# CoreELEC/CoreELEC

A lightweight OS for KODI

Repository: https://github.com/CoreELEC/CoreELEC
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/coreelec
Homepage: https://coreelec.org
Language: Makefile
License Family: other
Last push: 2026-08-26T12:17:30+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 73/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 23, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3075, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 302, "gap_med": 289, "n_releases_24m": 2}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1886, forks 977 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:49.145288+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: embedded, video-processing, audio-processing, self-hosted
- domain: embedded-systems, media, operating-systems, entertainment
- platform: embedded
- tags: kodi, amlogic, linux-distribution, media-center, htpc, just-enough-os, tv-box, dolby-vision, hdr, linux, arm

## Member repositories
- CoreELEC/CoreELEC (main) score 73

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:49.145288+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T03:13:33.966843+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/CoreELEC/CoreELEC (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:49.145288+00:00, sha 0f073109afa0)
  - homepage: https://coreelec.org (fetched 2026-08-29T10:52:35.706741+00:00, sha 40818c92361c)
  - site_page: https://discourse.coreelec.org/t/how-to-install-coreelec (fetched 2026-08-29T10:52:35.711365+00:00, sha 8a335ee8c35d)
  - site_page: https://discourse.coreelec.org/c/announcements/releases (fetched 2026-08-29T10:52:35.709453+00:00, sha 908a344c28da)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.