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{{mininav| [[Development]] {{l2| [[Installing]] }} }} | {{mininav| [[Development]] {{l2| [[Installing]] }} }} | ||
{{see also|Development builds/Past builds|Category:Helix feature}} | {{see also|Development builds/Past builds|Category:Helix feature}} | ||
<!-- ***YOU SEE NOTHING*** 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>}} | {{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 == | == Nightly build == | ||
{{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.}} }} | <!-- *** 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.}} }} --> | ||
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. | 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. | ||
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{{highlight|color=#FFB5B5| {{big|ALWAYS BACKUP YOUR '''[[userdata|USERDATA FOLDER]]''' WHEN USING NIGHTLY BUILDS! }} }} | {{highlight|color=#FFB5B5| {{big|ALWAYS BACKUP YOUR '''[[userdata|USERDATA FOLDER]]''' WHEN USING NIGHTLY BUILDS! }} }} | ||
http://mirrors. | http://mirrors.kodi.tv/nightlies/ | ||
* [http://mirrors. | * [http://mirrors.kodi.tv/nightlies/android/arm/ Nightly builds for Android (ARM, most users)] | ||
* [http://mirrors. | * [http://mirrors.kodi.tv/nightlies/android/x86/ Nightly builds for Android (x86)] | ||
* [http://mirrors. | * [http://mirrors.kodi.tv/nightlies/win32/ Nightly builds for Windows] | ||
** 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. | ** 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. | * [http://mirrors.kodi.tv/nightlies/osx/ Nightly builds for Mac OS X] | ||
* [[HOW-TO:Install XBMC for Linux#Installing a development build|Nightly builds for Ubuntu]] | * [[HOW-TO:Install XBMC for Linux#Installing a development build|Nightly builds for Ubuntu]] | ||
* [[HOW-TO:Install XBMC on iPad/iPhone/iPod touch#Nightly builds|Nightly builds for iOS]] - iPad, iPhone, iPod touch | * [[HOW-TO:Install XBMC on iPad/iPhone/iPod touch#Nightly builds|Nightly builds for iOS]] - iPad, iPhone, iPod touch | ||
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{{highlight|color=#FFB5B5|<big>ALWAYS BACKUP YOUR '''[[userdata|USERDATA FOLDER]]''' WHEN USING MONTHLY BUILDS</big>}} | {{highlight|color=#FFB5B5|<big>ALWAYS BACKUP YOUR '''[[userdata|USERDATA FOLDER]]''' WHEN USING MONTHLY BUILDS</big>}} | ||
http://mirrors. | http://mirrors.kodi.tv/snapshots/ | ||
{{bigger|1=Monthly builds are now over. Please see '''[[#Betas and release candidates]]'''.}} | <!-- ***Hide this until betas are out *** {{bigger|1=Monthly builds are now over. Please see '''[[#Betas and release candidates]]'''.}} | ||
{{collapse top|Click "show" to view older monthly builds.}} | {{collapse top|Click "show" to view older monthly builds.}} --> | ||
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| [http://mirrors. | | [http://mirrors.kodi.tv/snapshots/android/arm/xbmc-14.0-Helix_alpha2-armeabi-v7a.apk ARM ] | ||
| [http://mirrors. | | [http://mirrors.kodi.tv/snapshots/android/x86/xbmc-14.0-Helix_alpha2-x86.apk x86] | ||
| [http://mirrors. | | [http://mirrors.kodi.tv/snapshots/darwin/ios/org.xbmc.xbmc-ios_14.0-0~a2_iphoneos-arm.deb iDevice] | ||
| [http://mirrors. | | [http://mirrors.kodi.tv/snapshots/darwin/atv2/org.xbmc.xbmc-atv2_14.0-0~a2_iphoneos-arm.deb ATV2] | ||
| [[HOW-TO:Install_XBMC_for_Linux#Installing_a_development_build|PPA]] | | [[HOW-TO:Install_XBMC_for_Linux#Installing_a_development_build|PPA]] | ||
| [http://mirrors. | | [http://mirrors.kodi.tv/snapshots/osx/i386/xbmc-14.0-Helix_alpha2-i386.dmg 32-bit] | ||
| [http://mirrors. | | [http://mirrors.kodi.tv/snapshots/osx/x86_64/xbmc-14.0-Helix_alpha2-x86_64.dmg 64-bit] | ||
| [http://mirrors. | | [http://mirrors.kodi.tv/snapshots/win32/xbmc-14.0-Helix_alpha2.exe DL] | ||
|- | |- | ||
! 14 Alpha 3 | ! 14 Alpha 3 | ||
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| [http://mirrors. | | [http://mirrors.kodi.tv/snapshots/android/arm/xbmc-14.0-Helix_alpha3-armeabi-v7a.apk ARM ] | ||
| [http://mirrors. | | [http://mirrors.kodi.tv/snapshots/android/x86/xbmc-14.0-Helix_alpha3-x86.apk x86] | ||
| [http://mirrors. | | [http://mirrors.kodi.tv/snapshots/darwin/ios/org.xbmc.xbmc-ios_14.0-0~a3_iphoneos-arm.deb iDevice] | ||
| [http://mirrors. | | [http://mirrors.kodi.tv/snapshots/darwin/atv2/org.xbmc.xbmc-atv2_14.0-0~a3_iphoneos-arm.deb ATV2] | ||
| [[HOW-TO:Install_XBMC_for_Linux#Installing_a_development_build|PPA]] | | [[HOW-TO:Install_XBMC_for_Linux#Installing_a_development_build|PPA]] | ||
| [http://mirrors. | | [http://mirrors.kodi.tv/snapshots/osx/i386/xbmc-14.0-Helix_alpha3-i386.dmg 32-bit] | ||
| [http://mirrors. | | [http://mirrors.kodi.tv/snapshots/osx/x86_64/xbmc-14.0-Helix_alpha3-x86_64.dmg 64-bit] | ||
| [http://mirrors. | | [http://mirrors.kodi.tv/snapshots/win32/xbmc-14.0-Helix_alpha3.exe DL] | ||
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! 14 Alpha 4 | ! 14 Alpha 4 | ||
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| [http://mirrors. | | [http://mirrors.kodi.tv/snapshots/android/arm/xbmc-14.0-Helix_alpha4-armeabi-v7a.apk ARM ] | ||
| [http://mirrors. | | [http://mirrors.kodi.tv/snapshots/android/x86/xbmc-14.0-Helix_alpha4-x86.apk x86] | ||
| [http://mirrors. | | [http://mirrors.kodi.tv/snapshots/darwin/ios/org.xbmc.xbmc-ios_14.0-0~a4_iphoneos-arm.deb iDevice] | ||
| [http://mirrors. | | [http://mirrors.kodi.tv/snapshots/darwin/atv2/org.xbmc.xbmc-atv2_14.0-0~a4_iphoneos-arm.deb ATV2] | ||
| [[HOW-TO:Install_XBMC_for_Linux#Installing_a_development_build|PPA]] | | [[HOW-TO:Install_XBMC_for_Linux#Installing_a_development_build|PPA]] | ||
| [http://mirrors. | | [http://mirrors.kodi.tv/snapshots/osx/i386/xbmc-14.0-Helix_alpha4-i386.dmg 32-bit] | ||
| [http://mirrors. | | [http://mirrors.kodi.tv/snapshots/osx/x86_64/xbmc-14.0-Helix_alpha4-x86_64.dmg 64-bit] | ||
| [http://mirrors. | | [http://mirrors.kodi.tv/snapshots/win32/xbmc-14.0-Helix_alpha4.exe DL] | ||
|- | |- | ||
! 14 Alpha 5 | ! 14 Alpha 5 | ||
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| colspan=10 | The alpha 5 cycle lead to the Beta 1 build. In other words, "Alpha 5" = "Beta 1". | | colspan=10 | The alpha 5 cycle lead to the Beta 1 build. In other words, "Alpha 5" = "Beta 1". | ||
|} | |} | ||
{{collapse bottom}} | <!-- ***Hide this until betas are out *** {{collapse bottom}} --> | ||
== Betas and release candidates == | == Betas and release candidates == | ||
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| [http://mirrors. | | [http://mirrors.kodi.tv/releases/android/arm/kodi-14.0-Helix_beta1-armeabi-v7a.apk ARM] | ||
| [http://mirrors. | | [http://mirrors.kodi.tv/releases/android/x86/kodi-14.0-Helix_beta1-x86.apk x86] | ||
| [http://mirrors. | | [http://mirrors.kodi.tv/apt/pre-release/ios/deb/org.xbmc.kodi-ios_14.0-0~b1_iphoneos-arm.deb iDevice] | ||
| [http://mirrors. | | [http://mirrors.kodi.tv/apt/pre-release/atv2/deb/org.xbmc.kodi-atv2_14.0-0~b1_iphoneos-arm.deb ATV2] | ||
| [[HOW-TO:Install_XBMC_for_Linux#Installing_a_development_build|PPA]] | | [[HOW-TO:Install_XBMC_for_Linux#Installing_a_development_build|PPA]] | ||
| [http://mirrors. | | [http://mirrors.kodi.tv/releases/osx/i386/kodi-14.0-Helix_beta1-i386.dmg 32-bit] | ||
| [http://mirrors. | | [http://mirrors.kodi.tv/releases/osx/x86_64/kodi-14.0-Helix_beta1-x86_64.dmg 64-bit] | ||
| [http://mirrors. | | [http://mirrors.kodi.tv/releases/win32/kodi-14.0-Helix_beta1.exe DL] | ||
|- | |- | ||
! 14 Beta 2 | ! 14 Beta 2 | ||
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| [http://mirrors. | | [http://mirrors.kodi.tv/releases/android/arm/kodi-14.0-Helix_beta2-armeabi-v7a.apk ARM] | ||
| [http://mirrors. | | [http://mirrors.kodi.tv/releases/android/x86/kodi-14.0-Helix_beta2-x86.apk x86] | ||
| [http://mirrors. | | [http://mirrors.kodi.tv/apt/pre-release/ios/deb/org.xbmc.kodi-ios_14.0-0~b2_iphoneos-arm.deb iDevice] | ||
| [http://mirrors. | | [http://mirrors.kodi.tv/apt/pre-release/atv2/deb/org.xbmc.kodi-atv2_14.0-0~b2_iphoneos-arm.deb ATV2] | ||
| [[HOW-TO:Install_XBMC_for_Linux#Installing_a_development_build|PPA]] | | [[HOW-TO:Install_XBMC_for_Linux#Installing_a_development_build|PPA]] | ||
| [http://mirrors. | | [http://mirrors.kodi.tv/releases/osx/i386/kodi-14.0-Helix_beta2-i386.dmg 32-bit] | ||
| [http://mirrors. | | [http://mirrors.kodi.tv/releases/osx/x86_64/kodi-14.0-Helix_beta2-x86_64.dmg 64-bit] | ||
| [http://mirrors. | | [http://mirrors.kodi.tv/releases/win32/kodi-14.0-Helix_beta2.exe DL] | ||
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! 14 Beta 3 | ! 14 Beta 3 | ||
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| [http://mirrors. | | [http://mirrors.kodi.tv/releases/android/arm/kodi-14.0-Helix_beta3-armeabi-v7a.apk ARM] | ||
| [http://mirrors. | | [http://mirrors.kodi.tv/releases/android/x86/kodi-14.0-Helix_beta3-x86.apk x86] | ||
| [http://mirrors. | | [http://mirrors.kodi.tv/apt/pre-release/ios/deb/org.xbmc.kodi-ios_14.0-0~b3_iphoneos-arm.deb iDevice] | ||
| [http://mirrors. | | [http://mirrors.kodi.tv/apt/pre-release/atv2/deb/org.xbmc.kodi-atv2_14.0-0~b3_iphoneos-arm.deb ATV2] | ||
| [[HOW-TO:Install_XBMC_for_Linux#Installing_a_development_build|PPA]] | | [[HOW-TO:Install_XBMC_for_Linux#Installing_a_development_build|PPA]] | ||
| [http://mirrors. | | [http://mirrors.kodi.tv/releases/osx/i386/kodi-14.0-Helix_beta3-i386.dmg 32-bit] | ||
| [http://mirrors. | | [http://mirrors.kodi.tv/releases/osx/x86_64/kodi-14.0-Helix_beta3-x86_64.dmg 64-bit] | ||
| [http://mirrors. | | [http://mirrors.kodi.tv/releases/win32/kodi-14.0-Helix_beta3.exe DL] | ||
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! 14 Beta 4 | ! 14 Beta 4 | ||
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| [http://mirrors. | | [http://mirrors.kodi.tv/releases/android/arm/kodi-14.0-Helix_beta4-armeabi-v7a.apk ARM] | ||
| [http://mirrors. | | [http://mirrors.kodi.tv/releases/android/x86/kodi-14.0-Helix_beta4-x86.apk x86] | ||
| [http://mirrors. | | [http://mirrors.kodi.tv/apt/pre-release/ios/deb/org.xbmc.kodi-ios_14.0-0~b4_iphoneos-arm.deb iDevice] | ||
| [http://mirrors. | | [http://mirrors.kodi.tv/apt/pre-release/atv2/deb/org.xbmc.kodi-atv2_14.0-0~b4_iphoneos-arm.deb ATV2] | ||
| [[HOW-TO:Install_XBMC_for_Linux#Installing_a_development_build|PPA]] | | [[HOW-TO:Install_XBMC_for_Linux#Installing_a_development_build|PPA]] | ||
| [http://mirrors. | | [http://mirrors.kodi.tv/releases/osx/i386/kodi-14.0-Helix_beta4-i386.dmg 32-bit] | ||
| [http://mirrors. | | [http://mirrors.kodi.tv/releases/osx/x86_64/kodi-14.0-Helix_beta4-x86_64.dmg 64-bit] | ||
| [http://mirrors. | | [http://mirrors.kodi.tv/releases/win32/kodi-14.0-Helix_beta4.exe DL] | ||
|- | |- | ||
! 14 Beta 5 | ! 14 Beta 5 | ||
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| [http://mirrors. | | [http://mirrors.kodi.tv/releases/android/arm/kodi-14.0-Helix_beta5-armeabi-v7a.apk ARM] | ||
| [http://mirrors. | | [http://mirrors.kodi.tv/releases/android/x86/kodi-14.0-Helix_beta5-x86.apk x86] | ||
| [http://mirrors. | | [http://mirrors.kodi.tv/apt/pre-release/ios/deb/org.xbmc.kodi-ios_14.0-0~b5_iphoneos-arm.deb iDevice] | ||
| [http://mirrors. | | [http://mirrors.kodi.tv/apt/pre-release/atv2/deb/org.xbmc.kodi-atv2_14.0-0~b5_iphoneos-arm.deb ATV2] | ||
| [[HOW-TO:Install_XBMC_for_Linux#Installing_a_development_build|PPA]] | | [[HOW-TO:Install_XBMC_for_Linux#Installing_a_development_build|PPA]] | ||
| [http://mirrors. | | [http://mirrors.kodi.tv/releases/osx/i386/kodi-14.0-Helix_beta5-i386.dmg 32-bit] | ||
| [http://mirrors. | | [http://mirrors.kodi.tv/releases/osx/x86_64/kodi-14.0-Helix_beta5-x86_64.dmg 64-bit] | ||
| [http://mirrors. | | [http://mirrors.kodi.tv/releases/win32/kodi-14.0-Helix_beta5.exe DL] | ||
|- | |- | ||
! 14 Release Candidate 1 | ! 14 Release Candidate 1 | ||
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| [http://mirrors. | | [http://mirrors.kodi.tv/releases/android/arm/kodi-14.0-Helix_rc1-armeabi-v7a.apk ARM] | ||
| [http://mirrors. | | [http://mirrors.kodi.tv/releases/android/x86/kodi-14.0-Helix_rc1-x86.apk x86] | ||
| [http://mirrors. | | [http://mirrors.kodi.tv/apt/pre-release/ios/deb/org.xbmc.kodi-ios_14.0-0~rc1_iphoneos-arm.deb iDevice] | ||
| [http://mirrors. | | [http://mirrors.kodi.tv/apt/pre-release/atv2/deb/org.xbmc.kodi-atv2_14.0-0~rc1_iphoneos-arm.deb ATV2] | ||
| [[HOW-TO:Install_XBMC_for_Linux#Installing_a_development_build|PPA]] | | [[HOW-TO:Install_XBMC_for_Linux#Installing_a_development_build|PPA]] | ||
| [http://mirrors. | | [http://mirrors.kodi.tv/releases/osx/i386/kodi-14.0-Helix_rc1-i386.dmg 32-bit] | ||
| [http://mirrors. | | [http://mirrors.kodi.tv/releases/osx/x86_64/kodi-14.0-Helix_rc1-x86_64.dmg 64-bit] | ||
| [http://mirrors. | | [http://mirrors.kodi.tv/releases/win32/kodi-14.0-Helix_rc1.exe DL] | ||
|- | |- | ||
! 14 Release Candidate 2 | ! 14 Release Candidate 2 | ||
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| [http://mirrors. | | [http://mirrors.kodi.tv/releases/android/arm/kodi-14.0-Helix_rc2-armeabi-v7a.apk ARM] | ||
| [http://mirrors. | | [http://mirrors.kodi.tv/releases/android/x86/kodi-14.0-Helix_rc2-x86.apk x86] | ||
| [http://mirrors. | | [http://mirrors.kodi.tv/apt/pre-release/ios/deb/org.xbmc.kodi-ios_14.0-0~rc2_iphoneos-arm.deb iDevice] | ||
| [http://mirrors. | | [http://mirrors.kodi.tv/apt/pre-release/atv2/deb/org.xbmc.kodi-atv2_14.0-0~rc2_iphoneos-arm.deb ATV2] | ||
| [[HOW-TO:Install_XBMC_for_Linux#Installing_a_development_build|PPA]] | | [[HOW-TO:Install_XBMC_for_Linux#Installing_a_development_build|PPA]] | ||
| [http://mirrors. | | [http://mirrors.kodi.tv/releases/osx/i386/kodi-14.0-Helix_rc2-i386.dmg 32-bit] | ||
| [http://mirrors. | | [http://mirrors.kodi.tv/releases/osx/x86_64/kodi-14.0-Helix_rc2-x86_64.dmg 64-bit] | ||
| [http://mirrors. | | [http://mirrors.kodi.tv/releases/win32/kodi-14.0-Helix_rc2.exe DL] | ||
|- | |- | ||
! 14 Release Candidate 3 | ! 14 Release Candidate 3 | ||
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| [http://mirrors. | | [http://mirrors.kodi.tv/releases/android/arm/kodi-14.0-Helix_rc3-armeabi-v7a.apk ARM] | ||
| [http://mirrors. | | [http://mirrors.kodi.tv/releases/android/x86/kodi-14.0-Helix_rc3-x86.apk x86] | ||
| [http://mirrors. | | [http://mirrors.kodi.tv/apt/pre-release/ios/deb/org.xbmc.kodi-ios_14.0-0~rc3_iphoneos-arm.deb iDevice] | ||
| [http://mirrors. | | [http://mirrors.kodi.tv/apt/pre-release/atv2/deb/org.xbmc.kodi-atv2_14.0-0~rc3_iphoneos-arm.deb ATV2] | ||
| [[HOW-TO:Install_XBMC_for_Linux#Installing_a_development_build|PPA]] | | [[HOW-TO:Install_XBMC_for_Linux#Installing_a_development_build|PPA]] | ||
| [http://mirrors. | | [http://mirrors.kodi.tv/releases/osx/i386/kodi-14.0-Helix_rc3-i386.dmg 32-bit] | ||
| [http://mirrors. | | [http://mirrors.kodi.tv/releases/osx/x86_64/kodi-14.0-Helix_rc3-x86_64.dmg 64-bit] | ||
| [http://mirrors. | | [http://mirrors.kodi.tv/releases/win32/kodi-14.0-Helix_rc3.exe DL] | ||
|} | |} | ||
Revision as of 01:20, 25 December 2014
Development Installing |
Development builds |
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.
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.
Nightly build
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.
ALWAYS BACKUP YOUR USERDATA FOLDER WHEN USING NIGHTLY BUILDS!
http://mirrors.kodi.tv/nightlies/
- Nightly builds for Android (ARM, most users)
- Nightly builds for Android (x86)
- Nightly builds for Windows
- 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.
- Nightly builds for Mac OS X
- Nightly builds for Ubuntu
- Nightly builds for iOS - iPad, iPhone, iPod touch
- Nightly builds for iOS - Apple TV 2 (black)
Monthly build
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.
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 YOUR USERDATA FOLDER WHEN USING MONTHLY BUILDS
http://mirrors.kodi.tv/snapshots/
Cycle | Month | Notes | Database version[1] |
Download links | |||||||||
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Highlights | Milestones | V | M | Android | iOS: iDevice/ATV2 | Linux | Mac OS X | Windows | |||||
14 Alpha 1/2 | May - July 2014 | blog post | github A1, A2 | 88↑ | 48↑ | ARM | x86 | iDevice | ATV2 | PPA | 32-bit | 64-bit | DL |
14 Alpha 3 | August 2014 | blog post | github | 89↑ | 48 | ARM | x86 | iDevice | ATV2 | PPA | 32-bit | 64-bit | DL |
14 Alpha 4 | September 2014 | blog post | github | 89 | 48 | ARM | x86 | iDevice | ATV2 | PPA | 32-bit | 64-bit | DL |
14 Alpha 5 | October 2014 | github | The alpha 5 cycle lead to the Beta 1 build. In other words, "Alpha 5" = "Beta 1". |
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.
After release candidates comes a final stable build that becomes Kodi v14, aka Helix.
ALWAYS BACKUP YOUR USERDATA FOLDER WHEN USING BETAS
Beta | Date | Notes | Database version[1] |
Download links | ||||||||
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V | M | Android | iOS: iDevice/ATV2 | Linux | Mac OS X | Windows | ||||||
14 Beta 1 | November 3, 2014 | blog post • changes 1, 2 | 90↑ | 48 | ARM | x86 | iDevice | ATV2 | PPA | 32-bit | 64-bit | DL |
14 Beta 2 | November 8, 2014 | changes | 90 | 48 | ARM | x86 | iDevice | ATV2 | PPA | 32-bit | 64-bit | DL |
14 Beta 3 | November 16, 2014 | changes | 90 | 48 | ARM | x86 | iDevice | ATV2 | PPA | 32-bit | 64-bit | DL |
14 Beta 4 | November 24, 2014 | changes | 90 | 48 | ARM | x86 | iDevice | ATV2 | PPA | 32-bit | 64-bit | DL |
14 Beta 5 | November 25, 2014 | changes | 90 | 48 | ARM | x86 | iDevice | ATV2 | PPA | 32-bit | 64-bit | DL |
14 Release Candidate 1 | November 30, 2014 | blog post • changes | 90 | 48 | ARM | x86 | iDevice | ATV2 | PPA | 32-bit | 64-bit | DL |
14 Release Candidate 2 | December 3, 2014 | changes | 90 | 48 | ARM | x86 | iDevice | ATV2 | PPA | 32-bit | 64-bit | DL |
14 Release Candidate 3 | December 8, 2014 | changes | 90 | 48 | ARM | x86 | iDevice | ATV2 | PPA | 32-bit | 64-bit | DL |
Other test builds
Keep an eye out here for special tests that developers want users to try out.
Steam OS repo testing
Test the new XBMC/Kodi repo for easy install on Steam OS: http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=197422
Special notes about development builds
- Bugs
- 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.
- 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: HOW-TO:Submit an official feature request.
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Particularly notable for MySQL compatibility, among other things. For reference, XBMC v12.2 "Frodo" is video DB version 75, music DB version 32. See Version table for more details.