--- title: Kodi Reviews meta\_title: 'Kodi Reviews 2026: Details, Pricing, & Features | G2' meta\_description: Filter 19 reviews by the users' company size, role or industry to find out how Kodi works for a business like yours. aggregate\_rating: rating\_value: 4.2 review\_count: 19 scale: '5' date\_modified: '2026-08-07' parent\_category: name: Video url: https://www.g2.com/categories/video --- # Kodi Reviews & Product Details Kodi (formerly XBMC) is a free and open source media player application that allows users to play and view most videos, music, podcasts, etc * * * Seller [Kodi](https://www.g2.com/sellers/kodi) Discussions [Kodi Community](https://www.g2.com/products/kodi/discuss) Show More ## Top-Rated Alternatives [ ![Vimeo](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Vimeo") Vimeo 4.3/5(722) ](https://www.g2.com/products/vimeo/reviews) [ ![YouTube Advertising](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "YouTube Advertising") YouTube Advertising 4.6/5(290) ](https://www.g2.com/products/google-youtube-advertising/reviews) [ ![BombBomb](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "BombBomb") BombBomb 4.7/5(585) ](https://www.g2.com/products/bombbomb/reviews) [ View All Alternatives ](https://www.g2.com/products/kodi/competitors/alternatives) ## User Insights Average based on 19 real user reviews. [Log in to unlock pricing and user insights](/login) ![Verified User in Entertainment](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Entertainment") UE Verified User in Entertainment Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 9/22/2023 "Very useful and versatile using the video addons" 4/5 What do you like best about Kodi? The video addons, and use of IPTV services. The number of integrated features features. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Kodi? Can get complicated at times navigating through the app. Not really for beginners especially if you are looking to install addons. Also no option to cast directly to your smart TV. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Kodi solving and how is that benefiting you? This is a all in one entertainment system so no need to have multiple applications for each purpose. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerSource: Organic ![Sachin .](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Sachin .") S Sachin . Senior Research Scientist-I Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 3/9/2022 "Amazing tool for watching live tv, playing games and so on" 4.5/5 What do you like best about Kodi? It has so many Add-on features like you can add your favourite app through add on and just run. You can watch live tv as well for free in this app. My overall experience is good with this app. This app is compatible with windows, TV, mobile etc. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Kodi? Sometimes it gets slow and buffers which I hate the most because you have to wait for that and I don't like waiting while I watch my favourite show. Rest it's a good application. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Kodi: If you want to watch free live tv then go for it. You should use this software I must say it is worth it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Kodi solving and how is that benefiting you? I watch live tv through this software and sometimes play games on my tv through this application. You can add so many add-on applications and enjoy your desired application on this. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite DD Demacrcus D. Owner Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 7/21/2022 "Kodi is easy to setup but addons…" 4.5/5 What do you like best about Kodi? Kodi is useful has various ui options an Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Kodi? Kodi itself is easy to setup but addons are a pain to add Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Kodi solving and how is that benefiting you? It's giving free the with the right addons Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Geoffrey H.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Geoffrey H.") GH Geoffrey H. Self Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 1/13/2022 "Kodi is an amazing media center powerhouse" 5/5 What do you like best about Kodi? Cody allows you to play many types of files with the very customizable interface. It has features also such as radio, DVR, and emulation. There are many plugins to do just about anything. If you want to stream some music and have visualizations there are plugins for that. Want to play some old games, well guess what there are emulator plugins for just about every console created. Want to track what you're watching and get recommendations? Easy to do you can integrate with services like Trakt and get recommendations and your views scrabbled and also find lists of content that interest you. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Kodi? Every now and then they can be buggy and add-ons need to be updated to maintain support. Sometimes the skin/UI can be glitchy or undesirable to get things done, but definitely there is more good than bad Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Kodi solving and how is that benefiting you? I use Kodi to stream my favorite TV shows and movies. I use it to watch things with subtitles or audio tracks that I normally can't get from a streaming service and I enjoy using it to play music with visuals to back the sounds. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Fred J.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Fred J.") FJ Fred J. English Teacher Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 8/24/2021 "A great open-source for your plans" 3.5/5 What do you like best about Kodi? Kodi could quickly become my number one open-source app for having my iptv / youtube/free TV on my Xbox.It was smooth plus it allowed me to use unlimited plans and ideas by using its incredible features Kodi is stable on consoles and windows which is amazing also the If you don't like the UI or skin you can download and apply then and enjoy a new interface in less than a minute . Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Kodi? There are a lot to complain but it's free and never asked for any additional fee so all I can say The app is not that smooth it crashes time to time , freezes time to time and also has alot of useless add-ons which they don't do much after installation Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Kodi: If you are new to kodi all you need to do go to Youtube and learn how to install Xanax it would be a perfect add on to include all you need from speediest/weather report to live TV and series. Use VPN when you use Kodi your information could he valuable for the hackers since this app shares information with 3rd party. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Kodi solving and how is that benefiting you? Kodi helped to have my greatest free Live TV experience specifically my IPTV bloomed with Kodi It was a great adventure to take peek at different countries channel and enjoy a platform with countless features. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerSource: Organic ![Chris Q.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Chris Q.") CQ Chris Q. Chief Technology Officer Telecommunications Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 8/24/2021 "Kodi is amazing for anything you want to watch" 5/5 What do you like best about Kodi? The fact that it hs so many builds and apps you can choose from to find what you want to watch Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Kodi? Its a little slow on finding movies and shows Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Kodi solving and how is that benefiting you? Boredom is the main problem solved, because it doesnt happen with the wide selection of things to watch Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in Staffing and Recruiting](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Staffing and Recruiting") US Verified User in Staffing and Recruiting Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 11/30/2021 "A very customizable app that serves it's purpose effectively." 3.5/5 What do you like best about Kodi? Everything is customizable with add-ons and can interface with several paid and free add-ons. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Kodi? It can be complicated with limited functionality. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Kodi solving and how is that benefiting you? It can a useful media player that also interfaces with several paid and free streaming services. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Anmol D.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Anmol D.") AD Anmol D. Chief Technology Officer Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 7/10/2020 "Best cross-platform media center app" 5/5 What do you like best about Kodi? Kodi is a free and open source media center app/software which is available on all Operating Systems including Android, Windows, iOS, MacOS and Linux. The UI is nice, friendly and easy to use and there are a lot of customization options available to choose like skins, themes and fonts. There are a lot of plugins and addons available for it which greatly enhances its overall experience and capabilities and its ability to play almost all files is really awesome. The remote app for operating Kodi is also available for almost all devices/platforms which makes it more easier and convenient to use. It can also synchronize its content across all devices. Kodi can play media from local network or DLNA device which is one of the most useful feature of it. Keyboard and mouse can also be connected with it. Support is not good but nothing to expect more than that from a free open source software. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Kodi? Lack of information available on Official Website. Sometimes when I turn off the TV or Smart Box it crashes automatically and reset the settings, this is the most irritation bug of Kodi because of that I have to customize it from start. Updates for addons are rare which makes them unusable and sometimes crash on newer versions of Kodi. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Kodi: If anyone wants to organize and play media from Local PC's, Media Servers or DLNA devices it the perfect app/software which you can customize to your needs and install plugins and addons as well to greatly enhance its capabilities. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Kodi solving and how is that benefiting you? I use Kodi on all of my Smart Android TV's and Smart TV Box's to play and sync all kinds of media. Its ability to play all types of media files from local networks and DLNA devices is one of the most useful feature. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite JC Jesse C. Software Engineer Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 11/12/2019 "Entertainment on any device synchronized with the Internet." 4/5 What do you like best about Kodi? I like the graphical interface of this program, it is beautiful and the icons represent each function it performs, that of the add-ons and options. There are many add-ons of all kinds, movies, series, cartoons, radio, select the fastest and most stable server to watch your movies online. This program works on almost all devices, Windows, Linux, Mac OS and much more. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Kodi? It gets slow when loading files or installing new add-ons. Slow to tune a channel or movie from an add-ons. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Kodi: Use this program to synchronize all your multimedia files on any device within your local network or Internet, it is free, at first the configuration is difficult but when you learn it is an excellent program. Turn any PC into a multimedia center at home or work for your entertainment. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Kodi solving and how is that benefiting you? I convert any PC or device compatible with Kodi into a multimedia center, synchronize my audio and video files from any network for easy playback. I control the multimedia files of my server, I give permission of the file that can be played on any device synchronized with Kodi. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite VW Vicent W. Software Developer Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 10/7/2019 "Media player on your PC. " 4/5 What do you like best about Kodi? This program can not be missing on any PC, it is very beautiful with templates that gives an attractive interface to your PC, to play movies, videos, mp3, and much more from a local network or Internet, there are many Internet add-ons of everything you can imagine, with a lot of programming. Downloading through torrent pages is much faster so as not to download and saturate particular servers. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Kodi? Kodi has many options to learn, it is difficult to add an add-ons because there is no official page with Kodi's own, to install from PC or Internet you have to do many steps. When I have a very good add-ons sometimes they delete them, I have to find another one to continue using. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Kodi: Use this player for your favorite programs, you can synchronize and play what you want in Kodi with a nice and nice graphic interface. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Kodi solving and how is that benefiting you? I play any multimedia file directly from the Internet, much faster and easier to enjoy where I have Kodi installed, synchronization with public servers and own to have everything in one place and enjoy all the favorite programming. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ##### Pricing Pricing details for this product isn’t currently available. Visit the vendor’s website to learn more. 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