CoreELEC/CoreELEC
A lightweight OS for KODI observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
73/100
- Activity 99
- Release rhythm 23
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_license
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 289
- age_days: 3075
- days_rel: 302
- days_push: 7
- n_releases_24m: 2
Adoption not part of the score
1886 stars · 977 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
CoreELEC is a lightweight 'Just enough OS' Linux distribution built to run Kodi media center software on low-cost Amlogic-based hardware. It is a community-maintained fork of LibreELEC with extensive hardware video/audio decoding and passthrough support.
Use cases
- turn an Amlogic TV box into a Kodi media center
- boot a minimal Linux OS for home theater playback
- play 4K HDR and Dolby Vision content on cheap hardware
- bitstream Dolby Atmos and DTS-X audio to an AVR
- replace Android on an S905/S905X4 box with a dedicated media OS
When to choose
- you have an Amlogic SoC device (S905X2 through S905X5, etc.) and want a dedicated Kodi appliance
- you need hardware decoding for H.264/H.265/AV1/VP9 and lossless audio passthrough
- you want a minimal, boot-from-SD/USB OS with no general-purpose desktop overhead
When to avoid
- your hardware is Raspberry Pi or generic x86 (use LibreELEC or OSMC instead)
- you need a general-purpose Linux desktop or package ecosystem
- your device uses an Amlogic GXL/S905X or older SoC on the Kodi 22 branch
Facets
application · maturity active
embedded video-processing audio-processing self-hosted embedded-systems media operating-systems entertainment embedded kodi amlogic linux-distribution media-center htpc just-enough-os tv-box dolby-vision hdr linux arm
4 sources
- readme: https://github.com/CoreELEC/CoreELEC · fetched 2026-08-28 · 0f073109afa0
- homepage: https://coreelec.org · fetched 2026-08-29 · 40818c92361c
- site_page: https://discourse.coreelec.org/t/how-to-install-coreelec · fetched 2026-08-29 · 8a335ee8c35d
- site_page: https://discourse.coreelec.org/c/announcements/releases · fetched 2026-08-29 · 908a344c28da
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| CoreELEC/CoreELEC | main | 73 |
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