Kodi 20 “Nexus” Released with AV1 Hardware Decoding on Linux, PipeWire Support
The Kodi 20 “Nexus” has been released today as the latest stable update of this free, open-source, and cross-platform home theater software for GNU/Linux, Android, Raspberry Pi, iOS, tvOS, macOS, and Windows platforms.
Kodi 20 “Nexus” is a massive update that comes nearly two years after Kodi 19 “Matrix” to introduce major and exciting new features like support for the PipeWire multimedia server, AV1 hardware decoding on Linux via VA-API (Video Acceleration API), AV1 codec support for InputStream, as well as built-in Steam Deck controller support.
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Kodi 20: Final version of the media center released
Since the system is now very mature, the changes and innovations are more likely to be found under the hood, between the release of Kodi 19 in February 2021 the community has nearly 4,000 commits submitted to the developers. On Wiki for newcomers can be found here. alternatives? There are sure to be some. Including Plex or Jellyfin. And if you’re on the go with the Apple TV, you can also take a look at Infuse.
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Kodi 20.0 "Nexus" - Release | News | Kodi
It's Time! We are pleased to present the latest release of Kodi, v20 "Nexus".
With over 4,600 commits since v19 "Matrix" was released on February 19th, 2021, this has been a huge effort. Thanks go out to our team members, and everyone in our community who sent a pull request, tested and gave feedback, or provided support to users on the forum. We appreciate your contribution to making Kodi better.
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Kodi 20.0 "Nexus" Update Includes Support for AV1 Video and Steam Deck Controller
Kodi is a cross-platform open-source media player developed by the Kodi Foundation that offers a plethora of features.
Its previous major release was Kodi 19 'Matrix' which came almost two years ago.
Now, an improved release is here, called Kodi 'Nexus'. It promises several new features and improvements.
Let's take a look at those.