Along with Internet browsers or text editors, among others, multimedia players have become something present in almost all computers. This is because, in addition to working, we use a PC today to play games, listen to music, chat or watch movies. In this multimedia sector we find a multitude of software proposals, with Kodi as one of the leading ones.
This is a program that comes from the old XBMC and that over the years has gained the trust of millions of users around the world. Then it depends on the more or less lawful use that users make of it, as it happens with the rest of the programs. In fact, many consider this program as one of the main competitors of the equally popular, VLC . But it is not the only one that we can draw on at the moment, since there are other very interesting proposals such as the popular VLC, or the recent Stremio.
With everything and with this, it could be said that they are applications that, although they have a common objective, differ greatly between them. It is precisely for this reason that users who start working with Kodi, hardly leave it behind in the future. Not for nothing is it one of those programs that many consider special, even above the aforementioned VLC or Stremio. This is something that is due to several reasons, something that we want to talk about next. We refer to the reasons why Kodi is so loved among its wide community of users .
Kodi, a complete independent multimedia center
Although this is a program that we install on the computer, as soon as we open it we will see that it is not just another program. In fact, sometimes it behaves more like a platform or system independent of everything else. To give us an idea, Kodi even allows us to shut down or restart the computer directly without having to return to Windows .
This independence is very important for those users who are really looking for a multimedia center as such, rather than a conventional application. However, when installing and opening other proposals such as VLC or Stremio , in reality we are faced with one more program, at least in appearance, that is part of the operating system that is the base.
Kodi add-ons, keys to its success
These elements, the Kodi add-ons, are small additions in the form of pieces of software that we install on Kodi. These provide additional functions, call up other content, or even change the appearance of the program. There are both completely legal and others less lawful.
The main reason for all this is that there are some of these add-ons that give access to paid streaming platforms, for free, and therefore illegally .
Compatible with almost all current devices and systems
On the other hand, it is also worth mentioning that this is a program that we can use in a multitude of operating systems, both mobile and desktop. At the same time, we can also enjoy its functions on the PC , the telephone , a console, a Raspberry Pi , etc.
Thanks to all this versatility that it presents us, we can take our multimedia content anywhere to reproduce and manage them. It is true that VLC can also be found in a multitude of systems and devices, but without reaching the capabilities presented by its open source competitor.
The management of all types of libraries
As we say, this is not a multimedia player to use, since it tries to go one step further. With this, what we want to tell you is that it not only allows us to play videos or music , but it also presents us with a multitude of functions to manage all of this. Thanks to these, we have the possibility of managing our personal libraries of audio, video, photographs, etc.
However, for example, while VLC is limited to playing videos and music, with their corresponding playlists, Stremio focuses on streaming content.