r/kodi • • 7h ago

CrossWatch for Kodi: everyone in the household keeps their own watch history

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One Kodi, one profile, a whole household: Kodi can't tell who pressed play, so everyone's watches end up in one Trakt history.

CrossWatch for Kodi fixes that. It's a service add-on that reports what plays to your own CrossWatch, a free, self-hosted app that syncs watch history, ratings and progress between Plex, Jellyfin, Emby, Trakt, Simkl and more, with a profile per person. The add-on works out who watched, so each person's history stays their own.

How it knows who watched (first match wins):

  • A smart playlist per person: "Ben's shows" means Ben watched it
  • The active Kodi profile, if you use one per person
  • Otherwise it asks once when playback stops (never at the start), and remembers the answer per show

Also:

  • Optional rating after an episode or film, passed on to the services that take ratings
  • Pairs with CrossWatch through an address and a one-time code: no passwords, and Kodi's web server isn't needed
  • Finished watches are kept for up to 7 days if CrossWatch is unreachable, then sent

Install: Add-ons > Install from repository > Kodi Add-on repository > Services > CrossWatch for Kodi. Works on Kodi 21 (Omega) and 22 (Piers). It needs CrossWatch v0.13.3 or later.

Free and open source (GPL-2.0). Feedback welcome!


r/kodi • • 19h ago

Kodi on Firestick Max 2nd Gen Network Shares Not Working After FireOS Update

3 Upvotes

As stated, I have tried allowing Kodi to access files and media in the Firestick's settings. I have cleared the cache. I have reinstalled Kodi. I have removed and added back the network shares. I have tried recreating the shares using the ip address. I have tried recreating the shares using the server name. Also, I've tried other Network Browsers like X-File Explorer installed on the Firestick, and they don't seem to be working either. There must be something about the update (FireOS 8.1.8.5) that is preventing apps from scanning network folders. I can access all my network folders fine with all my other devices (PC, Andrioid Phone, AppleTV).


r/kodi • • 10h ago

M3u streams

1 Upvotes

Morning all, is it possible for me to add an M3U stream to my kodi so I can use it as a second media player ?

Thanks in advance