Kodi 21 Omega – Details, Features, & Download Links

Kodi has officially launched the stable version of Kodi 21 Omega with new features and updates.

An official announcement from Kodi has yet to be made but we will update with more information once it’s provided.

Provided below is the changelog including features, fixes, and general update information.

If you wish to install this version of Kodi 21, use our download guides provided below.

The most popular Kodi device is the Fire TV Stick 4K Max and here’s a video that shows how to install the latest release onto this device.

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Kodi 21 Omega – Features & Updates

Provided below is the complete changelog pulled directly from the Github page.

What’s Changed

[BP][macOS] fall back to legacy OpenGL profile on NSOpenGLContext creation error #24822 by @kambala-decapitator in #24823
[BP][cmake] UWP fix escaping generate-UWP-pythonfix script by @fuzzard in #24839
[BP][tools/depends] LLVM15 support – reduce errors to warnings by @fuzzard in #24840
Install scalable svg icon by @razzeee in #24853
[Omega]Fix regression when playing deleted movie. by @ksooo in #24863
[Omega] RC2 by @fuzzard in #24848

Kodi 21 Omega Download

We recommend continuing to use the stable version of Kodi until Kodi 21 Omega stable is released.

The Kodi 21 Omega can be installed directly through the free TROYPOINT Toolbox.

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Here are the download links as well.

Kodi 21 Omega – Android 32BIT

Kodi 21 Omega – Android 64BIT

Kodi 21 Omega – Windows 64BIT

Kodi 21 Omega – Windows 32BIT

macOS 64BIT

iOS 64BIT

Install Guide for Kodi 21 Omega – Linux

NOTE: For those interested in testing Kodi 21 Omega while still using a past release of Kodi, we suggest using the TROYPOINT Kodi Fork for multiple variations of Kodi on one device.

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Shown below are previous versions of Kodi 21 Omega with detailed feature guides.

Kodi 21 Omega Release – Features, Fixes, and Updates

On December 20, 2023, Kodi officially released the Beta 1 version of Kodi 21. These changes are the foundation for the stable release that we have today. See below for the complete list of release notes pulled directly from the official press release.

Build/Dependencies

A few dependencies have been bumped (openssl, python) as part of the normal update process.

Estuary, Estouchy

@jjd-uk has made a fix for Shift view overlays (https://github.com/xbmc/xbmc/pull/24168).
Media flags for music have been added to Estuary by @jjd-uk as well (https://github.com/xbmc/xbmc/pull/24162).

General

A change was made by @CastagnaIT that narrows the scope of the optional track title providing language specific audio track data. Information regarding this advanced setting can be found on the wiki at https://kodi.wiki/view/Advancedsettings.xml#languagecodes.
@rschupp has contributed to the removal of Kodi’s use of the library pcrecpp. The use of this was changed to use C++ standard library capabilities.
A fix has been made for when some XML files written by Kodi would add a trailing null character, therefore making the XML invalid.
Several users contributed to compiler warning fixes affecting multiple platforms. Thanks to @CrystalP, @fuzzard, @thexai.
@Rechi has made further fixes to satisfy more static analysis based fixes/warnings.
The FFmpeg library has been updated to 6.0.1 for all platforms that don’t use a system-provided FFmpeg version.
@rmrector continues to improve artwork cache handling. PVR images are now handled like most other image types for the caching system.
@ksooo has been fixing further context menu fallout as he endeavours to improve the maintainability and consistency across Kodi’s context menus.

Network

A couple of fixes to IPv6 usage by @joseluismarti.

Platform Specifics

Android:
- More Dolby Vison updates have been submitted by @quietvoid. The latest fixes playback when some data is not provided by the FFmpeg library, and we would incorrectly categorise it as a different Dolby Vision profile https://github.com/xbmc/xbmc/pull/24172.
Linux:
- @smp79 has submitted a fix to VDPAU HQ scalers.
macOS:
- @kambala-decapitator has updated our macOS signing tools to use Apple’s newer notarytool. The previous usage of altool was deprecated/shutdown by Apple.In November.
  Windows:
  The much-awaited HDR10 support was added for Xbox by @thexai here: https://github.com/xbmc/xbmc/pull/24083. The crash with VC-1 and some MPEG-2 videos when using DXVA decoding was corrected by @thexai here: https://github.com/xbmc/xbmc/pull/24085. A crash when closing Kodi on Xbox has been fixed by @thexai.
  PVR:
  @ksooo continues to fix/improve Kodi’s PVR system with multiple fixes for different race conditions merged for Beta2. Fix recordings with a path containing a ‘:’ not displayed in recordings window.
  Python:
  @the-black-eagle has added songVideoURL to the InfoTagMusic interface.
  His improvement of your Android code has been updated to use Android-provided values rather than a manually-curated list of values. You can check out the details of the changes in the code at https://github.com/xbmc/xbmc/pull/23769.
  
  A workaround for an Amlogic BSP audio bug that affects many platforms, including modern Google devices, has been implemented and fixed. For more information, you can refer to the following link: here, and view the fix at https://github.com/xbmc/xbmc/commit/be049ba900df39b9f2cef820a19088f8aa1ba7d2.
  
  Moving on to FreeBSD, not many improvements have been made to the FreeBSD port, but @lrusak has aligned FreeBSD with Linux by using the command line argument --audio-backend. You can view the changes made at https://github.com/xbmc/xbmc/pull/23886.Estuary has been updated by @ksooo to include “more…” in size-limited lists, affecting homescreen widgets with more than 15 items. Additional changes have been made to support video information for Movie Sets and TV Seasons.
  
  Regarding FFmpeg, @popcornmix has addressed issues in the FFmpeg library usage, specifically related to seeking and playback. These improvements have undergone multiple iterations, with the hope of resolving any playback-related regressions. Users are encouraged to provide feedback if they encounter further playback issues while using FFmpeg.
  
  In terms of the filesystem, @thexai has enhanced data throughput by increasing the chunk size of data requests for local media by 64kb. This update aims to improve overall performance when accessing local media content.In this section, please be prepared for potential issues as breakage may occur when using this on a daily basis unless you are confident in resolving any problems that may arise. We encourage you to share your experiences with us so that we can effectively address and resolve any bugs for future improvements.
  
  As always, being an open-source project, you can view the modifications made from version 21 to version 20 on GitHub. For a more detailed analysis of the changes between v21 Alpha 2 and v21 Omega Alpha 3, you can refer to the comparison link provided.
  
  Kodi 21 Omega Alpha 2 was released on June 18th, 2023, on the official Kodi website. The release notes include updates to various components such as build dependencies, Estuary, FFmpeg, General improvements, JSON-RPC changes, Platform-specific enhancements for Android, Linux, macOS, webOS, and Windows, as well as Python-related fixes. Feel free to explore the details of each section for a comprehensive understanding of the developments made in this release.
  
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