Install Kodi on Raspberry Pi

Kodi

Kodi is the ultimate entertainment center.
Kodi excels at:

  • Movies
  • TV Shows
  • Music
  • Photos
  • Games
  • Skins and add-ons
  • Controllable with mouse, keyboard, web interface, smartphone apps, game controllers, and TV remotes

To run: Menu -> Sound & Video -> Kodi
To run in a terminal: kodi

To make this run on startup, consider using the Autostar app.

Fortunately, Kodi is very easy to install on your Raspberry Pi in just two steps.

  1. Install Pi-Apps - the best app installer for Raspberry Pi.
  2. Use Pi-Apps to install Kodi.

Compatibility

For the best chance of this working, we recommend using the latest 64-bit version of Raspberry Pi OS, which is currently version Trixie.
Raspberry Pi OS has 32-bit and 64-bit variants, both of which will run on most Raspberry Pi computers, including the Pi 3, Pi 4, and Pi5.
Kodi will run on either PiOS 32-bit or 64-bit.

Install Pi-Apps

Pi-Apps is a free tool that makes it incredibly easy to install the most useful programs on your Raspberry Pi with just a few clicks.

Open a terminal and run this command to install Pi-Apps:

wget -qO- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Botspot/pi-apps/master/install | bash

Feel free to check out the Pi-Apps source code here: https://github.com/Botspot/pi-apps

Install Kodi

Now that you have Pi-Apps installed, it is time to install Kodi.
First launch Pi-Apps from your start menu:

Then click on the Multimedia category.

Now scroll down to find Kodi in the list.

Just click Install and Pi-Apps will install Kodi for you!

Pi-Apps is a free and open source tool made by Botspot, theofficialgman, and other contributors. Find out more at https://pi-apps.io