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<section begin="intro" />The Music section of {{kodi}} consists of a powerful and feature rich library that allows the flexible sorting and organization of your music collection.<section end="intro" />
<section begin="intro" />The Music section of {{kodi}} consists of a powerful and feature rich library that allows the flexible sorting and organization of your music collection.<section end="intro" />


== Topic navigation ==
== Topic navigation ==
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  | link name 1 = Guide to Create, Modify and Re-build your Music Library
  | link name 1 = Guide to Create, Modify and Re-build your Music Library
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  | link 3 = Music navigation
  | link 3 = Music navigation
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  | link name 3 = Music Navigation & Music Playback
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  | link 5 = Music playback
 
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  | link 5 = Scrapers
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  | link name 5 = Scrapers
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| description 5 = Information on how to install and use scrapers
 
  | link 7 = :Category:Music_library
  | link 7 = :Category:Music_library
  | link name 7 = Index of Music articles
  | link name 7 = Index of Music articles
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  | description 7 = A listing of Music related pages
  | description 7 = A listing of Music related pages
  | link 2 = Music Videos
  | link 2 = Music_videos
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  | link name 2 = Music Videos
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  | link 6 = Add-ons
  | link 4 = Audiobooks
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  | link 8 = Settings
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  | link name 8 = Settings Main Page
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  | description 8 = The Music Settings are located on various pages depending upon the function of the setting.
  | description 6 = The Music Settings are located on various pages depending upon the function of the setting.
Library Maintenance tasks can be found in [[Settings/Media/Library|Media>Library]]<br />
Library Maintenance tasks can be found in [[Settings/Media/Library|Media>Library]]<br />
How music is collected, stored and displayed can be set in [[Settings/Media/Music|Settings>Media>Music]]<br />
How music is collected, stored and displayed can be set in [[Settings/Media/Music|Settings>Media>Music]]<br />
How Audio Discs are handled can be found in [[Settings/Player/Discs|Audio CD's]]<br />
How Audio Discs are handled can be found in [[Settings/Player/Discs|Settings>Player>Discs]]<br />
Preferences related to music playback can be found in [[Settings/Player/Music|Settings>Player>Music]]
Preferences related to music playback can be found in [[Settings/Player/Music|Settings>Player>Music]]
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Latest revision as of 20:53, 19 February 2023

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The Music section of Kodi consists of a powerful and feature rich library that allows the flexible sorting and organization of your music collection.

Topic navigation

icon Guide to Create, Modify and Re-build your Music Library
The aim of these modules is to provide the required information to enable you to correctly set up, modify, and reinstate your Music library as required. As this guide is created for the new user, most pages have been created with minimal jargon and short explanations in an effort to reduce information overload and confusion. Where extra information is provided, note is made to what can be safely ignored.
icon Music Videos
Kodi has the ability to include Music Videos in the Video and Music libraries. All scanned music videos will show up in both. Music Videos can also be part of Party Mode and Smart Playlists. Playlists containing both music and music videos should be stored in the mixed playlist subfolder under the userdata folder.
icon Music Navigation & Music Playback
This page will provide information to navigate around the music section and the various ways to play your music.
icon Audiobooks
Audiobooks using the .m4b or .mka format and contain two or more chapters are natively handled in Kodi without the need for additional add-ons or special setup.
icon Scrapers
Information on how to install and use scrapers
icon Settings Main Page
The Music Settings are located on various pages depending upon the function of the setting.

Library Maintenance tasks can be found in Media>Library
How music is collected, stored and displayed can be set in Settings>Media>Music
How Audio Discs are handled can be found in Settings>Player>Discs
Preferences related to music playback can be found in Settings>Player>Music

icon Index of Music articles
A listing of Music related pages


How-to Articles

Assorted how-tos related to the music library that have been added to the wiki:

This section is auto-generated based on the following criteria. It then lists the page name and the text in the "intro" section, if provided.


HOW-TO:Create Music Library
The aim of these modules is to provide the required information to enable you to correctly set up, modify, and reinstate your Music library as required. As this guide is created for the new user, most pages have been created with minimal jargon and short explanations in an effort to reduce information overload and confusion. Where extra information is provided, note is made to what can be safely ignored.