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Send to Kodi

Screenshot of dialog box

  • Paste an URL to play it on Kodi.
  • Stream files from your computer to Kodi.
  • Uses youtube-dl to support hundreds of sites.
  • MPEG-DASH (high quality video) support.
  • No Kodi add-ons required for standard video.

Installation

  1. In Kodi, enable System > Services > Web server > Allow remote control via HTTP.

  2. Install on your Kodi box:

    • InputStream.Adaptive to enable MPEG-DASH support.
    • Youtube add-on for better youtube support.

  3. Install on your Linux machine:

    • zenity to get a GUI.
    • youtube-dl to add support for hundreds of video sites.
    • python-twisted to enable local file sharing and MPEG-DASH support.

  4. Now you can run it from the command line like so:

    ./send-to-kodi -r kodibox:8080 -u kodi:SomePassword https://vimeo.com/174312494

  5. For a more polished experience, edit send-to-kodi.desktop and add your credentials.

  6. Install it to your user folder:

    chmod 600 send-to-kodi.desktop
mkdir -p ~/.local/bin ~/.local/share/applications
cp send-to-kodi.sh ~/.local/bin/send-to-kodi
cp send-to-kodi.desktop ~/.local/share/applications/