General topics

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Monobook icon.svg First time user
Guides, tips, and topics to walk new users through their first time using and setting up Kodi.
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.

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

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

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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.

Gnome-emblem-photos.svg Pictures
Pictures provides the ability to view your photos within Kodi. It has has the benefit of bringing togethar all your media- Video, Music, Photos - and making them accessible within the one location. View slideshows while playing music or read your comics on the big screen.
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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.
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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.

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

FAQ icon.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.

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