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a4kStreaming (IMDb-based media browser addon for KODI)

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a4kStreaming


Status

Kodi version status-api status-suite

Description

IMDb-based media browser addon for KODI with streaming support via external providers.
Designed for low-end devices and Estuary skin.

Preview

usage

Features

  • IMDb:
    • Authentication via cookie
    • Browsing for titles
      • Trending
      • Fan Favourites
      • Recommended
      • Discover by Year
    • Browsing Shows
      • Seasons
      • Season episodes
    • Lists
    • Watchlist
    • Search for titles or people
    • Debrid files/transfers browsing
    • Auto mark as watched when played more than 90 percents
    • Contextmenu
      • Cast and Crew browsing
      • Trailers
      • Mark as watched/unwatched (by rating/unrating a title)
      • Add/Remove to/from list
      • Rate/Unrate titles
      • Seeing similar titles (i.e. More like this)
      • Add new sources to debrid cache
  • Provider support
    • Install
    • Manage
    • Auto update
    • Caching of results
  • Debrid support
    • Premiumize
    • RealDebrid
    • AllDebrid
  • Misc
    • Migrate watched titles from Trakt.tv to IMDb (via rating)
    • Migrate movies and shows collection from Trakt.tv to IMDb custom lists

Installation

Steps to install a4kStreaming:

  1. Go to the KODI File manager.
  2. Click on Add source.
  3. The path for the source is https://a4k-openproject.github.io/a4kStreaming/packages/
  4. (Optional) Name it a4kStreaming-repo.
  5. Head to Addons.
  6. Select Install from zip file.
  7. When it asks for the location select a4kStreaming-repo and install a4kStreaming-repository.zip.
  8. Go back to Addons and select Install from repository
  9. Select the a4kStreaming menu item

Rich meta browsing (more artwork, fanart, etc)

For rich meta browsing the recommended approach is to use TheMovieDb Helper.
Then install http://bit.ly/a4kStreaming-tmdb in order to use a4kStreaming as a player.

Trakt Scrobbling

For Trakt scrobbling support it is recommended to use Trakt.
The addon will detect when a video is being played by a4kStreaming and update it in Trakt.tv

IMDb Authentication

The IMDb authentication token is the value of a cookie named at-main.
It can be obtained by opening imdb.com in a browser, log in, then get it from:

  • (Chrome/Edge) DevTools > Application > Cookies
  • (Safari/Firefox) DevTools > Storage > Cookies

Contribution

Configure hooks for auto update of addons.xml:

git config core.hooksPath .githooks

License

MIT