LibreELEC Reviews (21)

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LibreELEC Reviews (21)

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Users consistently praise the software for its lightweight design and ease of installation, making it ideal for repurposing older hardware into effective media centers. The ability to customize with various add-ons enhances its appeal, although some users note a lack of comprehensive training resources and the absence of built-in storage management as common limitations.
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Ihor Z.
IZ
Ihor Z.
Cloud Infrastructure Engineer & Developer
Computer Software
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Good distributive for the multimedia purposes"
5/5
What do you like best about LibreELEC?

I like the great support of different codecs and plugins and support of the ARM microprocessors. I was used Libreelec on my OrangepiPC2 board and found it quite a good solution. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about LibreELEC?

Nightly builds sometimes could be unstable, as for the stable releases - everything is quite well, also for my mini PC not all of the USB wifi adapters works correctly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

QL
Quante L.
Frontend for
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Libre elec"
4/5
What do you like best about LibreELEC?

Libre elec is easily compatible with kod and I had no problems setting it up Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about LibreELEC?

I dislike how you have to manually get the stuff and it's hard to figure out Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

JB
Jamal B.
Frontend web development
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Not my favorite"
3/5
What do you like best about LibreELEC?

It's easily compatible with kodi and has entertainment Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about LibreELEC?

Kodi itself is hard to setup on some devices Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

DD
Demacrcus D.
Owner
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Perfect for free entertainment"
4/5
What do you like best about LibreELEC?

It replaces tv easily and is easily integrated Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about LibreELEC?

I don't like kodi setup it's hard and annoying Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Animation
UA
Verified User in Animation
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Enjoyable but legality is questionablele"
4/5
What do you like best about LibreELEC?

I like the wide range of movies, I can relax very fun addition to my raspberry pi b Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about LibreELEC?

I don't think this is legal priates movies? Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Media Production
UM
Verified User in Media Production
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"A great light weight OS to run media server"
4.5/5
What do you like best about LibreELEC?

Very lightweight and was easy to install Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about LibreELEC?

Parts of the operating system are underdeveloped and difficult to use for people not used to it Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Arun K.
AK
Arun K.
Co-Founder
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Awsome ui"
5/5
What do you like best about LibreELEC?

nice experience in using the os and the software in it Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about LibreELEC?

I have not felt anything for disliking it,but also just loved it Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Cody L.
CL
Cody L.
SSoftware Development Engineer in Test
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Great little OS!"
5/5
What do you like best about LibreELEC?

My favorite features are that it's a very lightweight operating system, as well as the fact I can use Kodi inside of it.

Super fast with very few issues! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about LibreELEC?

Slower update release cadence can be a bit annoying if there are bugs, but nothing else! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Online Media
UO
Verified User in Online Media
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Great minimalistic OS for your media needs"
4.5/5
What do you like best about LibreELEC?

LibreElec is small, fast and runs smoothly on pretty much any hardware.

works fine on my Raspberry Pi zero.

It's very easy to use, runs Kodi and has many plugins (such as Youtube)

Can use files localy of via shared location

boots very fast

works with any media type I've tried

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What do you dislike about LibreELEC?

it might crash or stuck at times, but it may be cause I'm running it on a Pi zero which is very underppowered.

might be a bit complex to install and configure if you are new, but many helpful videos/forums are available for help. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Peter C.
PC
Peter C.
Field Sales Engineer II
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"It's Open source so you get what you don't pay for."
2.5/5
What do you like best about LibreELEC?

I like that it's open source in that you can customize what you want. However, I hate that it's open source in that if something breaks up stream after you've customized something to work in your environment you get very little (read "NONE") support from the developers since you decided to break their code. I like that it's the follow on evolution of Kodi which was XBMC which was XBOX media Center (yes kids I'm that Old)... I remember having HALO LAN parties in barracks 33612 on Camp Margarita on MCB Camp Pendleton before 9/11 and our G-6 IT Marines would have so much Cat5 strung through out the barracks we would all be online slaying each other and then we'd all be streaming movies. I got nostalgic and thought I give this a go. It's not quite there yet but it made me walk back down memory lane for a week or so. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about LibreELEC?

I hate that it's open source in that if something breaks up stream after you've customized something to work in your environment you get very little (read "NONE") support from the developers since you decided to break their code.

Many of the developers are helpful but if you're not a programmer the development team doesn't have the patience to help you. The inability to speak a language is still a turn off to many users. Until such time as a developer learns to tolerate the pain of listening to a user's frustrations than this product's evolutions will only slowly evolve. Sadly commercial product will "lap" this very quickly and will sunset libre very quickly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.