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Kodi vs podsync
Kodi has 21,422 GitHub stars, 6,655 forks, 466 open issues and last shipped yesterday. podsync has 1,977 stars, 316 forks, 48 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Kodi leads on adoption by 984% (21,422 vs 1,977 stars). Kodi is written in C++ under a custom or non-standard licence; podsync is written in Go under MIT. Kodi has attracted 31% as many forks as stars, podsync 16%. Kodi was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee.
Two open source projects, one decision. Both are free and self-hostable — the differences are community size, license terms, language stack and release pace.
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| Kodi | podsync | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 21K | ★ 2.0K |
| License | Custom / other | MIT |
| Written in | C++ | Go |
| Last push | 2026-11-02 | 2026-11-02 |
| Forks | ⑂ 6.7K | ⑂ 316 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick Kodi if
- You weight community size — 21K stars and counting
- You want the Custom / other license terms
- Your stack matches C++
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick podsync if
- You want the podsync feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches Go
- You evaluated both and podsync fits your workflow better
About Kodi
website • docs • community • add ons Welcome to Kodi Home Theater Software! Kodi is an award winning free and open source software media player and entertainment hub for digital media. Available as a native application for Android, Linux, BSD, macOS, iOS, tvOS and Windows operating systems , Kodi runs on most common processor architectures. Created in 2003 by a group of like minded programmers, Kodi is a non profit project run by the XBMC Foundation and developed by volunteers located around the world. More than 500 software developers have contributed to Kodi to date, and 100 plus translators have worked to…
About podsync
Podsync Podsync is a simple, free service that lets you listen to any YouTube / Vimeo channels, playlists or user videos in podcast format. Podcast applications have a rich functionality for content delivery automatic download of new episodes, remembering last played position, sync between devices and offline listening. This functionality is not available on YouTube and Vimeo. So the aim of Podsync is to make your life easier and enable you to view/listen to content on any device in podcast client. ✨ Features Works with YouTube and Vimeo. Supports feeds configuration: video/audio, high/low quality, max video…
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Frequently asked questions
Is Kodi or podsync more popular?
Kodi has 21,422 GitHub stars and podsync has 1,977. Kodi has the larger community by that measure.
Are Kodi and podsync free?
Both are open source. Kodi has no licence declared in this registry, and podsync is licensed under MIT. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between Kodi and podsync?
Kodi is written in C++ and podsync in Go. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, Kodi or podsync?
Choose Kodi if you want the larger community (21,422 stars) or its Custom / other licence terms. Choose podsync if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.