Unofficial add-on repositories
Beginning with Dharma, XBMC can browse remote repositories from which add-ons can be retrieved. This is similar to the way many current Linux distributions work, whereby there is a official repo included with XBMC by default and maintained by the XBMC Team, and unofficial repos that may be added by the user.
Addon Developers
To get your add-on included in the main repository, see Official Add-on Repository. To create your own repository, see HOW-TO: Create a Repository to host your Add-on or Add-on Repositories, and then add it to the table below for it to show up in the Repositories Installer Add-on.
How to Install Additional Add-on Repositories
It is recommended you install the Repositories Installer Add-on. Alternatively you could install an individual repository.
To do either of these, you will need to install from a ZIP file:
- Download the ZIP file and save to a location accessible by XBMC.
- Open XBMC and browse to System > Add-ons > Install from zip file.
- Browse to the file you downloaded and select it.
If you installed the Repositories Installer, browse to Programs, open the installer and install any repositories you like. You will need to restart XBMC for them to be accessible.
To access the contents of the newly installed repo(s) browse to System > Add-ons > Get Add-ons.
Unofficial Repositories
Wiki To-Do: List the repos in alphabetical name according to the name column
| Name | Description | Owner | Installable ZIP |
|---|---|---|---|
| googlecode.xbmc-addons | General add-ons | Nuka1195 | repository.googlecode.xbmc-addons.zip |
| queeup | General add-ons | queeup | repository.queeup-1.0.2.zip |
| anarchintosh-projects | Hosts the Icefilms.info add-on and other nefarious add-ons | anarchintosh | repository.googlecode.anarchintosh-projects.zip |
| luxeria-repository | General plugins including dvd and bluray ripper | linuxluemmel | repository.luxeria.zip |
| xbmc-adult | The definitive source for adult oriented add-ons | xbmc-adult | repository.xbmc-adult.zip |
| Hitchers | Host of the 'Alaska Revisited' Skin and the iPlayer add-on | Hitcher | xbmc.repo.hitchers.zip |
| Passion-XBMC.org Repo | Add-ons from passion-xbmc.org, not just in French. Includes games. | Team Passion-XBMC | repository.passion.xbmc.org-1.0.4.zip |
| Bluecop's Repo | Misc video add-ons that BlueCop is updating | BlueCop | repository.bluecop.xbmc-plugins.zip |
| dandar3-xbmc-addons | Video, picture and program add-ons | Dan Dare | repository.googlecode.dandar3-xbmc-addons.zip |
| XOT:Uzg | Add-on which allows playback from online TV streaming sites | Basje | net.rieter.xot.repository-1.0.1.zip |
| xbmc-addons-chinese | Add-ons for Chinese users | Taxigps | repository.googlecode.xbmc-addons-chinese.zip |
| seppius-xbmc-repo | Add-ons for Russian users | seppius | repository.seppius.zip |
| xbmc-korea | Add-ons for Korean users | xbmc-korea | repository.xbmc-korea.com-1.0.3.zip |
| xbmc-catchuptv-au | Australian Catchup TV Plugins | adammw111 | repository.googlecode.xbmc-catchuptv-au.zip |
| xbmc-czech | Add-ons for Czech users | tomas.zemres | repository.xbmc-czech.sf.net-1.0.zip |
| Danish XBMC Addons | Add-ons for Danish users | twinther, ariba | repository.danish.addons.zip |
| Angelscry | Host of the Advanced Launcher Add-on | Angelscry | repository.angelscry.xbmc-plugins.1.2.0.zip |
| iZE XBMC Add-ons | Various add-ons made by iZE | iZE | repository.googlecode.izexbmcaddons.zip |
| turkishxbmcscraper | Addons & Scraper for Turkish users | drascom | repository.drascom.xbmc-plugins.zip |
| NIxa's sparetime add-ons | Various video plugins | nixa | repository.googlecode.sparetime.zip |
| andrepl's Addons | Various video plugins including Canadian specific addons (This repository is for testing and alpha versions of andrepl's plugins) | andrepl | repository.andrepl.zip |
| AJ video add-ons | Misc video plugins including Willow TV (for cricket lovers), Stagevu and Indian specific. All add-ons are tested on apple TV2. | Aj | repository.googlecode.apple-tv2-xbmc.zip |
| mindmade XBMC Addons | Provides XBMC Addons from mindmade (swiss television, etc) | Andreas Wetzel | repository.mindmade.zip |
| xbmc-tvshack | Repository for xbmc-tvshack | Pedro Guedes | repository.googlecode.xbmc-tvshack.zip |
| QF XBMC Addons | Download and install QF addons | vikjon0 | repository.qf.addons.zip |
| maruchan's Repo | Unofficial Add-on Repository (Various Add-ons for XBMC) | orokara | repository.unofficial.addons.zip |