# LibreELEC/LibreELEC.tv

Just enough OS for KODI

Repository: https://github.com/LibreELEC/LibreELEC.tv
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/libreelectv
Homepage: http://libreelec.tv
Language: Makefile
License Family: other
Topics: libreelec, kodi, linux, embedded, jeos, hacktoberfest
Last push: 2026-08-26T14:14:14+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 75/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 30, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3826, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 306, "gap_med": 142.0, "n_releases_24m": 3}
- 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 2805, forks 1194 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:22.775990+00:00)

## What it is
LibreELEC is a lightweight 'Just enough OS' Linux distribution purpose-built for running Kodi on popular mediacentre hardware. This repository contains its build system and package definitions for creating bootable images.

## Use cases
- turn a Raspberry Pi into a Kodi media center
- build a minimal Linux OS for a home theater PC
- create a custom Kodi appliance image
- run a dedicated media player OS on embedded hardware
- customize a Kodi distribution with extra packages

## When to choose
- you want a dedicated, minimal OS just for Kodi on supported hardware
- you need a fast-booting media center appliance for a TV box or SBC
- you want to build or customize a Kodi-based Linux image from source

## When to avoid
- you need a general-purpose desktop Linux distribution
- you want Kodi alongside other applications on an existing OS
- your hardware is not on the supported devices list

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: embedded, self-hosted, developer-tools
- domain: operating-systems, media, embedded-systems, self-hosted
- platform: embedded, cross-platform
- tags: kodi, jeos, linux-distribution, mediacenter, htpc, build-system, linux

## Member repositories
- LibreELEC/LibreELEC.tv (main) score 75

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:22.775990+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 2026-08-29T18:49:03.553165+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/LibreELEC/LibreELEC.tv (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:22.775990+00:00, sha 2c2ab96e8abe)
  - homepage: http://libreelec.tv (fetched 2026-08-29T09:54:22.101554+00:00, sha 9ee68e7b7780)
  - site_page: https://libreelec.tv/about (fetched 2026-08-29T09:54:22.110848+00:00, sha 9bfdf2039e2b)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.