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XBMC's add-on system allows you to expand XBMC in drastic ways. Everything from accessing online content (videos, audio, pictures, etc), managing downloads, interfacing XBMC over the web, running automatic tasks, playing video games, show trailers before your movies, scan new sources of information for your library, and a heck of a lot more.
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Revision as of 09:52, 17 June 2013

Home icon grey.png   ▶ General topics
OptiUser-info.svg First time user

Guides and tips to walk users through their first time using and setting up XBMC.

Gnome-emblem-downloads.svg Installing

XBMC can be installed on a wide range of supported hardware, from normal desktop computers, ARM powered tablets and phones, to tiny set-top-boxes, and more.

Video.svg Videos

Topics and guides covering playing videos, the video library, video management, scanning content in, playing video content off the internet, and more.

Tv bw.png Live TV

Topics and guides on how to watch TV content in XBMC, including Live TV/PVR/DVR functions.

Music Icon.svg Music/Audio

Topics and guides on playing audio, the music library, library management, ripping and scanning music in, playing music content off of the internet, and more.

Image-x-generic.svg Pictures

How to look at pictures in XBMC. That's pretty much it.

Torchlight core.png Add-ons
An Add-on is another piece of software that can be added to a program to further expand and enhance the features of that program. Imagine a smart phone and all the additional Apps that can be installed to enhance its functionality. Kodi has the same ability and these apps are referred to as Add-ons. Kodi has a growing list of community driven add-ons which can be installed from a common official repository, while still enabling third-party developers to also host their own unofficial repositories for add-ons that any user can choose to add themselves.
Crystal Clear app k less color.png Skins

Change XBMC's GUI from top to bottom and add all sorts of customizable options by discovering new interface skins. Learn about the ones available, or even how to make your own.

Gnome-system-run.svg Settings

All about XBMC's various settings, and where to find them.

Gnome-unknown.png Frequently Asked Questions

Frequently Asked Questions on all the major XBMC topics. Everything from "what the heck is XBMC?" to "what is that buzzing sound coming out of the TV?" and more.

Advanced-directory.png Advanced topics

Advanced topics for power users and those not afraid to break things.