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RetroPlayer 22.0 Alpha 2 (2025-11-01)
Readme
This is a custom build of Kodi by the lead developer for games in Kodi. It serves as the stable build for the developer's media center, and is shared here for others. It is based on v22 "Piers" Alpha 2 release, plus some game-related features before they are included in Kodi.
Compared to the v22 Alpha 2 release, this build includes:
Added features
- GSoC 2020, Captions for Discord Rich Presence support (xbmc#27089)
- GSoC 2021, Achievements (xbmc#22652)
- Kademlia (disabled) (xbmc#23696)
Added fixes
- Enhanced Linux key support (xbmc#26039)
- Two Android joystick fixes (xbmc#25179)
- Fixed Nearest Neighbor (NN) filtering (xbmc#26881)
- Fixed black screen in some games on LibreELEC (report, temporary fix)
Add-ons
The build also bundles some game-related add-ons to improve quality of life for testers.
- Includes all 84 controller profiles from the controller topology project
- Includes VFS add-ons for compressed ROMs
- Includes repos for game add-ons: AKL IAGL, libretro buildbot cores, Steam Launcher
- Includes repos for skins: Arctic Fuse, Confluence ZEITGEIST, OSMC Skin
- Includes Open-Meteo for working weather out-of-the-box
- Includes service.games.discord.richpresence (disabled)
Discussion
Forum thread:
Changelog
- Rebased on v22.0 Alpha 2 final release
- Updated xkbcommon to v1.12.3 (xbmc#27407)
Kodi builds
- Windows x64: KodiSetup-20251101-18522364-retroplayer-22alpha2-x64.exe
- Windows ARM64: KodiSetup-20251101-18522364-retroplayer-22alpha2-arm64.exe
- macOS x64: kodi-20251101-18522364-retroplayer-22alpha2-x86_64.dmg
- macOS ARM64: kodi-20251101-18522364-retroplayer-22alpha2-arm64.dmg
- Android ARM: kodi-20251101-18522364-retroplayer-22alpha2-armeabi-v7a.apk
- Android ARM64: kodi-20251101-18522364-retroplayer-22alpha2-arm64-v8a.apk
LibreELEC 13 builds
- Generic-GL x86_64: LibreELEC-Generic.x86_64-13.0-retroplayer-20251101-18522364.img.gz
- RPi 2/3: LibreELEC-RPi2.arm-13.0-retroplayer-20251101-18522364.img.gz
- RPi 4: LibreELEC-RPi4.aarch64-13.0-retroplayer-20251101-18522364.img.gz
- RPi 5: LibreELEC-RPi5.aarch64-13.0-retroplayer-20251101-18522364.img.gz
- RockPi 4 Plus: LibreELEC-RK3399.arm-13.0-retroplayer-20251101-18522364-rock-pi-4-plus.img.gz
- ODROID-C2: LibreELEC-AMLGX.aarch64-13.0-retroplayer-20251101-18522364-odroid-c2.img.gz
- Other platforms: Ask in the discussion thread
Donations
- ENS: eigendude.eth
RetroPlayer 22.0 Alpha 1 (2025-09-04)
Readme
This is a custom build of Kodi by the lead developer for games in Kodi. It serves as the stable build for the developer's media center, and is shared here for others. It is based on v22 "Piers" Alpha 1 release, plus some game-related features before they are included in Kodi.
Compared to the v22 Alpha 1 release, this build includes:
Added features
- GSoC 2020, Captions for Discord Rich Presence support (xbmc#27089)
- GSoC 2021, Achievements (xbmc#22652)
- Kademlia (disabled) (xbmc#23696)
Added fixes
- Enhanced Linux key support (xbmc#26039)
- Two Android joystick fixes (xbmc#25179)
- Fixed Nearest Neighbor (NN) filtering (xbmc#26881)
- Fixed black screen in some games on LibreELEC (report, temporary fix)
Add-ons
The build also bundles some game-related add-ons to improve quality of life for testers.
- Includes all 84 controller profiles from the controller topology project
- Includes VFS add-ons for compressed ROMs
- Includes repos for game add-ons: AKL IAGL, libretro buildbot cores, Steam Launcher
- Includes repos for skins: Arctic Fuse, Confluence ZEITGEIST, OSMC Skin
- Includes service.games.discord.richpresence
- Includes Open-Meteo for working weather out-of-the-box
Discussion
Forum thread:
Changelog
- Fixed broken library scanning if local NFO files are present (thanks @78andyp!)
- Added Open-Meteo weather add-on
Kodi builds
- Windows x64: KodiSetup-20250904-29644e00-retroplayer-22alpha1-x64.exe
- Windows ARM64: KodiSetup-20250904-29644e00-retroplayer-22alpha1-arm64.exe
- macOS x64: kodi-20250904-29644e00-retroplayer-22alpha1-x86_64.dmg
- macOS ARM64: kodi-20250904-29644e00-retroplayer-22alpha1-arm64.dmg
- Android ARM: kodi-20250904-29644e00-retroplayer-22alpha1-armeabi-v7a.apk
- Android ARM64: kodi-20250904-29644e00-retroplayer-22alpha1-arm64-v8a.apk
LibreELEC 13 builds
See previous release!
Donations
- ENS: eigendude.eth
Contributors
78andyp
Assets 8
RetroPlayer 22.0 Alpha 1 (2025-08-18)
Readme
This is a custom build of Kodi by the lead developer for games in Kodi. It serves as the stable build for the developer's media center, and is shared here for others. It is based on v22 Alpha 1 release, plus some game-related features before they are included in Kodi.
Compared to the v22 "Piers" master branch, this build includes:
Added features
- GSoC 2020, Captions for Discord Rich Presence support (xbmc#27089)
- GSoC 2021, Achievements (xbmc#22652)
- Kademlia (disabled) (xbmc#23696)
Added fixes
- Enhanced Linux key support (xbmc#26039)
- Two Android joystick fixes (xbmc#25179)
- Fixed Nearest Neighbor (NN) filtering (xbmc#26881)
- Fixed black screen in some games on LibreELEC (report, temporary fix)
Add-ons
The build also bundles some game-related add-ons to improve quality of life for testers.
- Includes all 84 controller profiles from the controller topology project
- Includes VFS add-ons for compressed ROMs
- Includes repos for game add-ons: AKL IAGL, libretro buildbot cores, Steam Launcher
- Includes repos for skins: Arctic Fuse, Confluence ZEITGEIST, OSMC Skin
- Includes service.games.discord.richpresence
Discussion
Forum thread:
Changelog
New fixes
- Fixed many Linux keys (xbmc#26039, thanks @oliver!)
- Fixed "Game add-ons" not showing up in My Games window (xbmc#27046)
- Fixed OSMC remote transparency (kodi-game/controller-topology-project#396)
- Fixed busy dialog crash (xbmc#27038, thanks @ksooo!)
- Fixed logging for HW rendering (xbmc#27037)
- Fixed crash when creating savestate in Debug builds (xbmc#27014)
- Fixed Xcode Simulator mounts showing up in My Games window (xbmc#27013)
New improvements
- Added Windows ARM64 builds (thanks @ddscentral!)
- Merged game loop fix (xbmc#27050)
- Updated XKBCommon to v1.11.0 (xbmc#27088)
- Updated scrapers (xbmc#27080)
- Updated controller add-ons (xbmc#27081, xbmc/repo-resources#561)
- Added initial plumbing for "alias" shader preset parameter (xbmc#27061)
Kodi builds
- Windows x64: KodiSetup-20250818-d70ce980-retroplayer-22alpha1-x64.exe
- Windows ARM64: KodiSetup-20250818-d70ce980-retroplayer-22alpha1-arm64.exe
- macOS x64: kodi-20250818-d70ce980-retroplayer-22alpha1-x86_64.dmg
- macOS ARM64: kodi-20250818-d70ce980-retroplayer-22alpha1-arm64.dmg
- Android ARM: kodi-20250818-d70ce980-retroplayer-22alpha1-armeabi-v7a.apk
- Android ARM64: kodi-20250818-d70ce980-retroplayer-22alpha1-arm64-v8a.apk
LibreELEC 13 builds
- Generic-GL x86_64: LibreELEC-Generic.x86_64-13.0-retroplayer-20250818-d70ce980.img.gz
- RPi 2/3: LibreELEC-RPi2.arm-13.0-retroplayer-20250818-d70ce980.img.gz
- RPi 4: LibreELEC-RPi4.aarch64-13.0-retroplayer-20250818-d70ce980.img.gz
- RPi 5: LibreELEC-RPi5.aarch64-13.0-retroplayer-20250818-d70ce980.img.gz
- RockPi 4 Plus: LibreELEC-RK3399.arm-13.0-retroplayer-20250818-d70ce980-rock-pi-4-plus.img.gz
- ODROID-C2: LibreELEC-AMLGX.aarch64-13.0-retroplayer-20250818-d70ce980-odroid-c2.img.gz
- Other platforms: Ask in the discussion thread
Donations
- ENS: eigendude.eth
Contributors
oliver, ksooo, and ddscentral
Assets 14
RetroPlayer 22 alpha 1 (2025-08-03)
Readme
This is a custom build of Kodi by the lead developer for games in Kodi. It serves as the stable build for the developer's media center, and is shared here for others. It is based on the latest v22 master branch plus some game-related features before they are included in Kodi.
Compared to the v22 "Piers" master branch, this build includes:
Added features
- GSoC 2020, Game Metadata for Discord Rich Presence support (xbmc#21286)
- GSoC 2021, Achievements (xbmc#22652)
- Kademlia (disabled) (xbmc#23696)
Added fixes
- Game loop fix (xbmc#25460)
- Two Android joystick fixes (xbmc#25179)
- Fixed black screen in some games on LibreELEC (report, temporary fix)
Add-ons
The build also bundles some game-related add-ons to improve quality of life for testers.
- Includes all 84 controller profiles from the controller topology project
- Includes VFS add-ons for compressed ROMs
- Includes repos for game add-ons: AKL IAGL, libretro buildbot cores, Steam Launcher
- Includes repos for skins: Arctic Fuse, Confluence ZEITGEIST, OSMC Skin
- Includes service.games.discord.richpresence
Discussion
Forum thread:
Changelog
- Changed GLES to new shaders by @KOPRajs (kodi-game/game.shader.presets#22)
- Fixed busy dialog crash - testing wanted! (xbmc#27038)
- Fixed error when creating savestates (xbmc#27014)
- Fixed Xcode Simulators showing up in Games window (xbmc#27013)
Kodi builds
- Windows x64: KodiSetup-20250803-52426e10-retroplayer-22alpha1-x64.exe
- macOS x64: kodi-20250803-52426e10-retroplayer-22alpha1-x86_64.dmg
- macOS ARM64: kodi-20250803-52426e10-retroplayer-22alpha1-arm64.dmg
- Android ARM: kodi-20250803-52426e10-retroplayer-22alpha1-armeabi-v7a.apk
- Android ARM64: kodi-20250803-52426e10-retroplayer-22alpha1-arm64-v8a.apk
LibreELEC 13 builds
- Generic-GL x86_64: LibreELEC-Generic.x86_64-13.0-retroplayer-20250803-52426e10.img.gz
- RPi 2/3: LibreELEC-RPi2.arm-13.0-retroplayer-20250803-52426e10.img.gz
- RPi 4: LibreELEC-RPi4.aarch64-13.0-retroplayer-20250803-52426e10.img.gz
- RPi 5: LibreELEC-RPi5.aarch64-13.0-retroplayer-20250803-52426e10.img.gz
- RockPi 4 Plus: LibreELEC-RK3399.arm-13.0-retroplayer-20250803-52426e10-rock-pi-4-plus.img.gz
- ODROID-C2: LibreELEC-AMLGX.aarch64-13.0-retroplayer-20250803-52426e10-odroid-c2.img.gz
- Other platforms: Ask in the discussion thread
Donations
- ENS: eigendude.eth
Contributors
KOPRajs
Assets 13
RetroPlayer 22 alpha 1 (2025-07-19)
Readme
This is a custom build of Kodi by the lead developer for games in Kodi. It serves as the stable build for the developer's media center, and is shared here for others. It is based on the latest v22 master branch plus some game-related features before they are included in Kodi.
Compared to the v22 "Piers" master branch, this build includes:
Added features
- GSoC 2020, Game Metadata for Discord Rich Presence support (xbmc#21286)
- GSoC 2021, Achievements (xbmc#22652)
- Kademlia (disabled) (xbmc#23696)
Added fixes
- Game loop fix (xbmc#25460)
- Two Android joystick fixes (xbmc#25179)
- Fixed black screen in some games on LibreELEC (report, temporary fix)
Add-ons
The build also bundles some game-related add-ons to improve quality of life for testers.
- Includes all 84 controller profiles from the controller topology project
- Includes VFS add-ons for compressed ROMs
- Includes repos for game add-ons: AKL IAGL, libretro buildbot cores, Steam Launcher
- Includes repos for skins: Arctic Fuse, Confluence ZEITGEIST, OSMC Skin
- Includes service.games.discord.richpresence
Discussion
Forum thread:
Changelog
- Added "Get More" button in video filter dialog (xbmc#26869)
- Added more Stretch Modes, including Integer Scaling (xbmc#26951) (Thanks @KOPRajs!)
- Removed Hardware Integer Scaling (xbmc#26906)
- Fixed RetroPlayer GUI zoom issue (xbmc#26849) (Thanks @KOPRajs!)
- Fixed Video Shaders (xbmc#26961) (Thanks @KOPRajs!)
- Keyboard/mouse improvements in the Player Viewer (xbmc#26876, xbmc#26879)
Kodi builds
- Windows x64: KodiSetup-20250719-b2149ca0-retroplayer-22alpha1-x64.exe
- macOS x64: kodi-20250719-b2149ca0-retroplayer-22alpha1-x86_64.dmg
- macOS ARM64: kodi-20250719-b2149ca0-retroplayer-22alpha1-arm64.dmg
- Android ARM: kodi-20250719-b2149ca0-retroplayer-22alpha1-armeabi-v7a.apk
- Android ARM64: kodi-20250719-b2149ca0-retroplayer-22alpha1-arm64-v8a.apk
LibreELEC 13 builds
- Generic-GL x86_64: LibreELEC-Generic-gl.x86_64-13.0-retroplayer-20250719-b2149ca0.img.gz
- RPi 2/3: LibreELEC-RPi2.arm-13.0-retroplayer-20250719-b2149ca0.img.gz
- RPi 4: LibreELEC-RPi4.aarch64-13.0-retroplayer-20250719-b2149ca0.img.gz
- RPi 5: LibreELEC-RPi5.aarch64-13.0-retroplayer-20250719-b2149ca0.img.gz
- RockPi 4 Plus: LibreELEC-RK3399.arm-13.0-retroplayer-20250719-b2149ca0-rock-pi-4-plus.img.gz
- ODROID-C2: LibreELEC-AMLGX.aarch64-13.0-retroplayer-20250719-b2149ca0-odroid-c2.img.gz
- Other platforms: Ask in the discussion thread
Donations
- ENS: eigendude.eth
Contributors
KOPRajs
Assets 13
RetroPlayer 22 alpha 1 (2025-06-16)
Readme
This is a custom build of Kodi by the lead developer for games in Kodi. It serves as the stable build for the developer's media center, and is shared here for others. It is based on the latest v22 master branch plus some game-related features before they are included in Kodi.
Compared to the v22 "Piers" master branch, this build includes:
Added features
- GSoC 2020, Game Metadata for Discord Rich Presence support (xbmc#21286)
- GSoC 2021, Achievements (xbmc#22652)
- Kademlia (disabled) (xbmc#23696)
Added fixes
- Game loop fix (xbmc#25460)
- Two Android joystick fixes (xbmc#25179)
- Fixed black screen in some games on LibreELEC (report, temporary fix)
Add-ons
The build also bundles some game-related add-ons to improve quality of life for testers.
- Includes all 84 controller profiles from the controller topology project
- Includes VFS add-ons for compressed ROMs
- Includes repos for game add-ons: AKL IAGL, libretro buildbot cores, Steam Launcher
- Includes repos for skins: Arctic Fuse, Confluence ZEITGEIST, OSMC Skin
- Includes service.games.discord.richpresence
Discussion
Forum thread:
Changelog
Features
- Added "Get more..." item in shader dialog (xbmc#26869)
- Added mouse highlighting in Player Viewer and Peripherals Dialog (xbmc#26876)
- Added ability to disable keyboard and mouse in games (xbmc#26879)
Fixes
- Fixed integer scaling issue affecting shaders (xbmc#26853, thanks @KOPRajs!)
- Fixed shader preset add-on category name (xbmc#26868)
- Fixed empty space in shader dialog skinning (xbmc#26842, thanks @KOPRajs!)
Kodi builds
- Windows x64: KodiSetup-20250616-6b3e1235-retroplayer-22alpha1-x64.exe
- macOS x64: kodi-20250616-6b3e1235-retroplayer-22alpha1-x86_64.dmg
- macOS ARM64: kodi-20250616-6b3e1235-retroplayer-22alpha1-arm64.dmg
- Android ARM: kodi-20250616-6b3e1235-retroplayer-22alpha1-armeabi-v7a.apk
- Android ARM64: kodi-20250616-6b3e1235-retroplayer-22alpha1-arm64-v8a.apk
LibreELEC 13 builds
- Generic-GL x86_64: LibreELEC-Generic-gl.x86_64-13.0-retroplayer-20250616-6b3e1235.img.gz
- RPi 2/3: LibreELEC-RPi2.arm-13.0-retroplayer-20250616-6b3e1235.img.gz
- RPi 4: LibreELEC-RPi4.aarch64-13.0-retroplayer-20250616-6b3e1235.img.gz
- RPi 5: LibreELEC-RPi5.aarch64-13.0-retroplayer-20250616-6b3e1235.img.gz
- RockPi 4 Plus: LibreELEC-RK3399.arm-13.0-retroplayer-20250616-6b3e1235-rock-pi-4-plus.img.gz
- ODROID-C2: LibreELEC-AMLGX.aarch64-13.0-retroplayer-20250616-6b3e1235-odroid-c2.img.gz
- Other platforms: Ask in the discussion thread
Donations
- ENS: eigendude.eth
Contributors
KOPRajs
Assets 13
RetroPlayer 22 alpha 1 (2025-06-05)
Readme
This is a custom build of Kodi by the lead developer for games in Kodi. It serves as the stable build for the developer's media center, and is shared here for others. It is based on the latest v22 master branch plus some game-related features before they are included in Kodi.
Compared to the v22 "Piers" master branch, this build includes:
Added features
- GSoC 2020, Game Metadata for Discord Rich Presence support (xbmc#21286)
- GSoC 2021, Achievements (xbmc#22652)
- Kademlia (disabled) (xbmc#23696)
- Player Manager saves input map to
topology.xmlin userdata
Added fixes
- Game loop fix (xbmc#25460)
- Two Android joystick fixes (xbmc#25179)
- Fixed black screen in some games on LibreELEC (report, temporary fix)
- Possible fix for Android's Kodi app crashes when using a controller
- Removed empty space in shader dialog (xbmc#26842, thanks @KOPRajs!)
Add-ons
The build also bundles some game-related add-ons to improve quality of life for testers.
- Includes all 84 controller profiles from the controller topology project
- Includes VFS add-ons for compressed ROMs
- Includes game add-on repos for: AKL IAGL, libretro buildbot cores, Steam Launcher
- Includes skin repos for: Arctic Fuse, Confluence ZEITGEIST, OSMC Skin
- Includes service.games.discord.richpresence
Discussion
Forum thread:
Changelog
- We merged shaders!!!!
- Rebased on master
- Dropped InputstreamAdaptive
- Dropped win32 build (ask if needed)
- Added ODROID-C2 build
- Switched LibreELEC Generic build from GLES to GL (See LibreELEC/LibreELEC.tv#9781)
Kodi builds
- Windows x64: KodiSetup-20250605-687b3817-retroplayer-22alpha1-x64.exe
- macOS x64: kodi-20250605-687b3817-retroplayer-22alpha1-x86_64.dmg
- macOS ARM64: kodi-20250605-687b3817-retroplayer-22alpha1-arm64.dmg
- Android ARM: kodi-20250605-687b3817-retroplayer-22alpha1-armeabi-v7a.apk
- Android ARM64: kodi-20250605-687b3817-retroplayer-22alpha1-arm64-v8a.apk
LibreELEC 13 builds
- Generic-GL x86_64: LibreELEC-Generic-gl.x86_64-13.0-retroplayer-20250605-687b3817.img.gz
- RPi 2/3: LibreELEC-RPi2.arm-13.0-retroplayer-20250605-687b3817.img.gz
- RPi 4: LibreELEC-RPi4.aarch64-13.0-retroplayer-20250605-687b3817.img.gz
- RPi 5: LibreELEC-RPi5.aarch64-13.0-retroplayer-20250605-687b3817.img.gz
- Rockchip RK3399 (RockPi 4 Plus): LibreELEC-RK3399.arm-13.0-retroplayer-20250605-687b3817-rock-pi-4-plus.img.gz
- ODROID-C2: LibreELEC-AMLGX.aarch64-13.0-retroplayer-20250605-687b3817-odroid-c2.img.gz
- Other platforms: Ask in the discussion thread
Donations
- ENS: eigendude.eth
Contributors
KOPRajs
Assets 13
RetroPlayer 21.2 (2025-02-14)
Readme
This is a custom build of Kodi by the lead developer for games in Kodi. It serves as the stable build for the developer's media center, and is shared here for others. It is based on the latest v21.2 release plus some game-related features before they are included in Kodi.
Compared to the "Omega" 21.2 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)
- Enhanced Peripherals Dialog (xbmc#26290)
Added fixes
- Game loop fix (xbmc#25460)
- Two Android joystick fixes (xbmc#25179)
- Fixed black screen in some games on LibreELEC (report, temporary fix)
Add-ons
The build also bundles some game-related add-ons to improve quality of life for testers.
- Includes all 84 controller profiles from the controller topology project
- Includes VFS add-ons for compressed ROMs
- Includes InputStream Adaptive for IAGL
- Includes game add-on repos for: AKL IAGL, libretro buildbot cores, Steam Launcher
- Includes skin repos for: Arctic Fuse, Confluence ZEITGEIST, OSMC Skin
- Includes service.games.discord.richpresence
Discussion
Forum thread:
Changelog
- Final round of shader fixes (thanks @KOPRajs!)
- New selection of shaders for Windows and OpenGL (thanks @KOPRajs!)
- Added OSMC Remote to Peripherals Dialog (xbmc#26372)
- Added Flirc USB Receiver to Peripherals Dialog (xbmc#26368)
Kodi builds
- Windows x86: KodiSetup-20250214-7a63b0d0-retroplayer-21.2-x86.exe
- Windows x64: KodiSetup-20250214-7a63b0d0-retroplayer-21.2-x64.exe
- macOS x64: kodi-20250214-7a63b0d0-retroplayer-21.2-x86_64.dmg
- macOS ARM64: kodi-20250214-7a63b0d0-retroplayer-21.2-arm64.dmg
- Android ARM: kodi-20250214-7a63b0d0-retroplayer-21.2-armeabi-v7a.apk
- Android ARM64: kodi-20250214-7a63b0d0-retroplayer-21.2-arm64-v8a.apk
LibreELEC 12.0.2 builds
- Generic x86_64: LibreELEC-Generic.x86_64-12.0-retroplayer-20250214-7a63b0d0.img.gz
- RPi 2/3: LibreELEC-RPi2.arm-12.0-retroplayer-20250214-7a63b0d0.img.gz
- RPi 4: LibreELEC-RPi4.aarch64-12.0-retroplayer-20250214-7a63b0d0.img.gz
- RPi 5: LibreELEC-RPi5.aarch64-12.0-retroplayer-20250214-7a63b0d0.img.gz
- Rockchip RK3399 (RockPi 4 Plus): LibreELEC-RK3399.arm-12.0-retroplayer-20250214-7a63b0d0-rock-pi-4-plus.img.gz
- Other platforms: Ask in the discussion thread
Donations
- ENS: eigendude.eth
Contributors
KOPRajs
Assets 13
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RetroPlayer 21.2 (2025-01-29)
Readme
This is a custom build of Kodi by the lead developer for games in Kodi. It serves as the stable build for the developer's media center, and is shared here for others. It is based on the latest v21.2 release plus some game-related features before they are included in Kodi.
Compared to the "Omega" 21.2 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)
- Enhanced Peripherals Dialog (xbmc#26290)
Added fixes
- Fixed black screen in some games on LibreELEC (report, temporary fix)
Add-ons
The build also bundles some game-related add-ons to improve quality of life for testers.
- Includes all 81 controller profiles from the controller topology project
- Includes VFS add-ons for compressed ROMs
- Includes InputStream Adaptive for IAGL
- Includes game add-on repos for: AKL IAGL, libretro buildbot cores, Steam Launcher
- Includes skin repos for: Arctic Fuse, Confluence ZEITGEIST, OSMC Skin
- Includes service.games.discord.richpresence
Discussion
Forum thread:
Changelog
- Fixed shaders on all platforms!!! (Thanks @KOPRajs!)
- Dropped most backported PRs (Fixes #142, thanks @axbmcuser!)
Kodi builds
- Windows x86: KodiSetup-20250129-84730d93-retroplayer-21.2-x86.exe
- Windows x64: KodiSetup-20250129-84730d93-retroplayer-21.2-x64.exe
- macOS x64: kodi-20250129-84730d93-retroplayer-21.2-x86_64.dmg
- macOS ARM64: kodi-20250129-84730d93-retroplayer-21.2-arm64.dmg
- Android ARM: kodi-20250129-84730d93-retroplayer-21.2-armeabi-v7a.apk
- Android ARM64: kodi-20250129-84730d93-retroplayer-21.2-arm64-v8a.apk
LibreELEC 12.0.2 builds
- Generic x86_64: LibreELEC-Generic.x86_64-12.0-retroplayer-20250129-84730d93.img.gz
- RPi 2/3: LibreELEC-RPi2.arm-12.0-retroplayer-20250129-84730d93.img.gz
- RPi 4: LibreELEC-RPi4.aarch64-12.0-retroplayer-20250129-84730d93.img.gz
- RPi 5: LibreELEC-RPi5.aarch64-12.0-retroplayer-20250129-84730d93.img.gz
- Rockchip RK3399 (RockPi 4 Plus): LibreELEC-RK3399.arm-12.0-retroplayer-20250129-84730d93-rock-pi-4-plus.img.gz
- Other platforms: Ask in the discussion thread
Donations
- ENS: eigendude.eth
Contributors
axbmcuser and KOPRajs
Assets 13
RetroPlayer 21.2 (2025-01-28)
Readme
This is a custom build of Kodi by the lead developer for games in Kodi. It serves as the stable build for the developer's media center, and is shared here for others. It is based on the latest v21.2 release plus some game-related features before they are included in Kodi.
Compared to the "Omega" 21.2 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)
- Kademlia DHT (disabled) xbmc#23696)
- Nearest neighbor image scaling support (xbmc#24395)
- Enhanced Peripherals Dialog (xbmc#26290)
Added fixes
- Fixed black screen in some games on LibreELEC (report, temporary fix)
Known Issues
- Track selection inconsistency where playback starts from the wrong track (issue)
Add-ons
The build also bundles some game-related add-ons to improve quality of life for testers.
- Includes all 81 controller profiles from the controller topology project
- Includes VFS add-ons for compressed ROMs
- Includes InputStream Adaptive for IAGL
- Includes game add-on repos for: AKL IAGL, libretro buildbot cores, Steam Launcher
- Includes skin repos for: Arctic Fuse, Confluence ZEITGEIST, OSMC Skin
- Includes service.games.discord.richpresence
Discussion
Forum thread:
Changelog
- Fixed shaders on all platforms!!! (Thanks @KOPRajs!)
Kodi builds
- Windows x86: KodiSetup-20250128-acfdc488-retroplayer-21.2-x86.exe
- Windows x64: KodiSetup-20250128-acfdc488-retroplayer-21.2-x64.exe
- macOS x64: kodi-20250128-acfdc488-retroplayer-21.2-x86_64.dmg
- macOS ARM64: kodi-20250128-acfdc488-retroplayer-21.2-arm64.dmg
- Android ARM: kodi-20250128-acfdc488-retroplayer-21.2-armeabi-v7a.apk
- Android ARM64: kodi-20250128-acfdc488-retroplayer-21.2-arm64-v8a.apk
LibreELEC 12.0.2 builds
- Generic x86_64: LibreELEC-Generic.x86_64-12.0-retroplayer-20250128-acfdc488.img.gz
- RPi 2/3: LibreELEC-RPi2.arm-12.0-retroplayer-20250128-acfdc488.img.gz
- RPi 4: LibreELEC-RPi4.aarch64-12.0-retroplayer-20250128-acfdc488.img.gz
- RPi 5: LibreELEC-RPi5.aarch64-12.0-retroplayer-20250128-acfdc488.img.gz
- Rockchip RK3399 (RockPi 4 Plus): LibreELEC-RK3399.arm-12.0-retroplayer-20250128-acfdc488-rock-pi-4-plus.img.gz
- Other platforms: Ask in the discussion thread
Donations
- ENS: eigendude.eth
Contributors
KOPRajs