Releases: garbear/xbmc
RetroPlayer 20.3 (2024-01-29)
Readme
This is a custom build of Kodi by the lead developer for games in Kodi. It is based on the latest v20.3 release, plus some game-related features before they are included in Kodi.
Compared to the "Nexus" 20.3 release, this build includes:
Added features
- GSoC 2017, Shaders on Windows (#86)
- GSoC 2019, Shaders on OpenGL (#114)
- GSoC 2020, Game Metadata for Discord Rich Presence support (xbmc#21286)
- GSoC 2021, Achievements (xbmc#22652)
- New Player Viewer dialog (xbmc#23548)
Added fixes
- Fixed black screen in some games on LibreELEC (report)
- Fixed Guide button not working on Windows (xbmc/peripheral.joystick#291)
- Android joystick fixes (xbmc#24604)
Add-ons
The build also bundles some game-related add-ons to improve quality of life for testers.
- Includes all 76 controller profiles from the controller topology project
- Includes VFS add-ons for compressed ROMs
- Includes InputStream Adaptive for IAGL
- Includes add-on repos for: IAGL, AKL, Steam Launcher, libretro buildbot cores
- Includes service.games.discord.richpresence
Discussions and older builds
Forum thread:
Android joysticks tracking thread:
Changelog
- Lots of Android fixes for joysticks (xbmc#24604)
- Lots of Android buttonmaps for joysticks (xbmc/peripheral.joystick#297)
- Fixed crash when starting Mesen/Mesen-s (kodi-game/game.libretro#121)
Kodi builds
- Windows x86/x64: See 2024-01-16 release
- macOS x64: See 2024-01-15 release
- Android ARM: kodi-20240129-c3a92e91-retroplayer-20.3-armeabi-v7a.apk
- Android ARM64: kodi-20240129-c3a92e91-retroplayer-20.3-arm64-v8a.apk
LibreELEC 11.0.5 builds
See 2024-01-15 release
Donations
- ENS: eigendude.eth
RetroPlayer 21 Beta 2 (2024-01-29)
Readme
This is a custom build of Kodi by the lead developer for games in Kodi. It is based on the latest v21.0 Beta 2 release plus some game-related features before they are included in Kodi.
Compared to the "Omega" 21 Beta 2 release, this build includes:
Added features
- GSoC 2017, Shaders on Windows (#86)
- GSoC 2019, Shaders on OpenGL (#114)
- GSoC 2020, Game Metadata for Discord Rich Presence support (xbmc#21286)
- GSoC 2021, Achievements (xbmc#22652)
- Keyboard and mouse input in the Player Viewer (xbmc#24524)
Added fixes
- Fixed black screen in some games on LibreELEC (report)
- Android joystick fixes (xbmc#24604)
Add-ons
The build also bundles some game-related add-ons to improve quality of life for testers.
- Includes all 76 controller profiles from the controller topology project
- Includes VFS add-ons for compressed ROMs
- Includes InputStream Adaptive for IAGL
- Includes add-on repos for: IAGL, AKL, Steam Launcher, libretro buildbot cores
- Includes service.games.discord.richpresence
Discussions and older builds
Forum thread:
Android joysticks tracking thread:
Kodi changelog
- Lots of Android fixes for joysticks (xbmc#24604)
- Lots of Android buttonmaps for joysticks (xbmc/peripheral.joystick#297)
- Fixed crash when starting Mesen/Mesen-s (kodi-game/game.libretro#121)
LibreELEC changelog
- Rebased on latest LibreELEC master
- Fixed "UUID not found" error on LibreELEC images (LibreELEC/LibreELEC.tv#8532)
Screenshots
Keyboard and mouse input in the Player Viewer:
Kodi builds
- Windows x86/x64: See 2024-01-15 release
- macOS x64/ARM64: See 2024-01-15 release
- Android ARM: kodi-20240129-7c4ae23c-retroplayer-21beta2-armeabi-v7a.apk
- Android ARM64: kodi-20240129-7c4ae23c-retroplayer-21beta2-arm64-v8a.apk
LibreELEC 12.0 builds
- Generic x86_64: LibreELEC-Generic.x86_64-12.0-retroplayer-20240129-7c4ae23c.img.gz
- RPi 2/3/4/5: See 2024-01-15 release
- Rockchip RK3399 (RockPi 4 Plus): LibreELEC-RK3399.arm-12.0-retroplayer-20240129-7c4ae23c-rock-pi-4-plus.img.gz
Donations
- ENS: eigendude.eth
RetroPlayer 21 Beta 2 (2024-01-16)
Readme
This is a custom build of Kodi by the lead developer for games in Kodi. It is based on the latest v21.0 Beta 2 release plus some game-related features before they are included in Kodi.
Compared to the "Omega" 21 Beta 2 release, this build includes:
Added features
- GSoC 2017, Shaders on Windows (#86)
- GSoC 2019, Shaders on OpenGL (#114)
- GSoC 2020, Game Metadata for Discord Rich Presence support (xbmc#21286)
- GSoC 2021, Achievements (xbmc#22652)
- Keyboard and mouse input in the Player Viewer (xbmc#24524)
Added fixes
- Fixed black screen in some games on LibreELEC (report)
Add-ons
The build also bundles some game-related add-ons to improve quality of life for testers.
- Includes all 76 controller profiles from the controller topology project
- Includes VFS add-ons for compressed ROMs
- Includes InputStream Adaptive for IAGL
- Includes add-on repos for: IAGL, AKL, Steam Launcher, libretro buildbot cores
- Includes service.games.discord.richpresence
Discussions and older builds
Forum thread: https://forum.kodi.tv/showthread.php?tid=173361
Changelog
- Fixed some controllers on Android by reverting xbmc/peripheral.joystick#292
- Code improvements for keyboard handling (xbmc#24525)
Kodi builds
- Windows x86/x64: No changes from 2024-01-15 release.
- macOS x64/ARM64: No changes from 2024-01-15 release.
- Android ARM: kodi-20240116-6bf1626b-retroplayer-21beta2-armeabi-v7a.apk
- Android ARM64: kodi-20240116-6bf1626b-retroplayer-21beta2-arm64-v8a.apk
LibreELEC 12.0 builds
No changes from 2024-01-15 release.
Donations
- ENS: eigendude.eth
RetroPlayer 20.3 (2024-01-17)
A quick test build to see if kodi-game/game.libretro#121 is successful in fixing the Mesen crash.
RetroPlayer 20.3 (2024-01-16)
Readme
This is a custom build of Kodi by the lead developer for games in Kodi. It is based on the latest v20.3 release, plus some game-related features before they are included in Kodi.
Compared to the "Nexus" 20.3 release, this build includes:
Added features
- GSoC 2017, Shaders on Windows (#86)
- GSoC 2019, Shaders on OpenGL (#114)
- GSoC 2020, Game Metadata for Discord Rich Presence support (xbmc#21286)
- GSoC 2021, Achievements (xbmc#22652)
- New Player Viewer dialog (xbmc#23548)
Added fixes
- Fixed black screen in some games on LibreELEC (report)
- Fixed Guide button not working on Windows (xbmc/peripheral.joystick#291)
Add-ons
The build also bundles some game-related add-ons to improve quality of life for testers.
- Includes all 76 controller profiles from the controller topology project
- Includes VFS add-ons for compressed ROMs
- Includes InputStream Adaptive for IAGL
- Includes add-on repos for: IAGL, AKL, Steam Launcher, libretro buildbot cores
- Includes service.games.discord.richpresence
Discussions and older builds
Forum thread: https://forum.kodi.tv/showthread.php?tid=173361
Changelog
- Fixed XInput controllers on Windows due to bad rebase
- Fixed some controllers on Android by reverting xbmc/peripheral.joystick#292
- Code improvements for keyboard handling (xbmc#24525)
Kodi builds
- Windows x86: KodiSetup-20240116-23800d41-retroplayer-20.3-x86.exe
- Windows x64: KodiSetup-20240116-23800d41-retroplayer-20.3-x64.exe
- macOS x64: No changes from 2024-01-15 release
- Android ARM: kodi-20240116-23800d41-retroplayer-20.3-armeabi-v7a.apk
- Android ARM64: kodi-20240116-23800d41-retroplayer-20.3-arm64-v8a.apk
LibreELEC 11.0.5 builds
No changes from 2024-01-15 release
Donations
- ENS: eigendude.eth
RetroPlayer 20.3 (2024-01-15)
Readme
This is a custom build of Kodi by the lead developer for games in Kodi. It is based on the latest v20.3 release, plus some game-related features before they are included in Kodi.
Compared to the "Nexus" 20.3 release, this build includes:
Added features
- GSoC 2017, Shaders on Windows (#86)
- GSoC 2019, Shaders on OpenGL (#114)
- GSoC 2020, Game Metadata for Discord Rich Presence support (xbmc#21286)
- GSoC 2021, Achievements (xbmc#22652)
- New Player Viewer dialog (xbmc#23548)
Added fixes
- Fixed black screen in some games on LibreELEC (report)
- Fixed Guide button not working on Windows (xbmc/peripheral.joystick#291)
Add-ons
The build also bundles some game-related add-ons to improve quality of life for testers.
- Includes all 76 controller profiles from the controller topology project
- Includes VFS add-ons for compressed ROMs
- Includes InputStream Adaptive for IAGL
- Includes add-on repos for: IAGL, AKL, Steam Launcher, libretro buildbot cores
- Includes service.games.discord.richpresence
Discussions and older builds
Forum thread: https://forum.kodi.tv/showthread.php?tid=173361
Changelog
- Rebased on final v20.3 release
- Updated to LibreELEC v11.0.5
Fixes
- Fixed "virtual" joysticks showing up on Android (xbmc#24382)
- Fixed missing controller icons in Peripheral Dialog on Android (xbmc#24384)
- Fixed broken focus for analog sticks in the Player Viewer (xbmc#24513)
- Improved tha names of some keyboard keys (kodi-game/controller-topology-project#282)
Additions
- Peripheral API v3.0.2: Stable peripheral locations (xbmc#24392)
- Game API v3.0.2: Keyboard/mouse support (xbmc#24518)
- Added keyboard and mouse to the Player Viewer (xbmc#24406)
- Added nearest-neighbor texture scaling support (xbmc#24395)
- Added macOS ARM64 support to game add-ons (kodi-game/kodi-game-scripting#121)
- Added some buttonmaps for Android and Linux (xbmc/peripheral.joystick#292, xbmc/peripheral.joystick#293)
Screenshots
Game with a keyboard/mouse:
Game without a keyboard/mouse:
Kodi builds
- Windows x86: KodiSetup-20240115-b2db485c-retroplayer-20.3-x86.exe
- Windows x64: KodiSetup-20240115-b2db485c-retroplayer-20.3-x64.exe
- macOS x64: kodi-20240115-b2db485c-retroplayer-20.3-x86_64.dmg
- Android ARM: kodi-20240115-b2db485c-retroplayer-20.3-armeabi-v7a.apk
- Android ARM64: kodi-20240115-b2db485c-retroplayer-20.3-arm64-v8a.apk
LibreELEC 11.0.5 builds
- Generic x86_64: LibreELEC-Generic.x86_64-11.0-retroplayer-20240115-b2db485c.img.gz
- RPi 2/3: LibreELEC-RPi2.arm-11.0-retroplayer-20240115-b2db485c.img.gz
- RPi 4: LibreELEC-RPi4.aarch64-11.0-retroplayer-20240115-b2db485c.img.gz
- RPi 5: LibreELEC-RPi5.aarch64-11.0-retroplayer-20240115-b2db485c.img.gz
- Rockchip RK3399: See assets below
Donations
- ENS: eigendude.eth
RetroPlayer "Slim" 21 Beta 2 (2024-01-16)
Readme
Just a build for RK3399 that leaves out the add-ons.
LibreELEC 12.0 builds
- Rockchip RK3399 Rock 4 Plus: LibreELEC-RK3399.arm-12.0-retroplayer-20240116-466f6d86-rock-pi-4-plus.img.gz
RetroPlayer 21 Beta 2 (2024-01-15)
Readme
This is a custom build of Kodi by the lead developer for games in Kodi. It is based on the latest v21.0 Beta 2 release plus some game-related features before they are included in Kodi.
Compared to the "Omega" 21 Beta 2 release, this build includes:
Added features
- GSoC 2017, Shaders on Windows (#86)
- GSoC 2019, Shaders on OpenGL (#114)
- GSoC 2020, Game Metadata for Discord Rich Presence support (xbmc#21286)
- GSoC 2021, Achievements (xbmc#22652)
- Keyboard and mouse input in the Player Viewer (xbmc#24524)
Added fixes
- Fixed black screen in some games on LibreELEC (report)
Add-ons
The build also bundles some game-related add-ons to improve quality of life for testers.
- Includes all 76 controller profiles from the controller topology project
- Includes VFS add-ons for compressed ROMs
- Includes InputStream Adaptive for IAGL
- Includes add-on repos for: IAGL, AKL, Steam Launcher, libretro buildbot cores
- Includes service.games.discord.richpresence
Discussions and older builds
Forum thread: https://forum.kodi.tv/showthread.php?tid=173361
Changelog
Fixes
- Fixed "virtual" joysticks showing up on Android (xbmc#24382)
- Fixed missing controller icons in Peripheral Dialog on Android (xbmc#24384)
- Fixed broken focus for analog sticks in the Player Viewer (xbmc#24513)
- Improved tha names of some keyboard keys (kodi-game/controller-topology-project#282)
Additions
- Peripheral API v3.0.2: Stable peripheral locations (xbmc#24392)
- Game API v3.0.2: Keyboard/mouse support (xbmc#24518)
- Added keyboard and mouse to the Player Viewer (xbmc#24406)
- Added nearest-neighbor texture scaling support (xbmc#24395)
- Added macOS ARM64 support to game add-ons (kodi-game/kodi-game-scripting#121)
- Added some buttonmaps for Android and Linux (xbmc/peripheral.joystick#292, xbmc/peripheral.joystick#293)
Screenshots
Game with a keyboard/mouse:
Game without a keyboard/mouse:
Kodi builds
- Windows x86: KodiSetup-20240115-ec61b071-retroplayer-21beta2-x86.exe
- Windows x64: KodiSetup-20240115-ec61b071-retroplayer-21beta2-x64.exe
- macOS x64: kodi-20240115-ec61b071-retroplayer-21beta2-x86_64.dmg
- macOS ARM64: kodi-20240115-ec61b071-retroplayer-21beta2-arm64.dmg
- Android ARM: kodi-20240115-ec61b071-retroplayer-21beta2-armeabi-v7a.apk
- Android ARM64: kodi-20240115-ec61b071-retroplayer-21beta2-arm64-v8a.apk
LibreELEC 12.0 builds
- Generic x86_64: LibreELEC-Generic.x86_64-12.0-retroplayer-20240115-ec61b071.img.gz
- RPi 2/3: LibreELEC-RPi2.arm-12.0-retroplayer-20240115-ec61b071.img.gz
- RPi 4: LibreELEC-RPi4.aarch64-12.0-retroplayer-20240115-ec61b071.img.gz
- RPi 5: LibreELEC-RPi5.aarch64-12.0-retroplayer-20240115-ec61b071.img.gz
- Rockchip RK3399: See previous release
Donations
- ENS: eigendude.eth
RetroPlayer 20.2 (2023-12-31)
Readme
This is a custom build of Kodi by the lead developer for games in Kodi. It is based on the latest v20.2 nightly (which includes all 20.3 fixes so far) plus some game-related features before they are included in Kodi.
Compared to the "Nexus" 20.2 release, this build includes:
Added features
- GSoC 2017, Shaders on Windows (#86)
- GSoC 2019, Shaders on OpenGL (#114)
- GSoC 2020, Game Metadata for Discord Rich Presence support (xbmc#21286)
- GSoC 2021, Achievements (xbmc#22652)
- New Player Viewer dialog (xbmc#23548)
Added fixes
- Fixed black screen in some games on LibreELEC (report)
- Fixed Guide button not working on Windows (xbmc/peripheral.joystick#291)
Add-ons
The build also bundles some game-related add-ons to improve quality of life for testers.
- Includes all 76 controller profiles
- Includes VFS add-ons for compressed ROMs
- Includes InputStream Adaptive for IAGL
- Includes add-on repos for: IAGL, AKL, Steam Launcher, libretro buildbot cores
- Includes service.games.discord.richpresence
Discussions and older builds
Forum thread: https://forum.kodi.tv/showthread.php?tid=173361
Changelog
- Included all v20.3 fixes so far
- Rebased on LibreELEC 11.0.4
- Fixed broken input on Android due to "virtual" controllers (xbmc#24382)
- Fixed missing icons in Peripheral Dialog on Android (xbmc#24384)
- Fixed game.shader.presets error on Android startup (kodi-game/game.shader.presets#12)
- Fixed analog sticks in Vice cores (kodi-game/game.libretro#116)
- Added support for OEM 102nd key (xbmc#24202)
- Added some buttonmaps on Android (xbmc/peripheral.joystick#292)
Screenshots
New Player Viewer:
Kodi builds
- Windows x86: KodiSetup-20231231-a166cf01-retroplayer-20.2-x86.exe
- Windows x64: KodiSetup-20231231-a166cf01-retroplayer-20.2-x64.exe
- macOS x64: kodi-20231231-a166cf01-retroplayer-20.2-x86_64.dmg
- Android ARM: kodi-20231231-a166cf01-retroplayer-20.2-armeabi-v7a.apk
- Android ARM64: kodi-20231231-a166cf01-retroplayer-20.2-arm64-v8a.apk
LibreELEC 11.0.4 builds
- Generic x86_64: LibreELEC-Generic.x86_64-11.0-retroplayer-20231231-a166cf01.img.gz
- RPi 2/3: LibreELEC-RPi2.arm-11.0-retroplayer-20231231-a166cf01.img.gz
- RPi 4: LibreELEC-RPi4.aarch64-11.0-retroplayer-20231231-a166cf01.img.gz
- RPi 5: LibreELEC-RPi5.aarch64-11.0-retroplayer-20231231-a166cf01.img.gz
- Rockchip RK3399: See assets below
Donations
- ENS: eigendude.eth
RetroPlayer 21 Beta 2 (2023-12-31)
Readme
This is a custom build of Kodi by the lead developer for games in Kodi. It is based on the latest release plus some game-related features before they are included in Kodi.
Compared to the "Omega" 21 Beta 2 release, this build includes:
Added features
- GSoC 2017, Shaders on Windows (#86)
- GSoC 2019, Shaders on OpenGL (#114)
- GSoC 2020, Game Metadata for Discord Rich Presence support (xbmc#21286)
- GSoC 2021, Achievements (xbmc#22652)
Added fixes
- Fixed black screen in some games on LibreELEC (report)
Add-ons
The build also bundles some game-related add-ons to improve quality of life for testers.
- Includes all 76 controller profiles
- Includes VFS add-ons for compressed ROMs
- Includes InputStream Adaptive for IAGL
- Includes add-on repos for: IAGL, AKL, Steam Launcher, libretro buildbot cores
- Includes service.games.discord.richpresence
Discussions and older builds
Forum thread: https://forum.kodi.tv/showthread.php?tid=173361
Changelog
- Fixed broken input on Android due to "virtual" controllers (xbmc#24382)
- Fixed missing icons in Peripheral Dialog on Android (xbmc#24384)
- Fixed game.shader.presets error on Android startup (kodi-game/game.shader.presets#12)
- Fixed guide button on Windows Desktop (xbmc/peripheral.joystick#291)
- Fixed analog sticks in Vice cores (kodi-game/game.libretro#116)
- Added support for OEM 102nd key (xbmc#24202)
- Added some buttonmaps on Android (xbmc/peripheral.joystick#292)
Kodi builds
- Windows x86: KodiSetup-20231231-ea168da4-retroplayer-21beta2-x86.exe
- Windows x64: KodiSetup-20231231-ea168da4-retroplayer-21beta2-x64.exe
- macOS x64: kodi-20231231-ea168da4-retroplayer-21beta2-x86_64.dmg
- macOS ARM64: kodi-20231231-ea168da4-retroplayer-21beta2-arm64.dmg
- Android ARM: kodi-20231231-ea168da4-retroplayer-21beta2-armeabi-v7a.apk
- Android ARM64: kodi-20231231-ea168da4-retroplayer-21beta2-arm64-v8a.apk
LibreELEC 12.0 builds
- Generic x86_64: LibreELEC-Generic.x86_64-12.0-retroplayer-20231231-ea168da4.img.gz
- RPi 2/3: LibreELEC-RPi2.arm-12.0-retroplayer-20231231-ea168da4.img.gz
- RPi 4: LibreELEC-RPi4.aarch64-12.0-retroplayer-20231231-ea168da4.img.gz
- RPi 5: LibreELEC-RPi5.aarch64-12.0-retroplayer-20231231-ea168da4.img.gz
- Rockchip RK3399: See assets below
Donations
- ENS: eigendude.eth