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Installing Add ons

drinfernoo edited this page Dec 27, 2018 · 21 revisions

This file is used to provide the wizard the necessary information to install external add-ons, and is typically named addons.txt.

The fields in this file are all required.

Field Description
name The name that will show in the wizard
plugin The plugin id of the add-on to install. Use "section" to have this item open a new section.
url A url that points to the folder containing the zipped add-on. If plugin='section', then this should be a url that points to a different addons.txt file for the section.
repository The plugin id of the repository to install from
repositoryxml A url that points to the 'addons.xml' file for the repository
respositoryurl A url that points to the folder containing the zipped repository
icon The icon to be shown in Kodi. This must be a 512x512 pixel .png file. Use "http://" for the default icon.
fanart The fanart to be shown in Kodi. This must be a 512x512 pixel .png file. Use "http://" for the default fanart.
adult Whether this add-on is an adult add-on. Must be either "yes" or "no".
description A short description of the add-on