They generally use torrents, and at least give access to TV/movies which you may not own. That said, I have fears of popular downloading software like Sonarr, Radarr, etc. I am not a lawyer, and this is not legal advice. The legality of downloading TV and movies has always been murky.

PlayOn: record TV/movies for your media library.

Plex: a beautiful interface for your own media library.

USTV Now: free US-focused news ( paid option).

: one of the first aggregators from the cable-box days.

Popcornflix: ad-supported TV and Movies ( owned by Screen Media Ventures).

Tubi: ad-supported TV and Movies ( owned by Fox).

Crackle: TV and Movies ( owned by Sony).

There are also various streaming channels available, like BBC and Comedy Central, to gain direct access to their online catalog. This gives access to legal Kodi add-ons like PlayOn and Plex (for recording and watching downloaded shows, respectively). By default, this includes the “official” repository of add-ons. Many popular TV channels and streaming services are available on Kodi:įrom the add-ons menu on the left sidebar, choose Download -> Video Add-Ons.

Our home projector running Kodi and the Comedy Central add-on. These are… dubiously legal, at best.īut Kodi has plenty of legal add-ons and uses. They carry a vague warning about your “ISP tracking you.” They’re right to do so: most of the top-ranking “how-to” sites for Kodi discuss the wide market of add-ons that allow for streaming any TV/movie channel/service around the world. Many sites recommend ( nay, insist) you use a VPN with Kodi. If you search for instructions on using Kodi, you might find something odd. To do anything interesting, it first need a media library or some kind of streaming source.

What is Kodi, then? It is just a nicely polished media player… with lots of add-ons and customizations. Installing Kodi is very simple, but the default installation does… almost nothing. It can run on a wide variety of devices, from Raspberry Pis to Firesticks to laptops and servers. Kodi is one of the most popular open-source media players.

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