kodi.wiki

Start at the Official Kodi Wiki (kodi.wiki) and work through its New Users and Installing pages first, then use the First time user guide to set up your media library. The wiki is the community-maintained documentation for Kodi and covers installation, first-time setup, settings, libraries, add-ons, and device-specific notes. It is written for people who have just installed Kodi or are about to, and it assumes no prior experience.

What the wiki gives you

The main page is organized as a navigation hub rather than a single tutorial. The sections most useful at the start:

• New Users – entry point for people new to Kodi.
• Installing – installation guidance.
• First time user – what to do after installation.
• Glossary – Kodi-specific terms.
• FAQs – common questions.
• Troubleshooting – what to check when something does not work.
• Settings and Kodi Menu – how the interface and configuration are organized.
• Video, Movie & TV Show Library and Music & Music Video Library – how media libraries work.
• Devices / Hardware – device-specific information, with links for Android, iOS, Linux, Mac OS X, and Windows.

A practical starting path

1. Install Kodi. Open the Installing page and find the section for your platform (Android, iOS, Linux, Mac OS X, or Windows). Follow the steps for that platform rather than a generic guide, since installation differs by device.
2. Complete first-time setup. Use the First time user page to configure the basics before adding media.
3. Learn the interface. Read Kodi Menu and Settings so you know where options live. This saves time later when you are looking for a specific setting.
4. Add your media. Go to the Video, Movie & TV Show Library or Music & Music Video Library pages to understand how Kodi organizes and scans content.
5. Extend Kodi if needed. The Add-ons section explains how add-ons work and how they are managed.
6. Keep the reference pages handy. Glossary, FAQs, and Troubleshooting are the pages to return to when a term or behavior is unclear.

Verifying you are on track

After each stage, you should be able to see the expected result: Kodi launches after installation, the first-time setup completes without errors, and your media appears in the library after a scan. If a step does not produce that result, move to Troubleshooting before continuing.

Common sticking points

• Platform differences. Installation steps are not identical across Android, iOS, Linux, Mac OS X, and Windows. Always use the page for your device.
• Skipping first-time setup. Jumping straight to adding media often leads to library or settings confusion later.
• Unfamiliar terminology. Kodi uses its own vocabulary; the Glossary exists for exactly this reason.
• Add-on questions. The wiki documents how add-ons work, but note that the wiki also maintains a list of items banned from the forum, so check there if a specific add-on is not covered.

Contributing and account access

The wiki is maintained by the open community together with Team Kodi members, and contributions are welcome. However, new account registrations are disabled on the wiki. If you want an account to help edit, you must request one through the wiki's account request process rather than registering directly.

Licensing note

Wiki content is available under Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported unless otherwise noted, so reuse is permitted under those terms.

kodi.wiki is the official wiki for Kodi, maintained by the open community together with Team Kodi members. It is a documentation and reference site rather than a download page or storefront: you go there to read installation guides, setup instructions, troubleshooting steps, and background material on how Kodi works. It is most useful when you are installing Kodi for the first time, configuring a specific feature, or trying to diagnose a problem.

What you can find on kodi.wiki

The wiki is organized around the main parts of the Kodi experience. From the navigation menu, the documented areas include:

• Getting started — Installing, first-time user guidance, a glossary, and FAQs.
• Troubleshooting — Problem-solving material, plus forum rules and a list of items banned from the forum.
• Media libraries — Video, movie, and TV show libraries; music and music video libraries.
• Live TV and radio — TV, PVR, and radio setup and usage.
• Add-ons — How add-ons work and how to use them.
• Other features — Games, pictures, favourites, and weather.
• Interface and hardware — Settings, skins, remote controls, and devices/hardware.
• Extras and tools — Supplemental tools, syncing and sharing.
• Advanced topics — Kodi development, test builds and betas, skin development, add-on development, and the translation system.
• Platform notes — Hardware requirements and platform-specific pages for Android, iOS, Linux, Mac OS X, and Windows.

If you are unsure where to start, the "New Users" and "Installing & First time user" entries are the intended entry points.

Who maintains it and how to contribute

The wiki states that it is maintained by the open community along with Team Kodi members, and it invites readers to contribute back by helping update it. One practical detail matters if you want to edit: new account registrations are disabled on this wiki. To get an account for editing, you have to request one through the process linked on the site rather than signing up directly.

How to use it effectively

• Start from the topic that matches your task (install, library, live TV, add-on, skin) rather than browsing randomly.
• Use the search function for specific error messages or setting names.
• Check the platform-specific pages when instructions differ between Android, Windows, macOS, Linux, or iOS.
• Treat the wiki as documentation, not as a source of add-ons or media itself.

The main page content was last edited on 22 February 2023, and wiki content is available under the Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported licence unless otherwise noted. Because it is community-maintained, individual pages can vary in how current they are, so cross-check anything version-specific against your installed Kodi release.

The Official Kodi Wiki is maintained by the open community together with Team Kodi members, and the wiki itself states that you can contribute back by helping to update it. The one hard gate to know up front: new account registrations are disabled on this wiki, so you cannot simply sign up. If you want an account to help edit, you have to request one through the wiki's account request page. Everything else below assumes you either already have an account or are waiting on one.

What "contributing" actually means here

Contributing is not limited to writing brand-new pages. The wiki's own navigation lists several maintenance-oriented entry points alongside the content sections:

• Editing existing pages (the standard "edit" action on any page)
• Working through Pages to cleanup
• Filling in Incomplete pages
• Using the Templates and Wiki help pages to follow formatting conventions
• Tracking what's changed via Recent changes

The wiki also exposes the usual MediaWiki tooling that supports this work: What links here, Related changes, Special pages, Printable version, Permanent link, and Page information. These are useful when you are checking whether a page is orphaned, how it's linked, or what its revision history looks like before you change it.

Getting an account

Because registration is closed, the path is a request, not a signup:

1. Go to the wiki's account request page (linked from the main page as a request for Wiki accounts).
2. Submit a request for an account.
3. Once you have an account, log in and use the normal edit tools.

The main page does not publish a turnaround time or approval criteria for these requests, so treat the wait as unknown rather than assuming instant access.

A practical editing workflow

Once you can edit, a low-risk loop looks like this:

1. Find work. Check Pages to cleanup and Incomplete pages for pages the community has already flagged.
2. Read the conventions first. Look at Wiki help and Templates so your formatting matches existing pages instead of introducing a new style.
3. Check the page's history and links. Use Page information and What links here to understand what depends on the page before you rewrite it.
4. Make the edit. Use the standard edit action, and write a short edit summary so others can follow Recent changes.
5. Verify. Re-open the page in read view and confirm the rendered result, not just the source.

Expected result: your change appears in the page history and in Recent changes, and any page you fixed drops off the cleanup/incomplete lists once someone confirms it.

Common sticking points

• No self-service signup. If you skip the request step and look for a "create account" link, you won't find an open one — registration is disabled by design.
• Style drift. Editing without checking Templates and Wiki help tends to produce pages that don't match the rest of the wiki and get re-flagged for cleanup.
• Editing blind. Changing a heavily linked page without checking What links here can break navigation elsewhere.
• Licensing. Content on the wiki is available under Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported unless otherwise noted, so contributions fall under that license.

Where contribution fits alongside reading

If your goal is actually to use Kodi rather than maintain the wiki, the same main page routes you to the sections you'd want: Installing & First time user, FAQs, Troubleshooting, Settings, the Video/Movie/TV Show and Music libraries, Live TV, PVR & Radio, Add-ons, Skins, Devices / Hardware, and Remote Controls. Contribution is the maintenance layer on top of that same content — you're improving the pages other users read to solve those problems.

The Official Kodi Wiki (kodi.wiki) is the community-maintained documentation hub for Kodi, and it has a dedicated Troubleshooting section plus a FAQs page that cover the most common problems. Use it when you hit an error, a playback failure, or a setup question — it's the fastest path to an official, community-reviewed answer before you post on the forum.

Where the troubleshooting content lives

The wiki's main navigation groups its content into clear categories. The ones most useful for problem-solving are:

If your issue is platform-specific (Android, iOS, Linux, Mac OS X, Windows), check the Devices / Hardware and platform pages under the "more..." menu, since fixes often differ by operating system.

A practical troubleshooting workflow

1. Identify the symptom precisely. Note the exact error message, what you were doing, and which platform you're on. This determines which wiki section applies.
2. Start with FAQs. Many issues (library not updating, add-on not appearing, playback stuttering) are answered there in a few lines.
3. Move to Troubleshooting. This section holds the detailed diagnostic and fix guides.
4. Check the relevant feature section. If the problem is tied to a specific area — PVR, library, skins — go straight to that page rather than the general troubleshooting list.
5. Search the wiki. Use the search box in the navigation menu to look up your exact error text or feature name.
6. Check the forum rules and banned add-ons list before posting. The wiki links to Forum Rules and Items Banned from Forum. If your issue involves a banned add-on, the community won't help troubleshoot it — so verify this early to avoid wasted effort.

What to do when the wiki doesn't solve it

The wiki is maintained by the open community alongside Team Kodi members, so it may not cover every edge case. If you've worked through the relevant pages and still have a problem:

• Note that new account registrations are disabled on the wiki. If you want an account to help edit it, you must request one through the link provided on the main page.
• For support questions, the wiki points you toward the Kodi forum — read the Forum Rules first, and confirm your add-on isn't on the banned list.

Key things to remember

• The wiki is documentation, not a live support channel — it won't respond to questions, but it answers most common ones.
• Content is available under Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported unless otherwise noted, and the main page was last edited on 22 February 2023, so some details may lag behind the newest Kodi release.
• Always check the banned add-ons list before asking for help, since banned items are outside community support.

The Official Kodi Wiki (kodi.wiki) organizes add-ons, skins, PVR, and live TV documentation into dedicated sections on its main navigation page. You can reach them directly from the wiki home page: Add-ons, Skins, Live TV, PVR & Radio, and Add-on Development / Skin Development are all listed as top-level links. If you are looking for developer documentation rather than user guides, the same page also links to Development, Test Builds and Betas, and Translation System.

User-facing sections

These are the sections to check first if you want to install, configure, or troubleshoot an existing feature.

The main page groups these under a general navigation menu, so you do not need to search to find them — they are one click from the home page.

Developer documentation

If you are building rather than using, the wiki separates development topics from the user sections:

• Add-on Development — for writing and packaging add-ons.
• Skin Development — for building and modifying skins.
• Development — general Kodi development topics.
• Translation System — for language and localization work.
• Test Builds and Betas — for pre-release builds.

These appear as their own group in the navigation menu, distinct from the user-facing add-on and skin pages.

How to navigate the wiki

1. Open the wiki home page.
2. Use the navigation menu on the left side of the page.
3. Pick the section that matches your task — for example, Add-ons for installation help, or Add-on Development for coding.
4. Use the search box if a topic is not listed directly.

The wiki is maintained by the open community together with Team Kodi members. Note that new account registrations are disabled; if you want an account to help edit, you must request one through the wiki's account request process.

Common sticking points

• User vs. developer pages are separate. Installation help lives under Add-ons; coding help lives under Add-on Development. Checking the wrong one is the most common source of confusion.
• PVR is not under Add-ons. Live TV and PVR have their own Live TV, PVR & Radio section.
• Skins have two entry points. End users go to Skins; skin authors go to Skin Development.
• The wiki is community-maintained. Some pages may be incomplete or flagged for cleanup, so cross-check with the FAQs or Troubleshooting sections when something looks outdated.