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Isengard is the code name for the next version of Kodi, v15. These development builds, often called "pre-release" builds, are what will eventually lead to the final v15 version. In contrast to the stable builds (v14 Helix) you don't have to wait for the release in order to benefit from new features or fixes that made it into {{Kodi}}.


{{highlight|color=#FFD900|<big>'''THESE BUILDS MAY BE LESS STABLE''' and are only for users that do not fear bugs or occasional crashes. They are mostly used for development. If you want a stable HTPC, this is not the place for you! They do help us in testing for the upcoming releases. </big>}}


== Nightly build ==
= Introduction =
<!-- *** Hide this until betas come out *** {{bigger|{{Note|v14 Betas are now out, but you can still use nightlies as they are also "beta" builds. Normal betas are just "snapshots", and nightly builds are the latest improvements (fresh out of the oven). Since only bug fixes are going in right now, nightly builds are as stable as beta builds.}} }} -->
Development Builds are the next major version of {{kodi}}. They are newer than the current stable release version, but are highly experimental and commonly contain bugs, breakages and experimental features. Some features may have been intentionally disabled while testing is in progress, while other features may have broken as a result of a new experimental feature. The developers use these builds as testing grounds to gauge the feasibility and reliability of future features to be incorporated into {{kodi}}.


Nightly Builds are made on a daily basis and contain the most recent changes. They are also the most unstable of the development builds, until "feature freeze" where only bug fixes are made.
Development Builds should not be confused with the nightlies of the current stable version which are simply bug fixes and are, in most cases, safe to use.  


Make sure you always download and run the most recent builds.
'''This page deals with Development Builds, and not any releases pertaining to the current stable version.'''


{{highlight|color=#FFB5B5| {{big|ALWAYS BACKUP YOUR '''[[userdata|USERDATA FOLDER]]''' WHEN USING NIGHTLY BUILDS! }} }}
: The current stable release is: '''{{Current_version}}'''


http://mirrors.kodi.tv/nightlies/
: The current development build is: '''{{big|{{Future_version}}}}'''




* [http://mirrors.kodi.tv/nightlies/android/arm/ Nightly builds for Android (ARM, most users)]
* [http://mirrors.kodi.tv/nightlies/android/x86/ Nightly builds for Android (x86)]
* [http://mirrors.kodi.tv/nightlies/win32/ Nightly builds for Windows]
{{small| {{note| If you are using a Windows nightly build please also download the .pdb file with the same version from our mirrors, rename it to Kodi.pdb and place it alongside the Kodi.exe inside the installation folder. Re-download the correct file each time you are installing another nightly build. This helps us to identify possible crashes. }} }}
* [http://mirrors.kodi.tv/nightlies/osx/ Nightly builds for Mac OS X]
* [[HOW-TO:Install Kodi for Linux#Installing a development build|Nightly builds for Ubuntu]]
* [[HOW-TO:Install Kodi for iOS#Nightly builds|Nightly builds for iOS]] - iPad, iPhone, iPod touch


== Monthly build ==
= Warnings =
Monthly builds are semi-stable nightly snapshots of the current development version. They are a step between (often) unstable nightly builds and stable release builds, though they can sometimes still be very unstable depending on various factors.
'''THESE BUILDS ARE OFTEN UNSTABLE''' and for users that do not fear bugs or occasional crashes. They are used to help us in testing for the future release. If you want a stable HTPC then please install a '''[http://kodi.tv/download/ current stable release]'''.


Kodi developers have a merge cycle every month for new features and major changes. For ten days they add new features, then for the rest of the month they fix things. The monthly is then taken from a nightly just before they start adding features again. For this reason, they are often more stable than the average nightly build.
ALWAYS '''[[Backup|BACKUP]]''' YOUR SETTINGS WHEN USING THESE BUILDS


{{highlight|color=#FFB5B5|<big>ALWAYS BACKUP YOUR '''[[userdata|USERDATA FOLDER]]''' WHEN USING MONTHLY BUILDS</big>}}
Kodi nightlies for '''MacOS''' will need at least 10.13 as the minimum OS version.


http://mirrors.kodi.tv/snapshots/
If you are using a '''Windows''' nightly build please also download the .pdb file with the same version from our mirrors, rename it to Kodi.pdb and place it alongside the Kodi.exe inside the installation folder. Re-download the correct file each time you are installing another nightly build. This helps us to identify possible crashes.


<!-- ***Hide this until betas are out *** {{bigger|1=Monthly builds are now over. Please see '''[[#Betas and release candidates]]'''.}}
;Bugs
{{collapse top|Click "show" to view older monthly builds.}} -->
:As development builds are bleeding edge code you might find a bug here and there. In order to rectify these bugs, it is important that these are reported: '''[[HOW-TO:Submit a bug report]]'''.
{| class="datatable plainlinks"
;Feature requests
! rowspan=2 | Cycle
:If you have a feature that you think should be added to appear in the next stable version of Kodi, you can make a feature request: '''[https://forum.kodi.tv/forumdisplay.php?fid=9 in the Kodi forum here]'''.
! rowspan=2 | Month
! colspan=2 | Notes
! colspan=2| [[Databases/Version table|Database<br/>version]]<ref name="Database version">Particularly notable for [[MySQL]] compatibility, among other things. See '''[[Databases/Version table]]''' for more details.</ref>
! colspan=6 | Download links
|-
! Highlights !! Milestones !! V !! M !! colspan="2" | Android !! [[HOW-TO:Install Kodi for iOS#Monthly builds|iOS]] !! Linux !! Mac OS X !! Windows
|-
! 15 Alpha 1
| January - February 2015
| [http://kodi.tv/kodi-15-0-alpha-1-road-to-isengard/ blog post]
| [https://github.com/xbmc/xbmc/milestones/Helix%2015.0-alpha1 github]
| '''91↑'''
| '''49↑'''
| [http://mirrors.kodi.tv/snapshots/android/arm/kodi-15.0-Isengard_alpha1-armeabi-v7a.apk ARM ]
| [http://mirrors.kodi.tv/snapshots/android/x86/kodi-15.0-Isengard_alpha1-x86.apk x86]
| [http://mirrors.kodi.tv/snapshots/darwin/ios/org.xbmc.kodi-ios_15.0-0~a1_iphoneos-arm.deb DL]
| [[HOW-TO:Install Kodi for Linux#Installing a development build|See PPA]]
| [http://mirrors.kodi.tv/snapshots/osx/x86_64/kodi-15.0-Isengard_alpha1-x86_64.dmg DL]
| [http://mirrors.kodi.tv/snapshots/win32/kodi-15.0-Isengard_alpha1.exe DL]
|-
|}
<!-- ***Hide this until betas are out *** {{collapse bottom}} -->


== Betas and release candidates ==
When Kodi gets close to a stable release, public betas will be released. These are similar to nightlies and monthlies in that they still contain bugs, but are more stable and are encouraged to be tried out. At the point where Kodi reaches beta, most known bugs have been fixed, and developers are now looking for bugs they might not know about.


When Kodi beta gets to a point where it seems ready for a final release a "Release Candidate", or "RC", is released to flesh out any final bugs. Depending on any issues found, there may be multiple release candidates.
= Build Types =
The following are the types of build releases you may encounter


After release candidates comes a final stable build that becomes Kodi v15.


{{highlight|color=#FFB5B5|<big>ALWAYS BACKUP YOUR '''[[userdata|USERDATA FOLDER]]''' WHEN USING BETAS</big>}}
== Nightly builds ==
{{anchor|Nightly build|Nightly builds}}


Nightly Builds are made on a daily basis and contain the most recent changes. They are also the most unstable of the development builds, until "feature freeze" where only bug fixes are made.


{{bigger|'''No betas have been released yet for v15'''}}
Make sure you always download and run the most recent builds which can be found here... http://mirrors.kodi.tv/nightlies/


<!-- *** This was copied from the monthly snapshot section. It can be used for betas once they are out, just update the links ***
{| class="datatable plainlinks"
! rowspan=2 | Cycle
! rowspan=2 | Month
! colspan=2 | Notes
! colspan=2| [[Databases/Version table|Database<br/>version]]<ref name="Database version">Particularly notable for [[MySQL]] compatibility, among other things. See '''[[Databases/Version table]]''' for more details.</ref>
! colspan=8 | Download links
|-
! Highlights !! Milestones !! V !! M !! colspan="2" | Android !! colspan="2" | iOS: [[HOW-TO:Install Kodi for iOS#Monthly builds|iDevice]]/[[HOW-TO:Install Kodi on Apple TV 2#Monthly builds|ATV2]] !! Linux !! colspan="2" | Mac OS X !! Windows
|-
! 15 Alpha 1
|
| [http://kodi.tv blog post]
| [https://github.com/xbmc/xbmc/milestones/Helix%2015.0-alpha1 github]
|
|
| [http://mirrors.kodi.tv/snapshots/android/arm/kodi-15.0-Isengard_alpha1-armeabi-v7a.apk ARM ]
| [http://mirrors.kodi.tv/snapshots/android/x86/kodi-15.0-Isengard_alpha1-x86.apk x86]
| [http://mirrors.kodi.tv/snapshots/darwin/ios/org.xbmc.kodi-ios_15.0-0~a1_iphoneos-arm.deb iDevice]
| [http://mirrors.kodi.tv/snapshots/darwin/atv2/org.xbmc.kodi-atv2_15.0-0~a1_iphoneos-arm.deb ATV2]
| [[HOW-TO:Install Kodi for Linux#Installing a development build|See PPA]]
| [http://mirrors.kodi.tv/snapshots/osx/i386/kodi-15.0-Isengard_alpha1-i386.dmg 32-bit]
| [http://mirrors.kodi.tv/snapshots/osx/x86_64/kodi-15.0-Isengard_alpha1-x86_64.dmg 64-bit]
| [http://mirrors.kodi.tv/snapshots/win32/kodi-15.0-Isengard_alpha1.exe DL]
|-
|}
-->


== Other test builds ==
== Beta and Release Candidate Builds ==
{{anchor|Monthly build|Monthly builds|Betas and release candidates|Beta|Betas|Release candidate|Release candidates}}
;Beta
:As {{kodi}} approaches stable release, public betas will be released. These are similar to nightlies and monthlies in that they still contain bugs, but are more stable and are encouraged to be tried out. At the point where Kodi reaches beta, most known bugs have been fixed, and developers are now looking for bugs they might not know about.


Keep an eye out here for special tests that developers want users to try out.
;Release candidate
:When {{Kodi}} beta reaches the point where it seems ready for a final release a "Release Candidate", or "RC", is released to flesh out any final bugs which may become apparent as more and more users upgrade to this version. Depending on any issues found, there may be multiple release candidates.


=== Steam OS repo testing ===
;Final release
Test the new XBMC/Kodi repo for easy install on Steam OS: http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=197422
:After release candidates comes a final stable build that becomes {{Future_version}} stable release.
:In some cases there are additional bugfix releases even after "final", but even those bugfix releases go through their own mini-cycle of testing and are recognised by increasing point version, eg vXX.1, vXX.2 etc.


=== Android deinterlacing ===
Android deinterlacing with hardware video decoding: http://forum.kodi.tv/showthread.php?tid=213600


=== DirectX 11 testing ===
http://forum.kodi.tv/showthread.php?tid=218274


== Special notes about development builds ==
= See also =
;Bugs
* [[Development]]
:As development builds are bleeding edge code you might find a bug here and there. In order to get rid of this bugs, it's important that these will be reported: '''[[HOW-TO:Submit a proper bug report]]'''.
* [[Jenkins]]
;Feature requests
* [[Samples]]
:If you have a feature that you think should be added to appear in the next stable version of Kodi, you can make a feature request: '''[[HOW-TO:Submit an official feature request]]'''.
 


==Notes==
<references />


== See also ==
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* [[Development builds/Past builds]]
{{updated|20}}
* [[Jenkins]]
* [[:Category:Helix feature]]
* [[Development]]


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Latest revision as of 07:07, 25 June 2021

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Introduction

Development Builds are the next major version of Kodi. They are newer than the current stable release version, but are highly experimental and commonly contain bugs, breakages and experimental features. Some features may have been intentionally disabled while testing is in progress, while other features may have broken as a result of a new experimental feature. The developers use these builds as testing grounds to gauge the feasibility and reliability of future features to be incorporated into Kodi.

Development Builds should not be confused with the nightlies of the current stable version which are simply bug fixes and are, in most cases, safe to use.

This page deals with Development Builds, and not any releases pertaining to the current stable version.

The current stable release is: Kodi v21 Omega
The current development build is: Kodi v22 P...


Warnings

THESE BUILDS ARE OFTEN UNSTABLE and for users that do not fear bugs or occasional crashes. They are used to help us in testing for the future release. If you want a stable HTPC then please install a current stable release.

ALWAYS BACKUP YOUR SETTINGS WHEN USING THESE BUILDS

Kodi nightlies for MacOS will need at least 10.13 as the minimum OS version.

If you are using a Windows nightly build please also download the .pdb file with the same version from our mirrors, rename it to Kodi.pdb and place it alongside the Kodi.exe inside the installation folder. Re-download the correct file each time you are installing another nightly build. This helps us to identify possible crashes.

Bugs
As development builds are bleeding edge code you might find a bug here and there. In order to rectify these bugs, it is important that these are reported: HOW-TO:Submit a bug report.
Feature requests
If you have a feature that you think should be added to appear in the next stable version of Kodi, you can make a feature request: in the Kodi forum here.


Build Types

The following are the types of build releases you may encounter


Nightly builds

Nightly Builds are made on a daily basis and contain the most recent changes. They are also the most unstable of the development builds, until "feature freeze" where only bug fixes are made.

Make sure you always download and run the most recent builds which can be found here... http://mirrors.kodi.tv/nightlies/


Beta and Release Candidate Builds

Beta
As Kodi approaches stable release, public betas will be released. These are similar to nightlies and monthlies in that they still contain bugs, but are more stable and are encouraged to be tried out. At the point where Kodi reaches beta, most known bugs have been fixed, and developers are now looking for bugs they might not know about.
Release candidate
When Kodi beta reaches the point where it seems ready for a final release a "Release Candidate", or "RC", is released to flesh out any final bugs which may become apparent as more and more users upgrade to this version. Depending on any issues found, there may be multiple release candidates.
Final release
After release candidates comes a final stable build that becomes Kodi v22 P... stable release.
In some cases there are additional bugfix releases even after "final", but even those bugfix releases go through their own mini-cycle of testing and are recognised by increasing point version, eg vXX.1, vXX.2 etc.


See also


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