Learn how to install Kodi Repos and Addons through the GitHub Browser today and quickly install all of your favourite Kodi sources today by GitHub username. Read our guide for more information.
The Indigo Kodi addon has introduced a way to install Kodi addons through Github Browser. This simplifies the process for new and inexperienced users greatly, allowing you to get the best Kodi addons quicker and easier.
GitHub is a data repository website that is home to most of today’s Kodi repositories. When you install a repository for Kodi, it is really just a shell that contains links to GitHub where other files and information are stored. Most developers use GitHub to store their files because change tracking is easy, there is unlimited bandwidth, and it is a free service to use. Multiple developers can update code on a single Kodi addon in GitHub.
By installing Kodi repositories and addons with the GitHub Browser, there are a number of advantages:
- Less sources in your file manager: The Kodi community can be a confusing place for inexperienced users. Since addons tend to change source addresses so often, a lot of users have a massive amount of sources in their file manager. These can include old dead sources which do nothing but slow Kodi down. By using the method below, you no longer need to add sources to your file manager. Conversely, Kodi developers don’t need to find a .com source to host their repo any more.
- No need to remember repository.com sources: Instead of remembering sources, which tend to change a lot, you now just need to know a developer’s GitHub username.
- Addon developers have more freedom: Lots of addon developers choose to combine forces so that users only have to install one source in their file manager. This method allows developers to use GitHub (which most are using anyway) freely on their own. Installing repos by GitHub username will make it easier for developers to distribute their addons.
If you want to install Kodi addons and repositories quicker and easier, you must first have the Indigo Kodi plugin installed.
If you already have Indigo installed, skip to the second header below.
How to Install Indigo Kodi Addon
ON Kodi 17 Krypton & 18 Leia Only: From the main menu, navigate to Settings > System Settings > Add-ons > Turn On Unknown Sources > Click Yes.
- From the Kodi main menu, navigate to SYSTEM > File Manager > Add Source > None
- Type the following EXACTLY http://fusion.tvaddons.co and select Done
- Highlight the box underneath and enter a name for this media Source like “tva”. and then click OK
- Go back to your home screen.
- ON Kodi 17 Krypton or later: Select Add-ons > Add-on Browser
- ON Kodi 16 or earlier: Select SYSTEM > Add-Ons
- Select Install from Zip File > “tva” > begin-here > plugin.program.indigo-x.x.x.zip and wait for the Add-on enabled notification
How to Quickly Install Kodi Addons & Repositories with the GitHub Browser
- Launch the Indigo Kodi addon, which can be found in either your Program or Video Add-ons page in Kodi.
- Select Addon Installer.
- Choose GitHub Browser.
- Select Search By GitHub Username.
- Enter in the GitHub username for the Kodi repo you would like to install. If you aren’t sure, check out our top Kodi addons post. We are also working on providing this information in all of the guides on our site. When you are done, click Enter.
- If everything worked correctly, you will now see a complete listing of all Kodi addons and repositories from that username. Look for repository.username-x.x.x.zip where:
- username = the name of the repository you want to install.
- x-x-x = the latest version. Sometimes old versions of the Repo will appear in this list if they haven’t been deleted by the developer. Always install the latest version (highest number).
- After clicking on the repo, it should install just like normal!
And that’s it! You have just installed the Kodi Repository directly from GitHub. If you want to install addons from that Repo, you can follow the normal process as follows:
- From your Kodi home screen:
- ON Kodi 17 Krypton or later: Select Add-ons > Add-on Browser
- ON Kodi 16 or earlier: Select SYSTEM > Add-Ons
- Select Install from Repository and find the Repository you installed above. Navigate into Video Addons to see all of the addons in the repo.
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