I have a WebDav server that contains some movies and shows. I use Infuse on Apple stuff and NOVA Video Player on Android to watch these. The directory is not organized, file names aren’t manually adjusted, and the movies and shows are mixed together. Yet, both of these programs are able to index recursively, get metadata, create a library and let me watch my media without issues.

Kodi, on the other hand, seems to be unable to index nested directories, requires you to tell it what type of media is in the individual directories and cannot identify anything correctly unless I go and manually rename directories/files. It also is exclusive for TV usage and not very suitable for desktop.

So, are there alternative programs to Kodi, ideally better suited to desktop usage or extensions I can install to make it work properly?

  • The Zen Cow Says Mu@infosec.pub
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    2 hours ago

    I’d ditch the HTPC, and go for an Android based media player

    This is the way. Especially given the number of streaming services that work much better as an android app than in a browser.

    Used to run an HTPC in the living room (linux, ran kodi-standalone). Now replaced with a back-end server in the basement (serving plex and mythtv) and a googleTV chromecast running plex and kodi and various subscription apps attached to the TV