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Kodi on Windows Pc

Developed By: XBMC Foundation

License: Free

Rating: 3,8/5 - 330.065 votes

Last Updated: April 16, 2024

Compatible with Windows 10/11 PC & Laptop

App Details

Version	21.1
Size	97.7 MB
Release Date	September 11, 24
Category	Video Players & Editors Apps
App Permissions: Allows an application to write to external storage. [see more (7)]
What's New: Release notes can be viewed at https://github.com/xbmc/xbmc/releases/tag/20.5-Nexus [see more]
Description from Developer: Kodi® media center is an award-winning free and open source cross-platform software media player and entertainment hub for digital media for HTPCs (Home theater PCs). It uses a 10-... [read more]

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About this app

On this page you can download Kodi and install on Windows PC. Kodi is free Video Players & Editors app, developed by XBMC Foundation. Latest version of Kodi is 21.1, was released on 2024-09-11 (updated on 2024-04-16). Estimated number of the downloads is more than 50,000,000. Overall rating of Kodi is 3,8. Generally most of the top apps on Android Store have rating of 4+. This app had been rated by 330,065 users, 73,996 users had rated it 5*, 189,906 users had rated it 1*.

How to install Kodi on Windows?

Instruction on how to install Kodi on Windows 10 Windows 11 PC & Laptop

In this post, I am going to show you how to install Kodi on Windows PC by using Android App Player such as BlueStacks, LDPlayer, Nox, KOPlayer, ...

Before you start, you will need to download the APK/XAPK installer file, you can find download button on top of this page. Save it to easy-to-find location.

[Note] You can also download older versions of this app on bottom of this page.

Below you will find a detailed step-by-step guide, but I want to give you a fast overview of how it works. All you need is an emulator that will emulate an Android device on your Windows PC and then you can install applications and use it - you see you're playing it on Android, but this runs not on a smartphone or tablet, it runs on a PC.

If this doesn't work on your PC, or you cannot install, comment here and we will help you!

Install using BlueStacks
Install using NoxPlayer

Step By Step Guide To Install Kodi using BlueStacks

Download and Install BlueStacks at: https://www.bluestacks.com. The installation procedure is quite simple. After successful installation, open the Bluestacks emulator. It may take some time to load the Bluestacks app initially. Once it is opened, you should be able to see the Home screen of Bluestacks.
Open the APK/XAPK file: Double-click the APK/XAPK file to launch BlueStacks and install the application. If your APK/XAPK file doesn't automatically open BlueStacks, right-click on it and select Open with... Browse to the BlueStacks. You can also drag-and-drop the APK/XAPK file onto the BlueStacks home screen
Once installed, click "Kodi" icon on the home screen to start using, it'll work like a charm :D

[Note 1] For better performance and compatibility, choose BlueStacks 5 Nougat 64-bit read more

[Note 2] about Bluetooth: At the moment, support for Bluetooth is not available on BlueStacks. Hence, apps that require control of Bluetooth may not work on BlueStacks.

How to install Kodi on Windows PC using NoxPlayer

Download & Install NoxPlayer at: https://www.bignox.com. The installation is easy to carry out.
Drag the APK/XAPK file to the NoxPlayer interface and drop it to install
The installation process will take place quickly. After successful installation, you can find "Kodi" on the home screen of NoxPlayer, just click to open it.

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Download older versions

Other versions available: 21.1 , 21.0 , 21.0 , 21.0-RC1 , 21.0-ALPHA2 , 20.3 , 18.9.

Download Kodi 21.1 on Windows PC – 97.7 MB

Download Kodi 21.0 on Windows PC – 97.1 MB

Download Kodi 21.0 on Windows PC – 64.3 MB

Download Kodi 21.0-RC1 on Windows PC – 65.1 MB

Download Kodi 21.0-ALPHA2 on Windows PC – 68.4 MB

Download Kodi 20.3 on Windows PC – 102.3 MB

Download Kodi 18.9 on Windows PC – 60.9 MB

Kodi® media center is an award-winning free and open source cross-platform software media player and entertainment hub for digital media for HTPCs (Home theater PCs). It uses a 10-foot user interface designed to be a media player for the living-room, using a remote control as the primary input device. Its graphical user interface (GUI) allows the user to easily browse and view videos, photos, podcasts, and music from a harddrive, optical disc, local network, and the internet using only a few buttons.

IMPORTANT:
The official Kodi version does not contain any content what so ever. This means that you should provide your own content from a local or remote storage location, DVD, Blu-Ray or any other media carrier that you own. Additionally Kodi allows you to install third-party plugins that may provide access to content that is freely available on the official content provider website. Any other means of watching illegal content which would otherwise be paid for is not endorsed or approved by Team Kodi.

Estuary is the new standard skin and is designed to be fast and user friendly.
With the skin Estouchy, Kodi has now been enhanced to better work with larger 5" or up phones and tablets. Kodi is not designed or recommended for use with smaller phones.

Disclaimer:
- Kodi does not supply or include any media or content.
- Users must provide their own content or install one of the third party plug-ins
- Kodi has no affiliation with any third-part plug-in or add-on provider what so ever.
- We do not endorse the streaming of copyright protected material without permission of the copyright holder.
- In order to upgrade from a previous version you must have installed an official released version by Team Kodi. Any other version may cause failure to upgrade.

License and development:
Kodi® is a trademark of the XBMC Foundation. For further details you can visit http://kodi.wiki/view/Official:Trademark_Policy

Kodi® is fully Open-Source and released under the GPLv2.0+ license. It includes many third-party libraries which use compatible licenses. Due to the inclusion of some GPLv3.0 libraries the entire application becomes GPLv3.0 as binary.
Should you wish to help on future development you can do so by visiting our forum for further questions.

Release notes can be viewed at https://github.com/xbmc/xbmc/releases/tag/20.5-Nexus

Allows an application to write to external storage.
Allows applications to open network sockets.
Allows applications to connect to paired bluetooth devices.
Allows an application to receive the ACTION_BOOT_COMPLETED that is broadcast after the system finishes booting.
Allows an application to modify global audio settings.
Allows applications to access information about networks.
Allows an application to record audio.