Archive:Submit a feature request

This article is meant as a guideline for submitting official feature requests to Team-XBMC via the project's (Trac based) tracking system.

Note! If you are thinking of contributing code to the project, please see "Appendix D: Development Notes".

HOW-TO submit an official feature request

You can log a NEW feature/function request in our Feature Request Tracking System, (you must first have registered an account on XBMC Community Forum and login on our (Trac based) tracking-system, if you are already registered on on the XBMC Community Forum then know it is the same login so no need to re-register, note that both the username and the password for the login are case-sensitive).

Just make sure that you first remember to search for existing "Feature Requests" before logging a new request! You should take note that we guesstimate that 99% of all new requests XBMC users post have already been requested before so it is imperative that you search thoroughly!

You may also post a copy of your suggestion in the feature-suggestion section of our community-forums if you want it open for discussion, however, again you must search there too before you can post, (we do not enjoy reorganizing duplicate posts). Please respect that your request only counts as a suggestion, there' s no guarantee that it will implemented soon or ever.

Known that almost all users think their own ideas is the most important, and a very common comment is: "if you only add these features then XBMC will be perfect for me". Note! Only one feature per RFE Request and Forum Thread is allowed (for easier manageability).

Something to think about before submitting the request

We recommend that you read this article on How To Ask Questions The Smart Way. Arrogant and 'pushy' people will most likely just be ignored (or even banned if they step over the line which we consider to be acceptable).

Frequently Asked Questions regarding Feature Requests

When will this and that feature or function be supported by XBMC?

XBMC development is driven by the tasks that are important to the individual developers, none of whom are paid for what they do on the project. If there is a feature that is important to you, the best way to get it implemented is to undertake the task yourself, otherwise you have no rights to demand new things to be implemented and get no guarantees that some specific thing will be prioritized before something else. You may however suggest/request for things and if you ask nicely. A developer might then likes your idea and implement the thing you asked for.

Where can I request/suggest a new codec-decoder or file-format to be implemented into XBMC?

The answer (and explanation) to this question is so long that we had to put it in separate page, see; Codec and Format requests.

When will this and that codec-decoder or file-format be added and supported by XBMC?

The answer (and explanation) to this question is so long that we had to put it in separate page, see; Codec and Format requests.