enabled. Click into '''Get Add-ons'''.
File:installing-repo-4.png|'''Step 4:''' A new repository is listed.
</gallery>
 
== Repositories ==
 
Repositories are a place where add-ons can be retrieved from. XBMC comes with one repository installed by default, the [[Official Add-on Repository]]. However others can be added
 
To install a new repository you must first find the zip file to install the repository, a list of [[3rd party add-on repositories]] is semi-maintained on the wiki - other repositories may exist. Then follow the instructions at [[#How to install from zip]]
 
== Updating ==
From the main menu, go to {{highlight|bordered=yes|System/Settings -> Add-ons}}
 
 
If auto updates are turned off then you should see a folder that says something like "Available updates" where you can go in and one-by-one update add-ons
 
 
If you want to enable/disable auto-updates, while in the Add-on manager bring up the side bar (press left) and enable/disable auto-updates.
 
== Rollback ==
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See: '''[[xbmc.org:natethomas/2011/10/20/xbmc-addon-rollbacks/|XBMC Addon Rollbacks]]'''
 
==See also==
* [[:Category:All add-ons]]
* [[3rd party add-on repositories]]
'''Development:'''
* [[Add-on development]]
* [[Python development]]
* [[Skinning]]
* [[Add-on repositories]]
* [[Official add-on repository]]
 
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[[Category:Settings]]
[[Category:How-to]]

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