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These development builds, often called "pre-release" builds, are what will eventually lead to the release of Kodi version 19, codenamed "Matrix." In contrast to the stable builds ([https://kodi.tv/article/kodi-leia-184-release Kodi 18.4 "Leia," as of September 2, 2019]) you don't have to wait for the next version to be finished in order to benefit from the development that has occurred in the codebase, such as new features or bug fixes, since the last official release.


{{highlight|color=#FFD900|<big>'''THESE BUILDS ARE OFTEN UNSTABLE''' and are only for users that do not fear bugs or occasional crashes. They are mostly used for development to help us in testing for the upcoming releases. If you want a stable HTPC then please install a '''[http://kodi.tv/downloads/ stable build]''' instead.</big>}}


== Unstable - Nightly builds ==
= 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: '''{{Current_version}}'''
 
: The current development build is: '''{{big|{{Future_version}}}}'''
 
 
 
= 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 '''[http://kodi.tv/download/ current stable release]'''.
 
ALWAYS '''[[Backup|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: '''[https://forum.kodi.tv/forumdisplay.php?fid=9 in the Kodi forum here]'''.
 
 
= Build Types =
The following are the types of build releases you may encounter
 
 
== Nightly builds ==
{{anchor|Nightly build|Nightly builds}}
{{anchor|Nightly build|Nightly builds}}
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{{bigger|{{Note|Nightly builds are now based on v19 "Matrix" code, which might be very unstable as the v19 cycle is far from complete. }} }}


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.


Make sure you always download and run the most recent builds.
Make sure you always download and run the most recent builds which can be found here... http://mirrors.kodi.tv/nightlies/
 
{{highlight|color=#FFB5B5|<big>ALWAYS '''[[BACKUP]]''' YOUR SETTINGS WHEN USING THESE BUILDS</big>}}


http://mirrors.kodi.tv/nightlies/
{{divbox|orange||'''NOTICE: '''Kodi nightlies for MacOS will need at least 10.9 as the minimum OS version.}}


* [http://mirrors.kodi.tv/nightlies/android/arm/ Nightly builds for Android (ARM, most users)]
== Beta and Release Candidate Builds ==
* [http://mirrors.kodi.tv/nightlies/android/x86/ Nightly builds for Android (x86)]
* [http://mirrors.kodi.tv/nightlies/windows/ Nightly builds for Windows]
:: {{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
 
== Semi-stable - Monthly, Beta, and Release candidate builds ==
{{anchor|Monthly build|Monthly builds|Betas and release candidates|Beta|Betas|Release candidate|Release candidates}}
{{anchor|Monthly build|Monthly builds|Betas and release candidates|Beta|Betas|Release candidate|Release candidates}}
;Monthly
:Monthly builds ( http://mirrors.kodi.tv/snapshots/ ) 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.
;Beta
;Beta
: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.
: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
;Release candidate
: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.
: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
;Final release
:After release candidates comes a final stable build that becomes Kodi v16.0. In some cases there are additional bugfix releases even after "final", but even those bugfix releases go through their own mini-cycle of testing.
: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.


{{highlight|color=#FFB5B5|<big>ALWAYS '''[[BACKUP]]''' YOUR SETTINGS WHEN USING THESE BUILDS</big>}}




{| class="datatable plainlinks"
= See also =
! rowspan=2 | Cycle
* [[Development]]
! rowspan=2 | Month
* [[Jenkins]]
! colspan=2 | Notes
* [[Samples]]
! colspan=2| [[Databases#Database_Versions|Database<br />version]]<ref name="Database version">Particularly notable for [[MySQL]] compatibility, among other things. See '''[[Databases#Database_Versions]]''' for more details.</ref>
! colspan=7 | Download links
|-
! Highlights !! Milestones !! V !! M !! colspan="2" | Android !! [[HOW-TO:Install Kodi for iOS#Monthly builds|iOS]] !! Ubuntu !! Mac OS X !! colspan="2" | Windows
|-
{{Snapshot builds
| version = 17 Alpha 1
| date = January - May 2016
| github = [https://github.com/xbmc/xbmc/milestone/74?closed=1 github]
| video DB = 104
| music DB = 60
}}
{{Snapshot builds
| version = 17 Alpha 2
| date = June 2016
| blog = [https://kodi.tv/kodi-v17-krypton-alpha-2/ blog post]
| github = [https://github.com/xbmc/xbmc/milestone/85?closed=1 github]
| video DB = 106
| music DB = 60
| Android ARM = [http://mirrors.kodi.tv/snapshots/android/arm/kodi-17.0-Krypton_alpha2-armeabi-v7a.apk ARM]
| Android x86 = [http://mirrors.kodi.tv/snapshots/android/x86/kodi-17.0-Krypton_alpha2-x86.apk x86]
| iOS = [http://mirrors.kodi.tv/snapshots/darwin/ios/org.xbmc.kodi-ios_17.0-0~a2_iphoneos-arm.deb DL]
| Ubuntu = [[HOW-TO:Install Kodi for Linux#Installing a development build|See PPA]]
| OS X = [http://mirrors.kodi.tv/snapshots/osx/x86_64/kodi-17.0-Krypton_alpha2-x86_64.dmg DL]
| Windows = [http://mirrors.kodi.tv/snapshots/win32/kodi-17.0-Krypton_alpha2.exe DL]
| Windows PDB = [http://mirrors.kodi.tv/snapshots/win32/kodi-17.0-Krypton_alpha2.pdb pdb]
}}
{{Snapshot builds
| version = 17 Alpha 3
| date = July 2016
| blog = [https://kodi.tv/kodi-v17-krypton-alpha-3/ blog post]
| github = [https://github.com/xbmc/xbmc/milestone/86?closed=1 github]
| video DB = 107
| music DB = 60
| Android ARM = [http://mirrors.kodi.tv/snapshots/android/arm/kodi-17.0-Krypton_alpha3-armeabi-v7a.apk ARM]
| Android x86 = [http://mirrors.kodi.tv/snapshots/android/x86/kodi-17.0-Krypton_alpha3-x86.apk x86]
| iOS = [http://mirrors.kodi.tv/snapshots/darwin/ios/org.xbmc.kodi-ios_17.0-0~a3_iphoneos-arm.deb DL]
| Ubuntu = [[HOW-TO:Install Kodi for Linux#Installing a development build|See PPA]]
| OS X = [http://mirrors.kodi.tv/snapshots/osx/x86_64/kodi-17.0-Krypton_alpha3-x86_64.dmg DL]
| Windows = [http://mirrors.kodi.tv/snapshots/win32/kodi-17.0-Krypton_alpha3.exe DL]
| Windows PDB = [http://mirrors.kodi.tv/snapshots/win32/kodi-17.0-Krypton_alpha3.pdb pdb]
}}
{{Snapshot builds
| version = 17 Beta 1
| date = August 22 2016
| blog = [https://kodi.tv/kodi-v17-krypton-beta-1/ blog post]
| github = [https://github.com/xbmc/xbmc/milestone/87?closed=1 github]
| video DB = 107
| music DB = 60
| Android ARM = [http://mirrors.kodi.tv/releases/android/arm/kodi-17.0-Krypton_beta1-armeabi-v7a.apk ARM]
| Android x86 = [http://mirrors.kodi.tv/releases/android/x86/kodi-17.0-Krypton_beta1-x86.apk x86]
| iOS = [http://mirrors.kodi.tv/apt/pre-release/ios/deb/org.xbmc.kodi-ios_17.0-0~b1_iphoneos-arm.deb DL]
| Ubuntu = [[HOW-TO:Install Kodi for Linux#Installing a development build|See PPA]]
| OS X = [http://mirrors.kodi.tv/releases/osx/x86_64/kodi-17.0-Krypton_beta1-x86_64.dmg DL]
| Windows = [http://mirrors.kodi.tv/releases/win32/kodi-17.0-Krypton_beta1.exe DL]
| Windows PDB = [http://mirrors.kodi.tv/releases/win32/kodi-17.0-Krypton_beta1.pdb pdb]
}}
|}
 
::{{note| '''Windows testers:''' If you are using a Windows nightly build please also download the .pdb file and place it alongside the Kodi.exe inside the installation folder. Re-download the correct file each time you are installing another build. This helps us to identify possible crashes. }}


== 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 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 ==
<references />


== See also ==
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* [[Development builds/Past builds]]
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* [[Jenkins]]
* [[Development]]
* [[Samples]]


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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 v20.5 Nexus
The current development build is: Kodi v21 Omega


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 v21 Omega 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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