LibreELEC

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{{Infobox OS

| name = LibreELEC

| logo = LibreELEC logo.png

| screenshot = LibreELEC KODI plugin.png

| caption = LibreELEC settings Add-On in KODI

| developer = LibreELEC Team

| family = Linux (Unix-like)

| working state = Current

| source model = Open source

| released = {{Start date and age|2016|04|04|df=yes}}

| latest release version = {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q28449365|P348|P548=Q2804309}}

| latest release date = {{Start date and age|{{wikidata|qualifier|preferred|single|Q28449365|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}}}}

| latest preview version =

| latest preview date =

| update model = Automatic

| supported platforms = AMD64; ARMhf, ARMv7, ARM64

| kernel type = Linux

| ui = Kodi

| license = GPLv2

| website = {{URL|https://libreelec.tv}}

}}

LibreELEC (short for Libre Embedded Linux Entertainment Center) is a non-profit fork of OpenELEC as an open source software appliance, a Linux-based Just enough operating system for the Kodi media player. This fork of OpenELEC announced in March 2016 as a split from the OpenELEC team after "creative differences", taking most of its active developers at the time to join the new LibreELEC project.{{cite web |url= https://libreelec.tv/2016/03/24/lets-rock-this-gig/ |title= Let's rock this gig! |author= Chewitt |website= libreelec.tv |date= 24 March 2016 |access-date= 4 March 2023}}{{cite web |url= https://libreelec.tv/2016/03/20/hello-world/ |title= Hello World! |author= Chewitt |website= libreelec.tv |date= 20 March 2016 |access-date= 4 March 2023}}{{cite web |url= https://libreelec.tv/about/ |title= About LibreELEC.tv |website= libreelec.tv |date= 2016 |access-date= 12 May 2016}}{{Cite web |url= https://github.com/LibreELEC/LibreELEC.tv |title= LibreELEC.tv |website= GitHub |access-date= 12 May 2016}}

This is a conservative fork of the OpenELEC project with a stronger focus on pre-release testing and post-release change management.

History

Because of the end of Python 2 support in 2020, LibreElec version 10 with Kodi 19 switches to Python 3. Therefore, addons created for prior versions with python 2 need to be updated by developers for Kodi 19 because Python code is not backward compatible.

class="wikitable"
width=150 scope=col | LibreELEC version

! width=190 | Release date

! colspan=2 width=120 | Kodi version

! width=100 | Kernel

! width=300 | Announcement

7.0.0

| align=center | 4 April 2016

| align=center | 16.1

| align=center | Jarvis

|

| [https://libreelec.tv/2016/04/libreelec-jarvis-v7-0-0-release/ LibreELEC (Jarvis) v7.0.0 RELEASE] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210415025715/https://libreelec.tv/2016/04/libreelec-jarvis-v7-0-0-release/ |date=2021-04-15 }}

8.0.0

| align=center | 22 February 2017

| align=center | 17.0

| rowspan="9" align=center | Krypton

|

| [https://libreelec.tv/2017/02/libreelec-krypton-v8-0-0-release LibreELEC (Krypton) v8.0.0 RELEASE] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210415022239/https://libreelec.tv/2017/02/libreelec-krypton-v8-0-0-release |date=2021-04-15 }}

8.0.1

| align=center | 24 March 2017

| align=center | 17.1

|

| [https://libreelec.tv/2017/03/libreelec-krypton-v8-0-1-mr LibreELEC (Krypton) v8.0.1 MR] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210415012644/https://libreelec.tv/2017/03/libreelec-krypton-v8-0-1-mr |date=2021-04-15 }}

8.0.2

| align=center | 26 May 2017

| align=center | 17.3

|

| [https://libreelec.tv/2017/05/libreelec-krypton-v8-0-2-mr/ LibreELEC (Krypton) v8.0.2 MR] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210415014335/https://libreelec.tv/2017/05/libreelec-krypton-v8-0-2-mr/ |date=2021-04-15 }}

8.2.0

| align=center | 28 October 2017

| align=center | 17.5

| 4.11.8

| [https://libreelec.tv/2017/10/libreelec-krypton-8-2-0-release/ LibreELEC (Krypton) v8.2.0 RELEASE] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210122175628/https://libreelec.tv/2017/10/libreelec-krypton-8-2-0-release/ |date=2021-01-22 }}

8.2.1

| align=center | 21 November 2017

| rowspan="5" align=center | 17.6

|

| [https://libreelec.tv/2017/11/libreelec-krypton-v8-2-1-mr/ LibreELEC (Krypton) v8.2.1 MR] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210415010812/https://libreelec.tv/2017/11/libreelec-krypton-v8-2-1-mr/ |date=2021-04-15 }}

8.2.2

| align=center | 23 December 2017

|

| [https://libreelec.tv/2017/12/libreelec-krypton-8-2-2-mr/ LibreELEC (Krypton) 8.2.2 MR] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210415024736/https://libreelec.tv/2017/12/libreelec-krypton-8-2-2-mr/ |date=2021-04-15 }}

8.2.3

| align=center | 21 January 2018

|

| [https://libreelec.tv/2018/01/libreelec-krypton-8-2-3-mr/ LibreELEC (Krypton) 8.2.3 MR] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210415014935/https://libreelec.tv/2018/01/libreelec-krypton-8-2-3-mr/ |date=2021-04-15 }}

8.2.4

| align=center | 14 March 2018

| 4.9.59

| [https://libreelec.tv/2018/03/libreelec-krypton-8-2-4-mr/ LibreELEC (Krypton) 8.2.4 MR] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612184854/https://libreelec.tv/2018/03/libreelec-krypton-8-2-4-mr/ |date=2018-06-12 }}

8.2.5

| align=center | 14 April 2018

| 4.9.80

| [https://libreelec.tv/2018/04/libreelec-krypton-8-2-5-mr/ LibreELEC (Krypton) 8.2.5 MR] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210415021228/https://libreelec.tv/2018/04/libreelec-krypton-8-2-5-mr/ |date=2021-04-15 }}

9.0.0

| align=center | 2 February 2019

| align=center | 18.0

| rowspan="10" align=center | Leia

|

| [https://libreelec.tv/2019/02/02/libreelec-leia-9-0-0-release/ LibreELEC (Leia) 9.0.0 RELEASE]

9.0.1

| align=center | 26 February 2019

| align=center | 18.1

| 4.19.23

| [https://libreelec.tv/2019/02/26/libreelec-leia-9-0-1-mr/ LibreELEC (Leia) 9.0.1 MR]

9.0.2

| align=center | 11 May 2019

| align=center | 18.2

| 4.19.36

| [https://libreelec.tv/2019/05/11/libreelec-leia-9-0-2-mr/ LibreELEC (Leia) 9.0.2 MR]

9.2

| align=center | 22 November 2019

| align=center | 18.5

| 4.19.83

|[https://libreelec.tv/2019/11/25/libreelec-leia-9-2-0/ LibreELEC (Leia) 9.2]

9.2.1

| align=center | 10 March 2020

| align=center | 18.6

|4.19/5.1

|[https://libreelec.tv/2020/03/10/libreelec-leia-9-2-1/ LibreELEC (Leia) 9.2.1]

9.2.2

| align=center | 28 March 2020

| align=center | 18.6

|

|[https://libreelec.tv/2020/03/28/libreelec-leia-9-2-2-hotfix/ LibreELEC (Leia) 9.2.2 Hotfix]

9.2.3

| align=center | 4 June 2020

| align=center | 18.7.1

|4.19/5.1

|[https://libreelec.tv/2020/06/04/libreelec-leia-9-2-3/ LibreELEC (Leia) 9.2.3]

9.2.4

| align=center | 12 August 2020

| rowspan="2" align=center | 18.8

|

|[https://libreelec.tv/2020/08/12/libreelec-leia-9-2-4/ LibreELEC (Leia) 9.2.4]

9.2.5

| align=center | 24 August 2020

|

|[https://libreelec.tv/2020/08/24/libreelec-leia-9-2-5/ LibreELEC (Leia) 9.2.5]

9.2.6

| align=center | 2 November 2020

| align=center | 18.9

|

|[https://libreelec.tv/2020/11/02/libreelec-leia-9-2-6/ LibreELEC (Leia) 9.2.6]

10.0.0

| align=center | 26 August 2021

| align=center | 19.1

| rowspan="5" align="center" | Matrix

| 5.4

|[https://libreelec.tv/2021/08/26/libreelec-matrix-10-0/ LibreELEC (Matrix) 10.0.0]

10.0.1

| align=center | 3 November 2021

| align=center | 19.3

| 5.10

|[https://libreelec.tv/2021/11/03/libreelec-matrix-10-0-1/ LibreELEC (Matrix) 10.0.1]

10.0.2

| align=center | 9 March 2022

| rowspan="2" align=center | 19.4

|

|[https://libreelec.tv/2022/03/09/libreelec-matrix-10-0-2/ LibreELEC (Matrix) 10.0.2]

10.0.3

| align=center | 17 October 2022

|

|[https://libreelec.tv/2022/10/17/libreelec-matrix-10-0-3/ LibreELEC (Matrix) 10.0.3]

10.0.4

| align=center | 15 January 2023

| align=center | 19.5

|

|[https://libreelec.tv/2023/01/15/libreelec-matrix-10-0-4/ LibreELEC (Matrix) 10.0.4]

11.0

| align=center | 6 March 2023

| align=center | 20.0

| rowspan="4" | Nexus

|

|[https://libreelec.tv/2023/03/06/libreelec-nexus-11-0-0/ LibreELEC (Nexus) 11.0]

11.0.1

| align=center | 24 March 2023

| align=center | 20.1

|6.1.19

|[https://libreelec.tv/2023/03/24/libreelec-nexus-11-0-1/ LibreELEC (Nexus) 11.0.1]

11.0.3

| align=center | 20 July 2023

| rowspan="2" align=center | 20.2

|6.1.38

|[https://libreelec.tv/2023/07/20/libreelec-nexus-11-0-3/ LibreELEC (Nexus) 11.0.3]

11.0.4

| align=center | 23 December 2023

|6.1.68

|[https://libreelec.tv/2023/12/23/libreelec-nexus-11-0-4/ LibreELEC (Nexus) 11.0.4]

12.0

|01 May 2024

|21.0

|rowspan="5" | Omega

|6.6.28

|[https://libreelec.tv/2024/05/01/libreelec-nexus-12-0-0/ LibreELEC (Omega) 12.0]

12.0.1

|26 August 2024

|21.1

|6.6.46

|[https://libreelec.tv/2024/08/26/libreelec-nexus-12-0-1/ LibreELEC (Omega) 12.1]

12.0.2

|22 January 2025

|21.2

|6.6.71

|[https://libreelec.tv/2025/01/22/libreelec-nexus-12-0-2/ LibreELEC (Omega) 12.2]

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