About

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XBMC is an award-winning free and open source (GPL) software media player and

entertainment hub for digital media. XBMC is available for multiple platforms.

Created in 2003 by a group of like minded programmers, XBMC is a non-profit

project run and developed by volunteers located around the world.

More than 450 software developers have contributed to XBMC to date, and 100-plus

translators have worked to expand its reach, making it available in more

than 65 languages.

While XBMC functions very well as a standard media player application for your

computer, it has been designed to be the perfect companion for your HTPC.

Supporting an almost endless range of remote controls, and combined with its

beautiful interface and powerful skinning engine, XBMC feels very natural to

use from the couch and is the ideal solution for your home theater.

Currently XBMC can be used to play almost all popular audio and video formats

around. It was designed for network playback, so you can stream your multimedia

from anywhere in the house or directly from the internet using practically any

protocol available. Use your media as-is: XBMC can play CDs and DVDs directly

from the disk or image file, almost all popular archive formats from your hard

drive, and even files inside ZIP and RAR archives. It will even scan all of

your media and automatically create a personalized library complete with box

covers, descriptions, and fanart. There are playlist and slideshow functions, a

weather forecast feature and many audio visualizations. Once installed, your

computer will become a fully functional multimedia jukebox.

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Installation

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See docs/README.xxx for specific platform build information.