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Stefano Gottardo edited this page Mar 16, 2022 · 34 revisions

Build Status License: GPL-2.0 Contributors

Welcome to the inputstream.adaptive wiki!

inputstream.adaptive is a binary Kodi add-on wich acts as a demuxer for segmented, multi-bitrate internet streams.

Supported DRM

  • Google Widevine (on non-Android systems is required the installation of WV library, not included with this add-on)
  • Microsoft PlayReady (Android only)

Supported streaming protocols (VOD and LIVE contents)

The most common protocols are supported, but due to the wide variety of manifest features, some specific manifests may not work correctly.

  • MPEG-DASH .mpd
  • HLS .m3u8 (currently limited to multi-bitrate playlists only)
  • Microsoft Smooth Streaming .ism

Supported encryptions

  • MPEG-DASH: AES-128 CTR (cenc mode), AES-128 CBC (cbcs mode) *note 1
  • HLS: AES-128
  • Microsoft Smooth Streaming: AES-128

*note 1: CBCS mode is implemented on Kodi 20 and above, this support is currently not stable therefore on some systems you may experience Kodi crashes (ref. #883).

How to install

inputstream.adaptive is an official Kodi binary add-on and therefore either already installed or available from Kodi repository under VideoPlayer InputStream category.

On some linux systems and/or Kodi OS's, may not be available on Kodi repository and may need to be installed through other channels, please refer to the respective documentation to know how to install the appropriate version for your system.

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