# osmc/osmc

OSMC (Open Source Media Center) is a free and open source media center distribution

Repository: https://github.com/osmc/osmc
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/osmc
Homepage: https://osmc.tv
Language: C
License: GPL-2.0
License Family: copyleft
Last push: 2026-08-24T00:17:40+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 77/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4476, "days_push": 10, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1741, forks 390 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:30.260321+00:00)

## What it is
OSMC (Open Source Media Center) is a free and open source Linux-based media center distribution built on Debian and Kodi. It plays media from local network, attached storage, and the internet, with an app store for customization and support for devices like Raspberry Pi and OSMC's own Vero hardware.

## Use cases
- turn a raspberry pi into a home theater pc
- play movies and music from my nas on my tv
- kodi-based media center os with easy installer
- stream internet media to my living room tv
- 4k hdr media player for local files
- open source alternative to apple tv

## When to choose
- you want a polished, remote-friendly Kodi media center on a dedicated device like Raspberry Pi or Vero
- you need broad format and streaming protocol support out of the box
- you want Debian package access for tinkering under a simple TV interface

## When to avoid
- you need a general-purpose desktop Linux distribution
- you only want the Kodi application itself on an existing OS rather than a full distribution
- you require DRM-locked commercial streaming services with full support

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: gui, video-processing, audio-processing, streaming, self-hosted
- domain: media, entertainment, self-hosted, cross-platform
- platform: embedded
- tags: kodi, media-center, htpc, home-theater, debian-based, raspberry-pi, tv-interface, linux, arm, desktop

## Member repositories
- osmc/osmc (main) score 77

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:30.260321+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 2026-08-30T03:30:03.302176+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/osmc/osmc (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:30.260321+00:00, sha bc8a0bd7d767)
  - homepage: https://osmc.tv (fetched 2026-08-29T11:07:28.328193+00:00, sha 7b5f8ef1ef22)
  - site_page: https://osmc.tv/about (fetched 2026-08-29T11:07:28.330612+00:00, sha be299d8b2c82)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.