OpenELEC/OpenELEC.tv
OpenELEC - The living room PC for everyone observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
32/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_releases 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: n/a
- age_days: 5767
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 3287
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
1618 stars · 859 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
OpenELEC is a minimal embedded Linux distribution that turns a PC or single-board device into a Kodi-based home theater appliance. It boots directly into Kodi with a tiny footprint, read-only system, and built-in Samba and SSH services.
Use cases
- turn an old PC into a Kodi media center
- build a set-top box HTPC appliance
- boot a living room PC straight into a media player
- run a lightweight media center on a Raspberry Pi
- share media files to the TV box over Samba
When to choose
- you want a dedicated, fast-booting Kodi appliance with minimal OS overhead
- you have low-spec hardware and need a tiny disk and memory footprint
- you want plug-and-play media playback without maintaining a full Linux desktop
When to avoid
- you need an actively maintained project - it was discontinued in 2017 (successor: LibreELEC)
- you want a general-purpose Linux desktop alongside your media center
- you need modern hardware support or recent Kodi versions
Facets
application · maturity abandoned
self-hosted developer-tools media embedded-systems self-hosted embedded htpc kodi media-center appliance-os linux-distribution linux
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/OpenELEC/OpenELEC.tv · fetched 2026-08-28 · 97eb5854901d
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| OpenELEC/OpenELEC.tv | main | 32 |
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